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1 2011 EKU OT Scholarship & Professional Service Annual Report

Eastern Kentucky University

Department of Occupational Therapy

SCHOLARSHIP & PROFESSIONAL SERVICE

2011 ANNUAL REPORT

U.S. News & World Report

Best Graduate Programs in Occupational Therapy

Ranked 24th

in the United States – 2008 and 2012 Editions


INTRODUCTION

This report contains 2011 scholarship and professional service outcomes by faculty in the

EKU Department of Occupational Therapy. The report may include dates other than the current

year to reflect changes in publication schedules and funding changes.

The report does not contain committee and other service to the university, research and

manuscripts in progress, teaching assignments, guest teaching or guest lectures at EKU,

undergraduate and graduate student advising, and proposals/manuscripts in progress or

continuing education. The report does not contain scholarship and professional service

previously reported. The report does not include 2011 Research Day contributions. Readers are

invited to view reports from previous years and related documents on the department website

that includes this information.

Please contact individual faculty members via the university website email for additional

information about their scholarship, professional service, and related EKU activities. Availability

for guest lectures and collaboration in areas of professional interest and expertise is at the

discretion of individual faculty.

SCHOLARSHIP

Funded Grants in 2010 with final implementation in 2011

University-Funded Scholarship Grant Program: Faculty Mini-Grant, funded by Division of

Sponsored Programs, Eastern Kentucky University. Principal Investigator: Myers, C. T.

[$1,699.00; funded 12/1/10 – 12/31/11]. Strategic Area: Birth to Preschool

Kathy Splinter-Watkins-Service Learning Grant (EKU) submitted and funded for 2009 – 2011

Funded Grants in 2011 with Implementation in 2011

Baltisberger, J. Student Government Association Technology Grant, $3600

PREPaRE: Preparing Related Services Personnel for Rural Employment, funded by the Office

of Special Education Programs, U.S. Department of Education, Principal Investigator: Effgen, S.,

Co-Principal Investigators: Kleinert, J. O., & Myers, C.T. [$738,559; funded 2009-2013]

Wittman, P.WHAS Crusade for Children: Submitted and funded for $2,200.00.

Completed Journal Articles: Peer-Reviewed

Carawan, L., Knight, S., Wittman, P. P., Pokorny, M., & Velde, B. (2011). On becoming a

qualitative researcher: A view through the lens of transformational learning. Journal of Teaching

in Social Work, 31, 387-399.


Davies, C., & Howell, D. M. (2011). A qualitative process of clinical decision-making when

assessing and determining interventions for individuals with acute low back pain. Physiotherapy

Theory and Practice, Early Online, 1-13.

Estes. J., & Pierce, D. (2011). Pediatric therapists’ perceptions of occupation-based practice.

Scandinavian Journal of Occupational Therapy, Early Online, 1-9.

Howard, J., Mattacola, C., Howell, D. M., & Lattermann, C. (2011). Response shift theory: An

application for health related quality of life in rehabilitation research and practice. Journal of

Allied Health, 40(1), 31-38.

Howell, D. M., English, L., & Page, J. (2011). The Rockcastle Project: A case study of

interprofessional clinical education at a rural medical center. Internet Journal of Allied Health

Sciences and Practice, 9(2). Retrieved from http://ijahsp.nova.edu

Howell, D., Wittman, P. P., & Bundy, M. B. (2011). Interprofessional clinical learning

experience for occupational therapy and psychology students: Social skills training program for

children with Autism Spectrum Disorder. Journal of Interprofessional Care, In Press.

Marken, D. M., Moxley, B., & Fraley, A. F. (2011). Safe & independent: Enriching lives through

service-learning. Journal of Applied Gerontology, 30(4), 505-512.

doi:10.1177/0733464810368401

Myers, C. T., Effgen, S. K., Blanchard, E., Southall, A., Wells, S., & Miller, E. L. (2011).

Factors influencing physical therapists’ involvement in preschool transitions. Physical Therapy,

91(5), 656-664.

Myers, C. T., Schneck, C. M., Effgen, S. K., McCormich, K. M., & Shasby, S. B. (2011). Factors

associated with therapist’s involvement in children’s transition to preschool. American Journal

of Occupational Therapy, 65, 76-85.

Powell, N. W., & Marshall, A. (2011). The relationship factor: A vital element for making or

breaking successful transitions for youth at risk. Reclaiming Youth, 20, 13-21.

Vaught, E., & Wittman, P. (2011). A phenomenological study of the occupational choices of

individuals who self-identify as adult children of alcoholics. Journal of Occupational Science,

18(4), 356-365.

Yancosek, K., & Howell, D. M. (2011). Systematic review of interventions to improve or

augment handwriting ability in adult clients. Occupational Therapy Journal of Research, 31(2),

55-63.

Complete Journal Articles: Non Peer Reviewed

http://ijahsp.nova.edu/


O’Brien, S. P. (2011). Professional socialization: Internalizing the AOTA Centennial Vision.

OT Practice, 16(9), 15-16.

Completed Book Chapters

Pierce, D., & Summers, K. (2011). Rest and sleep. In T. Brown & V. Stoeffel (Eds.),

Occupational therapy in mental health: A vision for participation (pp. 736-754). Philadelphia: F.

A. Davis.

Shordike, A., O’Brien, S., & Marshall, A. (2011). From altruism to participation: Bridging

academia and borderlands. In S. Algado, N. Pollard, & F. Kronenberg (Eds.), Occupational

therapies without borders: Meeting individuals’ and society’s occupational needs (pp. 329-338).

London: Churchill Livingstone.

Splinter-Watkins, K. (2011). TIP for a creative summary project. In H. Blythe & C. Sweet

(Eds.), It works for me, creatively, (pp. 135-137). Stillwater, OK: New Forums.

Completed Dissertations in 2011

None

Completed Paper and Poster Presentations: Peer-Reviewed

Baltisberger, J. A. (2011, April). The therapeutic use of play in occupational therapy practice.

Lecture presented at the Kentucky Occupational Therapy Association Student Conference,

Louisville, KY.

Baltisberger, J. A. (2011, September). SGA grant assistive technology devices. In-service given

at Model Lab School to special educators, Richmond, KY.

Baltisberger, J. A. (2011, October). Autoethnography of a mother with cancer as a means of

reflexive bracketing. Paper presented at the Tenth Annual Society for the Study of Occupation:

USA Conference, Park City, UT.

Brewster, A., Ferguson, B., Stacy, B., Mattingly, B., & Marshall, A. (2011, July). Where the

heart is. Paper presented at the Tenth Annual Alternative Strategies for Educating Students At-

Risk Conference, Kentucky Educational Collaborative for State Agency Children, Richmond,

KY.

Custer, M. (2011, September). Client satisfaction: An important construct for outcome research.

Poster session presented at the Kentucky Occupational Therapy Association Annual Conference,

Louisville, KY.

Custer, M. (2011, September). Client satisfaction ratings in rehab outcomes. Poster session

presented at Kentucky Appalachian Rural Rehabilitation Network Conference, Somerset, KY.


Custer, M., & O’Brien, S. (2011, April). Rehab outcomes: What matters most for client

satisfaction. Paper presented at the American Occupational Therapy Association Annual

Conference, Philadelphia, PA.

Custer, M., & O’Brien, S. (2011, September). Client satisfaction: An important construct for

outcome research. Paper presented at the Kentucky Occupational Therapy Association Annual

Conference, Louisville, KY.

Davies, C. C., & Howell, D. (2011, February). A qualitative study: Clinical decision-making in

low back pain. Poster session presented at the APTA Combined Sections Meeting, New Orleans,

LA.

Fogerty, E., & Wittman, P.P. (2011, April). Ella’s story: Negotiating the social world through

occupation. Paper presented at the American Occupational Therapy Annual Conference,

Philadelphia, PA.

Hayden, C. (2011, September). Understanding and treating chronic pain. Paper presented at the

Kentucky Occupational Therapy Association Annual Conference, Louisville, KY.

Hocking, C., Asaba, E., Duque, L., Lim, M., Navarrette, E., O’Halloran, D., Shordike, A., Sinclair,

K., & Thomas, Y. (2011, November). Global OT: The relationships between occupation and well-

being/health. Paper presented at the Fifth Annual Asia-Pacific Occupational Therapy Congress,

Chiang Mai, Thailand.

Howell, D. M., Myers, C., & Wittman, P. (2011, November). Online pre-service training in

early intervention and school-based practice: Understanding interprofessional role perception

and communication. Paper presented at Collaborating Across Borders III Conference, Phoenix,

AZ.

Howell, D. M., & Wittman, P. (2011, January). The process of interprofessional communication

between occupational therapy and psychology students. Poster session presented at the IPE

Ontario Conference, Ontario, Canada.

Mankey, T., Pierce, D., & Summers, K. (2011, May). Developing occupational therapy

secondary transition services through research: Strategies in three states. Workshop presented

at the Fifth Annual Secondary Transition State Planning Institute, Charlotte, North Carolina.

Marken, D. (2011, September). Service-Learning: The Influence on older adults’ engagement in

occupation. Poster session presented at the Kentucky Appalachian Rural Rehabilitation Network

Regional Conference, Somerset, KY.

Marken, D. (2011, April). Grandparents as parents: Influence of education on self-perception

and role performance. Poster session presented at the Aging in America Conference, sponsored

by American Society on Aging, San Francisco, CA.


Marshall, A., Pierce, D., Fehringer, E., Nolan, R., Painter, R., Powell, N., & Summers, K. (2011,

October). A study of transitions of youth at risk in nontraditional education programs. Poster

session presented at the Tenth Annual Society for the Study of Occupation: USA Conference,

Park City, UT.

Miller, E., Lemaster, E., & Pierce, D. (2011, November). Describing observances of wedding

anniversaries among married couples living in the United States. Paper presented at the

Celebration of Scholarship of Occupational Therapy Graduate Students and Faculty, Portsmouth,

OH.

Miller, E., Lemaster, E., & Pierce, D. (2011, October). Describing observances of wedding

anniversaries among married couples living in the United States. Poster session presented at the

Tenth Annual Society for the Study of Occupation: USA Conference, Park City, UT.

Myers, C., Howell, D. M., & Wittman, P. (2011, April). Online pre-service training in early

intervention and school-based practice: Understanding interprofessional role perception and

communication. Poster session presented at the American Occupational Therapy Association

Annual Conference, Philadelphia, PA.

Myers, C. T. (2011, April). Exploring the use of the Canadian Occupational Performance

Measure for a short-term preschool transition program: A pilot study. Poster presented at the

American Occupational Therapy Association Annual Conference & Expo, Philadelphia, PA.

Myers, C., & O’Brien, S. (2011). Making sense of it: Sensory processing strategies for young

children and families. Poster presented at the Kentucky Infant-Toddler Annual Conference,

Lexington, KY.

O’Brien, S., Effgen, S., Kleinert, J., & Myers, C. (2011, May). Collaboration and inter-

institutional offerings: Enhancing online learning with Campus Pack. Poster session presented at

the Kentucky Converging Trends Conference, Erlanger, Kentucky.

O’Brien, S., Effgen, S., Myers, C., & Kleinert, J. (2011, September). Collaboration in Web 2.0:

An inter-institutional case study. Poster session presented at the Kentucky Occupational Therapy

Association Annual Conference, Louisville, Kentucky.

Orentlicher, M., Pierce, D., Schefkind, S., & Mankey, T. (2011, April). Are you ready to provide

secondary transition services? Workshop presented at the American Occupational Therapy

Association Annual Conference, Philadelphia, PA.

Pierce, D. (2011, March). Occupational science for occupational therapy. Keynote presentation,

Saint Louis University Twenty-Fourth Annual Midwest Deans’ Occupational Therapy Research

Conference, Saint Louis, MO.

Pierce, D. (2011, September). Occupational science for occupational therapy: A sneak peek.

Paper presented at the Kentucky Occupational Therapy Foundation Lunch with a Scholar,

Kentucky Occupational Therapy Association Annual Conference, Louisville, KY.


Pierce, D. (2011, October). Promise: The Tenth Ruth Zemke Lecture in occupational science.

Keynote lecture present at SSO:USA Meeting, Park City, UT

Pierce, D. (2011, November). Occupational science for occupational therapy. Keynote lecture

presented at Shawnee State University Annual Research Day of the Occupational Therapy

Department, Portsmouth, OH.

Pierce, D., & Shordike, A. (2011, November). Elder women making family through celebratory

foods: Kentucky, New Zealand, Thailand. Paper presented at Eastern Kentucky University

Chautauqua Lecture, Richmond, KY.

Pierce, D., Wright St. Clair, V., Bunrayong, W., Hocking, C., Rattakorn, P., Shordike, A., &

Vittayakorn, S. (2010, October). Respecting regional culture in an international multi-site study:

Methods of the elder women’s food preparation study. Paper present at the Combined SSO:USA

and CSOS conference, London, Ontario.

Privott, C. (2011, July). The occupational science of women faculty work: A qualitative

approach. Paper presented at the Sixth International Conference on Interdisciplinary Social

Sciences, New Orleans, LA.

Privott, C. (2011, April). Professional updates [Occupational Therapy]. Symposium conducted

at the Southeastern Association of Advisors for the Health Professions, Nashville, TN.

Shordike, A., Vittayakorn, S., Bunrayong, W., Hocking, C., Wright St-Clair, V. Rattakorn, P., &

Pierce, D. (2011, November). International multi-site research to uncover cultural diversity in

occupation. Paper presented at the Fifth Annual Asia-Pacific Occupational Therapy Congress,

Chiang Mai, Thailand.

Splinter-Watkins, K. L. (2011, March). Discovering the effects of context and environment on

equine movement through photo essay. Paper presented at the American Hippotherapy

Association Conference, St. Louis, MO.

