Students and Faculty Presentations in Pittsburgh at the 2018 POTA Conference

We hope to see you at the 2018 Pennsylvania Occupational Therapy Association‘s conference in Pittsburgh, October 12-13. Elizabethtown College will be well-represented with various presentations.  Come support your fellow blue jays!

FRIDAY

Occupational Performance of Young Adults with Congenital Heart Defects – Deborah Waltermire, DrPH, OTR/L, Rachel Brubaker, MS ’18, Emily Reese, MS ’18, and Samantha Speierman, MS ’18, OTR.   [7:30 AM – 8:20 AM: Presentation]

Parent and Child Perspectives: Unified Sports – Lauren Helmig & Hannah Beatty, current graduate students, and Nancy Carlson, PhD, OTR/L [10:30 AM – 12:30 PM: Poster]

An Interdisciplinary Sensory Processing Measure – Nancy Carlson, PhD., OTR/L; Hannah Bacon, MS ’18; Laurie Conran, MS ’18; & Camilla Keady, MS ’18 [10:30 AM – 12:30 PM: Poster]

Model for Training Performance Based Measures – Gina Fox, OTD, OTR/L and M. Mulcahey, PhD, OTR/L [11:30 AM – 12:20 PM: Presentation]

OT Advocacy/Legislative Updates – Kerri Hample, OTD, OTR/L, FHCMC [2:00 – 2:30 PM Panel Presentation; other legislative sessions may be scheduled.  Check the program for more information.]

Improving Interoception: Hunger, Sleep, Emotional Regulation and Toileting – Kerri Hample, OTD, OTR/L, FMCHC; Carly Ensor, MS ’18; Jennifer Gallo, MS ’18; Megan Goss, MS ’18;  Melissa Keene MS ’18; Mary Ludwig, MS ’18; Jennifer Newman, MS ’18; and Adelaide Stang, MS ‘18 [2:40 PM – 4:30 PM: Presentation]

Exploring the Influence of coloring on Attachment – Christine Achenbach, MEd, OTR/L; Megan DeMichele, MS ’18;  Shelby Brown, MS ’18;  Alyssa Frankenfield, MS ’18; & Victoria Pagano, MS ‘18 [2:40 PM – 4:30 PM: Poster]

In-Home Hospice Nursing: Work and Life Experiences Through the Model of Human Occupation (MOHO) Lens – Courtney Schauer, current graduate student, and Nancy Carlson, PhD, OTR/L [2:40 PM – 4:30 PM: Poster]

SATURDAY

Gender Differences in the Brain Development of Children Who Have Experienced Trauma – Brenna McNamee, current graduate student, and Christine Achenbach, MEd, OTR/L [9:00 – 10:50 AM: Poster]

Occupational Therapy’s Role in Disability Ministries – Rachel Brubaker, MS ’18, OT & and Debbie Waltermire, DrPH, OTR/L [11:00 – 11:50 AM: Presentation]

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