Megan Gately OTD, PhD, OTR/L
Assistant Professor, Geriatrics
72 E. Concord Street | (781) 687-3143megately@bu.edu
Sections
Geriatrics
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.
Education
PhD, Tufts University
Occupational Therapy, OTD, Tufts University
Occupational Therapy, MS, Tufts University
Literature, MA, Harvard University
English, BA, Suffolk University
Publications
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.
Published on 5/28/2026Gately 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.
Published on 2/9/2026Gately 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.
Published on 3/14/2024Gately 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.
Published on 1/1/2024Trudeau SA, Slotnick SD, Gately ME. Can Residents With Late-Stage Dementia Still Engage? Am J Alzheimers Dis Other Demen. 2024; 39:15333175241228383. PMID: 38262932.
Published on 12/5/2023Gately ME, Trudeau SA. An Online Learning Experience Simulating Video Telehealth with Older Adults: Student Perceptions. J Technol Behav Sci. 2024; 9:154-163. PMID: 38586236.
Published on 10/1/2023Gately ME, Metcalf EE, Waller DE, McLaren JE, Chamberlin ES, Hawley CE, Venegas M, Dryden EM, O'Connor MK, Moo LR. Caregiver Support Role in Occupational Therapy Video Telehealth: A Scoping Review. Top Geriatr Rehabil. 2023 Oct; 39(4):253-265. PMID: 37901356.
Published on 10/1/2022Gately ME, Waller D, Metcalf EE, Moo LR. Occupational Therapy Practitioner Perspectives of the Role of Caregivers in Video Telehealth. J Gerontol Nurs. 2022 Oct; 48(10):15-20. PMID: 36169296.
Published on 7/22/2022Rasmussen R, Levari DE, Akhtar M, Crittle CS, Gately M, Pagan J, Brennen A, Cashman D, Wulff AN, Norton MI, Sommers SR, Urry HL. White (but Not Black) Americans Continue to See Racism as a Zero-Sum Game; White Conservatives (but Not Moderates or Liberals) See Themselves as Losing. Perspect Psychol Sci. 2022 Nov; 17(6):1800-1810. PMID: 35867341.
Published on 6/1/2022Gately ME, Quach ED, Shirk SD, Trudeau SA. Understanding Variation in Adoption of Video Telehealth and Implications for Health Care Systems. Med Res Arch. 2022 Jun 01; 10(5). PMID: 36405543.