PP-OTD Student Presentations – August 24, 25, and 26

Post-professional Doctor of Occupational Therapy (OTD) Student Presentations will take place on Monday, August 24, 2020 – Wednesday August 26, 2020.

Join us via Zoom: https://bostonu.zoom.us/my/karenjacobsotergo

Monday August 24*

*All times are EST

8:45am–9:25am Lauren Telesmanic, OTR/L

PromOTe Youth Mental Health: An Online Professional Development Continuing Education Program

Academic Mentor: Jennifer Philips

9:30am–10:10am Allyson Lancey, MS, OTR/L 

Healthier Hearts for Life: An Inpatient Support Group for Individuals with Congestive Heart Failure 

Academic Mentor: Craig Slater

10:15am–10:55am Julie Yaroni, MS, OTR/L

Play 4 Parents: A Training Guide to Enhance Parent Participation in Play

Academic Mentor: Jessica DeMarinis Asiello  

11:00am–11:40am Carolin Ding, MA, OTR/L

Student-Homeless Health Partnership: An Education Intervention to Provide Culturally Responsive Care for Homeless Adults

Academic Mentor: Brad Wheeler

11:45am–12:45pm Lunch
12:45pm-1:25pm Brynne Terry, MA, OTR/L

tülbox: The Stress Management App for College and University Students

Academic Mentor: Karen Jacobs

1:30pm-2:10pm Erin Mannion, MS, OTR/L

Last to Bed and First to Wake: An Educational Workshop for School District Administrators to Better Support Adolescent Sleep

Academic Mentor: Karen Jacobs

2:15pm-2:55pm Kimmy Phan, MS, OTR/L

Communities for Older Adults: Rising to Integrate a Driver’s Education Resource Program (COA-RIDER)

Academic Mentor: Karen Jacobs

3:00pm-3:40pm Shahana Kanchwala, MS, OTR/L

Project Khushi: Collaboration to Create and Implement Occupational Therapy Cooking Program into Gigi’s Playhouse Down Syndrome Achievement Centers

Academic Mentor: Karen Jacobs

Tuesday August 25

8:00am-8:40am Rebecca Kahn, MS, OTR/L

Stepping Up to Prevent Falls: A Fall Prevention Program in post-acute rehabilitation 

Academic Mentor: Craig Slater

8:45am-9:25am Ellie Meyer, MS, OTR/L 

Power of Place: Understanding and Advocating for Occupational Therapy’s Role in Home Modification

Academic Mentor: Karen Jacobs

9:30am-10:10am Kristin Nuckols, MOT, OTR

Metamorphosis: Intensive telerehabilitation to maximize upper limb function and integration in adults with chronic stroke 

Academic Mentor: Natalie Perkins

10:15am–10:55am Heather Noyes-Fredette, MS, OTR/L

CALM- Calm in All Little Minds: An occupational therapy program for stress and anxiety in elementary schools

Academic Mentor: Nancy Doyle

11:00am–11:40am Theresa Delbert, MS, OTR/L

The Development Of A Curriculum Designed To Foster Authentic Leadership Skills In Occupational Therapy Students

Academic Mentor: Karen Jacobs

11:45am–12:45pm Lunch
12:45pm-1:25pm Lisa Marnell, MBA, MS, OTR/L

Helping Kids Master Surprise: An Activities-Based Program to Promote Cognitive Flexibility in Children and Teens with Autism

Academic Mentor: Craig Slater

1:30pm-2:10pm Monique Dawes, MS, OTR/L

PromOTing Healthcare Diversity: A Diversity Initiative for Occupational Therapy

Academic Mentor: Karen Jacobs

2:15pm-2:55pm Jessica Whalum, MOT, OTR/L

M(OT)IVATION: The Benefits of a Physical and Leisure Activity Program for Older Adults with Depression in LTC Settings

Academic Mentor: Lori Vaughn

3:00pm-3:40pm Samantha Goldman, MOT, OTR/L

An intervention program for occupational therapists working with children with obesity 

Mentor: Karen Duddy

3:45pm-4:25pm Vineeta Pandey, BOT

A Training Workshop for Guiding Occupational Therapy Practice: Use of Environments in Virtual Reality for Social Skills Training in Autism

Mentor: Lori Vaughn

Wednesday August 26

8:00am-8:40am Courtney English Lynch MS, OTR/L

Supporting Interprofessional Partnerships: An Educational Training for Collaboration Between Occupational Therapy and Applied Behavior Analysis Practitioners

Academic Mentor: Natalie Perkins

8:45am-9:25am Marisa Hart, MS, OTR/L, PTA

Be Prepared to Sit at the Table: A Campus Wide Interprofessional Program 

Academic Mentor: Lori Vaughn

9:30am-10:10am Janelle Fresvik, OTR/L

Participation Matters: How to Navigate Transitions and Find Meaning

Academic Mentor: Sarah McKinnon

10:15am–10:55am Ryan Osal, MS, OTR/L, CEAS, CHC

Type 2 Diabetes: Don’t Sugar Coat It!- an online case-study, self-study guide for OT practitioners

Academic Mentor: Karen Jacobs

11:00am–11:40am Gloria Ng Siok Kwan, OTR/L

Handwriting Success for School: A professional development program for early childhood educators by occupational therapists

Academic Mentor: Sarah McKinnon

11:45am–12:45pm Lunch
12:45pm-1:25pm Aileen Maknati, MS, OTR/L

Mental Health in the Military and the Role of Occupational Therapy in improving Quality of Life and Occupational Performance 

Academic Mentor: Jennifer Philips

1:30pm-2:10pm Emily D’Agostino, MS, OTR/L

Getting There Together Professional Development Course: Shared-Decision Making in Wheelchair Evaluations

Academic Mentor: Ellen Cohn