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1 2011 EKU OT Scholarship & Professional Service Annual Report
Eastern Kentucky University
Department of Occupational Therapy
SCHOLARSHIP & PROFESSIONAL SERVICE
2011 ANNUAL REPORT
U.S. News & World Report
Best Graduate Programs in Occupational Therapy
Ranked 24th
in the United States – 2008 and 2012 Editions
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INTRODUCTION
This report contains 2011 scholarship and professional service outcomes by faculty in the
EKU Department of Occupational Therapy. The report may include dates other than the current
year to reflect changes in publication schedules and funding changes.
The report does not contain committee and other service to the university, research and
manuscripts in progress, teaching assignments, guest teaching or guest lectures at EKU,
undergraduate and graduate student advising, and proposals/manuscripts in progress or
continuing education. The report does not contain scholarship and professional service
previously reported. The report does not include 2011 Research Day contributions. Readers are
invited to view reports from previous years and related documents on the department website
that includes this information.
Please contact individual faculty members via the university website email for additional
information about their scholarship, professional service, and related EKU activities. Availability
for guest lectures and collaboration in areas of professional interest and expertise is at the
discretion of individual faculty.
SCHOLARSHIP
Funded Grants in 2010 with final implementation in 2011
University-Funded Scholarship Grant Program: Faculty Mini-Grant, funded by Division of
Sponsored Programs, Eastern Kentucky University. Principal Investigator: Myers, C. T.
[$1,699.00; funded 12/1/10 – 12/31/11]. Strategic Area: Birth to Preschool
Kathy Splinter-Watkins-Service Learning Grant (EKU) submitted and funded for 2009 – 2011
Funded Grants in 2011 with Implementation in 2011
Baltisberger, J. Student Government Association Technology Grant, $3600
PREPaRE: Preparing Related Services Personnel for Rural Employment, funded by the Office
of Special Education Programs, U.S. Department of Education, Principal Investigator: Effgen, S.,
Co-Principal Investigators: Kleinert, J. O., & Myers, C.T. [$738,559; funded 2009-2013]
Wittman, P.WHAS Crusade for Children: Submitted and funded for $2,200.00.
Completed Journal Articles: Peer-Reviewed
Carawan, L., Knight, S., Wittman, P. P., Pokorny, M., & Velde, B. (2011). On becoming a
qualitative researcher: A view through the lens of transformational learning. Journal of Teaching
in Social Work, 31, 387-399.
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Davies, C., & Howell, D. M. (2011). A qualitative process of clinical decision-making when
assessing and determining interventions for individuals with acute low back pain. Physiotherapy
Theory and Practice, Early Online, 1-13.
Estes. J., & Pierce, D. (2011). Pediatric therapists’ perceptions of occupation-based practice.
Scandinavian Journal of Occupational Therapy, Early Online, 1-9.
Howard, J., Mattacola, C., Howell, D. M., & Lattermann, C. (2011). Response shift theory: An
application for health related quality of life in rehabilitation research and practice. Journal of
Allied Health, 40(1), 31-38.
Howell, D. M., English, L., & Page, J. (2011). The Rockcastle Project: A case study of
interprofessional clinical education at a rural medical center. Internet Journal of Allied Health
Sciences and Practice, 9(2). Retrieved from http://ijahsp.nova.edu
Howell, D., Wittman, P. P., & Bundy, M. B. (2011). Interprofessional clinical learning
experience for occupational therapy and psychology students: Social skills training program for
children with Autism Spectrum Disorder. Journal of Interprofessional Care, In Press.
Marken, D. M., Moxley, B., & Fraley, A. F. (2011). Safe & independent: Enriching lives through
service-learning. Journal of Applied Gerontology, 30(4), 505-512.
doi:10.1177/0733464810368401
Myers, C. T., Effgen, S. K., Blanchard, E., Southall, A., Wells, S., & Miller, E. L. (2011).
Factors influencing physical therapists’ involvement in preschool transitions. Physical Therapy,
91(5), 656-664.
Myers, C. T., Schneck, C. M., Effgen, S. K., McCormich, K. M., & Shasby, S. B. (2011). Factors
associated with therapist’s involvement in children’s transition to preschool. American Journal
of Occupational Therapy, 65, 76-85.
Powell, N. W., & Marshall, A. (2011). The relationship factor: A vital element for making or
breaking successful transitions for youth at risk. Reclaiming Youth, 20, 13-21.
Vaught, E., & Wittman, P. (2011). A phenomenological study of the occupational choices of
individuals who self-identify as adult children of alcoholics. Journal of Occupational Science,
18(4), 356-365.
Yancosek, K., & Howell, D. M. (2011). Systematic review of interventions to improve or
augment handwriting ability in adult clients. Occupational Therapy Journal of Research, 31(2),
55-63.
