Mansha Mirza, OTR/L

Professor
University of Illinois Chicago

Mansha Mirza, PhD, OTR/L, MSHSOR, Professor, Occupational Therapy and Disability Studies at the University of Illinois Chicago.
Mansha Mirza has advanced doctoral and postdoctoral training in disability studies and health services research. Her research focuses on identifying and addressing disparities in health and rehabilitation services among low-income, underserved communities, with a special interest in new immigrant and refugee groups. She has special expertise in occupational therapy programming with migrant communities. She has authored over 25 articles and 5 book chapters on the topic of health and disability-related services in immigrant and refugee communities.

Poster(s):

• A Mixed Methods Investigation of Telerehabilitation Service Delivery for Patients with Limited English Proficiency

• Community Participation Among Refugees and Asylum Seekers Who Experienced Trauma
  Monday, October 27, 2025

  8:00 PM - 8:15 PM  

• PODER Familiar: A Culturally Tailored Health Intervention for Latino Families of Children with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
  Tuesday, October 28, 2025

  5:30 PM - 5:45 PM