- M.S., University of Western States, Human Nutrition and Functional Medicine
- M.S., University of Puget Sound, Occupational Therapy
B.S., Biola University, Sports Physiology

Assistant Professor of Occupational Therapy
B.S., Biola University, Sports Physiology
Professor Ricciardi's teaching interests are in the field of Occupational Therapy. She has been an occupational therapist for almost 25 years working in numerous settings with all ages and in program development. She teaches courses in the M.S. in Occupational Therapy program focusing on preventative care and adult/geriatric populations. Prior to teaching, she was working in the area of functional medicine and occupational therapy as well as developing nutritional protocols to help with behaviors of children with autism and sensory processing disorders.
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