Complete Journal Articles: Non Peer Reviewed
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O’Brien, S. P. (2011). Professional socialization: Internalizing the AOTA Centennial Vision.
OT Practice, 16(9), 15-16.
Completed Book Chapters
Pierce, D., & Summers, K. (2011). Rest and sleep. In T. Brown & V. Stoeffel (Eds.),
Occupational therapy in mental health: A vision for participation (pp. 736-754). Philadelphia: F.
A. Davis.
Shordike, A., O’Brien, S., & Marshall, A. (2011). From altruism to participation: Bridging
academia and borderlands. In S. Algado, N. Pollard, & F. Kronenberg (Eds.), Occupational
therapies without borders: Meeting individuals’ and society’s occupational needs (pp. 329-338).
London: Churchill Livingstone.
Splinter-Watkins, K. (2011). TIP for a creative summary project. In H. Blythe & C. Sweet
(Eds.), It works for me, creatively, (pp. 135-137). Stillwater, OK: New Forums.
Completed Dissertations in 2011
None
Completed Paper and Poster Presentations: Peer-Reviewed
Baltisberger, J. A. (2011, April). The therapeutic use of play in occupational therapy practice.
Lecture presented at the Kentucky Occupational Therapy Association Student Conference,
Louisville, KY.
Baltisberger, J. A. (2011, September). SGA grant assistive technology devices. In-service given
at Model Lab School to special educators, Richmond, KY.
Baltisberger, J. A. (2011, October). Autoethnography of a mother with cancer as a means of
reflexive bracketing. Paper presented at the Tenth Annual Society for the Study of Occupation:
USA Conference, Park City, UT.
Brewster, A., Ferguson, B., Stacy, B., Mattingly, B., & Marshall, A. (2011, July). Where the
heart is. Paper presented at the Tenth Annual Alternative Strategies for Educating Students At-
Risk Conference, Kentucky Educational Collaborative for State Agency Children, Richmond,
KY.
Custer, M. (2011, September). Client satisfaction: An important construct for outcome research.
Poster session presented at the Kentucky Occupational Therapy Association Annual Conference,
Louisville, KY.
Custer, M. (2011, September). Client satisfaction ratings in rehab outcomes. Poster session
presented at Kentucky Appalachian Rural Rehabilitation Network Conference, Somerset, KY.
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Custer, M., & O’Brien, S. (2011, April). Rehab outcomes: What matters most for client
satisfaction. Paper presented at the American Occupational Therapy Association Annual
Conference, Philadelphia, PA.
Custer, M., & O’Brien, S. (2011, September). Client satisfaction: An important construct for
outcome research. Paper presented at the Kentucky Occupational Therapy Association Annual
Conference, Louisville, KY.
Davies, C. C., & Howell, D. (2011, February). A qualitative study: Clinical decision-making in
low back pain. Poster session presented at the APTA Combined Sections Meeting, New Orleans,
LA.
Fogerty, E., & Wittman, P.P. (2011, April). Ella’s story: Negotiating the social world through
occupation. Paper presented at the American Occupational Therapy Annual Conference,
Philadelphia, PA.
Hayden, C. (2011, September). Understanding and treating chronic pain. Paper presented at the
Kentucky Occupational Therapy Association Annual Conference, Louisville, KY.
Hocking, C., Asaba, E., Duque, L., Lim, M., Navarrette, E., O’Halloran, D., Shordike, A., Sinclair,
K., & Thomas, Y. (2011, November). Global OT: The relationships between occupation and well-
being/health. Paper presented at the Fifth Annual Asia-Pacific Occupational Therapy Congress,
Chiang Mai, Thailand.
Howell, D. M., Myers, C., & Wittman, P. (2011, November). Online pre-service training in
early intervention and school-based practice: Understanding interprofessional role perception
and communication. Paper presented at Collaborating Across Borders III Conference, Phoenix,
AZ.
Howell, D. M., & Wittman, P. (2011, January). The process of interprofessional communication
between occupational therapy and psychology students. Poster session presented at the IPE
Ontario Conference, Ontario, Canada.
Mankey, T., Pierce, D., & Summers, K. (2011, May). Developing occupational therapy
secondary transition services through research: Strategies in three states. Workshop presented
at the Fifth Annual Secondary Transition State Planning Institute, Charlotte, North Carolina.
Marken, D. (2011, September). Service-Learning: The Influence on older adults’ engagement in
occupation. Poster session presented at the Kentucky Appalachian Rural Rehabilitation Network
Regional Conference, Somerset, KY.
Marken, D. (2011, April). Grandparents as parents: Influence of education on self-perception
and role performance. Poster session presented at the Aging in America Conference, sponsored
by American Society on Aging, San Francisco, CA.
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Marshall, A., Pierce, D., Fehringer, E., Nolan, R., Painter, R., Powell, N., & Summers, K. (2011,
October). A study of transitions of youth at risk in nontraditional education programs. Poster
session presented at the Tenth Annual Society for the Study of Occupation: USA Conference,
Park City, UT.
