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Education
BS, University of Puget Sound, Tacoma, WA
MS, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA
PhD, Nova Southeastern University, Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Awards and Honors
Alpha Eta Honor Society, Member
Fellow of the American Occupational Therapy Association, Roster of Fellows (FAOTA)
Pennsylvania Occupational Therapy Association, Master Clinician Award
Philadelphia Region Fieldwork Consortium, Leadership in Clinical Education Award
Master Clinician Award, Thomas Jefferson University, College of Allied Health Sciences
Certification
National Board of Certification in Occupational Therapy
University Appointment
Director, Entry Level & Post Professional Masters Degree Programs, 7/07 - Present
Research and Clinical Interests
Occupational Therapist, Federating Neighborhood Centers: the Career Support Network (in Final Review), Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Interprofessional Curriculum Developer, Quality Improvement in Chronic Disease (QICD), "Preparing Medical Residents for the New Model of Care for Vulnerable Populations" Health Resources and Services Administration, July 2008 - June 2011 (Grant #D58HP05138)
Associate Director of Occupational Therapy. Eastern Pennsylvania - Delaware Geriatric Education Center. Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration, Sept. 2007 - August 2010
Co-Primary Investigator, Regional Spinal Cord Injury Center of Delaware Valley. The National Institutes on Disability and Rehabilitation Research Spinal Cord Injury Model Systems, 10/06- 9/2011
Primary Investigator, Development of a health promoting lifestyle redesign patient education program of individuals with heart failure. Unfunded Research
Faculty Linkage Agent, Creating and Sustaining Environments for Evidence Based Practice (Project CASE for EBP). Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration, 7/05 - 6/08
Primary Investigator, Exploring Play Occupations of Low-Income, Urban Children, Pilot Unfunded Research
Occupational Therapist, Chronic Disease Self-Management in Philadelphia Subsidized Senior Housing: A Social Service/Health Independence Promotion Outcomes Evaluation. Senior Health Institute of Jefferson Health System: A Collaborative Effort of Jefferson Medical College, Department of Family Medicine and the Philadelphia Senior Center. PEW Charitable Trust
Courses Taught
OT 336 - Occupation through the Lifespan
OT560 - Environmental Competence
OT562 - Environmental Competence in Action
OT 578 - Clinical Problem Solving
OT 600 - Professional Seminar
OT 682 - Clinical Leadership
Interprofessional Health Mentors Program
Professional Memberships
POTA Board of Directors, Leadership Development Ad Hoc Committee Chair
Thomas Jefferson University, Faculty Senate
JSHP, Judicial Board Member
AOTA National Conference Planning & Conference Proposal Reviewer
POTA, Annual Conference, Program Committee Co-Chair
POTA, Board of Directors
AOTA Representative Assembly
AOTA Board of Directors Ad Hoc Committee Member: Creating Better Linkages between Education, Research, & Practice
Student Affairs Committee Member, Jefferson School of Health Professions
Chair, Program Evaluation Committee, JCHP, Department of Occupational Therapy
Chair, POTA Membership Committee
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Publications
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Stephen B. Kern, PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA