Student Projects
Read about the projects that students completed in recent years, which were ranked highly by our faculty.
| Name | Degree | Year | Mentor | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keenan Stump | PhD | 2017 | Winnie Dunn | Children with Autism Wearing Action Cameras: Changing Parent/Child Interactions Using Point-of-View Video Modeling |
| Angela Labrie Blackwell | PhD | 2015 | Winnie Dunn | The Ready Class project: An examination of a Tier I intervention in the early childhood classroom. A protest and posttest control group design |
| Matt Braun | PhD | 2015 | Winnie Dunn | Evaluating Graduate Student Writing: Do Students Write from a Strengths Perspective? |
| Kelly Trowbridge | PhD | 2015 | Lisa Mische-Lawson | A Preliminary Investigation of Compressed Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (Cmbsr) with Pediatric Medical Social Workers |
| Shatonda Jones | PhD | 2015 | Jeff Radel | Anticipated Response of African Americans to Stroke Symptoms |
| Lindsey G.Jarrett | PhD | 2015 | Winnie Dunn | Exploring the impact of service learning on interprofessional practices of OTs |
| Areum Han | PhD | 2015 | Jeff Radel | The benefits of a person-centered social program for community-dwelling people with dementia and their caregivers: Interpretive phenomenological analysis |
| Evan Dean | PhD | 2015 | Winnie Dunn | Sensory processing predictors of challenging behavior |
| Andy J. Wu | PhD | 2013 | Jeff Radel | Rehabilitation outcome following acute stroke: Considering ideomotor apraxia |
| Ah-reum Han | MS | 2010 | Joan McDowd | Executive function as a predictor of Instrumental Activities of Daily Living (IADLs) in community-dwelling older adults |
| Ala’a F. Jaber | MS | 2010 | S. Omar Ahmad | The association between physical activity, cognitive function, and performance of activities of daily living in patients with early Alzheimer’s disease |
| Ji-Hyuk Park | PhD | 2010 | S. Omar Ahmad | A comparison of 2D image analysis and design-based stereology for evaluating morphological and anatomical changes in the dopaminergic system of the rodent midbrain |
| Nancy W. Spangler | PhD | 2010 | Jeff Radel | Employer perspectives on stress intervention and resilience building: A qualitative study |
| Carola Maria Elizabeth Döpp | MS | 2009 | Jeff Radel | Evidence-based practice among Dutch occupational therapists: Barriers, perceptions, and use of resources |
| Jessica Saiter Clark | MS | 2008 | Winnie Dunn | Parent and teacher report: Comparing results from the Sensory Profile and Sensory Profile School Companion |
| Natalie B. Brown | MS | 2008 | Winnie Dunn | The relationship between context and sensory processing patterns in children with autism |
| Jeannine R. Getz | PhD | 2008 | Tana Brown & Jeff Radel | Exploring food insecurity among individuals with serious mental illness: A qualitative study |
| Fidaa Almomani | PhD | 2007 | Tana Brown | The Effects of an Oral Health Promotion Program in People with Serious Mental Illness |
| Kathy Davis | PhD | 2007 | Joan McDowd | The School Experience: Perceptions of Long-Term Survivors of Pediatric Soft Tissue Sarcomas and Bone Cancers |
| Mohammed S. Hasan | PhD | 2006 | Joan McDowd | Memory for actions in stroke survivors: A rehabilitative approach |
| Lisa Mische-Lawson | PhD | 2006 | Winnie Dunn | The relationship between sensory processing patterns and play preferences of young children |
| Kaveri Chaudhary | MS | 2005 | Katherine Grobe | Occupational therapy practitioners in health promotion for people with disabilities |
| Fahad Manee | MS | 2005 | Tana Brown | Cognitive impairments and grocery shopping performance in individuals with TBI |
| Bethene Gregg | PhD | 2005 | Joan McDowd | Impact of Nocturnal Hypoxemia on Reaction Time and Sleepiness in OSAS |
| Mohammed S. Hasan | MS | 2004 | Joan McDowd | The effects of subject-performed tasks on the memory performance of stroke survivors |
| Ketti Johnson-Coffelt | MS | 2004 | Winnie Dunn | The relationship between sensory processing patterns and expectations of students’ performance in preschool teachers |
| Chia-Fen (Danni) Chu | MS | 2003 | Joan McDowd | Effect of aging and divided attention on eye-hand coordination performance in community-dwelling adults |
| Sunday C. Dove | MS | 2003 | Winnie Dunn | Sensory processing in children with specific learning disabilities |
| Debra Daniels | PhD | 2003 | Winnie Dunn | The Relationship Between Sensory Processing and Temperament in Young Children |
| Joan Ziegler Delahunt | MS | 2002 | Joan McDowd | A study of maternal sensory processing and mother-infant interaction |
| Chung-Ju Liz | MS | 2001 | Joan McDowd | Visuospatial neglect and daily life performance in people with Alzheimer’s disease |
| Cheryl Lynn Fast | MS | 1999 | Lorie Richards | Impact of Brain Injury on prospective memory |
| Christin M. Hill | MS | 1999 | Debra Galvin | Parent’s views of the diagnostic process of autism |
| Christine Wise | MS | 1998 | Tana Brown | The test of drugstore shopping skills: Preliminary evidence of reliability and validity |
| Allison Greiner Redick | MS | 1997 | Joan McDowd | Consumer empowerment through Occupational Therapy. The Americans with Disabilities Act: Title III – Public Accommodations |
| Nancy J. Dodge | MS | 1997 | Winnie Dunn | The effectiveness of occupational therapy collaborative consultation on hand skill development in early childhood |
| Teresa A. Franzen | MS | 1996 | Winnie Dunn | The effects of perceptual training and handwriting practice on classroom handwriting performance |
| Jane A. Cox | MS | 1996 | Winnie Dunn | Functional assessment in context: Observations of children during mealtime |
| Donna Bennett | MS | 1996 | Winnie Dunn | Comparison of sensory characteristics: Children with and without attention deficient hyperactivity disorder |
| Barbara A. Fleet | MS | 1996 | Debra Cook | Functional assessment of sensory integration in young children |
| Julie A. Elmer | MS | 1996 | Winnie Dunn | The sensory profile: A discrimination analysis of children with and without disabilities. |
| Connie M. Chesser | MS | 1996 | Linda McClain | Job descriptions and performance appraisals: Perceptions of staff occupational therapists and their supervisors |
| Trina L. Schulz | MS | 1995 | Debra Cook | The ability of clinical signs to predict aspiration on video fluoroscopy |
| Barbara Kempis | MS | 1995 | Winnie Dunn | Collaborative consultation: The efficacy of remedial and compensatory interventions in school contexts |
| Mary Almagest-Kientz | MS | 1995 | Winnie Dunn | A comparison of children with autism and typical children using the sensory profile |
| Kristine E. Holder | MS | 1995 | Winnie Dunn | A study of the relationship between annual IEP goals an weekly intervention goals |
| Stephanie Dustman | MS | 1994 | Winnie Dunn | A study of two instruction methods for developing knowledge in assistive technology |