Miller, E., Lemaster, E., & Pierce, D. (2011, November). Describing observances of wedding
anniversaries among married couples living in the United States. Paper presented at the
Celebration of Scholarship of Occupational Therapy Graduate Students and Faculty, Portsmouth,
OH.
Miller, E., Lemaster, E., & Pierce, D. (2011, October). Describing observances of wedding
anniversaries among married couples living in the United States. Poster session presented at the
Tenth Annual Society for the Study of Occupation: USA Conference, Park City, UT.
Myers, C., Howell, D. M., & Wittman, P. (2011, April). Online pre-service training in early
intervention and school-based practice: Understanding interprofessional role perception and
communication. Poster session presented at the American Occupational Therapy Association
Annual Conference, Philadelphia, PA.
Myers, C. T. (2011, April). Exploring the use of the Canadian Occupational Performance
Measure for a short-term preschool transition program: A pilot study. Poster presented at the
American Occupational Therapy Association Annual Conference & Expo, Philadelphia, PA.
Myers, C., & O’Brien, S. (2011). Making sense of it: Sensory processing strategies for young
children and families. Poster presented at the Kentucky Infant-Toddler Annual Conference,
Lexington, KY.
O’Brien, S., Effgen, S., Kleinert, J., & Myers, C. (2011, May). Collaboration and inter-
institutional offerings: Enhancing online learning with Campus Pack. Poster session presented at
the Kentucky Converging Trends Conference, Erlanger, Kentucky.
O’Brien, S., Effgen, S., Myers, C., & Kleinert, J. (2011, September). Collaboration in Web 2.0:
An inter-institutional case study. Poster session presented at the Kentucky Occupational Therapy
Association Annual Conference, Louisville, Kentucky.
Orentlicher, M., Pierce, D., Schefkind, S., & Mankey, T. (2011, April). Are you ready to provide
secondary transition services? Workshop presented at the American Occupational Therapy
Association Annual Conference, Philadelphia, PA.
Pierce, D. (2011, March). Occupational science for occupational therapy. Keynote presentation,
Saint Louis University Twenty-Fourth Annual Midwest Deans’ Occupational Therapy Research
Conference, Saint Louis, MO.
Pierce, D. (2011, September). Occupational science for occupational therapy: A sneak peek.
Paper presented at the Kentucky Occupational Therapy Foundation Lunch with a Scholar,
Kentucky Occupational Therapy Association Annual Conference, Louisville, KY.
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Pierce, D. (2011, October). Promise: The Tenth Ruth Zemke Lecture in occupational science.
Keynote lecture present at SSO:USA Meeting, Park City, UT
Pierce, D. (2011, November). Occupational science for occupational therapy. Keynote lecture
presented at Shawnee State University Annual Research Day of the Occupational Therapy
Department, Portsmouth, OH.
Pierce, D., & Shordike, A. (2011, November). Elder women making family through celebratory
foods: Kentucky, New Zealand, Thailand. Paper presented at Eastern Kentucky University
Chautauqua Lecture, Richmond, KY.
Pierce, D., Wright St. Clair, V., Bunrayong, W., Hocking, C., Rattakorn, P., Shordike, A., &
Vittayakorn, S. (2010, October). Respecting regional culture in an international multi-site study:
Methods of the elder women’s food preparation study. Paper present at the Combined SSO:USA
and CSOS conference, London, Ontario.
Privott, C. (2011, July). The occupational science of women faculty work: A qualitative
approach. Paper presented at the Sixth International Conference on Interdisciplinary Social
Sciences, New Orleans, LA.
Privott, C. (2011, April). Professional updates [Occupational Therapy]. Symposium conducted
at the Southeastern Association of Advisors for the Health Professions, Nashville, TN.
Shordike, A., Vittayakorn, S., Bunrayong, W., Hocking, C., Wright St-Clair, V. Rattakorn, P., &
Pierce, D. (2011, November). International multi-site research to uncover cultural diversity in
occupation. Paper presented at the Fifth Annual Asia-Pacific Occupational Therapy Congress,
Chiang Mai, Thailand.
Splinter-Watkins, K. L. (2011, March). Discovering the effects of context and environment on
equine movement through photo essay. Paper presented at the American Hippotherapy
Association Conference, St. Louis, MO.
Harris, L., & Splinter-Watkins, K. L. (2011, March). Mentoring students from service learning to
internships and beyond. Paper presented at the American Hippotherapy Association Conference,
St. Louis, MO.
Summers. K., & Pierce, D. (2011, September). Enhancing school-based practice with transition
activities. Workshop presented at the Kentucky Occupational Therapy Association Annual
Conference, Louisville, KY.
