Kelsey Novak

• Certified Nursing Assistant- NE
• Basic Life Support (BLS)
• Adult Mental Health First Aid
• MoCA
• CITI Training
• Certificate of Gerontology

Fieldwork 1A Experience, Omaha, NE (02/2024, Present)

• Worked alongside a recreational therapist to promote resident well-being and quality of life, gain experience working with the older adult population, and assist with events and activities for residents.

Student Occupational Therapy Association, Omaha, NE (08/2023, Present)

• An organization that provides leadership opportunities and community service experiences while also allowing students to represent the occupational therapy field through a student-led approach.

Wheelchair Cleaning (11/2023)

• Volunteered with fellow occupational therapy and physical therapy students to clean wheelchairs for the students at J.P Lord, a special education school.

Gerontology Practicum Experience, Lincoln, NE (05/2022, 08/2022)

• Spent the summer working with long-term care residents within the recreation department at Madonna Rehabilitation Hospitals to gather experience working with older adults.

Gerontology Ambassador Program

• Volunteer to work a booth at university student events to inform and promote the Gerontology program at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.

American Cancer Society Hope Gala Fundraiser, Lincoln, NE (2017)

• Assisted with a silent auction to raise money for the American Cancer Society.

Friendship Home: Safe Quarters Walk, Hickman, NE (2017)

• Went door to door and requested donations to support the Friendship Home which works to shelter and support victims of domestic violence and their children.

• Husker Power Scholarship
• Zinnecker & Smidt Memorial Scholarship
• UNMC Regent AH Omaha Scholarship
• Coalition for Older Adult Health Promotion Scholarship