Karen Jacobs is a clinical professor of occupational therapy and the program director of the distance education post-professional occupational therapy programs at Boston University. She has expertise in the development and instruction of on-line graduate courses. In addition to being an occupational therapist, she is also a certified professional ergonomist (CPE) and has a private practice in ergonomics. Karen co-hosts a cable TV show called Lifestyle by Design and recently launched a podcast by the same name. She is the author of multiple children's books as well.