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See you soon…at these Etown presentations at the POTA conference in October!

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We are happy to announce that Etown faculty and recent graduates will be giving presentations on various topics at the Pennsylvania Occupational Therapy Association’s annual conference in State College PA.  For more information on the POTA conference, click here.

Friday, Oct. 6, 2017

Poster Session: 10:30 AM – 12:20 PM

  • Exploring Clinical Reasoning for Trauma and Sensory Processing Disorders
    • Christine Achenbach, MEd, OTR/L, Adriana Bertolino, MS OT (’17), Shannon Deck, MS OT (’17), & Kathleen Wilkinson, MS OT (’17)

Presentations 11:30 – 12:20  

  • Occupation-Based Coaching for Truck Drivers: Pilot
    • Emily Good, MS OT (’17), Jaime Deisher, MS OT (17), & Rachel Sassaman, MS OT (’17). Contributing author: Ann Marie Potter, MA, OTR/L
  • Interoception: Innovative Intervention Protocol for Children with Autism
    • Adam Amspacher, MS OT (17), Alyssa Rea, MS OT (’17), Elisabeth Niehaus, MS OT (’17), Kerri Hample, OTD, OTR/L, Kelly Mahler, OTR/L, & Sue West, OTR/L

Advocacy and Legislative Update – 2:00 – 3:00 PM

  • Kerri Hample, OTD, OTR/L will participate in a panel presentation, representing the Pennsylvania OT Licensure Board

Poster Session: 3:00 – 4:50 PM

  • The Impact of Sensory Processing on Family Routines
    • Alli Doughton, MS OT (’17), Rebecca Roth, MS OT (’17), Audrey Barrett, MS OT (’17), & Nancy Carlson-Steadman, PhD., OTR/L
  • An Innovative Approach to Measuring Sensory Processing Patterns
    • Mikayla Kemmerly, MS OT (’17), Katelyn Guilfoy, MS OT (’17), Carly Mutter, MS OT (’17), & Nancy Carlson Steadman, PhD, OTR/L

Presentation/Workshop:  3:00 PM – 4:50 PM

  • Using Food to Energize your Health and Wellness
    • Kerri Hample, OTD, OTR/L
  • Fieldwork as an Entry Point for Practice
    • Christine Achenbach, MEd, OTR/L

 SATURDAY, Oct. 7

Poster Session: 10:00 AM – 12:00 Noon

  • Real-Time Motion Capture Technology for UE Rehabilitation
    • Jenna Nguyen, MS OT (’17), Laiken McCleaf, MS OT (’17), Dana Robidoux MS OT (’17), Daniel Panchik, DSc, OTR/L, & Kurt DeGoede, PhD
  • Decision Making in Evaluation: A Grounded Theory Study
    • Megan Ziff, MS OT (’17), Adelyn Enders, MS OT (’17), & Elise Starkey, MS OT (’17). Contributing author: Judy Beck Ericksen, PhD, OTR/L

 

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