Ruth Ma

Miss Ma is a two time Kean Alumni who continues to be an active member of the University as she serves as a board member of the Alumni Association and the Kean University Occupational Therapy Advisory Board. Ruth has been an active healthcare practitioner since 2007, where she provided services in the sub-acute settings for St. Barnabas Rehabilitation Affiliates, pediatric school systems with Leba Therapeutic Services Inc., and in outpatient settings with Twin Boro Physical Therapy. Ruth received her Associates degree in Applied Science in 2007 from Union County College to practice physical therapy as a Physical Therapy Assistant. She continued her studies at Kean where she received her Bachelors of Arts in 2012 and Masters in Occupational Therapy in 2015. Currently, Ruth practices occupational therapy full-time as a pediatric therapist at Lakeview School, a state-of-art facility, where she provides services to students with disabilities, ages 3 to 14. At Lakeview School, she utilizes a holistic, multi-sensory approach, as well as a neurodevelopment approach within her therapeutic interventions to maximize the students potential and enrich their participation at school. She also works closely with the interdisciplinary team and family to provide adaptive equipment to the student for optimal positioning and performance. Not only does she practice pediatrics in a school setting, but she implements Individualized Education programs for medically fragile students within their home for Middlesex Regional Educational Services Commission. Ruth continues to work with clients across the life span while working with the adult population at Care One in Morristown, NJ.