Harris, L., & Splinter-Watkins, K. L. (2011, March). Mentoring students from service learning to

internships and beyond. Paper presented at the American Hippotherapy Association Conference,

St. Louis, MO.

Summers. K., & Pierce, D. (2011, September). Enhancing school-based practice with transition

activities. Workshop presented at the Kentucky Occupational Therapy Association Annual

Conference, Louisville, KY.

Summers, K., & Pierce, D. (2011, April). A national pilot study of exemplary transition services

to adolescents. Paper presented at the American Occupational Therapy Association Annual

Conference, Philadelphia, PA.


Wilkerson, W., & Wittman, P. P. (July, 2011). Qualitative view of Speech-Language personnel.

Paper presented at the ASHA Schools National Conference, National Harbor, MD.

Wittman, P. P., & Velde, B. P. (2011, April 15). Quality of life in a rural community: A mixed

methods study. Paper presented at the American Occupational Therapy Annual Conference,

Philadelphia, PA.

Wright-St Clair, V., Bunrayong, W., Vittayakorn, S., Rattakorn, P., Hocking, C., Shordike, A., &

Pierce, D. (2011, November). Cross-cultural understandings of preparing food: Deriving

knowledge from elder women in Thailand, USA, and New Zealand. Paper presented at the Fifth

Annual Asia-Pacific Occupational Therapy Congress, Chiang Mai, Thailand.

Completed Presentations: Invited

Effgen, S. K., & Myers, C. T. (2011, September). Critical transitions: Impacting the future of the

young child and family. Invited presentation at the Section on Pediatrics Annual Conference,

American Physical Therapy Association, Anaheim, CA.

Myers, C., & O’Brien S. (2011). Structuring sensory needs of infants, toddlers, and families in

context. Invited presentation at the 2011 Infant Toddler Institute, Lexington, KY.

O’Brien, S., & Myers, C. (2011). Understanding sensory processing: Strategies to support the

needs of infants, toddlers, and families. Invited presentation at the 2011 Infant Toddler Institute,

Lexington, KY.

O’Brien, S. (2011, November). Moving RtI into evidence based practice: Considerations for OTs

and PTs in Kentucky. Invited workshop at the Wilderness Trail Educational Cooperative,

Somerset, KY.

Completed Reports

Submitted Scholarship – Currently Under Review

Submitted Journal Articles: Peer Reviewed

Bibb, S. I., O’Brien, S. P., & Custer, M. G. (submitted and accepted for publication for March

2012). LoAD books: Using e-technology to facilitate children’s reading skills. American

Occupational Therapy Association Technology Special Interest Section Quarterly.

Gilbert, K., Marshall, A., & Emery, L. J. (2011). Copyright instruction: The librarian role.

Journal of Academic Librarianship. Submitted.

Howell, D. M., Wittman, P., & Bundy, M. B. (In press). Interprofessional clinical education for

occupational therapy and psychology students: A social skills training program for children with

Autism Spectrum Disorders. Journal of Interprofessional Care.


Hunter, E., Baltisberger, J. A. (In press). Functional outcomes by age for inpatient cancer

rehabilitation: A retrospective chart review. Journal of Applied Gerontology.

Marken, D. M., & Caldwell, D. J. (submitted December 2011). Understanding the benefits of

community-sponsored education for grandparents raising grandchildren. International Journal of

Aging and Human Development.

Marshall, A., Powell, N., Pierce, D., Fehringer, E., & Nolan, R. (in revision). Youth and

administrator perspectives on transition in Kentucky’s state agency schools. Child Welfare.

Palmer, T., Howell, D. M., & Mattacola, C. (In review). Self-perceptions of proximal stability as

measured by the Functional Movement Screen. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research.

Privott, C. (in press).The occupational science of women faculty work. International Journal of

Interdisciplinary Science.

Privott, C. (in press). A model of human occupation analysis of women’s faculty work and its

bearing on recruitment and retention. NASPA Journal about Women in Higher Education.

Schneck, C. M., Shasby, S. B., Myers, C. T., & Smith, M. A. (submitted). The effectiveness of

the handwriting without tears program in the first grade classroom. Journal of Occupational

Therapy, Schools & Early Intervention.

Vaught, E., & Wittman, P. P. (submitted). Occupational behaviors and quality of life: A

comparison study of individuals who self-identify as adult children of alcoholics and non-adult

children of alcoholics. Journal of Psychosocial Rehabilitation.

Vaught, E. L., Wittman, P., & O’Brien, S. (submitted). Occupational behaviors and quality of

life: A comparison study of individuals who self-identify as adult children of alcoholics and

non-adult children. International Journal of Psychosocial Rehabilitation.

