Dr. Rachelle Murphy is the Academic Fieldwork Coordinator for the OTD program at Southern California University of Health Sciences. Dr. Murphy graduated with her MOT degree from Loma Linda University in 2010 and her DHSc degree from Nova Southeastern University in 2016. During her graduate studies, she electively studied complementary, alternative, and integrative health and their applicability to occupational therapy practice and developed her doctoral practicum on the use of mindfulness-based interventions in the school-based setting. Prior to SCU, Dr. Murphy has served in the roles of Founding Academic Fieldwork Coordinator for the OTD program at Keck Graduate Institute in Claremont, CA and Program Director of the OTA program at American Career College in Anaheim, CA. She is board certified in Lifestyle Medicine through the American College of Lifestyle Medicine and is excited about bridging occupational therapy’s scope of practice with integrative health promotion and wellness services using a lifestyle approach. In her clinical practice, Dr. Murphy has worked as a pediatric and school-based occupational therapist and women’s lifestyle coach. Her professional interests include using lifestyle approaches to address health promotion and wellness across the lifespan, community-based practice, leisure and adaptive recreation, and nature-based therapy. 

Occupational Therapist, California, United States, 11478, Active, 2010, August 2024

American College of Lifestyle Medicine , ACLM Certified Diplomate, 0000691, 2021-12-11, 2031-12-11

National CPR Foundation, CPR/AED/First-Aid, Infant, Child, Adult, 41592A, 2022-09-17, 2024-09-17

American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA), Fieldwork Educator Certification, N/A, 2021-06-02, 2026-12-31, Yes

National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy (NBCOT), Occupational Therapist Registered (OTR), 277653, 2010-09-09, 2025-03-31

2022 - 2023

Occupational Therapist, Vibrant Minds Charter School, Anaheim, California, United States

2021 - 2022

Assistant Professor & Academic Fieldwork Coordinator, Keck Graduate Institute, Claremont, California

2018 - 2021

OTA Program Director, American Career College, Anaheim, California

2016 - 2019

Occupational Therapist, Vibrant Minds Charter School, Anaheim, California

2016 - 2018

OTA Instructor, American Career College, Anaheim, California

2015 - 2016

Occupational Therapist, My Therapy Company, Corona-Norco Unified School District

2014 - 2015

Occupational Therapist, Sunbelt Staffing, Alta Loma Unified School District, Alta Loma, California

2012 - 2014

Occupational Therapist, My Therapy Company, Corona-Norco Unified School District, Corona, California

Summer 2023 - Ongoing

American Occupational Therapy Association, November 2007

World Federation of Occupational Therapists, April 2021

Occupational Therapy Association of California, November 2007

American College of Lifestyle Medicine, April 2021

Occupational Therapy, Fieldwork, Lifestyle Health, Leadership, Community-based Practice, Lifestyle Medicine & Health, Leisure & Adaptive Recreation, Nature-Based Therapy, Diversity & Inclusion, Community-based Practice, Older Adult Health & Well-being, Women's Health Education, Adaptive Recreation, Lifestyle Health, Pediatrics, Older Adult Well-being & Home Safety