Summers, K., & Pierce, D. (2011, April). A national pilot study of exemplary transition services
to adolescents. Paper presented at the American Occupational Therapy Association Annual
Conference, Philadelphia, PA.
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Wilkerson, W., & Wittman, P. P. (July, 2011). Qualitative view of Speech-Language personnel.
Paper presented at the ASHA Schools National Conference, National Harbor, MD.
Wittman, P. P., & Velde, B. P. (2011, April 15). Quality of life in a rural community: A mixed
methods study. Paper presented at the American Occupational Therapy Annual Conference,
Philadelphia, PA.
Wright-St Clair, V., Bunrayong, W., Vittayakorn, S., Rattakorn, P., Hocking, C., Shordike, A., &
Pierce, D. (2011, November). Cross-cultural understandings of preparing food: Deriving
knowledge from elder women in Thailand, USA, and New Zealand. Paper presented at the Fifth
Annual Asia-Pacific Occupational Therapy Congress, Chiang Mai, Thailand.
Completed Presentations: Invited
Effgen, S. K., & Myers, C. T. (2011, September). Critical transitions: Impacting the future of the
young child and family. Invited presentation at the Section on Pediatrics Annual Conference,
American Physical Therapy Association, Anaheim, CA.
Myers, C., & O’Brien S. (2011). Structuring sensory needs of infants, toddlers, and families in
context. Invited presentation at the 2011 Infant Toddler Institute, Lexington, KY.
O’Brien, S., & Myers, C. (2011). Understanding sensory processing: Strategies to support the
needs of infants, toddlers, and families. Invited presentation at the 2011 Infant Toddler Institute,
Lexington, KY.
O’Brien, S. (2011, November). Moving RtI into evidence based practice: Considerations for OTs
and PTs in Kentucky. Invited workshop at the Wilderness Trail Educational Cooperative,
Somerset, KY.
Completed Reports
Submitted Scholarship – Currently Under Review
Submitted Journal Articles: Peer Reviewed
Bibb, S. I., O’Brien, S. P., & Custer, M. G. (submitted and accepted for publication for March
2012). LoAD books: Using e-technology to facilitate children’s reading skills. American
Occupational Therapy Association Technology Special Interest Section Quarterly.
Gilbert, K., Marshall, A., & Emery, L. J. (2011). Copyright instruction: The librarian role.
Journal of Academic Librarianship. Submitted.
Howell, D. M., Wittman, P., & Bundy, M. B. (In press). Interprofessional clinical education for
occupational therapy and psychology students: A social skills training program for children with
Autism Spectrum Disorders. Journal of Interprofessional Care.
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Hunter, E., Baltisberger, J. A. (In press). Functional outcomes by age for inpatient cancer
rehabilitation: A retrospective chart review. Journal of Applied Gerontology.
Marken, D. M., & Caldwell, D. J. (submitted December 2011). Understanding the benefits of
community-sponsored education for grandparents raising grandchildren. International Journal of
Aging and Human Development.
Marshall, A., Powell, N., Pierce, D., Fehringer, E., & Nolan, R. (in revision). Youth and
administrator perspectives on transition in Kentucky’s state agency schools. Child Welfare.
Palmer, T., Howell, D. M., & Mattacola, C. (In review). Self-perceptions of proximal stability as
measured by the Functional Movement Screen. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research.
Privott, C. (in press).The occupational science of women faculty work. International Journal of
Interdisciplinary Science.
Privott, C. (in press). A model of human occupation analysis of women’s faculty work and its
bearing on recruitment and retention. NASPA Journal about Women in Higher Education.
Schneck, C. M., Shasby, S. B., Myers, C. T., & Smith, M. A. (submitted). The effectiveness of
the handwriting without tears program in the first grade classroom. Journal of Occupational
Therapy, Schools & Early Intervention.
Vaught, E., & Wittman, P. P. (submitted). Occupational behaviors and quality of life: A
comparison study of individuals who self-identify as adult children of alcoholics and non-adult
children of alcoholics. Journal of Psychosocial Rehabilitation.
Vaught, E. L., Wittman, P., & O’Brien, S. (submitted). Occupational behaviors and quality of
life: A comparison study of individuals who self-identify as adult children of alcoholics and
non-adult children. International Journal of Psychosocial Rehabilitation.
Wittman, P., & O’Brien, S. (submitted). SI intervention in a psychosocial rehabilitation treatment mall environment. Continuing Education article submitted to Gannett Health Publications
Wright-St. Clair, V., Pierce, D., Vittayakorn, S., Rattakorn, P., & Bunrayong, W., Shordike, A.,
& Hocking, C. (in review). Older women’s leadership in preparing annual celebratory foods in
Kentucky, Chiang Mai, and Auckland. Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology.
