I have extensive clinical experience in adult rehabilitation, mental health, and gerontology. I have been an educator at UTEP since 2008 in the Masters of Occupational Therapy Program.

• College Marshall - The College of Health Sciences (11/01/2023)
• Promoted to Clinical Associate Professor - UTEP (09/01/2023)
• Key Note Speaker - Texas Society for Hand Therapy (04/09/2022)
• Letter of Appreciation - Texas Occupational Therapy Association (11/03/2019)
• Letter of Appreciation - Texas Occupational Therapy Association (11/05/2016)
• Roster of Merit - Texas Occupational Therapy Association (11/05/2016)

• OTD in Occupational Therapy, Rocky Mountain University (2010)
• BS in Occupational Therapy, University of Texas Medical Branch (1996)

• Addressing mental health needs of elementary school children through university-community collaboration. 5 (3) (2020), Cecilia Fierro, Mei-Ling Lin, Clarissa Medrano, Dominique Arroyos, Gabriel Medrano.
• Aging in Place: Measuring Quality of Life of the Aging Population American Journal of Occupational Therapy 74 (2020), Cecilia Fierro, Genesis Arreola-Castaneda, Raul Suarez, Liana Trevino, Mei-Ling Lin.

• A Client Centered Approach to Address Injury (2023), Volume Houston, TX, Cecilia Fierro, Timothy A. Tu.
• Older Driver Safety-The CarFit Way. (2023), Volume UTEP, Cecilia Fierro.
• The Pain Fog: A Client Centered Approach to Address Injury​ ​ (2023), Volume UTEP, Cecilia Fierro, Timothy Tu.
• Mindfulness training (2023), Volume East Point Elementary School, Cecilia Fierro.
• Rethinking Challenges in Aging: Quality of Life and the Aging Process (2023), Volume UTEP, Cecilia Fierro.
• Is there room for 3D printing in OT curriculum and practice? (2022), Volume Denton, TX, Cecilia Fierro.
• Rethinking Challenges in Aging: A Multidisciplinary Approach (2022), Volume El Paso Texas, Alvaro Gurovich, Carolina Valencia, Patricia Lara, Cecilia Fierro.
• Orthotics Made Easy (2022), Volume El Paso, TX, Cecilia Fierro.
• Shared Experiences with Pursuing Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (2022), Volume Round Rock, TX, Cecilia Fierro, .
• Incorporating MIndfulness in OT education: What are the benefits? (2021), Volume Houstion, TX, Cecilia Fierro.
• Treatment of Intrinsic and extrinsic imbalance (2021), Volume Houston, Cecilia Fierro, Jesus Delgado, Noah Munoz.
• Developing meaningful mentorship to increase interest in hand therapy and improve clinical outcomes (2020), Volume online, Cecilia Fierro, Noah Munoz, Jesus Delgado.
• Mindfulness in the Classroom (2020), Volume 11670 Chito Samiengo, Cecilia Fierro, Mei Lin.
• Taping for OT (2020), Volume online, Cecilia Fierro.
• The Holistic Approach of Occupational Therapy for Autoimmune Diseases (2020), Volume online, Cecilia Fierro, Genesis Arreola Castaneda, Kristen Clarno, Deborah Hernandez, Tamra Hendren.
• The Role of Occupational Therapy in Cancer Survivorship and Pain Management (2019), Volume Austin, TX, Cecilia Fierro, Carina Baeza, Kinza Ali.
• Preventative Care and Pain Management Techniques for Osteoarthritis (2019), Volume Austin, TX, Cecilia Fierro, Axel Colon-Padin, Gustavo Garza.
• Mindfulness and Mental Health in Children (2019), Cecilia Fierro, Clarissa Medrano, Dominque Arroyos, Mei-Ling Lin.

• Scholarships for Disadvantaged Students
• Scholarships for Disadvantaged Students
• Scholarships for Disadvantaged Students