Kimberly A. Masker, OTD, OTR/L, CHT

Kimberly received her undergraduate degree from ETSU in 1995, her Master’s in OT degree from Washington University in 2000, and received her post-professional doctorate in OT from Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions (RMUoHP) in 2015. She earned her Certified Hand Therapist (CHT) specialty certification in 2007. She is an assistant professor in the Doctor of Occupational Therapy Program at East Tennessee State University. She is also a capstone reviewer in the post-professional occupational therapy doctorate program at RMUoHP and recently stepped down as Concentration Track Director for the Hand Therapy track. Kim’s clinical practice is as senior therapist at The Hand Center at Bristol Regional Medical Center in Bristol, Tennessee. Her professional interests have focused on hypermobility, wound care, upper extremity multi-trauma, substance use disorders and stigma, and treatment of musicians. She enjoys writing for various hand therapy related publications and blogs. She serves as a consultant for Axogen on studies such as pain and peripheral nerve injuries. She currently serves as Secretary Treasurer of the Northeast District of the Tennessee Occupational Therapy Association. She has volunteered for many years with the American Society of Hand Therapists, is co-editor of the 4^th edition of the CHT Test Prep Book, and has served as board member as Director of the Education Division, Secretary Treasurer, Vice President, President Elect, and in September 2024 will become President of ASHT.