Wittman, P., & O’Brien, S. (submitted). SI intervention in a psychosocial rehabilitation treatment mall environment. Continuing Education article submitted to Gannett Health Publications

Wright-St. Clair, V., Pierce, D., Vittayakorn, S., Rattakorn, P., & Bunrayong, W., Shordike, A.,

& Hocking, C. (in review). Older women’s leadership in preparing annual celebratory foods in

Kentucky, Chiang Mai, and Auckland. Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology.

Submitted Book Chapters – Under Review

Hocking, C., Shordike, A., Vittayakorn, S., Bunrayong, W., Rattakorn, P., Wright-St. Clair, V.,

& Pierce, D. (submitted). Different ways of doing food: The methods, findings, and implications

of the international multisite study of preparing and sharing food. In D. Pierce (Ed.),

Occupational science for occupational therapy. Thorofare, NJ: Slack.


Myers, C. T., & Podvey, M. C. (in review). Transitions in early childhood. In M. Orentleicher, R.

Gibson, & S. Schefkind (Eds.). Transitions. Bethesda, MD: AOTA Press.

Pierce, D. (Ed.) (under contract). Occupational science for occupational therapy. SLACK. Inc.

Summers, K., Fisher, T., Marshall, A., Pierce, D., & Thompson, M. E. (in press). Transitions into

work across the lifespan. The role of occupational therapy across life transitions. Bethesda, MD:

AOTA Press.

Summers, K., Fisher, T., Marshall, A., Pierce, D., & Thompson, M. (in press). Occupational

therapy interventions supporting transitions into work. In M. Orentlicher, R. Gibson, and S.

Schefkind. Occupational therapy’s role in transitions. Bethesda, MD: AOTA Press.

Thompson, M. E. Co-Author of “Ch.7- Work” in a work tentatively entitled Transitions and

Occupational Therapy: A Cross-System Review.

Submitted Grants

Pierce, D. (Principal Investigator), Bill Phillips (Co-principal Investigator) (in review).

Exploring development of occupational therapy transition outcomes (OTTO). U. S. Department

of Education, Institute for Education Sciences, $1,583,130.

Submitted Book Reviews

Submitted Presentations (accepted or under review)

Emery, L. J., & Scoggin, A.E. (2012, April). Fitness and wellness for persons with disabilities.

Poster presentation accepted to the American Occupational Therapy Annual Conference,

Indianapolis, IN. (accepted)

Hayden, C. (2012, April). The science of treating individuals in chronic pain. Presentation

accepted to the American Occupational Therapy Annual Conference, Indianapolis, IN.

(accepted)

Howell, D. M. (2012, May). My lungs don’t work, but my hands do: The meaning of crafts to

ventilator-dependent residents. Paper accepted to the University of Illinois International

Congress for Qualitative Inquiry, Urbana-Champaign, IL.

Luebben, A., Peters, C., Pierce, D., Price, P., & Royeen, C. (2012, April). Drivers of change for

occupational Therapy: Innovations in the profession in 2050. Workshop accepted to the

American Occupational Therapy Annual Association Conference, Indianapolis, IN.

Marshall, A. (2012, April). A two-phased study of transitions of youth at risk in nontraditional

education programs. Poster session accepted to the American Occupational Therapy Association

Annual Conference, Indianapolis, IN.


Myers, C. T. (2012, April). Using embedded interventions to support school readiness in the

Transition to Preschool Program. Paper presentation submitted to the American Occupational

Therapy Association Annual Conference, Indianapolis, IN.

O’Brien, S., & Myers, C. (2012, August). 2012 Infant-Toddler Institute. Poster session presented

on Fine Motor Development.

Pierce, D., Schefkind, S., Summers, K., Rudd, L., & Jackson-Pena, H. (2012, April). School-

based transitions: Research to practice. Poster presentation accepted to the American

Occupational Therapy Annual Conference, Indianapolis, IN. (accepted)

Privott, C. (2012, November). Peer grading dyad as a tool for changing course culture and

student learning. Proposal submitted to the Twenty-Fifth Annual Midwest Deans’ Occupational

Therapy Research Day Conference, Kalamazoo, MI.

Privott, C. (2012, November). The occupational science of women faculty work. Proposal

accepted to the AAUP Annual Conference on the State of Higher Education, Washington, D.C.

Schneck, C.M., & Brandenburger-Shasby, S. (2012, April). Teacher perceptions of handwriting

without tears program implementation: Evidence to support collaboration. Poster presentation

accepted to the American Occupational Therapy Annual Conference, Indianapolis, IN.

