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Mark Hardison Receives Research Grant
October 20, 2017

Congratulations to PhD Candidate and MSOP Lab Member, Mark Hardison, who recently received a $3,000 research grant from the California Foundation for Occupational Therapy.  This grant, titled “Integrating Mindfulness-Based Interventions with Outpatient Rehabilitation in Hand Therapy,” will support Mark’s dissertation, which aims to better understand the psychosocial needs of individuals receiving hand therapy and will evaluate the integration of mindfulness-based activities as part of the recovery process.  Specifically, Mark is examining client experiences and the effects on care do to the use of brief, guided mindfulness meditations on a weekly basis immediately prior to participating in therapy sessions combined with resources to support continued use of mindfulness practices outside of the clinic. This preliminary work is an important foundational step toward understanding how to best integrate mindfulness-based interventions into hand therapy to maximize the recovery process following a musculoskeletal injury.  Congratulations, Mark!