Victoria Priganc, Ph.D., OTR, CHT, CLT, ECHM, FNAP

Occupational Therapy Program Director

Clinical Associate Professor

victoria.priganc@med.uvm.edu
(802) 656-8146
Victoria Priganc
victoria.priganc@med.uvm.edu
+18026568146

Living Learning Center, Building C, Office C102
633 Main Street
Burlington, VT 05405
United States
Alma mater(s)
  • Ph.D., Occupational Therapy, Nova Southeastern University
  • M.S., Movement Science and Rehabilitation, University of Vermont
  • B.S., Occupational Therapy, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee CONTACT
Affiliated Department(s)

Rehabilitation and Movement Science

BIO

Dr. Priganc is the Program Director for the UVM Doctor of Occupational Therapy program.  She has extensive academic experience, serving as a Program Director and Chair at Clarkson University prior to joining UVM.  She is an Occupational Therapist, a Certified Hand Therapist, and has received her Executive Certification on Home Modifications from the University of Southern California, Leonard Davis School of Gerontology.  Most of her clinical work has been focused on hand rehabilitation. She serves as an Associate Editor for the Journal of Hand Therapy, the premiere peer-reviewed journal in her field.  She has also been active throughout her career with the American Society of Hand Therapists. Her research interests involve hand rehabilitation topics such as orthotics, chronic pain, manual edema mobilization, health and wellness, and aging-in-place. Recently, Dr. Priganc has been accepted as a Distinguished Fellow of the National Academies of Practice.  She also received the 2024 Outstanding Occupational Therapist Award through the Vermont Occupational Therapy Association.  

Awards and Achievements

  • Awarded 2024 Center on Aging Grant, Armin Grams Award 2024 Center on Aging Grant, Armin Grams Award
  • Awarded Vermont Occupational Therapy Association Outstanding Occupational Therapist Award, 2024
  • Nominated and accepted as a Distinguished Fellow of the National Academies of Practice in Occupational Therapy, 2023
  • Awarded 2023 Collaborative Graduate Recruiting Pilot Program at the University of Vermont
  • Certificate of Appreciation in Teaching Excellence, Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions, 2015-2016
  • Annual grant funding recipient for federal program, United States Department of Health Human Services, Administration for Children and Families, 2012, 2013, 2014
  • Program Return on Investment Training Award, Saint Wall Street LLC, 2014
  • Outstanding Committee Member Award, Research Committee, American Society of Hand Therapists, 2008
  • Governance Committee Nominee, American Society of Hand Therapists, 2008
  • Teacher of the Year Nominee, University of New England Occupational Therapy program, 2001
  • Research grant recipient from Physical and Occupational Therapy Associates, Williston, VT, 1999
  • Outstanding Committee Member Award, International Opportunities in Hand Therapy Subcommittee, American Society of Hand Therapists, 1998

Area(s) of expertise

Certified Hand Therapist (CHT), hand rehabilitation, manual edema mobilization, orthosis, Executive Certificate in Home Modifications (ECHM) from the University of Southern California, aging-in-place

Bio

Dr. Priganc is the Program Director for the UVM Doctor of Occupational Therapy program.  She has extensive academic experience, serving as a Program Director and Chair at Clarkson University prior to joining UVM.  She is an Occupational Therapist, a Certified Hand Therapist, and has received her Executive Certification on Home Modifications from the University of Southern California, Leonard Davis School of Gerontology.  Most of her clinical work has been focused on hand rehabilitation. She serves as an Associate Editor for the Journal of Hand Therapy, the premiere peer-reviewed journal in her field.  She has also been active throughout her career with the American Society of Hand Therapists. Her research interests involve hand rehabilitation topics such as orthotics, chronic pain, manual edema mobilization, health and wellness, and aging-in-place. Recently, Dr. Priganc has been accepted as a Distinguished Fellow of the National Academies of Practice.  She also received the 2024 Outstanding Occupational Therapist Award through the Vermont Occupational Therapy Association.  

Awards and Achievements

  • Awarded 2024 Center on Aging Grant, Armin Grams Award 2024 Center on Aging Grant, Armin Grams Award
  • Awarded Vermont Occupational Therapy Association Outstanding Occupational Therapist Award, 2024
  • Nominated and accepted as a Distinguished Fellow of the National Academies of Practice in Occupational Therapy, 2023
  • Awarded 2023 Collaborative Graduate Recruiting Pilot Program at the University of Vermont
  • Certificate of Appreciation in Teaching Excellence, Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions, 2015-2016
  • Annual grant funding recipient for federal program, United States Department of Health Human Services, Administration for Children and Families, 2012, 2013, 2014
  • Program Return on Investment Training Award, Saint Wall Street LLC, 2014
  • Outstanding Committee Member Award, Research Committee, American Society of Hand Therapists, 2008
  • Governance Committee Nominee, American Society of Hand Therapists, 2008
  • Teacher of the Year Nominee, University of New England Occupational Therapy program, 2001
  • Research grant recipient from Physical and Occupational Therapy Associates, Williston, VT, 1999
  • Outstanding Committee Member Award, International Opportunities in Hand Therapy Subcommittee, American Society of Hand Therapists, 1998

Areas of Expertise

Certified Hand Therapist (CHT), hand rehabilitation, manual edema mobilization, orthosis, Executive Certificate in Home Modifications (ECHM) from the University of Southern California, aging-in-place

Associations and Affiliations

  • American Society of Hand Therapists
  • American Occupational Therapy Association
  • Vermont Occupational Therapy Association
  • Journal of Hand Therapy
  • Roster of Accreditation Evaluators, Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education