Accepted proposals
Primary Speaker / Session Title / Day / Time / Session TypeChristine / Achenbach / Creating Fieldwork Solutions to Pennsylvania's Site Shortage / Sat am / 50 minute session
Casey / Ashby / Most preferred interventions for acute stroke rehabilitation / Fri pm / Posters
Charlotte / Banzhof / Measuring Resilience in Servicemembers Living with mTBI / Fri pm / Posters
Alison L. / Bell / Understanding Visual Impairment in Traumatic Brain Injury / Sat am / 50 minute session
Chelsea / Blair / Characteristics of Transition Programs: CP and Communication Devices / Fri am / Posters
Nicole / Brackman / The Affordable Care Act and Occupational Therapy Private Practice / Sat am / Posters
Adele / Breen-Franklin / Enabling Student Success for NBCOT: A Pilot Program / Fri pm / Posters
Emily / Breisinger / Sensory Based Interventions in School-based Occupational Therapy / Sat am / Posters
Brianna / Brim / Challenging Behaviors: Giving and Responding to Feedback as a Fieldwork Educator / Sat pm / 1 hour 50 minute session
Lindsey / Britt / Finding the Balance, Raising the Bar: Inclusion Strategies / Fri pm / Posters
Karen Ann / Cameron / Challenges Faced by Combat-Injured Military Personnel in Transition to Higher Education: A Role for OT / Sat am / 50 minute session
Karen Ann / Cameron / Challenges Faced by Combat-Injured Military Personnel in Transition to Higher Education / Fri am / Posters
Joseph / Campbell / Occupational Therapy Treating the Invisible Symptoms of Concussion / Fri pm / 1 hour 50 minute session
Amy / Carroll / PrEMO: Promoting Environments that Measure Outcomes / Sat am / 50 minute session
Monique / Chabot / The Use of Quiet Books with People with Late Stage Dementia: A Case Study / Sat am / Posters
Samantha / Chamberlin / Promoting Social and Educational Participation in At-risk Youth / Sat am / Posters
Alyssa / Cheng / Optimal Respiratory Positioning for Children With Severe Cerebral Palsy / Fri pm / Posters
Andrea / Christner / Occupational therapy after the OTD / Sat am / 50 minute session
Madison / Chwatek / Reiki: Finding the Energy in OT / Fri pm / Posters
Ann / Cook / Rote Exercise Combined With Purposeful Activity: A Comprehensive Occupational Therapy Program With Patients Who Have Sustained Burns / Sat am / Posters
Chelsey / Coudriet / Prioritizing Occupational Therapy in the Homeless Veteran Population / Fri pm / Posters
Gina / Daniels / Results of a Self-Care Initiative and Quality of Life (QOL) Improvement on an Inpatient Psychiatric Unit / Fri pm / Posters
Joanna / Davis / Occupational Therapy and Dysautonomia / Sat pm / 1 hour 50 minute session
Jessica / DeCraene / Multimodal Sensory Stimulation and Arousal in TBI / Sat am / Posters
Alyssa / Degurski / Aggressive Behavior Management Interventions for Children/Adolescents with ASD / Fri am / Posters
Elizabeth / Deiuliis / Best Practices in Promoting Interprofessional Professionalism (IPP) in OT Education / Fri am / Posters
Alison / Dodman / A Novel Program for Falls Prevention / Fri am / Posters
Megan / Dominik / Peer Debriefing: Hello From the Other Side / Sat am / Posters
Brianna / Dudeck / Using RtI to Bring OT to Private Schools / Sat am / Posters
Tracey Vause / Earland / Enhancing Student Competency Through Simulation: A Model for Remediation / Fri am / 50 minute session
Tracey Vause / Earland / Improving Primary Care and Reducing Costs for Complex Patients / Fri am / Posters
Alexis / Ferrari / Interventions in Skilled Nursing Facilities: Occupation-Based or Preparatory? / Fri pm / Posters
Renae / Fichter / Home Programs for Upper Extremity Motor Recover with Person Post-stroke: A Descriptive Study / Fri pm / Posters
Kasey / Fitzgerald / Measuring School Success for Children Using an Upper Extremity (UE) Prosthesis / Fri pm / Posters
Wendy / Fox / What Pennsylvania OT Practitioners Need to Know About Telehealth: Intervention and Service Delivery Model Considerations / Sat am / Posters
Caitlyn / Foy / Enhancing Student Collaboration and Reasoning with Team-Based Learning / Fri am / 50 minute session
Lauren / Frabizzio / Robotic-assisted Devices Increasing Independence in Stroke Patients / Sat am / Posters
Lauren / Frankhouser / Establishing Feminine Hygiene Independence in Females with Autism / Sat pm / 1 hour 50 minute session
Bryn / Frankhouser / Predicting Risk for Driving Impairment: UFOV versus TMT / Fri pm / Posters
Flor / Fuentes / Older Adult Savvy Travelers and Public Transportation / Fri pm / Posters
Christina / Gavalas / Proprioceptive Interventions for Children with Autism and ADHD / Sat am / Posters