Submitted Book Chapters – Under Review
Hocking, C., Shordike, A., Vittayakorn, S., Bunrayong, W., Rattakorn, P., Wright-St. Clair, V.,
& Pierce, D. (submitted). Different ways of doing food: The methods, findings, and implications
of the international multisite study of preparing and sharing food. In D. Pierce (Ed.),
Occupational science for occupational therapy. Thorofare, NJ: Slack.
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Myers, C. T., & Podvey, M. C. (in review). Transitions in early childhood. In M. Orentleicher, R.
Gibson, & S. Schefkind (Eds.). Transitions. Bethesda, MD: AOTA Press.
Pierce, D. (Ed.) (under contract). Occupational science for occupational therapy. SLACK. Inc.
Summers, K., Fisher, T., Marshall, A., Pierce, D., & Thompson, M. E. (in press). Transitions into
work across the lifespan. The role of occupational therapy across life transitions. Bethesda, MD:
AOTA Press.
Summers, K., Fisher, T., Marshall, A., Pierce, D., & Thompson, M. (in press). Occupational
therapy interventions supporting transitions into work. In M. Orentlicher, R. Gibson, and S.
Schefkind. Occupational therapy’s role in transitions. Bethesda, MD: AOTA Press.
Thompson, M. E. Co-Author of “Ch.7- Work” in a work tentatively entitled Transitions and
Occupational Therapy: A Cross-System Review.
Submitted Grants
Pierce, D. (Principal Investigator), Bill Phillips (Co-principal Investigator) (in review).
Exploring development of occupational therapy transition outcomes (OTTO). U. S. Department
of Education, Institute for Education Sciences, $1,583,130.
Submitted Book Reviews
Submitted Presentations (accepted or under review)
Emery, L. J., & Scoggin, A.E. (2012, April). Fitness and wellness for persons with disabilities.
Poster presentation accepted to the American Occupational Therapy Annual Conference,
Indianapolis, IN. (accepted)
Hayden, C. (2012, April). The science of treating individuals in chronic pain. Presentation
accepted to the American Occupational Therapy Annual Conference, Indianapolis, IN.
(accepted)
Howell, D. M. (2012, May). My lungs don’t work, but my hands do: The meaning of crafts to
ventilator-dependent residents. Paper accepted to the University of Illinois International
Congress for Qualitative Inquiry, Urbana-Champaign, IL.
Luebben, A., Peters, C., Pierce, D., Price, P., & Royeen, C. (2012, April). Drivers of change for
occupational Therapy: Innovations in the profession in 2050. Workshop accepted to the
American Occupational Therapy Annual Association Conference, Indianapolis, IN.
Marshall, A. (2012, April). A two-phased study of transitions of youth at risk in nontraditional
education programs. Poster session accepted to the American Occupational Therapy Association
Annual Conference, Indianapolis, IN.
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Myers, C. T. (2012, April). Using embedded interventions to support school readiness in the
Transition to Preschool Program. Paper presentation submitted to the American Occupational
Therapy Association Annual Conference, Indianapolis, IN.
O’Brien, S., & Myers, C. (2012, August). 2012 Infant-Toddler Institute. Poster session presented
on Fine Motor Development.
Pierce, D., Schefkind, S., Summers, K., Rudd, L., & Jackson-Pena, H. (2012, April). School-
based transitions: Research to practice. Poster presentation accepted to the American
Occupational Therapy Annual Conference, Indianapolis, IN. (accepted)
Privott, C. (2012, November). Peer grading dyad as a tool for changing course culture and
student learning. Proposal submitted to the Twenty-Fifth Annual Midwest Deans’ Occupational
Therapy Research Day Conference, Kalamazoo, MI.
Privott, C. (2012, November). The occupational science of women faculty work. Proposal
accepted to the AAUP Annual Conference on the State of Higher Education, Washington, D.C.
Schneck, C.M., & Brandenburger-Shasby, S. (2012, April). Teacher perceptions of handwriting
without tears program implementation: Evidence to support collaboration. Poster presentation
accepted to the American Occupational Therapy Annual Conference, Indianapolis, IN.
(accepted)
Splinter-Watkins, K. (2012, April). Service learning and hippotherapy: A unique educational
combination of passions that develops critical reflection and analysis of occupation. Poster
presentation accepted to the American Occupational Therapy Annual Conference, Indianapolis,
IN. (accepted)
Pierce, D. (2012, July). Bridging from occupational science to occupational therapy. Paper
presentation accepted to the Sixteenth Annual Japanese Occupational Science Seminar, Sapporo,
Hokkaido, Japan.
Vaught, E., & Wittman, P.P. (2012, April). Occupational behaviors & quality of life: A
comparison study of individuals who self-identify as adult children of alcoholics and non-
alcoholic adult children of alcoholics.
Luebben, A., Peters, C., Pierce, D., Price, P., & Royeen, C. (2012, April). Drivers of change for
occupational Tterapy: Innovations in the profession in 2050. Workshop accepted to the
American Occupational Therapy Annual Association Conference, Indianapolis, IN.