(accepted)

Splinter-Watkins, K. (2012, April). Service learning and hippotherapy: A unique educational

combination of passions that develops critical reflection and analysis of occupation. Poster

presentation accepted to the American Occupational Therapy Annual Conference, Indianapolis,

IN. (accepted)

Pierce, D. (2012, July). Bridging from occupational science to occupational therapy. Paper

presentation accepted to the Sixteenth Annual Japanese Occupational Science Seminar, Sapporo,

Hokkaido, Japan.

Vaught, E., & Wittman, P.P. (2012, April). Occupational behaviors & quality of life: A

comparison study of individuals who self-identify as adult children of alcoholics and non-

alcoholic adult children of alcoholics.

Luebben, A., Peters, C., Pierce, D., Price, P., & Royeen, C. (2012, April). Drivers of change for

occupational Tterapy: Innovations in the profession in 2050. Workshop accepted to the

American Occupational Therapy Annual Association Conference, Indianapolis, IN.

SERVICE TO THE PROFESSION

Service on Editorial Review Boards


Editorial Board Full Reviewer, American Journal of Occupational Therapy

Lynnda Emery

Christine Myers

Doris Pierce

Guest Reviewer, American Journal of Occupational Therapy

Colleen Schneck

Editorial Board and Reviewer, Journal of Faculty Development

Lynnda Emery

Editorial Board Member, Journal of Allied Health

Dana Howell

Reviewer, Journal of Allied Health

Doris Pierce

Peggy Wittman

Dana Howell

Reviewer, Journal of Sports Rehabilitation

Dana Howell

Editorial Board / Reviewer, Canadian Journal of Occupational Therapy

Doris Pierce

Reviewer, Australian Occupational Therapy Journal

Doris Pierce

Dana Howell

Editorial Board and Reviewer, Journal of Occupational Science

Doris Pierce

Anne Shordike

Reviewer, Journal of Occupational Science

Anne Shordike

Editorial Board and Reviewer, Physical & Occupational Therapy in Pediatrics

Colleen Schneck

OT Practice Reviewer

Colleen Schneck

Editorial Board, Journal of Applied Arts and Health

Anne Shordike

2011 NASPA Annual Conference Program Reviewer


Christine Privott

Associate Editor, International Journal of Interdisciplinary Social Sciences

Christine Privott

Reviewer of grants submitted to American Hippotherapy Association

Kathy Splinter-Watkins

Reviewer, Pearson Health Science Publishing

Dory Marken

Reviewer, Beacon Hill Press (Publisher)

Dory Marken

Reviewer, Gannett Health Education (Publisher)

Peggy Wittman

Reviewer, Thomson Delmar Learning (Publisher)

Lynnda Emery

Membership in Professional Associations

Kentucky Occupational Therapy Association

Julie Baltisberger

Melba Custer

Elaine Fehringer

Cynthia Hayden

Dana Howell

Kelly Leigers

Amy Marshall

Christine Myers

Shirley O’Brien

Doris Pierce

Christine Privott

Colleen Schneck

Anne Shordike

Gordon St. Michel


MaryEllen Thompson

Julya Westfall

American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA)

Julie Baltisberger

Melba Custer

Lynnda Emery

Elaine Fehringer


Cynthia Hayden

Dana Howell

Kelly Leigers

Dory Marken

Amy Marshall

Christine Myers

Shirley O’Brien

Doris Pierce

Christine Privott

Colleen Schneck

Anne Shordike

Gordon St. Michel


MaryEllen Thompson

Julya Westfall

Peggy Wittman

AOTA Transition Task Group

Christine Myers

American Educational Research Association (AERA)

Lynnda Emery

Association for the Study of Higher Education(ASHE)

Christine Privott

Professional and Organizational Development Network in Higher Education

Lynnda Emery

Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development

Lynnda Emery

Society for the Study of Occupation: USA

Julie Baltisberger

Amy Marshall

Doris Pierce

Anne Shordike

MaryEllen Thompson


Member, SSO – USA Communications Committee

Julie Baltisberger

National Down Syndrome Society

Julie Baltisberger


American Society of Hand Therapists

Melba Custer

Southern Gerontological Society (SGS)

Dory Marken

Gerontological Society of America (GSA)

Dory Marken

Jane Goodall Institutes

Doris Pierce

Member, SSO: USA Research Committee

Amy Marshall

Doris Pierce (Chair)

International Society for Occupational Science

Doris Pierce

Kentucky Public Health Association

Colleen Schneck

World Federation of Occupational Therapists (WFOT)

Julie Baltisberger

Lynnda Emery

Dana Howell

Kelly Leigers

Amy Marshall

Doris Pierce

Colleen Schneck

Anne Shordike

WFOT Liaison

Anne Shordike

American Hippotherapy Association (AHA)


American Hippotherapy Certification Board (AHCB)


PATH International (Formerly North American Riding for the Handicapped Association

