Our Faculty Expertise

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Adolescents and young adults	Sarah Bream OTD, OTR/L, FAOTA Celso Delgado Jr. OTD, OTR/L, BCMH
Arthritis	Stacey L. Schepens Niemiec PhD, OTR/L, DipACLM, LRC
Autism	Grace Baranek PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA Erna Blanche PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA Sharon Cermak EdD, OTR/L, FAOTA Amanda Speights DHSc, OTR/L
Biostatistics	Michael Carlson PhD John Sideris PhD
Brain injury rehabilitation	Samia Rafeedie OTD, OTR/L, BCPR, CBIS, FAOTA
Carpal tunnel syndrome	Shawn C. Roll PhD, OTR/L, RMSKS, FAOTA, FAIUM
Client-centered practice	Julie McLaughlin Gray PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA
Clinical services
Community-based services	Sarah Bream OTD, OTR/L, FAOTA Deborah Pitts PhD, OTR/L, BCMH, CPRP, FAOTA
Curricula design and development	Samia Rafeedie OTD, OTR/L, BCPR, CBIS, FAOTA
Developmental disabilities and early intervention	Grace Baranek PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA Jesús Díaz OTD, OTR/L, LRC Karrie Kingsley OTD, OTR/L Amanda Speights DHSc, OTR/L Shelby Surfas OTD, OTR/L
Diabetes management	Beth Pyatak PhD, OTR/L, CDCES, LRC, FAOTA Chantelle Rice Collins OTD, OTR/L, CDCES, LRC, FAOTA
Dyspraxia	Sharon Cermak EdD, OTR/L, FAOTA
Empathy	Lisa Aziz-Zadeh PhD Sook-Lei Liew PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA
Environmental modifications	Sharon Cermak EdD, OTR/L, FAOTA Leah Stein Duker PhD, OTR/L
Ethnography	Mary Lawlor ScD, OTR/L, FAOTA
Evidence-based practice	Samia Rafeedie OTD, OTR/L, BCPR, CBIS, FAOTA
Faculty practice	Camille Dieterle OTD, OTR/L, DipACLM/DipIBLM, LRC — Certified Lifestyle Medicine Professional Chantelle Rice Collins OTD, OTR/L, CDCES, LRC, FAOTA
Fall prevention	Stacey L. Schepens Niemiec PhD, OTR/L, DipACLM, LRC
Fieldwork education	Joan Vartanian OTR/L
Functional imaging	Lisa Aziz-Zadeh PhD Sook-Lei Liew PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA
Gerontology	Stacey L. Schepens Niemiec PhD, OTR/L, DipACLM, LRC
Global initiatives	Daniel Park OTD, OTR/L
Hospital administration
Lifestyle Redesign®	Michael Carlson PhD Camille Dieterle OTD, OTR/L, DipACLM/DipIBLM, LRC — Certified Lifestyle Medicine Professional Beth Pyatak PhD, OTR/L, CDCES, LRC, FAOTA Chantelle Rice Collins OTD, OTR/L, CDCES, LRC, FAOTA
Mental health	Sarah Bream OTD, OTR/L, FAOTA Celso Delgado Jr. OTD, OTR/L, BCMH Deborah Pitts PhD, OTR/L, BCMH, CPRP, FAOTA
Mirror neuron system	Lisa Aziz-Zadeh PhD
Narrative studies	Mary Lawlor ScD, OTR/L, FAOTA
Neuroscience	Lisa Aziz-Zadeh PhD Sook-Lei Liew PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA
Occupational science	Erna Blanche PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA Michael Carlson PhD
Older adults	Stacey L. Schepens Niemiec PhD, OTR/L, DipACLM, LRC
Oncology	Leah Stein Duker PhD, OTR/L
Pediatrics	Grace Baranek PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA Erna Blanche PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA Leah Stein Duker PhD, OTR/L Karrie Kingsley OTD, OTR/L Amanda Speights DHSc, OTR/L Shelby Surfas OTD, OTR/L
Physical disabilities and rehabilitation	Julie McLaughlin Gray PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA Samia Rafeedie OTD, OTR/L, BCPR, CBIS, FAOTA
Play	Grace Baranek PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA Erna Blanche PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA
Pressure ulcer prevention	Michael Carlson PhD Celso Delgado Jr. OTD, OTR/L, BCMH Jesús Díaz OTD, OTR/L, LRC
Professional issues	Grace Baranek PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA
Psychiatric rehabilitation	Deborah Pitts PhD, OTR/L, BCMH, CPRP, FAOTA
Psychometric measurement	John Sideris PhD
Qualitative methods	Mary Lawlor ScD, OTR/L, FAOTA
Recovery model	Deborah Pitts PhD, OTR/L, BCMH, CPRP, FAOTA
Research methods and design	Rebecca Aldrich PhD, OTR/L
School-based practice	Karrie Kingsley OTD, OTR/L Amanda Speights DHSc, OTR/L
Sensory integration and sensory processing	Erna Blanche PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA Sharon Cermak EdD, OTR/L, FAOTA Shelby Surfas OTD, OTR/L
Service disparities	Mary Lawlor ScD, OTR/L, FAOTA
Spanish	Erna Blanche PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA Celso Delgado Jr. OTD, OTR/L, BCMH Jesús Díaz OTD, OTR/L, LRC
Stroke	Sook-Lei Liew PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA Julie McLaughlin Gray PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA
Study design	John Sideris PhD
Sustainability	Camille Dieterle OTD, OTR/L, DipACLM/DipIBLM, LRC — Certified Lifestyle Medicine Professional
Technology	Stacey L. Schepens Niemiec PhD, OTR/L, DipACLM, LRC
Ultrasonography	Shawn C. Roll PhD, OTR/L, RMSKS, FAOTA, FAIUM
Weight management	Chantelle Rice Collins OTD, OTR/L, CDCES, LRC, FAOTA
Well Elderly	Michael Carlson PhD
Work and industry	Shawn C. Roll PhD, OTR/L, RMSKS, FAOTA, FAIUM
Yoga	Camille Dieterle OTD, OTR/L, DipACLM/DipIBLM, LRC — Certified Lifestyle Medicine Professional