SERVICE TO THE PROFESSION
Service on Editorial Review Boards
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Editorial Board Full Reviewer, American Journal of Occupational Therapy
Lynnda Emery
Christine Myers
Doris Pierce
Guest Reviewer, American Journal of Occupational Therapy
Colleen Schneck
Editorial Board and Reviewer, Journal of Faculty Development
Lynnda Emery
Editorial Board Member, Journal of Allied Health
Dana Howell
Reviewer, Journal of Allied Health
Doris Pierce
Peggy Wittman
Dana Howell
Reviewer, Journal of Sports Rehabilitation
Dana Howell
Editorial Board / Reviewer, Canadian Journal of Occupational Therapy
Doris Pierce
Reviewer, Australian Occupational Therapy Journal
Doris Pierce
Dana Howell
Editorial Board and Reviewer, Journal of Occupational Science
Doris Pierce
Anne Shordike
Reviewer, Journal of Occupational Science
Anne Shordike
Editorial Board and Reviewer, Physical & Occupational Therapy in Pediatrics
Colleen Schneck
OT Practice Reviewer
Colleen Schneck
Editorial Board, Journal of Applied Arts and Health
Anne Shordike
2011 NASPA Annual Conference Program Reviewer
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Christine Privott
Associate Editor, International Journal of Interdisciplinary Social Sciences
Christine Privott
Reviewer of grants submitted to American Hippotherapy Association
Kathy Splinter-Watkins
Reviewer, Pearson Health Science Publishing
Dory Marken
Reviewer, Beacon Hill Press (Publisher)
Dory Marken
Reviewer, Gannett Health Education (Publisher)
Peggy Wittman
Reviewer, Thomson Delmar Learning (Publisher)
Lynnda Emery
Membership in Professional Associations
Kentucky Occupational Therapy Association
Julie Baltisberger
Melba Custer
Elaine Fehringer
Cynthia Hayden
Dana Howell
Kelly Leigers
Amy Marshall
Christine Myers
Shirley O’Brien
Doris Pierce
Christine Privott
Colleen Schneck
Anne Shordike
Gordon St. Michel
Kathy Splinter-Watkins
MaryEllen Thompson
Julya Westfall
American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA)
Julie Baltisberger
Melba Custer
Lynnda Emery
Elaine Fehringer
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Cynthia Hayden
Dana Howell
Kelly Leigers
Dory Marken
Amy Marshall
Christine Myers
Shirley O’Brien
Doris Pierce
Christine Privott
Colleen Schneck
Anne Shordike
Gordon St. Michel
Kathy Splinter-Watkins
MaryEllen Thompson
Julya Westfall
Peggy Wittman
AOTA Transition Task Group
Christine Myers
American Educational Research Association (AERA)
Lynnda Emery
Association for the Study of Higher Education(ASHE)
Christine Privott
Professional and Organizational Development Network in Higher Education
Lynnda Emery
Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development
Lynnda Emery
Society for the Study of Occupation: USA
Julie Baltisberger
Amy Marshall
Doris Pierce
Anne Shordike
MaryEllen Thompson
Kathy Splinter-Watkins
Member, SSO – USA Communications Committee
Julie Baltisberger
National Down Syndrome Society
Julie Baltisberger
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American Society of Hand Therapists
Melba Custer
Southern Gerontological Society (SGS)
Dory Marken
Gerontological Society of America (GSA)
Dory Marken
Jane Goodall Institutes
Doris Pierce
Member, SSO: USA Research Committee
Amy Marshall
Doris Pierce (Chair)
International Society for Occupational Science
Doris Pierce
Kentucky Public Health Association
Colleen Schneck
World Federation of Occupational Therapists (WFOT)
Julie Baltisberger
Lynnda Emery
Dana Howell
Kelly Leigers
Amy Marshall
Doris Pierce
Colleen Schneck
Anne Shordike
WFOT Liaison
Anne Shordike
American Hippotherapy Association (AHA)
Kathy Splinter-Watkins
American Hippotherapy Certification Board (AHCB)
Kathy Splinter-Watkins
PATH International (Formerly North American Riding for the Handicapped Association
(NARHA)
Kathy Splinter-Watkins
Equine Facilitated Mental Health Association (EFMHA)
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Kathy Splinter-Watkins
Delta Society
Kathy Splinter-Watkins
Equine Guided Education Association (EGEA)
Kathy Splinter-Watkins
Kentucky Horse Council
Kathy Splinter-Watkins
Pi Theta Epsilon Occupational Therapy Honor Society
Kathy Splinter-Watkins
Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society
Kathy Splinter-Watkins
The Federation of Riding for the Disabled International (FRDI)
Kathy Splinter-Watkins
OT with EKU Psychology Department – Autism
Peggy Wittman
American Association of University Women (AAUW)
Christine Privott
American Association of University Professors (AAUP)
Christine Privott
NASPA
Christine Privott
National Women’s History Museum sponsor
Christine Privott
American Partnership for Eosinophilia Disorders
