Victoria Priganc, Ph.D., OTR, CHT, CLT, ECHM, FNAP
Occupational Therapy Program Director
Clinical Associate Professor
Living Learning Center, Building C, Office C101
633 Main Street
Burlington, VT 05405
United States
- Ph.D., Occupational Therapy, Nova Southeastern University
- M.S., Movement Science and Rehabilitation, University of Vermont
- B.S., Occupational Therapy, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Rehabilitation and Movement Science
BIO
Dr. Priganc is the Program Director for the UVM Doctor of Occupational Therapy program. She is an Occupational Therapist, a Certified Hand Therapist, and has received her Executive Certification on Home Modifications from the University of Southern California, Leonard Davis School of Gerontology. Most of her clinical work has been focused on hand rehabilitation. She serves as an Associate Editor for the Journal of Hand Therapy, the premiere peer-reviewed journal in her field. She has also been active throughout her career with the American Society of Hand Therapists. Her research interests involve hand rehabilitation topics such as orthotics, chronic pain, and manual edema mobilization, as well as health and wellness and aging-in-place. Recently, Dr. Priganc has been accepted as a Distinguished Fellow of the National Academies of Practice and is currently the Chair-Elect for the Occupational Therapy Academy. She also received the 2024 Outstanding Occupational Therapist Award through the Vermont Occupational Therapy Association.
Publications
Victoria Priganc - Google Scholar
Awards and Achievements
- Nominated for the UVM Research Leadership Development, AtKisson Training Group, 2024
- Awarded HRSA Non-Compete Construction Grant
- Awarded 2024 Center on Aging Grant, Armin Grams Award 2024 Center on Aging Grant, Armin Grams Award
- Awarded Vermont Occupational Therapy Association Outstanding Occupational Therapist Award, 2024
- Nominated and accepted as a Distinguished Fellow of the National Academies of Practice in Occupational Therapy, 2024
- Awarded 2023 Collaborative Graduate Recruiting Pilot Program at the University of Vermont
- Certificate of Appreciation in Teaching Excellence, Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions, 2015-2016
- Annual grant funding recipient for federal program, United States Department of Health Human Services, Administration for Children and Families, 2012, 2013, 2014
- Program Return on Investment Training Award, Saint Wall Street LLC, 2014
- Outstanding Committee Member Award, Research Committee, American Society of Hand Therapists, 2008
- Governance Committee Nominee, American Society of Hand Therapists, 2008
- Teacher of the Year Nominee, University of New England Occupational Therapy program, 2001
- Research grant recipient from Physical and Occupational Therapy Associates, Williston, VT, 1999
- Outstanding Committee Member Award, International Opportunities in Hand Therapy Subcommittee, American Society of Hand Therapists, 1998
Area(s) of expertise
Certified Hand Therapist (CHT), hand rehabilitation, manual edema mobilization, orthosis, Executive Certificate in Home Modifications (ECHM) from the University of Southern California, aging-in-place
Bio
Dr. Priganc is the Program Director for the UVM Doctor of Occupational Therapy program. She is an Occupational Therapist, a Certified Hand Therapist, and has received her Executive Certification on Home Modifications from the University of Southern California, Leonard Davis School of Gerontology. Most of her clinical work has been focused on hand rehabilitation. She serves as an Associate Editor for the Journal of Hand Therapy, the premiere peer-reviewed journal in her field. She has also been active throughout her career with the American Society of Hand Therapists. Her research interests involve hand rehabilitation topics such as orthotics, chronic pain, and manual edema mobilization, as well as health and wellness and aging-in-place. Recently, Dr. Priganc has been accepted as a Distinguished Fellow of the National Academies of Practice and is currently the Chair-Elect for the Occupational Therapy Academy. She also received the 2024 Outstanding Occupational Therapist Award through the Vermont Occupational Therapy Association.
Publications
Awards and Achievements
- Nominated for the UVM Research Leadership Development, AtKisson Training Group, 2024
- Awarded HRSA Non-Compete Construction Grant
- Awarded 2024 Center on Aging Grant, Armin Grams Award 2024 Center on Aging Grant, Armin Grams Award
- Awarded Vermont Occupational Therapy Association Outstanding Occupational Therapist Award, 2024
- Nominated and accepted as a Distinguished Fellow of the National Academies of Practice in Occupational Therapy, 2024
- Awarded 2023 Collaborative Graduate Recruiting Pilot Program at the University of Vermont
- Certificate of Appreciation in Teaching Excellence, Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions, 2015-2016
- Annual grant funding recipient for federal program, United States Department of Health Human Services, Administration for Children and Families, 2012, 2013, 2014
- Program Return on Investment Training Award, Saint Wall Street LLC, 2014
- Outstanding Committee Member Award, Research Committee, American Society of Hand Therapists, 2008
- Governance Committee Nominee, American Society of Hand Therapists, 2008
- Teacher of the Year Nominee, University of New England Occupational Therapy program, 2001
- Research grant recipient from Physical and Occupational Therapy Associates, Williston, VT, 1999
- Outstanding Committee Member Award, International Opportunities in Hand Therapy Subcommittee, American Society of Hand Therapists, 1998
Areas of Expertise
Certified Hand Therapist (CHT), hand rehabilitation, manual edema mobilization, orthosis, Executive Certificate in Home Modifications (ECHM) from the University of Southern California, aging-in-place
Associations and Affiliations
- National Academies of Practice
- American Society of Hand Therapists
- American Occupational Therapy Association
- Vermont Occupational Therapy Association
- Journal of Hand Therapy
- Roster of Accreditation Evaluators, Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education