Brigitte Belanger

Dr. Belanger is an associate professor in the graduate occupational therapy program located in the Marieb College of Health and Human Services, at Florida Gulf Coast University. She specializes in aging and therapeutic interventions. She is a retired U.S. Army occupational therapist. Dr. Belanger earned a Doctorate of Science in Occupational Therapy from Baylor University, Texas, a Master’s of Health Science in Occupational Therapy from the University of Florida, a Master’s of Arts in Bilingual & Bicultural Education from the University of Texas in San Antonio, and a Bachelor of Arts in Translation from Concordia University in Montreal, Canada. A published author and speaker, Dr. Belanger has focused her career on aging-related issues-both physiologic and cognitive. She is a certified animal-assisted intervention specialist leading multiple prevention focused research projects in Southwest Florida with at risk populations.