Schaaf, Roseann
Profile
6th Floor
Philadelphia, PA 19107
(215) 503-9609
(215) 503-2950 fax
Education
PhD, Neural and Behavioral Sciences, Bryn Mawr College, Bryn Mawr, PA
MEd, Motor Development, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA
BS, Occupational Therapy, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA
Board Certification
National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy
Licensed Occupational Therapist, Pennsylvania
Sensory Integration and Praxis Test
AOTA Neuroscience Certificate: Neuroscience Foundations of Human Performance
University Appointment
Professor, Department of Occupational Therapy
Faculty, Farber Institute for Neuroscience
Professional Societies
American Occupational Therapy Association
Pennsylvania Occupational Therapy Association
International Society for Autism Research
Founding Member, Sensory Integration Research Collaborative
Society for Psychophysiological Research
Research & Clinical Interests
Autism
Sensory Integration/Multisensory Integration
Intervention Research
Physiological Markers (Autonomic Nervous System)
Awards & Honors
Alpha Eta Honor Society
Fellow of the American Occupational Therapy Association
Switzer Fellowship - National Institute on Disabilities and Rehabilitation Research
A. Jean Ayres, Research Award, The American Occupational Therapy Foundation
Dean's Faculty Achievement Award
Lindback Award for Distinguished Teaching
Service Award - American Occupational Therapy Association
Abrams award for Excellence in Clinical and Laboratory Teaching
Master Clinician Award - Pennsylvania Occupational Therapy Association
Publications
Most Recent Peer-Reviewed Publications
- Erratum: (American Journal of Occupational Therapy (2018) 72: 1 DOI: 10.5014/ajot.2018.029017)
- Efficacy of occupational therapy using ayres sensory integration®: A systematic review
- Introduction to the evaluation in ayres sensory integration® (EASI)
- Sleep in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder
- Manualization of occupational therapy using ayres sensory integration® for autism
- Application of data-driven decision making using ayres sensory integration® with a child with Autism
- Toward a Best-Practice Protocol for Assessment of Sensory Features in ASD
- Creating evidence for practice using data-driven decision making
- Ayres sensory integration®intervention
- State of the science: A roadmap for research in sensory integration
- Linking Sensory Factors to Participation: Establishing Intervention Goals with Parents for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder
- Sensory integration and praxis patterns in children with autism
- Measuring change in somatosensation across the lifespan
- Sensory interventions for children with autism
- Response from authors to comments on "An intervention for sensory difficulties in children with autism: A randomized trial"
- An intervention for sensory difficulties in children with autism: A randomized trial
- State of measurement in occupational therapy using sensory integration
- Interrater reliability and discriminative validity of the structural elements of the ayres sensory integration® fidelity measure©
- Occupational therapy based on ayres sensory integration in the treatment of retentive fecal incontinence in a 3-year-old boy
- Autonomic Dysregulation During Sensory Stimulation in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder