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Outstanding Student Research Project
As part of their educational experience all students in the OT educational program complete a research project in partnership with a faculty member. Below is a list of the current student projects. If you are interested in any of these projects or have any questions please contact the faculty member.
"Exploration of the Perspectives of Persons with Multiple Sclerosis Regarding Quality of Life": Krista Kendall and Sarah Park
“Conflict Management Skills in Occupational and Physical Therapy Students”: Leanna Payne
“Life Satisfaction with Occupation”: Roxanna Davis
“The effect of the Canadian Occupational Performance Measure (COPM) on initial goals of occupational therapists working in long-term care facilities” : Carrie Triplett and Brandy Kennedy
“Kinesiotaping versus Splinting in Treatment of de Quervain’s Tenosynovitis”: Lisa Jellison and Jodie Usenick
“Employment and Work Related Issues in Individuals with Lower Limb Amputations: A Qualitative Study”: Shannon Schubert and Allison Cipoletti
“The Validity of the Wheeling Functional Performance Measure (WFPM)”: Seth Powers
“Barriers Affecting Restorative Follow Through”: Mike Gree
"Exploring issues in cultural understanding in Occupational Therapy Fieldwork": Bethany George and Kelsey Thomas
"Functional utility of two handwriting assessments: the ETCH and the CHES": Sherry Franchi and John Rejonis
"Impediments to inclusion in day care settings": Lauren Bergstein and Holly Meadows
"Food Selectivity and Autism": Danielle Schreiner
"Outcomes in Food Selectivity Interventions": Megan Pavlock
"The impact of chronic medical conditions in childhood on sibling relationships": Karissa Gutierrez
“Assessing quality-of-life, BMI, and exercise mode preference in patients with type 2 diabetes enrolled in a supervised exercise program”: Jessica Brinkley, Andrea Spatafore , Dee Dee Harris, & Heather Miller
“Long-term effects of exercise and activity prescription in children with Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease: case studies”: Shannon O'Neil & Ashlee Williams
“Relationship of cerebral palsy to adolescent socialization skills”: Christina Tincher
“Quality-of-Life and exercise preference in exercising cancer patients”: Jennifer Harding & Brittany Topper
“Occupational therapy interventions in 10-13 year old obese females in West Virginia”: Morgan Lawless & Megan Lawless
“Continued Use of Adaptive Equipment after Discharge from Rehabilitation” : Terena Snyder
“Perceptions of Occupational Therapy by Hospice Case Workers” : Danielle Ascher
“Role Participation in Caregivers of Individuals with Alzheimer’s”: Maggi Klos
“Perceived Quality of Life of Individuals with Low Vision Living in Skilled Nursing Facilities”: Bre Ferrel
“Parental Perception of the Quality of Life of Their Child with Mental Illness”: Christina Overcash
“Is there a role for OT in sports rehab for UE injuries in college athletes?” : Luke Jackson and Miranda Morgan:
“Does music affect the motivation of geriatric clients in a rehab setting?”: LeeAnn Testa
“The effects of OT on pediatric bone marrow transplant patients throughout their hospital stay”: Beth Kosinski
“Outcomes of a social skills therapy program: Can children generalize learned social skills to school?”: Liz Bittner
Sport Orientations and Goal Perspectives of Wheelchair Athletes: Chelsea Churchfield & Ashleigh Pegg
The Prevalence of Substance Abuse Within the Profession of OT: Alexis Lilly
Qualities of OT Students that Contribute to a Successful International Fieldwork: Valerie Huntz
Spirituality in the OT Clinic: Jami Womack & Jessica Harris
The Prevalence of Substance Abuse Within the OT Profession: Ashley Arthurs & Erica Montgomery
An investigation of the relationship between vision and injury severity among persons with traumatic brain injury: Justin Umstot
Physical Disability among Older American Indians: Self Report versus Short Physical Performance Battery: Sarah Erwin
Factors Contributing to Quality of Life among Individuals with Schizophrenia : Carrie Neal
Factors Related to impaired self-awareness among Persons with Moderate to Severe Traumatic Brain Injury: Ashley Meadows and Gina Pelehac
The Impact of Agenesis of the Corpus Callosum on Development: A Case Study Analysis : Natalie Queen
Outstanding Student Research Project
Each year the faculty reviews all student research projects and selects one student research project to be designated as the Outstanding Student Research Project. This honor is awarded to the student or student group that demonstrates excellence in completing their research. This includes adherence to time frames, subject of study, and quality of written submission.
Past Winners Include:
2007
Rose Hildenbrand: "Complementary and Alternative Medicine Use in Occupational Therapy"
2006
Kathleen Robinson: "The Impact of a Computer Based Low Vision Training Program on Occupational Therapist's Practice Patterns"
2005
Kara Seth & Nicole Pavasko: Relationships among Impairment, Participation and Life Satisfaction in Persons' with Traumatic Brain Injury