Dr. Terrill is a licensed clinical psychologist with extensive expertise in stroke, quality of life, and rehabilitation. With over 15 years of experience in intervention development that uses mixed-methods and community-engaged research approaches, she has been continuously funded from the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
Dr. Terrill's research interests were inspired by the inherent resiliency of patients when they face a life changing injury or illness and the recognition that recovery was influenced by personal, interpersonal, as well as social-environmental factors. For the majority of her career, she has focused her research on understanding what helps patients adapt to and cope with disabling conditions and translating this into interventions that support patients and their care partners.
Dr. Terrill holds joint appointments in the Department of Occupational and Recreational Therapies and the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at the University of Utah. As co-chair of the Center for Quality of Life after Stroke she’ll be able to continue the work of implementing strategic research initiatives to enhance stroke rehabilitation and outcomes well into the future.
