Megan Gately, OTD, PhD, OTR/L

Assistant Professor, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine

Biography

Dr. Gately is an occupational therapist and researcher at the New England Geriatric Research Education and Clinical Center (GRECC), VA Bedford Healthcare System division. Dr. Gately utilizes mixed methods to examine how telehealth can be optimized to reduce barriers to care, including remote delivery of occupational therapy services to meet the functional and quality of life needs of rural older adults and those with cognitive impairment.

Publications

  • Published 6/18/2026

    Gately ME, Shirk SD, Quach ED, Moo LR. Clinician Decision-Making Around Offering Home Video Telehealth Visits: Qualitative Study. JMIR Form Res. 2026 Jun 18; 10:e83800. PMID: 42315137.

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  • Published 5/28/2026

    Gately ME, Waller DE, Maynard M, Moo LR. Rural Caregivers Bridge the Gap between Older Patients and In-home Occupational Therapy Video Telehealth: A Qualitative Study. Adv Geriatr Med Res. 2026; 2(8):e260013.

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  • Published 2/9/2026

    Gately ME, Shirk SD, Canell A, Laffer A, Corle M, Dillon K. "I Don't Get to Feel This Good Very Often:" Virtual Reality Intervention for Veterans Receiving End-of-Life Care. J Palliat Med. 2026 Feb 09; 10966218261421071. PMID: 41661112.

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  • Published 3/14/2024

    Gately ME, Waller DE, Metcalf EE, Moo LR. Caregivers' Role in In-Home Video Telehealth: National Survey of Occupational Therapy Practitioners. JMIR Rehabil Assist Technol. 2024 Mar 14; 11:e52049. PMID: 38483462.

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  • Published 1/1/2024

    Trudeau SA, Slotnick SD, Gately ME. Can Residents With Late-Stage Dementia Still Engage? Am J Alzheimers Dis Other Demen. 2024; 39:15333175241228383. PMID: 38262932.

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Education

  • Tufts University, PhD
  • Tufts University, OTD
  • Tufts University, MS
  • Harvard University, MA
  • Suffolk University, BA

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