Lesley / Geyer / Tourette Syndrome and the OT Practice Framework / Sat am / 50 minute session
Sharon / Glover / Standardized Assessment Tools for Use in Homecare / Fri pm / 1 hour 50 minute session
Michelle / Gorenberg / Bridging Clinics and Classrooms: Creating Trauma-Informed Educational Communities / Fri am / 1 hour 50 minute session
Jillian / Guilmette / Promoting inter-professional Relationships Between Hospice and OT / Sat am / 50 minute session
Allison / Haber / Productive Aging: Fall Risk, Low Vision, and Environmental Modifications / Sat am / Posters
Susan / Haiman / Enhancing Professional Development through Mentorship while Meeting PA Licensure and NBCOT Requirements / Sat pm / 1 hour 50 minute session
Bernadette / Hattjar / Addressing the ADL of Sexual Activity: with Chronic Conditions Use of the Intentional Relationship Approach and the PLISSIT Model / Fri am / Posters
Julia / Hawkins / Stress Management and OT Fieldwork / Sat am / Posters
Cynthia J. / Haynes / Student NBCOT Bowl / Fri am / 1 hour 50 minute session
Traci / Herc / Home Health OT, Now What Do I Do? / Fri am / 1 hour 50 minute session
Angela / Hissong / Navigating & Negotiating the OT Practice Journey Together: Our OTA-OT Story / Fri am / 50 minute session
Cassidy / Hollander / Effectiveness of Driving Simulation Intervention Following Neurological Impairment / Fri am / Posters
Kathryn / Joe / Using Popular Culture to Educate Clients with SCI / Sat am / 50 minute session
Krista / Kalil / The Implications of Sleep Disturbances Post-Stroke / Sat am / Posters
Audrey / Kane / Utility of the IRM in Professional Reasoning / Sat am / 50 minute session
Minhee / Kang / Effects of Robot-Assisted Therapy vs. Conventional Therapy / Fri am / Posters
Colleen / Kelly / Personal Digital Assistants and Traumatic Brain Injury / Sat am / Posters
Erin / Kelly / Clients' Perspectives of Meaningful Healthcare Relationships / Fri am / Posters
Stephen / Kern / Understanding the Impact of a Systematic Method of Decision Making in Developing Practice Habits and Professional identity / Sat am / Posters
Decorntae / Kpou / Promoting Self-Management of Chronic Conditions in Elderly Refugees / Fri am / Posters
David / Kresse / Interprofessional Education: Case study and forum / Fri pm / 1 hour 50 minute session
Alan P. / Labovitz / Functional Assessment of Brain Injury Patient's Unwanted Behaviors / Sat pm / 1 hour 50 minute session
Tricia / LaCour / Tantrums. So debilitating yet so easy to prevent. / Fri am / 50 minute session
Taylor / Landis / The Effect of Healthy Lifestyle Modifications on Secondary Stroke / Fri pm / Posters
Jennifer / Lape / Teambuilding for OT Practitioners & Leaders / Sat am / 50 minute session
Kaitlyn / Leithauser / Effectiveness of Virtual Reality Therapy following CVA / Fri am / Posters
David / LeVan / Developing a Community Wellness Program for Parkinson’s Disease / Fri am / 1 hour 50 minute session
Tami / Levengood / Splinting's Impact on Spasticity and Function / Sat am / Posters
Megan / Link / Can Occupational Therapists Utilize the BIMS to Effectively Screen for Cognitive Deficits in Short-Term SNF Residents? / Fri am / 50 minute session
Sara / Loesche / Collaborative Learning: Reflecting Individual Efforts within a Group Grade / Fri am / Posters
Brigid / Mackey / Sweet Dreams: Caregiver Education for Pediatric Sleep Difficulties / Sat am / Posters
Kelly / Mahler / Interoception: The Eighth Sensory System / Sat am / 2 hour 50 minute Institutes
Morgan / Malishchak / Occupational Therapy's Role in Elder Abuse / Fri pm / Posters
Diane / Martin / Telehealth: Considerations for Success! / Fri am / 50 minute session
Elizabeth / Masci / Motor Recovery After a Stroke Using Mirror Therapy / Sat am / Posters
Gabrielle / Mazza / Older Adults' Quality of Life Improves with Children Interactions / Fri pm / Posters
Alora Danan / McDonnell / Uncovering Effective Interventions for Transitioning Young Adults with ASD / Sat am / Posters
Alexandra / McGee / Let's Talk About Sexuality / Fri pm / Posters
Julie / Mengel-Reynolds / Effectiveness of Occupational Therapy in EI from Parent’s Perspective / Sat am / 50 minute session
Chelsea / Miles / Early Mobility in Pediatric Intensive Care Settings / Fri am / 1 hour 50 minute session
Meredith / Miller / Cognitive Stimulation Versus Environmental Modifications for Dementia / Fri am / Posters
Krista / Miracle / Coaching Model: Effective Strategy in Early Intervention / Fri pm / 1 hour 50 minute session
