Elizabeth D. Dwyer, OTD, OTR/L, CLA, FNAP, FAOTA is a clinical associate professor in the Department of Occupational Therapy at Duquesne University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. She earned degrees from Duquesne University and Chatham University and completed the American Occupational Therapy Association’s Academic Leadership Institute, earning the credential of academic leader. She is a distinguished fellow both in the National Academies of Practice for Occupational Therapy and in the American Occupational Therapy Association.