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Health Promotion, Prevention and Management of Chronic …

WEBThe prevention and management of chronic conditions is a national priority for improved quality of life and population health.1 Programs and interventions that support positive health behaviors are needed to improve outcomes for diverse groups of people across a range of chronic conditions. Chronic disease is defined by the World Health

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Understanding and Enhancing Community Function in Serious …

WEBSupported by a generious donation from Bonita Kraft and Florence Stattel, the first Planning Grant Collective focused on promoting research relevant to occupational therapy's role in mental health care. A select group of twenty-six occupational therapy researchers, psychologists, social workers, health policy specialist and others, …

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Mental Health and Well-Being

WEBMental health is about the way thoughts, feelings, and behaviors influence daily life, and is critical for well-being.1 Research is needed to understand protective factors supporting resilience and to assess participation-based approaches that support mental, behavioral, and emotional health (e.g. mindfulness and trauma-informed care). Approximately 25% …

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Linda Tickle-Degnen, PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA

WEBDr. Tickle-Degnen is Professor, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, Department of Occupational Therapy, Tufts University, Medford, Massachusetts and Director of the Health Quality of Life Lab. Her research is directed toward understanding and promoting positive social functioning and wellness in Parkinson's disease and other chronic conditions. In …

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AOTF > Grants > Health Services Research Grant

WEBThe American Occupational Therapy Foundation (AOTF) awards Health Services Research Grants as part of its mission to advance the science of occupational therapy to support people's full participation in meaningful life activities. Health Services Research (HSR) examines how people get access to health care, how and what care is …

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OTJR: Occupational Therapy Journal of Research

WEBOTJR: Occupational Therapy of Research will accept quantitative and qualitative research articles and systematic review papers that advance knowledge of occupation, and/or will lead to improving the lives of people at risk of being restricted from participating in activities and roles that have meaning to them. OTJR publishes data …

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Elizabeth June Yerxa, EdD, OTR, FAOTA

WEBDr. Yerxa is Distinguished Emeritus Professor, Mrs. T.H. Chan Division of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California. Dr. Yerxa is highly regarded for her contributions to the philosophical base and values of occupational therapy, for her research on life satisfaction of people living with …

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William Charles Mann, PhD, OTR, FAOTA

WEBDr. Mann is Distinguished Professor and Chair of Occupational Therapy, Director of the PhD Program in Rehabilitation Science at the University of Florida (UF), Gainesville, Florida, and Director of the UF Center for Telehealth and Healthcare Communications. Dr. Mann also serves as Director of the VA Center of Innovation on …

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Wendy J. Coster, PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA

WEBDr. Coster is Professor and Chair, Department of Occupational Therapy, Boston University Sargent College of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, Boston as well as Director, Behavior and Health Program, and Director, Patient/Clinic Reported Outcomes Core, Boston Rehabilitation Outcomes Center. Dr. Coster is a recipient of the AOTF A. …

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Novel Practice Areas and Approaches to Service Delivery

WEBOccupational therapy has an important and expanding role in non-traditional settings and emerging practice areas outside of the healthcare system. This has impacted types of service delivery models and expanded a focus on community-based practice and outcomes. Additionally, OT’s role in traditional medical care has evolved into new settings and …

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Noomi Katz, PhD, OTR

WEB1995. Dr. Katz is Director of the Research Institute for Health and Medical Professions and Professor Emeritus, The Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel. She was the founder of the Israel Journal of Occupational Therapy and editor from 1991-1997.

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AOTF > Grants

WEBThe AOTF Standing for Research Inclusion, Diversity, and Equity (STRIDE) committee is offering OT research funds to occupational therapy (OT) graduate students and clinicians from underrepresented groups to address the urgent need of broadening their representation in OT research. Applications due: July 19, 2024.

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Susan L. Murphy, ScD, OTR/L

WEBDr. Murphy is an Assistant Professor in the Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Department, a Research Assistant Professor at the University of Michigan's Institute of Gerontology, and a Research Health Science Specialist at the VA Ann Arbor Health Care System, GRECC. Her primary research interest is to create and test …

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Noomi Katz, PhD, OTR

WEBDr. Katz is Director of the Research Institute for Health and Medical Professions and Professor Emeritus, The Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel. She was the founder of the Israel Journal of Occupational Therapy and editor from …

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Timothy Wolf Named Editor-In-Chief of OTJR

WEBTimothy J. Wolf, OTD, PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA, was named editor in chief of OTJR: Occupation, Participation and Health, the official scientific publication of the American Occupational Therapy Foundation. He is Associate Professor and Chair of the Department of Occupational Therapy at the University of Missouri and will officially begin his new …

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Elizabeth June Yerxa, EdD, OTR, FAOTA

WEBDr. Yerxa is Distinguished Emeritus Professor, Mrs. T.H. Chan Division of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California. Dr. Yerxa is highly regarded for her contributions to the philosophical base and values of occupational therapy, for her research on life satisfaction of people …

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Mary Law, PhD, OT(C)

WEBDr. Law is Professor in the School of Rehabilitation Science and also associate member of the Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics at McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario. She holds the John and Margaret Lillie Chair in Childhood Disability Research. Dr. Law, an occupational therapist by training, is co-founder of …

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Mary Law, PhD, OT(C)

WEBDr. Law is Professor in the School of Rehabilitation Science and also associate member of the Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics at McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario. She holds the John and Margaret Lillie Chair in Childhood Disability Research. Dr. Law, an occupational therapist by training, is co-founder of CanChild Centre for …

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Anita C. Bundy, ScD, OTR, FAOTA

WEBDr. Bundy is Chair of Occupational Therapy in the Faculty of Health Sciences at the University of Sydney. For 3 decades, she has conducted research into children's play and is recognised as an expert internationally. She is best known for developing theory and research in play with children who have disabilities and in …

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