Student Research​

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Traditional Graduate Students

The class of 2011 presented the results of their completed research projects January 12, 2012 on the following topics:

  • ​​Leadership Transitions in Occupational Therapy: Practitioner to Manager (N. Dague, E. McAfee, S. Rigsby; Advisor-Dr. T. Dillon)
  • Use and Value of Client-Centered Care: Perspectives of Occupational Therapists
    (L. A. Hiros, K. Jerwers, K. Marshall, K. Menke, K. Rudduck, H. Smith; Advisors-Dr. R. King, Professor T. Leto)
  • Parent's Perceptions of their Children's Snacking after Sporting Events
  • (A. Arend, L. Niedermeier, C. Niemeyer, A. Worstell; Advisor-Dr. L. Schmelzer)
  • ​Use of the Computer and Internet by Well Elderly
  • (H. Hoying, N. Grothouse, S. Hermiller; Advisor-Dr. C. Goodwin)
  • How do Sensory Modalities Impact the Behavior of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder?
  • (J. Kemper, M. Mansfield, J. Seger, A. Titus; Advisor-Dr. T. Beitzel)
  • ​Use of the Delphi Technique to Establish Validity of the "Infant-Driven Feeding Scale"-a Feeding Readiness Scale for Premature Infants
  • (K. Burkholder, A. Nichols, A. Stoltz; Research Advisor-Dr. C. Nelson)​

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Weekend Graduate Students

Weekend graduate students from the class of 2012 presented the results of their completed research projects on July 12, 2012 on the following topics:

  • Practitioner Perspectives on the Intrinsic and Extrinsic Factors That Support the OTA to OT Role Transition (S. Buehler, L. Minor, K. Riste; Advisor-Dr. C. Goodwin

  • The Motherly Role of Breast Milk Donation (A. Gannaway, J. Kippins, A. Moore; Advisor-Dr. C. Nelson)

  • Occupational Therapy Education and Client-Centered Care (J. Darrow, C. Johnson, E. Little, E. Robison, K. Rosengarten, T. Williams; Advisors-Dr.T. Leto, Dr. R. King)

  • Perceived Effects of the It's Never 2 Late System on Motivation with Short Term Rehabilitation Occupational Therapy Clients (L. Edmonds, A. Smith, R. Stanley; Advisor-Dr. T. Beitzel)

  • Wearing a Functional Dynamic Orrthosis Does Not Increase Paretic Upper Extremity Movement Quality or Speed: A Pilot Trial (S. Page, A. Reimer; Advisor-Dr. L. Schmelzer) 

  • Does Occupational Therapy Programming Equip Inmates in a County Jail with the Necessary Life Skills for Successful Community Re-entry? (J. Adkins, C. Knipp, T. Mizner, K. Stoner; Advisor-Dr. Mary Beth Dillon)