Notable Academic Projects

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Level II Fieldwork Examples

Level IIB: Cloverdale Healthcare Center

  • Description: Oral hygiene inservice educational handout created for and presented to nursing/CNA staff.
  • Please click here to view handout.

Level IIA: Redwood Pediatric Therapy Associates

  • Description: A visual schedule created for a pediatric client. 

Course Projects

OTD 631 | Community Based Practice II (Pacific University, Spring Semester 2019)

  • Description: Course focused on learning and applying program development processes to assume leadership roles of consultant, entrepreneur, and advocate within health and social services. In preparation for a trip to Salem to visit Oregon State Legislature, we created an advocacy handout with fellow classmates to hand out to state legislators regarding occupational therapy and school-based practice. Full permission to publicly publish the project was acquired.
  • Please click here to view the advocacy handout created by myself and my student colleagues.
  • Please click here to read the full course description from the Pacific University Course Listing.

OTD 670 | OT Process: Adult: Neurological (Pacific University, Fall Semester 2018)

  • Description: Course focused on evaluations and interventions to promote daily life participation for adults experiencing neurological conditions. Paired with a student partner, we were provided a case study and some evaluation/screening forms for “Steve”. Based on the information in the provided case, there were questions given to us to answer within the context of different stages and settings of rehabilitation. Full permission to publicly publish the project was acquired.
  • Please click here to view the comprehensive “Case Study – Steve” document created by myself and my student colleague.
  • Please click here to read the full course description from the Pacific University Course Listing.

OTD 681 | Scholarship and Evidence-Based Practice II (Pacific University, Summer Semester 2018)

  • Description: Course focused on qualitative research methods, and involved designing and carrying out a full scholarly qualitative study within an eight week semester. Collaborating with three other student colleagues, our group of four developed and performed a qualitative study regarding concussion management within the realm of occupational therapy practice. Specifically, we studied how competent, prepared, and satisfied current occupational therapy practitioners in various settings feel about treating concussions. Full permission to publicly publish the project was acquired.
  • Please click here to view the study in a convenient presentation format – briefly outlining the course of our study from start to finish.
  • Please click here to read the full course description from the Pacific University Course Listing.

OTD 570 | OT Process with Adults: Physical Challenges (Pacific University, Spring Semester 2018)

  • Description: A home program for patients with rheumatoid arthritis was designed and created using the Patient Education Materials Assessment Tool (PEMAT) and User’s Guide, provided by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. I collaborated on this project with one of my student colleagues, and full permission to publicly publish the project was acquired. Photos within the home program are fully owned. The project has also been published on Pacific University’s CommonKnowledge, and has been downloaded by individuals across the globe.
  • Please click here to view our home program for patients with rheumatoid arthritis, specifically, a home program including hand exercises and energy conservation tips.
  • Please click here to learn more about the PEMAT and the guidelines we utilized to create the home program.
  • Please click here to read the full course description from the Pacific University Course Listing.

NPB 101L | Systemic Physiology Laboratory (UC Davis, Winter Quarter 2016)

  • Description: This rigorous course was a prerequisite for occupational therapy program admission. Students were assigned to small groups of three, and were asked to complete eight lab experiments together throughout the quarter. Each student had to individually write two scientific lab reports based on the aforementioned experiments. I completed the lab and collected data in class with the help of my group members, however, the lab report and all figures/tables are entirely my own work. This lab report demonstrates my ability to write scientifically and concisely, compile data and create comprehensive figures/tables, and to present a formally written and objective piece.
  • Please click here to view one of my lab reports, titled The Effects of Epinephrine, Methacholine, Adenosine-5′-diphosphate, and Calcium on Intestinal Motility.
  • Please click here to read the full course description from the UC Davis General Catalog, as well as the course description for the prerequisite lecture course: NPB 101 – Systemic Physiology.

Occupational Therapy Association of Oregon (OTAO) Conference – Poster Presentation 2018

  • Description: Based on the critical appraisal of post-concussion recovery protocols completed in OTD 581: Scholarship and Evidence-Based Practice I (Pacific University, Spring Semester 2018). This poster is a summary of that critical appraisal, and was presented at the annual 2018 OTAO Conference in Portland, OR. There is background information on concussions/mTBIs, and information on why occupational therapy practitioners should be competent and educated on best recovery/rehab practices. The poster includes a clinical question, a summary of literature, the clinical bottom line, implications for practice, and a proposed future study. Full permission to publicly publish the project was acquired.
  • Please click here to view the poster that was presented at the annual 2018 OTAO Conference.
  • Please click here to view the full description of the course (OTD 581) for which the critical appraisal was written – the inspiration for the poster creation and presentation.