Lee Ann Hoffman, EdD, OTD, MSc, OTR, ATP/SMS, CAPS

Assistant Program Director, Assistant Professor, OT Programs

Campus

Dallas, TX

College

College of Rehabilitative Sciences

Specialties

Adult Rehabilitation
Geriatrics
Neurological Disorders
Neurological Rehabilitation
Orthopedics
Pediatrics
Population Health
Spinal Cord Injuries
Traumatic Brain Injuries

Education

Doctor of Education, University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences
Doctor of Occupational Therapy, University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences
Master of Science Posture Management, Oxford Brookes University
Bachelor of Occupational Therapy, University of Pretoria

Research Interests

24-hour Posture Care Management
Assistive Technology
Aging in Place

Dr. Lee Ann Hoffman is an occupational therapist with more than 25 years of international clinical experience across diverse healthcare systems. She specializes in assistive technology and complex rehabilitation, with a particular focus on 24-hour Posture Care Management (PCM).

She is a Rehabilitation Engineer and Assistive Technology Society of North America (RESNA) certified Assistive Technology Professional (ATP) and Seating and Mobility Specialist (SMS) and currently serves as Chair of the RESNA 24-Hour PCM Special Interest Group. Dr. Hoffman is also a Certified Aging-in-Place Specialist (CAPS) and a member of the International Society of Wheelchair Professionals (ISWP). She teaches the Innovations course, an assistive technology based occupational therapy interventions course, on the Dallas, Texas campus.

Her professional service includes leadership roles with RESNA, the Clinician Task Force, nonprofit organizations, a clinical advisory board, and an editorial advisory board member for a rehabilitation focused publication. She was a co-author of the 2025 RESNA Position Paper on Assistive Technology for Lying Posture Care Management.

Dr. Hoffman earned her Bachelor of Occupational Therapy in South Africa, her Master of Science in Posture Management in the United Kingdom, a post professional Doctor of Occupational Therapy, and a Doctor of Education in higher education leadership from the University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences. She joined the Dallas campus as contributing faculty in 2020, became full time in 2022, and was promoted to her current leadership role in 2024.