(NARHA)


Equine Facilitated Mental Health Association (EFMHA)



Delta Society


Equine Guided Education Association (EGEA)


Kentucky Horse Council


Pi Theta Epsilon Occupational Therapy Honor Society


Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society


The Federation of Riding for the Disabled International (FRDI)


OT with EKU Psychology Department – Autism

Peggy Wittman

American Association of University Women (AAUW)

Christine Privott

American Association of University Professors (AAUP)

Christine Privott

NASPA

Christine Privott

National Women’s History Museum sponsor

Christine Privott

American Partnership for Eosinophilia Disorders

Kelly Leigers

Kentucky Academy of Sciences

Lynnda Emery

Representation at Professional Meetings

American Occupational Therapy Association Annual Conference

Julie Baltisberger

Melba Custer


Kelly Leigers

Doris Pierce

Christine Myers

Colleen Schneck

Elaine Fehringer

Shirley O’Brien

Dana Howell

Peggy Wittman


Monthly Board Meetings (KOTA)

Anne Shordike – International Liaison


Legislative Affairs Committee, KOTA, member

Shirley O’Brien

Education Chair and Executive Board Member, Kentucky Occupational Therapy Association

Christine Myers

Kentucky Occupational Therapy Association Annual Conference (KOTA)

Amy Marshall

Elaine Fehringer

Cynthia Hayden

Christine Myers

Doris Pierce

Occupational Therapy Annual Research Day, Eastern Kentucky University

Melba Custer

Lynnda Emery

Elaine Fehringer

Dana Howell

Dory Marken

Amy Marshall

Christine Myers

Shirley Obrien

Christine Privott

Colleen Schneck

Anne Shordike


Gordon St. Michel

MaryEllen Thompson

Julya Westfall

Rural Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation Conference

Dana Howell


Melba Custer

SSO:USA Ad Hoc Committee on the SOP for Abstract Review

Doris Pierce

SSO:USA Chair Strategic Planning

Doris Pierce

31st Annual Meeting of the Southern Gerontological Society, Richmond, VA, April 2010

Dory Marken

Lilly Conference, Fall 2011

Cynthia Hayden

Julya Westfall

Annual Bluegrass Region GAP Conference

Dory Marken

Council for Exceptional Children, Louisville, KY

Doris Pierce

Society for the Study of Occupation: USA Annual Conference

Julie Baltisberger

Amy Marshall

Doris Pierce

Mary Ellen Thompson


Alternative Strategies for Educating Students At-Risk Conference

Amy Marshall

Item Writer for OTR Certification Exam, National Board for Certification in Occupational

Therapy

Christine Myers

CONNECT: The Center to Mobilize Early Childhood Knowledge, Expert Panel

Christine Myers

Region IV NARHA (Hippotherapy) Conference


American Hippotherapy Association Certification Board Meeting


American Hippotherapy Association Conference



Professional Association for Therapeutic Horsemanship, International (PATH, Intl.) Annual

Conference, Lexington, KY, November 9 – 13, 2011.


Equine Guided Education Association Meeting, Valley Ford, CA, January 30, 2010.


Kentuckians for Nursing Home Reform: Advocacy and Education

Julya Westfall

Kentucky Human Rights Association 50th

Anniversery conference

Anne Shordike

Congress of World Federation of Occupational Therapists, Santiago, Chile

Amy Marshall

Anne Shordike

Graduate KY Conference, Richmond, KY

Amy Marshall

24th

Annual Midwest Deans Occupational Therapy Research Conference

Doris Pierce

Texas A & M Annual Evaluation Conference

Mary Ellen Thompson

OCALI National Autism Conference, Columbus, OH, November, 2011

Peggy Wittman

Aging in America Conference, San Francisco, CA, April 25-27, 2011

Dory Marken

Fifth Annual Secondary Transition State Planning Institute

Doris Pierce

2nd

Annual Meeting the Therapy Needs of Infants, Toddlers, and Children with Disabilities in

Rural Communities Conference, March 19, 2011, UK Department of Rehabilitation Sciences,

Lexington, KY

Christine Myers

3rd

Annual KARRN Conference, September 20, 2011, Somerset, KY

Dory Marken

Melba Custer

Collaborating Across Borders Interprofessional Education and Practice Conference, Tuscon, AZ,

November 2011


Peggy Wittman

Other Alliances for Practice, Service or Scholarship

SSO: Membership Committee

MaryEllen Thompson

Annual Conference Committee for SSO: USA

Mary Ellen Thompson

American Society on Aging, April 2011

Dory Marken

EKU Model Lab School language program; handwriting and sensorimotor functioning

Julie Baltisberger

Board Certified Senior Disability Analyst and Diplomate

American Board of Disability Analysts (ABDA)

