• BS in Special Education and Elementary Education from Tennessee Technological University
• MOT in Occupational Therapy from Texas Woman’s University
• Certified Hand Therapist by ASHT since 1998
• Certified Arthritis Self Help instructor by the Arthritis Foundation
• Certified in Neurodevelopment Treatment by NDTA

• Certified Sensory Integration and Praxis Test by Sensory Integration International

PUBLICATIONS 

• Barnes, Mary. “Tennessee becomes the first state to add dry needling to the practice of Occupational Therapy by statue. ASHT Times. 2021.

• Barnes, Mary. “The View from Mexico. ASHT Times, 2019.

• Barnes, Mary. “Foundations in Hand Therapy: Elbow to Finger Course Manual”. Education on Tour, America Society of Hand Therapists, 2016.

• Barnes, Mary. “Evidence Based Treatment for Hand, Wrist and Elbow Injuries Course Manual”, Cross Country Education, 2011.

• Barnes, Mary. “License vs Certified: What’s the Difference?,” TnOTA Newsletter, 1986.