Department of Occupational Therapy
Research Projects
Children & Their Families in Context
The Impact of Atypical Sensory Responsivity on Participation for Children with Autism
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- Roseann C. Schaaf, PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA
- Teal W. Benevides, MS, OTR/L
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
Preparation for Practice in Early Intervention and School-Based Settings
(occupational therapy and physical therapy students and faculty)
- Philippa Campbell, PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA
Health & 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 & Disability Studies
Development of the Capabilities of Arm and Hand in Tetraplegia (CAHT) http://www.spinalcordcenter.org/research/15.html
- 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
