Schedule

Overview

Thursday, Jun 1, 2017

Location: Scoozi Restaurant, 580 Commonwealth Ave, Boston, MA
6pm – 8pm Welcome Reception

 

Friday, Jun 2, 2017

Location: Kenmore Classroom Building, 565 Commonwealth Ave, Boston, MA
8:00 – 8:45 AM Registration and Breakfast
8:45 – 9:00 AM Welcome
9:00 – 10:30 AM Keynote Presentation
10:30 – 10:45 AM Break
10:45 – 11:45 AM Roundtable Discussions
11:45 – 12:30 PM Funding Update
12:30 – 1:30 PM Lunch
1:30 – 3:00 PM Breakout Session 1
3:00 – 3:25 PM Break and walk to Sargent College, 635 Commonwealth Ave
3:25 – 4:30 PM Breakout Session 2
4:30 – 5:30 PM Posters
5:00 – 6:00 PM Reception

 

Saturday, Jun 3, 2017

Location: Kenmore Classroom Building, 565 Commonwealth Ave, Boston, MA
8:30 – 10:00 AM Works in Progress
10:00 – 10:20 AM Break
10:20 – 11:30 AM Breakout Session 3
11:30 – 12:00 PM Poster Awards & Closing Remarks

 

Schedule

Friday, Jun 2, 2017

Breakout Session 1:  1:30-3:00 PM

Breakout 1a: Interventions to support participation of youth and young adults
Kenmore 101      Moderator: Aaron Eakman
1:30 Comprehensive Support Model for University Students with Learning Disorders

Consuelo Kreider, Chang-Yu Wu, Susan Percival, Mei-Fang Lan, Charles Byrd
1:50 A Multi-Site Project to Promote Cognitive Support Technology Use and Employment Success Among Postsecondary Students with Traumatic Brain Injuries

Karen Jacobs, Amanda Nardone
2:10 Social Participation AND Navigation (SPAN): Intervention Pilot Test Results for Youth    with Acquired Brain Injuries.

Gary Bedell
2:30 Occupational Therapy Intervention Improves A1C and Quality of Life in Young Adults with Diabetes

Elizabeth Pyatak, Kristine Carandang. Jesus Diaz, Jeanine Blanchard, Cheryl Vigen
2:50 Q & A/ Discussion

 

Breakout 1b: Using qualitative inquiry to understand the experiences, perspectives and needs of others
Kenmore 103     Moderator: Nancy Bagatell
1:30 Participation for Adolescents and Young Adults with Spinal Cord Injury

Carol Haywood, Mary Lawlor
1:50 “I just had to be flexible and show good patience”: Interactional Approach Used by Peer Mentors with Developmental Disabilities to Fulfill Mentoring Roles

Ariel Schwartz, Jessica Kramer

2:10 Intellectual Disability, Basic Human Rights, and the Problematization of Choice

Khalilah Johnson
2:30 Grounded Theory on Factors Influencing Driving of Combat Veterans Post-Deployment

Sandra Winter, Sherrilene Classen, Emily Reid
2:50 Q & A/ Discussion

 

Breakout 1c: Client factors impacting performance
Kenmore 201     Moderator: Linda Tickle-Degnen
1:30 Relationship of Internal Carpal Tunnel Measurements to External Wrist-Ratio: Implications for Prevention of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

Sandy Takata, Shawn C. Roll

1:50 Examining the Impact of Distraction on Sensory Gating in Neurotypical Adults

Jewel Mascarenhas
2:10 Duchenne Smiling and Experienced Stigma in Parkinson’s Disease

Sarah Gunnery, Linda Tickle-Degnen
2:30 Implementation Intentions Training and Everyday Prospective Memory in Parkinson’s Disease

Erin Foster
2:50 Q & A/ Discussion

 

Breakout 1d: Measurement across populations, cultures, and service contexts
Kenmore 107      Moderator: Wendy Coster
1:30 Construct Validity for the Patient-Reported Outcome Measurement Information System (PROMIS) Sleep Disturbance Short Form Among Adults with Knee OA

Rawan AlHeresh
1:50 Feasibility Study of Propensity Score Matching Methods for Rasch Common-Person Equating Requirement

