Angela Tobin

Angela Tobin OTD, OTR/L is passionate about facilitating community and peer-led community-based supports. With a background in occupational therapy and educational psychology, Angela has taken an interdisciplinary and holistic approach to supporting kinship families. She founded Kinship Caregivers Connect in June of 2020, bridging her personal experiences in kinship care with knowledge from research to create a safe and much-needed space for caregivers through support groups.

She also has over 5 years working as a researcher in the field of kinship care with a specific interest in peer supports and kinship caregiver well-being. Dr. Tobin’s interest in working with kinship families stems from her own family, as she witnessed her both her grandparents and parents raise her cousin (their grandson/nephew).

5 years of research experience and community leadership

Doctor of Occupational Therapy

BS in Educational Psychology