Beverly / Moskowitz / Embedding Handwriting Awareness and Practice Across the Curriculum / Fri am / 1 hour 50 minute session
Julie / Nastasi / Community Lighting / Fri am / Posters
Tracy / Nornhold / Expanding Opportunities: A Psychosocial/Physical Disabilities Fieldwork Hybrid / Sat pm / 1 hour 50 minute session
Tracy / Nornhold / Factors, Perceptions and Attitudes Affecting OT Continuing Education / Fri pm / Posters
Sharon / Novalis / Occupational Therapy for Suicide Survivors / Sat am / 1 hour 50 minute session
Rebecca / Patten / Truckin' Along: Occupational Therapy and Wellness / Sat am / 50 minute session
Alisa / Pellegrino / Breaking Barriers: Navigating EBP in Neurocognitive Disorder [Dementia] / Sat am / Posters
Neil / Penny / Experience of Moral Distress in OTs/OTAs in Geriatric Settings / Fri am / Posters
Catherine / Piersol / Leadership in Caregiver Training: Opportunities for Occupational Therapy / Sat am / 1 hour 50 minute session
Sanna / Quasmieh / Cognitive Strategies for Wandering Prevention in Dementia Patients / Fri am / Posters
Gina / Ragonese / Promoting Appropriate Occupational Therapy Referrals through Resident Education / Fri pm / Posters
Terri / Reichley Dennehy / Intraprofessional Collaboration: Innovations in OT/OTA Academia / Fri pm / 1 hour 50 minute session
Lois / Rosage / Community Based Practice: Occupational Therapy in Public Transit / Fri am / 50 minute session
Ellen / Rosenberg / Melting the Iceberg: Using Data to Change Practice / Sat am / 50 minute session
Angela / Salvadia / Quality of Life after Stroke: A Thematic Analysis / Fri am / Posters
Susan / Santalucia / Public Transportation, Accessibility and the Older Adult / Sat pm / 50 minute session
Julie / Scaltrito / Sensory Modalities for Geriatric Clients with Psychiatric Diagnoses / Sat a, / Posters
Tiffany / Scarduzio / Interventions for At Risk Mothers and Their Children / Fri pm / Posters
Mary / Seamon-Zellers / Do Registered Occupational Therapists Use Psychosocial Skills Across All Treatment Settings as Skilled Mental Health Professionals? / Sat am / 50 minute session
Mary / Seamon-Zellers / Do Registered Occupational Therapists Use Psychosocial Skills Across All Treatment Settings? / Fri am / Posters
Elizabeth / Sherman / Trauma-Sensitive Yoga: What is Occupational Therapy's Role? / Sat am / 2 hour 50 minute Institutes
Fern L. / Silverman / Using Action Research to Enhance Family Community Participation / Fri am / 50 minute session
Kelly / Simon / Constraint-Induced Movement Therapy in Children / Fri am / Posters
Emily / Skaletski / Effects of Multisensory Environment Use for Dementia / Fri pm / Posters
Hillary / Skipp / Incorporating SocialStudent into Educational Programs / Sat am / 50 minute session
Megan / Stauffer / Wellness Program Perspectives for Female Adolescents At-Risk / Sat am / 50 minute session
Tracy / Stone / Evidence-Based Sensory Room Program on Psychiatric Unit / Fri am / Posters
Ann E. / Stuart / Inter-Generational Peer Mentoring in Academia: A success story / Fri am / 50 minute session
Meredith / Taylor / Student Response Systems and Learning: Students' Perceptions / Sat am / Posters
Jane / Tolley / Enriching Lives through Color: Irlen Syndrome and Intervention / Sat am / 50 minute session
Amy / Trent / Horticultural Therapy and Wander Gardens to Address Dementia / Fri am / Posters
Phoi / Truong / Cultural Humility in Occupational Therapy: Using Mindfulness as a Tool / Fri pm / 50 minute session
Wendy / Wachter-Schutz / Interprofessional Collaboration: Providing Physical and Occupational Therapy Services at a Student Run Pro-Bono Clinic / Sat am / Posters
Christopher / Wallace / Occupational Therapy for Sleep Disturbances in Older Adults / Fri am / Posters
Shelley / Wallock / Embedding Emotional Literacy into Children's Daily Routines / Sat am / 50 minute session
Heidi / Weidemoyer / Exploring Electroencephalographic Neurofeedback for an Individual Experiencing Anxiety / Fri am / Posters
Beverly / Weinberg / Social Capital: Barriers, Opportunities, and Implications for Practice / Fri pm / 1 hour 50 minute session
Jennifer / White / Occupational Therapy in the ICU: Occupation-based Early Mobility / Sat am / 1 hour 50 minute session
Lani / Zangara / Validation of a Computerized Assessment of Cognition for Persons with Traumatic Brain Injury / Fri pm / Posters
Debra S. / Zelnick / Increasing the Degree of Evidence-Based Practice by OTs / Fri pm / Posters
Megan / Ziff / Quality of Life in Individuals with Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis / Fri pm / Posters