Ickpyo Hong, Timothy Reistetter
2:10 Participation Enfranchisement Among Chinese Individuals with Neurological Disorders: A Preliminary Rasch Analysis

Shanli Yang
2:30 Accuracy of a Customized Employment Decision Support System for People with Disabilities

Andrew Persch, Dennis Cleary, Margo Izzo
2:50 Q & A/ Discussion

 

 

Friday, Jun 2, 2017

Breakout Session 2: 3:25-4:30 PM

Breakout 2a: Exploratory methods to understanding clients’ needs for intervention
Sargent 102      Moderator: Ruth Benedict
3:25 The Importance of Choice: Improving Patient-Centered Care for Elderly Patients with Kidney Disease

Keren Ladin, Renuka Pandya, Daniel Weiner
3:45 Health-related Quality of Life is Impacted by Severity and Age in Occupational and Physical Therapists with Musculoskeletal Disorders

Amy Darragh, Marc Campo
4:05 Transition Needs of Young Adults with Cerebral Palsy: A Mixed Method Study

Nancy Bagatell, Dara Chan, Kimberly Rauch, Deborah Thorpa
4:25 Q & A/ Discussion

 

Breakout 2b: Impact of sensory processing on occupation
Sargent 104    Moderator: Winnie Dunn
3:25 Activity Participation Varies by Sensory Subtype in Children with Autism

Brittany N. Hand, Amy R. Darragh, Alison E. Lane
3:45 Improving Dental Encounters for Children with ASD: Strategies from Parents and Dentists

Dominique Como, Lucia Floríndez, Sharon Cermak, Jose Polido, Leah I. Stein Duker
4:05 Feasibility and Acceptability of the Mealtime PREP Intervention for Young Children with Sensory Food Aversions

Angela Caldwell, Elizabeth Skidmore, Lauren Terhorst, Cynthia Danford, Roxanna Bendixen
4:25 Q & A/ Discussion

 

Breakout 2c: Identifying optimal intervention approaches for stroke survivors
Sargent 101     Moderator: Beth Skidmore
3:25 Clients’ Treatment Expectancy Predicts Level of Engagement During Inpatient Rehabilitation Following Stroke

Emily Kringle, Elizabeth Skidmore
3:45 Feasibility of a Novel Intervention to Improve Participation After Stroke

Susan Stark, Marian Keglovits, Emily Somerville, Yi-Ling Hu, Yan Yan
4:05 Lee Silverman Voice Treatment® BIG in Stroke: A Case Study

Rachel Proffitt, Whitney Henderson
4:25 Q & A/ Discussion

 

Breakout 2d: Understanding the perspectives of parents of children with disabilities
Sargent 610     Moderator: Ellen Cohn
3:25 Exploratory Factor Analysis and Test-Retest Reliability of the Parent Effort Scale

Beth Pfeiffer, Aimee Piller
3:45 You’ve Got to Do Everything on Your Own: Latino Parents’ Experiences of Healthcare Health-Seeking to Address Their Children’s Autism-Related Challenges

Amber Angell
4:05 Parental Hopes and Expectations for Transition-Age Youth with Autism Spectrum Disorder

Jennifer Chen, Ellen Cohn, Gael Orsmond
4:25 Q & A/ Discussion

Poster Presentations

Friday, June 2, 2017, Sargent College

 
Promoting Self-Determination and Integrated Employment through the Self-Determined Career Development Model (#11)          
            Evan Dean

 
Participation among Individuals with Long-Term Spinal Cord Injury in Sweden and the USA (#22)
           Laurie DeLaney, Jessica Dashner, Marian Keglovits, & Ulrica Lundström

 
Hidden Assumptions of Dental Professionals Providing Oral Care for Children with Autism: A Qualitative Study (#16)
           Lucía I. Floríndez, Dominique H. Como, José C Polido, Sharon A. Cermak, &      Leah I. Stein Duker

        

Risk Assessment for Musculoskeletal Strain Among Dental Hygienists Using Video Observation (#17)
            Mark E. Hardison, Nikki Colclazier, & Shawn C. Roll

 
Constraint Induced Movement Therapy/Bimanual Therapy for Toddlers with Cortical Visual Impairment: A Case Series (#13)
            Karen Harpster, Jenny Dorich, & Carrie Shotwell

