The Jefferson’s Post-Professional Occupational Doctorate students, in partial fulfillment of their degree, plan, implement, analyze, and interpret impactful evidence-informed projects (e.g., scoping reviews, outcome measure development, studies, knowledge translation initiatives), which are summarized in culminating public presentations. These rigorous projects, anchored in the American Occupational Therapy Association Vision for the profession, vary in topics, settings, and methodology. All meet a current regional, national, and/or international need. To learn more about the Jefferson’s Post-Professional Doctorate Program, please visit their website.
Submissions from 2024
Home Health “Start of Care” Policy Change: Examining Occupational Therapist Engagement in New Responsibilities, Megan Atkinson, OTD, MA, OTR/L
Bringing an Understanding of Elementary School Teachers’ Rationale for their Classroom Design to OT Practice, Hannah Berry, OTD, MScAOT, OTR
Workload Model in School-Based Occupational Therapy Practice: Administrators' Perspective, Rachel K. Boileau, OTD, MS, OTR/L
Coaching in Context Fidelity Measure: A Linguistic Validation to Hispano-America Spanish, Jorge L. Torres-Vélez, OTD, OTR/L
Certified Hand Therapists’ Perceptions of the Impact and Implications of Psychosocial Factors on Patients with Complex Traumatic Hand Injuries, Noha A. Elfar, OTR/L, CHT
Parent Perceived Facilitators and Barriers to Implementation of Ayres Sensory Integration® (ASI) Parent Education Modules for Autistic Children, Emily E. Lowry, MS, OTR/L
The Experience of the Pediatric Outpatient Therapy Waiting Room Design for Autistic Children, Maria J. Vetter, MS, OTR/L
Submissions from 2023
New Jersey’s Web-based Parent-Engaged Developmental Monitoring Information: Mapping and Critical Appraisal, Danielle Catalano, MS, OTR/L
Interprofessional Perspectives on School-Wide Mental Health Interventions for Enhancing Resilience in Adolescents, Danielle Costanzo, MS, OTR/L
Evaluating HOPE: A Trauma-Informed Sensory Training for Early Childhood Educators, Andrea Houtras, OTD, OTR/L
Cracking the Code: The Systematic Development of a Matrix to Increase Credible and Dependable Coding of Qualitative Data, Greta Gray, MS, OTR/L
Life Balance, Stress, and Occupational Burnout in Occupational Therapy Assistant Students: An Exploratory Study, Olivia W. Hammond, MBA, OTR/L, CHT
Exploration of Ayres Sensory Integration® in School-Based Practice: A Clinician’s Perspective, Maria Cerase, OTD, OTR/L
School Participation of Students with Autism Spectrum Disorder and Food Selectivity, Courtney DeSol, MS, OTR/L
A Home Safety Program for Low-Income Community-Dwelling Older Adults: Using Meals on Wheels Volunteers, Erin Jeffords, MS, OTR/L
Examining Rehabilitation Referral Patterns for Breast Cancer Patients with Mastectomy: A Retrospective Descriptive Chart Review, Jessie Perchaluk, MS, OTR/L, CHT
Hemiplegic Shoulder Pain Prevention: A Collaborative Approach with Nursing and Occupational Therapy in Acute Care, Ebonee V. Cole, MS, OTR/L, CBIS
Submissions from 2022
Refinement & Preliminary Examination of a Fidelity Assessment for the Spinal Cord Injury -- Movement Index (SCI-MI), Nicole Gerhardt, OTD(C), OTR/L
