Meet the Faculty
Kelly Rohrbach, OTR/L
Program Director of Occupational Therapy Assistant Program
Office: (660) 248-6652
Fax: (660)248-6377
Email: krohrbach@centralmethodist.edu
Employee since 2016
Education
B.S. in Occupational Therapy, University of Missouri-Columbia
M.S. in Leadership and Organizational Development (MS LOD), Lakeland University
Biography
Kelly Rohrbach serves as the Program Director for Central Methodist University's Occupational Therapy Assistant program. Her teaching responsibilities have included Foundations in Therapeutic Media and Design, Fundamentals and Practice in Adult Development and Physical Dysfunction as well as OT practice in Variety of settings and Professional skills and transitions. She performs administrative duties required for program accreditation and compliance, advises students in the program, and assesses curriculum effectiveness.
Prior to entering Occupational Therapy professional education Kelly practiced for 13 years in a variety of settings working mostly with the older population. She has experience working with multiple diagnoses such as, stroke, spinal cord injury, brain injury, orthopedic, hand therapy, and trauma. Kelly has experience in the ICU/Acute setting, rehab setting, skilled nursing and home health. She remains an active clinician and participant in wellness activities in the community.
Professional Memberships
AOTA, MOTA, GOTEC, BTEC advisory member
Dawn Sublette, OTR/L
Academic Fieldwork Coordinator and OTA Faculty
Office: (660) 248-6363
Fax: (660)248-6377
Email: dsublette@centralmethodist.edu
Employee since 2023
Education
B.S. in Occupational Therapy, University of Missouri-Columbia
Currently pursuing M.S. in Public Health, Goodwin University
Biography
Dawn Sublette serves as the Academic Fieldwork Coordinator for Central Methodist University's Occupational Therapy Assistant program. Her responsibilities include the coordination and supervision of all fieldwork experiences for Level I and Level II students. Her teaching responsibilities have included Therapeutic Media and Design, Behavioral Health, and Fundamentals in Pediatrics. In addition, she is advising current OTA students through their professional degree and is excited to start her teaching career with the second cohort of Bachelor’s level students here at Central Methodist University.
Prior to beginning her teaching path in higher education, Dawn has over 30 years of experience in fieldwork supervision of OT/OTA students, long-term acute care, skilled nursing facilities, mental health and home health. The majority of her positions were in management with the opportunity to establish an inpatient rehab within the long-term acute care hospital which required extensive planning, knowledge, and compliance for accreditation. She also remains an active clinician with home health.
Professional Memberships
AOTA, MOTA
Emily Luebbering, COTA
OTA Faculty
Office: (660)248-6366
Fax: (660)248-6377
Email: Eluebbering@centralmethodist.edu
Employee since 2024
Education
A.A.S in Occupational Therapy Assistant, Missouri Health Professions Consortium
B.S. in Health Science, University of Missouri-Columbia
Currently pursuing a Masters in Social Work, University of Missouri-Columbia
Biography
Emily Luebbering serves as a full time faculty member of the CMU occupational therapy assistant program. Her teaching responsibilities have included Physical Dysfunction, Introduction to Occupational therapy, Behavioral Health, Neuroscience, and Health Issues. In addition, she is assisting in marketing and advocating for the OTA program here at CMU and in the surrounding communities.
Prior to beginning her teaching career here at CMU she spent the last 9 years working with the geriatric population in the skilled nursing facilities along with home health. While she is pursing her Masters in social work she also has spent the last 2 years working as a clinical case worker for Fulton State Hospital, where she has gained hands on experience working with mental health population. Emily continues to work as a clinician.
Professional Memberships
AOTA, MOTA
