Carol Haertlein Sells, Ph.D., OTR, FAOTA
Professor, Chair, Graduate Program Coordinator
Department
Occupational Science & Technology
Speaker Topics
- Mental Health Needs of Veterans
- Alcohol--College Student Drinking
- Mental Illness and Community Success
- Careers in Occupational Therapy

Enderis Hall, Room 929
Phone: (414) 229-6922
Fax: (414) 229-5100
chaert@uwm.edu
Education
- Ph.D., Educational Psychology, Marquette University, 1993
- M.S., Administrative Leadership, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, 1980
- B.S., Occupational Therapy, University of Wisconsin - Madison, 1973
Interests & Expertise
Dr. Haertlein Sells current research focuses on the occupational needs of military veterans and interventions related to life skills and community success. She is a Fellow of the American Occupational Therapy Association.
Recent Publications
Haertlein, C.A., & Stoffel, V. C. (2011). Adaptive strategies for people with psychiatric disabilities and other mental health needs. In C. Christiansen & Matuska, K.(Eds.), Ways of Living: Adaptive Strategies for Special Needs (4rd ed). Bethesda, MD: American Occupational Therapy Association. (invited).
Haertlein Sells, C., & Stoffel, V. (2010). Use of evaluation data in outcomes. In J. Hinojosa, P. Kramer & P. Crist (Eds). Evaluation: Obtaining and Interpreting Data (3rd Ed), Bethesda, MD: American Occupational Therapy Association. (invited).
Haertlein Sells, C., Stoffel, V., & Plach, H. (2010). Substance Related Disorders. In T. Brown and V. Stoffel (Eds), Mental Health Practice in Occupational Therapy, Boston: Little, Brown.(invited).
Haertlein Sells, C. (2005). Additional uses of evaluation data. In Hinojoas, J., Kramer, P. & Crist, P., Evaluation: Obtaining and Interpreting Data (2nd ed) (pp. 383-385). Bethesda, MD: American Occupational Therapy Association, Inc.
Haertlein, C.A., & Stoffel, V. C. (2004). Adaptive strategies for people with psychiatric disabilities. In C. Christiansen & Matuska, K.(Eds.), Ways of Living (3rd ed) (pp. 341-357). Bethesda, MD: American Occupational Therapy Association.
Ott, C. H., Haertlein, C., & Craig, D. (2003). A collaboratiive student affairs and faculty health assessment and intervention iniative. Journal of American College Health, 51, 257-261.
Ceranski, S. & Haertlein, C. (2002). Helping older adults prevent falls. OT Practice, July 22, 2002, 12-17.
Colon, H. & Haertlein, C. (2002). Spanish translation of the Role Checklist. American Journal of Occupational Therapy, 56, 586-588.
Ott, C.H. & Haertlein, C. (2002). Social norms marketing : A prevention strategy to decrease high-risk drinking among college students. The Nursing Clinics of North America, 37, 351-364.