QualificationStatement:
AsAssistantProfessorandDirectorofClinical&CommunityRelations,ProfessorLongpréispartofthe
foundingfacultyfortheEntry-LevelDoctorofOccupationalTherapyinTampa.ProfessorLongpréhas
overfifteenyearsofclinicalpracticeacrossthelifespaninavarietyofsettings.Hermainfocusand
passionremainsoncologycare.ProfessorLongpréhashadtheopportunityandprivilegetoassistwith
buildingoccupationaltherapyoncologyprogramsattwoNationalCancerInstitute(NCI)designated
ComprehensiveCancerCentersintheUnitedStates.ShebeganheroncologycareeratH.LeeMoffitt
Cancer&ResearchInstituteinTampaFlorida,whereshewasthefirstfull-timeoccupationaltherapist
employedintheiracutecaresetting.EventuallyProfessorLongpréwouldcontinueherclinicalcareerin
oncologybyworkingatM.D.AndersonCancerCenterinHouston,Texas.ItwasatM.D.Anderson
CancerCenterthatProfessorLongpréwouldbegintorevolutionizeoncologycarebeyondphysical
impairments.Shebegantofullyincorporateoccupation-basedpracticeandpsychosocialaspectsto
practiceaswell.Throughopportunitiesprovidedintheoncologysetting,ProfessorLongpréwouldbegin
tochallengetheboundariesofoccupationaltherapypracticeinoncologybysplintingintheoperating
roomfollowingplasticandreconstructivesurgeryandapplyingsensory-basedstrategiestochildren
receivingoncologycare.
ProfessorLongpréhasalsopresentedlocally,nationallyandinternationallyonthetopicofoncologyand
occupationaltherapy.Shecontinuestomentorandassistcolleaguesandstudentsthroughoutthe
nationwhoareexploringoncologycareanddefiningtheroleofoccupationaltherapyandoncology
acrosssettings.ProfessorLongpré’spassionanddrivetocreateabetterunderstandingoftheroleof
occupationaltherapyandoncologyhasledhertobecomemoreactiveinresearchspecifictooncology
andtobuildacommunityofoccupationaltherapypractitionersinsupportofoncologycare.SheiscoadministratorfortheOccupationalTherapyOncologyFacebookPage.
Name:SheilaM.Longpré,MOT,OTR/L
RankandPosition:AssistantProfessorandDirectorofClinical&CommunityRelations
EducationandTraining:
DoctorofPhilosophyinOccupationalTherapy
PhDCandidate
NovaSoutheasternUniversity
FortLauderdale,FL,currentlyenrolled
MasterofOccupationalTherapy
EasternMichiganUniversity
Ypsilanti,MI,2000
BachelorofArtsinPsychology,magnacumlaude
MinorinSociology
SaginawValleyStateUniversity
UniversityCenter,MI,1996
ProfessionalPositions:
OccupationalTherapist,ISD194
Lakeville,MN2000-2002
OccupationalTherapist,BrooksRehabilitationatBayonetPoint
Hudson,FL2002-2003
LeadOccupationalTherapist,CommunityHospital
NewPortRichey,FL2002-2003
SeniorOccupationalTherapist,H.LeeMoffittCancerandResearchCenter
Tampa,FL2003-2008
SeniorOccupationalTherapist,UniversityofTexasM.D.AndersonCancerCenter
Houston,TX2008-2012
OccupationalTherapist,PRN,FloridaHospital
WesleyChapel,FL2013-2014
AssistantProfessorandDirectorofClinical&CommunityRelations,NovaSoutheasternUniversity
Tampa,FL2012topresent
AwardsandHonors
ElectedStudentMember
PiThetaEpsilon
EasternMichiganUniversity,1998topresent
ElectedFacultyMember
AlphaEtaSociety
NovaSoutheasternUniversity,Tampa,2015topresent
Research:
IdentifyingCurrentAssessmentPracticesinOncologyTherapyPracticeDirectlyRelatedtoOncologyCare.
ApprovedbyTexasWoman’sUniversityandNovaSoutheasternUniversity,collaborationwithMary
FrancesBaxter,OT,PhD,FAOTA.
SelectedNon-peerReviewPublications:
Longpré,S.M.&Newman,R.(2011).Factsheet:Theroleofoccupationaltherapyinoncology.
Retrievedfromhttp://www.aota.org/-
/media/Corporate/Files/AboutOT/Professionals/WhatIsOT/RDP/Facts/Oncology%20fact%20sheet.pdf
Longpré,S.M.(March,2012).Breastcancer:Aholisticperspective.PhysicalDisabilitiesSpecialInterest
SectionQuarterly.
Motion:SpecializedKnowledgeandSkillsPaperforOccupationalTherapistsinOncology,American
OccupationalTherapyAssociation,January,2009.IncollaborationwithFrancineBaxter,PhD,Texas
Women’sUniversityandClaudineLevy,OTR/L,MemorialSloanKetteringCancerCenter.
Podcast:Ivy,M.&Longpré,S.M.(April,2010).Episode13:Breastcancerinterventionandtheroleof
occupationaltherapy.AmericanOccupationalTherapyAssociation.
ResearchInterests:
Cancerandoccupationaltherapyacrossthelifespan;childrenandyouth,breastcancer,headandneck
cancerinrelationtooccupationalperformance,roles,habitsandqualityoflife
Professional,Institutional,Government,&CommunityResponsibilities:
RefereedPresentations:
IdentifyingAssessmentpracticesinoccupationaltherapyinoncologycare,AmericanOccupational
TherapyAssociation,Chicago,IL,poster,co-presenter,April2016,accepted.
Incorporatingtechnologytocreatepresenceinablendedprogram,PodiumPresentationfortheBest
PracticesinOnlineLearningFallForum,Ft.Lauderdale,Florida,co-presenter,November,2014.
VisiontoFruition:ReflectionsonApplyingtheOTModelCurriculumtoanEntry-LevelDoctoralProgram,
AmericanOccupationalTherapyAssociation,Baltimore,MD,shortcourse,co-presenter,April2014.
Sensoryintegration:Vestibularactivitieswithoutceilinghooks&ziplines,FloridaOccupationalTherapy
AssociationAnnualConference,Tampa,FL,SISRoundTable,co-presenter,November2012.
Technology.2012CombinedProgramDirectors&AcademicFieldworkCoordinatorsMeeting,Orlando,
FL,taskgroup,co-presenter,October2012.
Pediatriconcologyandsensoryconcerns,BritishAssociationofOccupationalTherapistsandCollegeof
OccupationalTherapist,Sussex,UK,lecture,co-presenter,June2011.
UnderstandingTheRoleOfOccupationalTherapyInOncologyAcrossTheLifespan,American
OccupationalTherapyAssociation,Philadelphia,PA,workshop,co-presenter,April2011.
ExploringTheRoleOfOTInHeadAndNeckCancer,AmericanOccupationalTherapyAssociation,
Philadelphia,PA,poster,co-presenter,April2011.
IntraprofessionalRelationshipoftheCOTAandOTR,AmericanOccupationalTherapyAssociation,
Philadelphia,PA,poster,co-presenter,November2010.
EstablishingandPromotingtheRoleofOccupationalTherapyinOncologyThroughEvidence-Based
Practice,AmericanOccupationalTherapyAssociation,Philadelphia,PA,roundtablediscussion,April
2011.
IntraprofessionalRelationshipoftheCOTAandOTR,MountainCentralConference,SugarLand,TX,
seminar,co-presenter,November2010.
OccupationalTherapyinPediatricOncology,AmericanOccupationalTherapyAssociation,Orlando,FL,
shortcourse,April2010.
OccupationalTherapyinPediatricOncology,MountainCentralConference,SanAntonio,TX,seminar,
November2009.
OccupationalTherapyandBreastCancer,PodcastforAmericanOccupationalTherapyAssociation,
Bethesda,MD,October2009.
OccupationalTherapyinOncology:AcuteCare,PresentationatFloridaOccupationalTherapyAssociation
AnnualConference,Orlando,FL,February2009.
Non-refereed&InvitationalPresentations:
FY09MentoringPACT,PresentationattheUniversityofTexasM.D.AndersonCancerCenter,Houston,
TX,May2009,BronzeMedalWinner.
OccupationalTherapyinOncology,PresentationatSalemStateCollege,Salem,MA,April2009.
UsingthePracticeFramework,PresentationattheUniversityofTexasM.D.AndersonCancerCenter,
Houston,TX,October2008.
We’veGotYourBack,PresentationatH.LeeMoffittCancerCenterfortheNationalBrainCancer
Association,Tampa,FL,March2007.
DoYouSeeWhatIsee,PresentationatH.LeeMoffittCancerCenter,Tampa,FL,October2004.
OccupationalTherapyinAcuteCare,PresentationatH.LeeMoffittCancerCenter,Tampa,FL,November
2003.
Professional,Institutional,Government&CommunityResponsibilities:
Co-Administrator
OccupationalTherapyOncology,FacebookCommunityPage
https://www.facebook.com/Occupational-Therapy-Oncology-891727670923218/,2015topresent