Professor Erna Imperatore Blanche, Erna Blanche PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA Professor Erna Imperatore Blanche
Erna Imperatore Blanche received her basic training in occupational therapy at the University of Chile (Santiago, Chile). She later earned her Master of Arts degree in Special Education at Columbia University and her Ph.D. in Occupational Science at the University of Southern California. Erna is an expert in pediatric occupational therapy and interventions based on occupational science.
She has co-authored several books, one standardized assessment, and one video series. She has also published numerous English and Spanish articles on sensory processing, autism spectrum disorder, play, and other issues related to clinical practice. Her articles have appeared in the American Journal of Occupational Therapy, Occupational Therapy International, Journal of Occupational Science, and Play and Culture Studies, among others.