 
Virtual Reality Gaming May Support the Development of Purposeful Upper Extremity Use in Individuals with Rett Syndrome (#14)
Molly Himmelrich, Grace Omotunde, Kourtney Mraz, Matthew H. Foreman,   Jack R. Engsberg, & Pamela Diener

 
Quantifying Therapists’ Activities During Sensory Integration Intervention (#18)
            Cristin Holland, Erna Blancher & Barbara Thompson

 
Culturally Adapting Life Style and Function Exercise Program (LiFE) for Medically Underserved Older Adults: Development of Protocol (#8)
          Yi-Ling Hu, Kaitlin Kaufmann, & Susy Stark

 
Interhemispheric Functional Connectivity is Decreased During Action Observation After Stroke (#1)
            Kaori Ito, Kathleen Garrison, Panthea Heydari, Lisa Aziz-Zadeh, & Sook-Lei Liew

 
Preparing for Transition with Autism Spectrum Disorder (#19)
            Anne Kirby, Marissa Diener, Cheryl Wright, & Jenna Hoffman

 
Relationship Between an Electroencephalographic (EEG) Measure of Response Monitoring Ability and Occupational Performance Abilities in Children (#15)
            Mei-Heng Lin, Patricia Davies, & Bill Gavin

 
Constructing and Validating the Short Form Fitness-to-Drive Screening Measure (#7)
            Shabnam Medhizadah, Sherrilene Classen, & Andrew Johnson

 
Piloting an Occupation-Focused Intervention for Older Adults in Primary Care – Feasibility of Patient Selection and Implementation Procedures (#9)
            Mansha Mirza, Maureen Gecht, & Anders Kottorp 

 
Feasibility and Acceptability of the “Take Action” Program for Breast Cancer Survivors (#12)
            Robin Newman, Kathleen Lyons, & Naomi Ko

 
The Multiple Errands Test Home Version (MET-Home): Assessing the Influence of Executive Function Impairments on Everyday Task Performance in Adults with Stroke (#2)
          Suzanne Perea Burns, Marsha Neville, Deirdre Dawson, Noralyn Davel Pickens, & Asha Vas

 
Wearing a Myoelectric Elbow-Wrist-Hand Orthosis Increases Upper Extremity Function in Chronic, Moderately Impaired Stroke (#3)
            Heather Peters, Stephen Page, & Andrew Persch

 
Predictors of Family Quality of Life of People with Chronic Conditions (#10)
            Preethy Samuel, & Rosanne DiZazzo-Miller

 
Systematic Review of Health Self-Management Interventions for Adults with Developmental Disabilities (#21)
            Jaclyn Schwartz      

 
Piloting Testing of the Dual Task Screen in Healthy Adolescent Athletes (#23)
            Jaclyn Stephens, Rachel Nicholson, Beth Slomine, Stacy Suskauer

 
Stroke Lesion Volume Predicts Motor Recovery in Non-Dominant Hemiparesis (#4)
            Laura Wengerd, Samir Belagaje, Andrew Persch, & Stephen Page

 
Positive and Negative Employment Experiences of Adults Autism Spectrum Disorder: Employers’ Perspectives (#20)
            Jasin Wong & Gael Orsmond

 
Relationship Quality Increases the Risk of Burden on Caregivers of Cognitively-Impaired Stroke Adults in the First 6 Months Following Stroke (#5)
            Chao-Yi Wu, Elizabeth Skidmore, & Juleen Rodakowski

 
Linguistic and Cultural Validation of 13 Adult Item Banks from the Quality of life in Neurological disorders (Neuro-QoL) – Simplified Chinese (#6)
            Shanli Yang

 

 

Works in Progress

Saturday, Jun 3, 2017

8:30-10:00 AM

WIP 1: Measurement in Community-Based Intervention Research with Adults
Kenmore 102      Moderator: Susan Stark
8:30 Outcomes of a Dementia-Specific Virtual Home Safety Evaluation

Megan Gately, Lauren R. Moo, Scott A. Trudeau
9:15 Pilot Study of the Integration of Two Post Discharge Interventions (IPASS and PROTECT-DC) Designed to Improve Participation and Secondary Prevention for Persons with Stroke