Kelly Leigers
Kentucky Academy of Sciences
Lynnda Emery
Representation at Professional Meetings
American Occupational Therapy Association Annual Conference
Julie Baltisberger
Melba Custer
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Kelly Leigers
Doris Pierce
Christine Myers
Colleen Schneck
Elaine Fehringer
Shirley O’Brien
Dana Howell
Peggy Wittman
Kentucky Occupational Therapy Association
Monthly Board Meetings (KOTA)
Anne Shordike – International Liaison
Kentucky Occupational Therapy Association
Legislative Affairs Committee, KOTA, member
Shirley O’Brien
Education Chair and Executive Board Member, Kentucky Occupational Therapy Association
Christine Myers
Kentucky Occupational Therapy Association Annual Conference (KOTA)
Amy Marshall
Elaine Fehringer
Cynthia Hayden
Christine Myers
Doris Pierce
Occupational Therapy Annual Research Day, Eastern Kentucky University
Melba Custer
Lynnda Emery
Elaine Fehringer
Dana Howell
Dory Marken
Amy Marshall
Christine Myers
Shirley Obrien
Christine Privott
Colleen Schneck
Anne Shordike
Kathy Splinter-Watkins
Gordon St. Michel
MaryEllen Thompson
Julya Westfall
Rural Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation Conference
Dana Howell
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Melba Custer
SSO:USA Ad Hoc Committee on the SOP for Abstract Review
Doris Pierce
SSO:USA Chair Strategic Planning
Doris Pierce
31st Annual Meeting of the Southern Gerontological Society, Richmond, VA, April 2010
Dory Marken
Lilly Conference, Fall 2011
Cynthia Hayden
Julya Westfall
Annual Bluegrass Region GAP Conference
Dory Marken
Council for Exceptional Children, Louisville, KY
Doris Pierce
Society for the Study of Occupation: USA Annual Conference
Julie Baltisberger
Amy Marshall
Doris Pierce
Mary Ellen Thompson
Kathy Splinter-Watkins
Alternative Strategies for Educating Students At-Risk Conference
Amy Marshall
Item Writer for OTR Certification Exam, National Board for Certification in Occupational
Therapy
Christine Myers
CONNECT: The Center to Mobilize Early Childhood Knowledge, Expert Panel
Christine Myers
Region IV NARHA (Hippotherapy) Conference
Kathy Splinter-Watkins
American Hippotherapy Association Certification Board Meeting
Kathy Splinter-Watkins
American Hippotherapy Association Conference
Kathy Splinter-Watkins
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Professional Association for Therapeutic Horsemanship, International (PATH, Intl.) Annual
Conference, Lexington, KY, November 9 – 13, 2011.
Kathy Splinter-Watkins
Equine Guided Education Association Meeting, Valley Ford, CA, January 30, 2010.
Kathy Splinter-Watkins
Kentuckians for Nursing Home Reform: Advocacy and Education
Julya Westfall
Kentucky Human Rights Association 50th
Anniversery conference
Anne Shordike
Congress of World Federation of Occupational Therapists, Santiago, Chile
Amy Marshall
Anne Shordike
Graduate KY Conference, Richmond, KY
Amy Marshall
24th
Annual Midwest Deans Occupational Therapy Research Conference
Doris Pierce
Texas A & M Annual Evaluation Conference
Mary Ellen Thompson
OCALI National Autism Conference, Columbus, OH, November, 2011
Peggy Wittman
Aging in America Conference, San Francisco, CA, April 25-27, 2011
Dory Marken
Fifth Annual Secondary Transition State Planning Institute
Doris Pierce
2nd
Annual Meeting the Therapy Needs of Infants, Toddlers, and Children with Disabilities in
Rural Communities Conference, March 19, 2011, UK Department of Rehabilitation Sciences,
Lexington, KY
Christine Myers
3rd
Annual KARRN Conference, September 20, 2011, Somerset, KY
Dory Marken
Melba Custer
Collaborating Across Borders Interprofessional Education and Practice Conference, Tuscon, AZ,
November 2011
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Peggy Wittman
Other Alliances for Practice, Service or Scholarship
SSO: Membership Committee
MaryEllen Thompson
Annual Conference Committee for SSO: USA
Mary Ellen Thompson
American Society on Aging, April 2011
Dory Marken
EKU Model Lab School language program; handwriting and sensorimotor functioning
Julie Baltisberger
Board Certified Senior Disability Analyst and Diplomate
American Board of Disability Analysts (ABDA)
Lynnda Emery
American Association of University Professors
Doris Pierce
Board of Trustees, Rocky Mountain University: Secretary
Dana Howell
Board of Trustees, Rocky Mountain University: Nominating Committee Chair
Dana Howell
NSF Regional Grants Conference – Nashville, TN, March 21-22, 2011
Christine Privott
Salvation Army Women’s Auxiliary
Dana Howell
Occupational Therapy Student Research Symposium at Shawnee State University
Doris Pierce