Lynnda Emery

American Association of University Professors

Doris Pierce

Board of Trustees, Rocky Mountain University: Secretary

Dana Howell

Board of Trustees, Rocky Mountain University: Nominating Committee Chair

Dana Howell

NSF Regional Grants Conference – Nashville, TN, March 21-22, 2011

Christine Privott

Salvation Army Women’s Auxiliary

Dana Howell

Occupational Therapy Student Research Symposium at Shawnee State University

Doris Pierce

Consultant, Special care units for individuals with Alzheimer’s disease

Dory Marken

Chair, Evaluation Committee for the Bluegrass Region Grandparents As Parents (GAP)

Dory Marken

Member of Executive Board for Bluegrass Region Grandparents As Parents (GAP)

Dory Marken


Committee on First Steps’ Comprehensive System of Personnel Development

Christine Myers

Expert Panel Member, National Early Childhood Transition Center, Human Development Institute,

University of Kentucky

Christine Myers

Coordinator of the Transition to Preschool (ToPS) Program

Christine Myers

Northern Kentucky KOTA Group Member


Kentucky Occupational Therapy Foundation Board

Colleen Schneck

Kentucky Department of Education, Related Services Advisory Committee

Colleen Schneck

Research Committee, Cardinal Hill

Colleen Schneck

Member of the Madison County Diabetes Coalition

Mary Ellen Thompson

Member: Board of Directors, Canaan House

Anne Shordike

Member, Council for Exceptional Children, Division for Early Childhood

Christine Myers

Board Member, AHCB (American Hippotherapy Certification Board)


Task Force to develop Registered Therapist Exam for Hippotherapy (AHCB)


Regional (Region 4) Representative for the American Hippotherapy Association (AHA)


OT Member, American Hippotherapy Association Research Committee


Central Kentucky Riding for Hope (CKRH) – Registered instructor and Occupational Therapist

for Therapeutic Horseback Riding and Hippotherapy



Central Kentucky Riding for Hope (CKRH) volunteer as needed


Consultation for hippotherapy and equine assisted activity businesses and university programs


Christ the King School and Lexington Catholic School Board Member and President

Shirley O’Brien

Lexington Catholic High School, PTO Member

Shirley O’Brien

Madison County Delinquency Prevention Council, Member, Spring 2011

Amy Marshall

School Policy Committee Chair, CTK School Board, Summer 2008-present

Shirley O’Brien

Organize AOTA Youth At Risk Interest Group and Online Forum

Doris Pierce

Collaborate with AOTA in Developing OT Transition Services to Adolescents

Doris Pierce

Consult to the Ohio Department of Education on developing occupational therapy transition

services to secondary students with disabilities

Doris Pierce

Kentucky Interagency Transition Council

Doris Pierce

External Reviews, Promotion and Tenure and National Awards: 4

Doris Pierce

Occupational Science Advocacy project coordinator with Liberty Place/House of Recovery,

Richmond, KY.

Christine Privott

Solix, INC, Grant and Invention Reviewer

Dana Howell

Attended “Promise” – Ruth Zemke Lecture in Occupational Science, SOSA, November, 2011

Gordon St. Michel


Attended Geriatric Pharmacology: Maximizing Safety and Effectiveness, PESI Healthcare,

Cincinnati, OH, December 1 2011

Gordon St. Michel

Attended The ABC’s of Home Modification for Patients with Physical and Neurological

Disabilities, Cross Country Education, Lexington, KY, February 10, 2011

Gordon St. Michel

Attended the ABC’s of Home Modifications for Patients with Physical and Neurological

Disabilities, February 10, 2011, Lexington, KY

Dory Marken

Doctoral Students at the University of Kentucky

Rehabilitation Sciences

Julie Baltisberger

Melba Custer

Elaine Fehringer

Amy Marshall

Additional Information

This report contains 2011 scholarship and professional service outcomes by faculty in the

EKU Department of Occupational Therapy. The report may include dates other than the current

year to reflect changes in publication schedules and funding changes.

The report does not contain committee and other service to the university, research and

manuscripts in progress, teaching assignments, guest teach or lectures at EKU, undergraduate

and graduate student advising, and proposals/manuscripts in progress or continuing education.

Apologies are extended for any errors or omissions; please report any discrepancies in

writing to the Outcomes Committee c/[email protected]. Please contact individual

faculty members via the university website email for additional information about their

scholarship, professional service, and related EKU activities. Electronic copies of Research Day

Programs are also available. Please view www.ot.eku.edu Alumni Page and Faculty and Staff

Forms Page for copies of this report and information about Research Day. Your interest in the

occupational therapy department is appreciated.

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