Timothy J. Wolf, Dorothy Farrar-Edwards

 

WIP 2: Critical Perspectives in Occupational Therapy
Kenmore 103     Moderator: Ellen Cohn
8:30 Exploring Effective Knowledge Translation of Research on the Integration of Disability Studies into Occupational Therapy Practice

Jacqueline Kish Beck, Jenna Heffron, Danbi Lee, Alisa Jordan Sheth, Laura VanPuymbrouck
9:15 Expanding a Critical Occupational Approach

Janet Njelesani

 

WIP 3: Oral Function, Self-Care Occupations, and Measurement
Kenmore 104     Moderator: Patti Davies
8:30 Behavior and Physiology Contributions to the Dyadic Feeding Experience in Children with ASD: Methodological Considerations

Karla Ausderau
9:15 Oral Health Checklist for Occupational Therapists

Sharan L. Schwartzberg, Ellen Patterson, Katie Colleran, Hannah Polshuk, Holly Fadie

 

 

WIP 4: Engaging Stakeholders in Research and Evaluation: Challenges and Opportunities
Kenmore 107     Moderator: Jessica Kramer
8:30 Creating Patient and Stakeholder Engagement Collectives: Funding Mechanisms, Opportunities, and Obstacles

Paul Arthur, Consuelo Kreider
9:15 Challenges and Rewards of Using PhotoVoice as a Participatory Method with Individuals on the Autism Spectrum

Amanda C. Jozkowski

 

WIP 5: Measurement Challenges in Research with People with Autism Spectrum Disorder
Kenmore 106     Moderator: Gael Orsmond
8:30 Identifying Accessible Self-Determination and Participation Measures for Youth with Severe Autism Spectrum Disorder

Amber Angell, Theresa Carlson Carroll
9:15 Bridging Neuroimaging and Occupation in Autism

Brittany G. Travers

 

 

Saturday, Jun 3, 2017

Breakout Session 3: 10:20-11:30 AM

Breakout 3a:  Demonstrating the need for and benefit of occupational therapy through health services research
Kenmore 103     Moderator: Neil Harvison
10:20 Occupational Therapy in Home Health and Quality Outcomes for High-Risk Rural Medicare Beneficiaries

Tracy Mroz, C. Holly Andrilla, Sue Skillman, Lisa Garberson, Davis Patterson
10:40 Early Frailty Transition Predicts Mortality: 17 Year Cohort Study

Chih-Ying Li, Soham Al Snih, Amol Karmarkar, Kenneth Ottenbacher
11:00 Occupational Therapy’s Value in Post-Acute Care: Identifying Gaps in Quality

Natalie Leland, Carin Wong, Jenny Martinez, Brenda Covarrubias, Brenda Fagan
11:20 Q & A/ Discussion

 

Breakout 3b: Intervention approaches for veterans
 Kenmore 102     Moderator: Ginny Stoffel
10:20 Occupational Therapist Delivered Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia to Post 9/11 Veterans in College: A Wait List Control Pilot Study

Aaron Eakman, Natalie Rolle, Kimberly Henry
10:40 Driving Intervention for Returning Combat Veterans: Interim Analysis of a RCT

Sherrilene Classen, Sandra Winter, Abraham Yarney, Charles Levy
11:00 Q & A/ Discussion

 

Breakout 3c: Interventions with parents of children with disabilities
Kenmore 107   Moderator: Winnie Dunn
10:20 The Telehealth Experience: Parent Perspectives Following 12 Weeks of Intervention

Anna Wallisch, Lauren Little, Ellen Pope, Winnie Dunn
10:40 Use of a Structured Prompting Approach to Help Parents of Young Children with Developmental Disabilities Identify Environmental Barriers to Participation

I-Ting Hwang, Jessica Kramer, Lindsay Rosenfeld, Melissa Levin, Dolores Acevedo-Garcia
11:00 Facilitating Parent Participation in Intensive Therapies: The Parents as Partners Approach

Amy Darragh, Andrew Persch, Elizabeth Koss, Stephanie DeLuca, Sharon Ramey
11:20 Q & A/ Discussion