Consultant, Special care units for individuals with Alzheimer’s disease
Dory Marken
Chair, Evaluation Committee for the Bluegrass Region Grandparents As Parents (GAP)
Dory Marken
Member of Executive Board for Bluegrass Region Grandparents As Parents (GAP)
Dory Marken
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Committee on First Steps’ Comprehensive System of Personnel Development
Christine Myers
Expert Panel Member, National Early Childhood Transition Center, Human Development Institute,
University of Kentucky
Christine Myers
Coordinator of the Transition to Preschool (ToPS) Program
Christine Myers
Northern Kentucky KOTA Group Member
Kathy Splinter-Watkins
Kentucky Occupational Therapy Foundation Board
Colleen Schneck
Kentucky Department of Education, Related Services Advisory Committee
Colleen Schneck
Research Committee, Cardinal Hill
Colleen Schneck
Member of the Madison County Diabetes Coalition
Mary Ellen Thompson
Member: Board of Directors, Canaan House
Anne Shordike
Member, Council for Exceptional Children, Division for Early Childhood
Christine Myers
Board Member, AHCB (American Hippotherapy Certification Board)
Kathy Splinter-Watkins
Task Force to develop Registered Therapist Exam for Hippotherapy (AHCB)
Kathy Splinter-Watkins
Regional (Region 4) Representative for the American Hippotherapy Association (AHA)
Kathy Splinter-Watkins
OT Member, American Hippotherapy Association Research Committee
Kathy Splinter-Watkins
Central Kentucky Riding for Hope (CKRH) – Registered instructor and Occupational Therapist
for Therapeutic Horseback Riding and Hippotherapy
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Kathy Splinter-Watkins
Central Kentucky Riding for Hope (CKRH) volunteer as needed
Kathy Splinter-Watkins
Consultation for hippotherapy and equine assisted activity businesses and university programs
Kathy Splinter-Watkins
Christ the King School and Lexington Catholic School Board Member and President
Shirley O’Brien
Lexington Catholic High School, PTO Member
Shirley O’Brien
Madison County Delinquency Prevention Council, Member, Spring 2011
Amy Marshall
School Policy Committee Chair, CTK School Board, Summer 2008-present
Shirley O’Brien
Organize AOTA Youth At Risk Interest Group and Online Forum
Doris Pierce
Collaborate with AOTA in Developing OT Transition Services to Adolescents
Doris Pierce
Consult to the Ohio Department of Education on developing occupational therapy transition
services to secondary students with disabilities
Doris Pierce
Kentucky Interagency Transition Council
Doris Pierce
External Reviews, Promotion and Tenure and National Awards: 4
Doris Pierce
Occupational Science Advocacy project coordinator with Liberty Place/House of Recovery,
Richmond, KY.
Christine Privott
Solix, INC, Grant and Invention Reviewer
Dana Howell
Attended “Promise” – Ruth Zemke Lecture in Occupational Science, SOSA, November, 2011
Gordon St. Michel
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Attended Geriatric Pharmacology: Maximizing Safety and Effectiveness, PESI Healthcare,
Cincinnati, OH, December 1 2011
Gordon St. Michel
Attended The ABC’s of Home Modification for Patients with Physical and Neurological
Disabilities, Cross Country Education, Lexington, KY, February 10, 2011
Gordon St. Michel
Attended the ABC’s of Home Modifications for Patients with Physical and Neurological
Disabilities, February 10, 2011, Lexington, KY
Dory Marken
Doctoral Students at the University of Kentucky
Rehabilitation Sciences
Julie Baltisberger
Melba Custer
Elaine Fehringer
Amy Marshall
Additional Information
This report contains 2011 scholarship and professional service outcomes by faculty in the
EKU Department of Occupational Therapy. The report may include dates other than the current
year to reflect changes in publication schedules and funding changes.
The report does not contain committee and other service to the university, research and
manuscripts in progress, teaching assignments, guest teach or lectures at EKU, undergraduate
and graduate student advising, and proposals/manuscripts in progress or continuing education.
Apologies are extended for any errors or omissions; please report any discrepancies in
writing to the Outcomes Committee c/[email protected]. Please contact individual
faculty members via the university website email for additional information about their
scholarship, professional service, and related EKU activities. Electronic copies of Research Day
Programs are also available. Please view www.ot.eku.edu Alumni Page and Faculty and Staff
Forms Page for copies of this report and information about Research Day. Your interest in the
occupational therapy department is appreciated.