Details
Title:Assistant Professor of Occupational Therapy
Rank:Assistant Professor
Department:Occupational Therapy Doctorate
Phone:515-271-2192
Email:deanna.lensing@drake.edu


EXPERIENCE

  • Clinical Coordinator – Inpatient Rehabilitation (interdisciplinary coordination, staff education, IRF-PAI administration)
  • Rehabilitation Director – Skilled Nursing Facilities
  • Leadership experience in alternative healthcare environments, including staff training, quality improvement processes, and operational workflow oversight
  • Adult neuro-rehabilitation across inpatient, outpatient, and skilled nursing settings
  • Post-stroke visual impairment and functional vision assessment
  • Orthopedic rehabilitation, including upper-extremity and hand therapy
  • Geriatric rehabilitation and dementia care


PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

  • Registered through NBCOT
  • American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA)
  • Iowa Occupational Therapy Association (IOTA)
  • National Council of Certified Dementia Practitioners (NCCDP)


COLLEGE SERVICE

Curriculum Committee, OTD Program (2025–Present)


LATEST PROJECTS AND PRESENTATIONS

Rochford, D. (2021). Exploring the Evidence to Improve Detection of Post-Stroke Visual Impairment. IOTA Fall Conference.


Lensing, D. (2021). Screening for Post-Stroke Visual Impairment. MOTA Continuing Education Session.


RESEARCH AREAS

  • Functional vision screening implementation
  • Care transitions across the rehabilitation continuum
  • Teaching and learning within occupational therapy education


Quick Facts

Deanna Baceleos, OTD, OTR/L, CDP

Year began at Drake: 2025

Education:

BA Psychology, St. Ambrose University, 2016

MOT, St. Ambrose University, 2017

OTD, St. Catherine University, 2021

Current classes I teach (beginning Spring 2026):

OTD 219: Neuro-Rehabilitation

OTD219L: Neuro-Rehabilitation Lab

OTD 256: Advanced Professional Reasoning and Ethics (Co-Instructor)




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