Melissa Briody, MOT, OTR/L, MS HSM

About Me

Melissa Briody is a Senior Project Manager at Shirley Ryan AbilityLab. She oversees the Center for the Smart Use of Technologies to Assess Real World Outcomes (C-STAR), an NIH-funded infrastructure center that supports early-career rehabilitation researchers using innovative technology to measure outcomes in the lab, clinic and community. She also oversees the Research Accelerator Program at SRAlab, which includes a suite of organizational initiatives designed to increase communication and collaboration between researchers and clinicians to support translational rehabilitation research. 

Melissa completed her Master’s Degree in Occupational Therapy from Xavier University in 2012 and a Master of Science in Health Systems Management from Rochester Institute of Technology in 2020. Melissa practiced occupational therapy in diverse healthcare settings in Chicago, IL and Rochester, NY before transitioning into management. Her clinical expertise lies within pediatric rehabilitation for developmental, neurological and physical disabilities.