Jaimee Fielder, OTD, OTR, CLVT, CBIST

Assistant Professor, OT Programs

Campus

Dallas, TX

College

College of Rehabilitative Sciences

Specialties

Community Transition
Neurological Disorders
Neurological Rehabilitation
Traumatic Brain Injuries
Vision Rehabilitation

Education

Post-Professional Doctor of Occupational Therapy, Texas Woman's University
Master of Science in Occupational Therapy, Touro University Nevada
Bachelor of Science in Community Health Education, University of New Mexico

Research Interests

Neurological vision impairment
Acquired brain injury
Low vision
Technology

Dr. Jaimee Perea Fielder is a certified occupational therapist with more than five years of clinical experience specializing in working with adults who have brain injuries. She is certified as a Low Vision Therapist, concentrating on neurological visual and perceptual impairment, and as a Brain Injury Specialist/Trainer. Dr. Fielder is an active member of the American Occupational Therapy Association and the American Congress of Rehabilitation and Medicine, participating in interdisciplinary research as a member of the vision and the health and wellness task forces.

Her research projects include the development of a vision-screening tool for identifying impairments, mobile and home-based technologies for self-management after stroke and rehabilitation for neurological visual and perceptual impairments.

Dr. Fielder joined the University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences Doctor of Occupational Therapy program as a contributing faculty member in 2021 and transitioned to core faculty in 2023.