Dr. Loren Fields McMahon, OTD, OTR/L, ATP, is an Occupational Therapist and Assistive Technology Practitioner in the Augmentative Communication Program at Boston Children’s Hospital. She earned her Doctor of Occupational Therapy from the MGH Institute of Health Professions, where she focused on assistive technology through collaboration with the Open Style Lab at MIT.
In clinical practice, Dr. McMahon provides solutions for alternative access, seating and positioning, and environmental controls for individuals with complex motor and communication needs across the lifespan. She emphasizes a client-centered, feature-matching approach to reduce assistive technology abandonment and promote optimal outcomes through interdisciplinary collaboration.
Dr. McMahon has presented nationally and internationally at conferences including AOTA, ATIA, ISAAC, RESNA, and WFOT. She is passionate about sharing knowledge of assistive technology applications with the occupational therapy community to support innovation and integration of mainstream technologies in clinical practice.
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