Dr. Beasley is an occupational therapist, certified hand therapist and past board member of the American Society of Hand Therapists. She is a professor at Grand Valley State University’s Occupational Science and Therapy Department and a hand therapist at Mary Free Bed Rehabilitation Hospital, both in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Dr. Beasley has authored and coauthored numerous book chapters and journal articles on hand therapy and speaks in the United States and internationally on the subject.