Children and Their Families in Context

  The Impact of Atypical Sensory Responsivity on Participation for Children with Autism

• Roseann C. Schaaf, PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA
• Teal W. Benevides, MS, OTR/L
• Kimberly Mollo, MS, OTR/L
• View information on Dr. Schaaf's Sensory Integration Laboratory and additional research studies.

  Effectiveness of Occupational Therapy for Children with Autism and Sensory Dysfunction

• Roseann C. Schaaf, PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA
• Teal W. Benevides, MS, OTR/L
• Collaborative team at Children’s Specialized Hospital in New Jersey

  Games for Life Learning: Movement and Play in Children

• Shelley Wallock, DrPH, OTR/L
  

Health and Community Participation

 PATH to a Healthy Me: A Web Based Intervention To Empower Adults With Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (I/DD) To Take Charge Of Their Health

• E. Adel Herge, OTD, OTR/L

In-Touch: Mind, Body, and Spirit:
      Exploratory Study #1: Exploring Concerns, Adaptive and Cultural Mechanisms Used by Aging African American Women and Men of Varying Health and Functional Status

• Janice Burke, PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA  
• Laura Gitlin, PhD

Rehabilitation and Disability Studies

 Development of the Capabilities of Arm and Hand in Tetraplegia (CAHT)

• Ralph Marino, MD
• Stephen B. Kern, PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA

Other Current Research Projects

  Development and Validation of the Functional Capacity Card Sort:  An Innovative Tool to Evaluate Caregiver Appraisal of Disability Level of Persons with Dementia

• Catherine Verrier Piersol, MS, OTR/L        
• E. Adel Herge, OTD, OTR/L         
• Laura N. Gitlin, PhD  

  An Interactive Exhibit on Healthy Aging within the Virtual Environment of Second Life

• Susan Toth-Cohen, PhD, OTR/L
  

 Investigating the impact of Fieldwork Level I hands-on participation on Fieldwork Level II performance

• Caryn Johnson, MS, OTR/L, FAOTA

 Use of Yoga to Decrease Sensory Over-Reactivity in Adults with Sensory Defensiveness

• Kimberly Mollo, MS, OTR/L

See additional information about Department of Occupational Therapy research projects