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College of Health, Human Services and Nursing
Department of Occupational Therapy
Lecturer and Fieldwork Educator
310-243-2726
ppenoliar@csudh.edu
EDUCATION, CERTIFICATIONS, SPECIAL TRAINING
Occupational Therapy Doctorate, Creighton University
BS Occupational Therapy, University of Southern California
Neurodevelopmental Treatment Certified (NDT)
BIO
Dr. Penoliar has practiced as an Occupational Therapist specializing in neurological disorders. He has extensive experience working with the adult and geriatric populations in a variety of settings ranging from tertiary care hospital facilities to community rehabilitation. He serves as Faculty and Fieldwork Educator teaching courses in conditions and interventions for the adult and geriatric populations. He also serves as the Coordinator for OT International Programs developing international service-learning internships and cultural experience programs in Mexico and, more recently, in Bulgaria.
SCHOLARSHIP AGENDA
Through the scholarship of application, Dr. Penoliar has been instrumental in the development of a faculty-led fieldwork program at the Carson Stroke Center as well as the international programs in Mexico and Bulgaria. This unique international experience provides students with an opportunity to use their theoretical knowledge base acquired in the classroom and integrate it through interventions in a foreign environment coupled with cultural challenges. At CSUDH, Dr. Penoliar teaches interventions, medical conditions, and case seminar courses in the adult and geriatric semesters in the MSOT Program as well as coordinates the Continuing Education and Special Session courses offered by the Occupational Therapy Department through the College of Extended and International Education.
CLINICAL EXPERIENCE
- Director of Occupational Therapy – 2015 January – Present. Joseph B. and Mary Anne O’Neal Carson Community Stroke Center, Los Angeles, CA.
- Senior Occupational Therapy Specialist – 2012 March – 2016 May. Glendale Adventist Medical Center, Glendale, CA.
- Acute Inpatient Rehabilitation Supervisor – 2007 July – February 2012. Good Samaritan Hospital, Los Angeles, CA.
- Occupational Therapist Level III – Centinela Freeman Regional Medical Center Memorial Campus – 2000 June – 2007 July, Inglewood, CA.
- Occupational Therapist Level III – 2000 June – December 2003 Keck Medical Center, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA.