Select Publications and Presentations Directly Related to Driving
Publications in Journals
 Dickerson, A.E. (in press). Driving Assessment Tools Used by Driver Rehabilitation
Specialists: Survey of Use and Implications for Practice. American Journal of Occupational
Therapy.
 Dickerson, A.E. & Schold Davis, E. (2012). Chapter 3: Welcome to the Team! Who are the
Stakeholders? In Maguire & Schold Davis (Eds.) Driving and Community Mobility:
Occupational Therapy Strategies Across the Lifespan. Bethesda, MD: AOTA Publishing.
 Classen, S., Dickerson, A.E. & Justice, M. (2012). Chapter 9: Occupational Therapy
Driving Evaluation: Using Evidence-Based Screening and Assessment Tools. In Maguire &
Schold Davis (Eds.) Driving and Community Mobility: Occupational Therapy Strategies
Across the Lifespan. Bethesda: AOTA Publishing.
 Dickerson, A.E., Stressel, D., Justice, M., & Luther-Krug, M. (2012). Chapter 12: Behind
the Wheel: Driver Rehabilitation Intervention. In Maguire & Schold Davis (Eds.) Driving
and Community Mobility: Occupational Therapy Strategies Across the Lifespan. Bethesda,
MD: AOTA Publishing.
 Dickerson, A.E. & Niewoehner, P. (2012). Chapter 5:Analyzing the Complex IADLs of
Driving and Community Mobility? In Maguire & Schold Davis (Eds.) Driving and
Community Mobility: Occupational Therapy Strategies Across the Lifespan. Bethesda, MD:
AOTA Publishing.
 Dickerson, A.E., Reistetter, T., & Gaudy, J. (2012). The perception of the meaningfulness
and performance of instrumental activities of daily living from the perspectives of the
medically-at-risk older adult and their caregiver. Journal of Applied Geronotology,
Prepublished March, 22, 2012. doi: 10.1177/0733464811432455.
 Dickerson, A.E., Reistetter, T., Schold Davis, E., & Monohan, M. (2011). Evaluating
driving as a valued instrumental activity of daily living. American Journal of Occupational
Therapy, 65, 64-75.
 Dickerson, A.E. Reistetter, T. & Trujillo, L. (2010). Using an IADL assessment to identify
older adults who need a behind-the-wheel driving evaluation. Journal of Applied
Gerontology, 29, 494-506.
 Dickerson, A.E., Reistetter, T., Parnell, M., Robinson, S., Stone, K., &Whitley, K. (2008).
Standardizing the RT-2S Brake Reaction Time Tester. Physical and Occupational Therapy
in Geriatrics, 27, 96-106.
 Dickerson, A.E.; Molnar, L.; Eby, D.; Adler, G.; Bedar, M.; Berg-Weger, M.; Classen, S.;
Foley, D.; Horowitz, A.; Kerschner, H.; Page, O.; Silverstein, N.; Staplin, L.; & Trujillo, L.
(2007). Transportation and Aging: A Research Agenda for Advancing Safe Mobility. The
Gerontologist, 47,578-590.
Publications in Newsletters or Practice Magazine
 Schold Davis, E. & Dickerson, A.E. (November 6, 2012). Meeting the driving and
community mobility needs of OT Clients. OT Practice, 17, 9-19.
 Dickerson, A.E. & Schold Davis, E. (Fall, 2012). ADED and AOTA Collaboration: The
Jargon Dilemma. News Brake, 36, 26-29.
 Dickerson, A.E., Brooks, J., & Rolland, B. (Summer, 2012). Accessing and Using Research
Information for Practice. News Brake, 36, 8-9.
 Dickerson, A.E., Green, E., & Lane, A. (Spring, 2012). Program Model Survey:
Preliminary Results. News Brake, 36, 27-29.
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Dickerson, A.E. (Spring, 2012). ADED Participants in Expert Panel Meeting. News Brake,
35, 24-25.
Brooks, J., Dickerson, A.E., & Rolland, B. (Spring, 2012). Identifying Research priorities
for the Association of Driver Rehabilitation Specialists: An Explanation of the Process.
News Brake, 36, 26.
Dickerson, A. E. (Winter, 2010). Standardizing the RT-2S Brake Reaction Time Tester.
NewsBrake, 34, 22-25.
Dickerson, A. & Trujillo, L. (2005). Assessment and rehabilitation of older drivers by
occupational therapists. The Gerontologists, 44, #415, p. 552.
National and International Workshops (more than 30 minutes)
 The Jargon Dilemma: Untangling the Language of Driver Rehabilitation Services. 3 hour
workshop, Dickerson, A.E. & Schold Davis, E. ADED: Association of Driving
Rehabilitation Specialists Annual Conference, Kansas City, MO, July 30, 2012.
 Research Application in the Clinic. Rolland, B., Dickerson, A.E., & Brooks, J. ADED:
Association of Driving Rehabilitation Specialists Annual Conference, Kansas City, MO, July
29, 2012.
 Older Driver Initiative: Terminology. Round Table discussion. Dickerson, A.E. & Schold
Davis, E. ADED: Association of Driving Rehabilitation Specialists Annual Conference,
Kansas City, MO, July 30, 2012.
 Driving Through the Lifespan: Evidence and Practice Steering the Way. All day Institute.
Schold Davis, E., Dickerson, A.E., Classen, S. et al. American Occupational Therapy
Annual Conference and Expo, April 25, 2012.
 Older Driver Initiative Update: Explore the Latest Research, Education, and Resources for
Generalists and Specialists Addressing Driving and Community Mobility. Maguire, M.J.,
Chew, F., Schold Davis, E., Dickerson, A., & Wagner, E. American Occupational Therapy
Annual Conference and Expo, April 28, 2012.
 Driving as an Instrumental Activity of Daily Living in the Medical Setting: A Model for
Intervention and Referral. Dickerson, A.E., Schold Davis, E. & Chew, F. American Society
on Aging Conference, March 30, 2012, Washington, DC.
 Symposium: Innovative Transportation Resources to Facilitate Community Participation.
Dickerson, A.E. Chair, Gerontological Society of American Annual Scientific Meeting,
November 20, 2011, Boston, MA.
 Comprehensive Driving Rehabilitation Programs: How to Identify and Build a Network of
Services to Address the Needs of the Medically-at-risk Driver in Your Community. Elin
Schold Davis & Anne Dickerson. ADED: Association of Driving Rehabilitation Specialists
Annual Conference, Kansas City, MO, August 16, 2011.
 Advances in Clinical Reasoning. Anne Dickerson, one of several participants in “Embracing
Driving as an Emerging Practice Area: Occupational Therapy Practitioner to Driving
Rehabilitation Specialist.” American Occupational Therapy Conference Institute,
Philadelphia, PA, April 13, 2011.
 CarFit Event Coordinator Training. Elin Schold-Davis & Anne Dickerson, American
Occupational Therapy Conference Institute, Philadelphia, PA, April 13, 2011.
 CarFit Technician Training: Occupational Therapy’s Role in this Community Event.
Schold-Davis, Toto, & Dickerson. American Occupational Therapy Conference Institute,
Philadelphia, PA, April 14, 2011.
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Identifying the most Critical Determinants of Whether a Client is Fit-To-Drive. Anne
Dickerson, American Occupational Therapy Conference Institute, Philadelphia, PA, April
16, 2011.
 From Data to Decision: What Physicians Want in a Driving Rehabilitation Report.
Dickerson, Anne, Schold Davis, Elin, & Carr, David. ADED: Association of Driving
Rehabilitation Specialists Annual Conference, Kansas City, MO, August 3, 2010.
 Fitness-To-Drive Appraisals: How do Your Tools and Procedures Compare? Anne
Dickerson. ADED: Association of Driving Rehabilitation Specialists Annual Conference,
Kansas City, MO, August 2, 2010.
 The Essential Relationship of the DRS within the Scope of Occupational Therapy Practice.
Anne Dickerson & Elin Schold Davis, ADED Conference, Lexington, KY August 11, 2009.
 Managing Senior Mobility Across the Western Continents. Symposia chaired by Anne
Dickerson, XIX IAGG World Congress of Gerontology and Geratrics, Paris France, July 7,
2009.
 Pre-Conference Institute, CarFit Technician Training. Elin Schold-Davis & Anne
Dickerson, American Occupational Therapy National Conference, Houston, TX, April 22,
2009.
 CarFit Event Coordinator Training. Elin Schold-Davis & Anne Dickerson, American
Occupational Therapy National Conference, Houston, TX, April 23, 2009.
 CarFit Technician Training: Occupational Therapy’s Role in this Community Event.
Schold-Davis, Toto, & Dickerson. American Occupational Therapy National Conference,
Long Beach, CA, April 9, 2008.
 White House Conference on Aging: Occupational Therapy Implications for Policy and
Practice. Panel participant, American Occupational Therapy National Conference,
Charlotte, NC, April 2006
Regional/State Workshops
 Building Occupational Therapy Capacity for the IADL of Driving. Dickerson, A.E. Vidant
Medical Center inservice, May 29, 2012.
 The White House Conference on Aging: North Carolina Issues. Co-presenter with Leonard
Trujillo, North Carolina Occupational Therapy Conference, in Durham, NC, October, 2005.
International - Refereed Paper Presentations
 Evaluating Driving as a Valued Instrumental Activity of Daily Living, World Federation of
Occupational Therapy Congress, Santiago, Chile, May 5, 2010.
 Implementation of Safety Programs for Older Drivers. Anne Dickerson, XIX IAGG World
Congress of Gerontology and Geriatrics, Paris, France, July 7, 2009.
 Use of an Occupational Therapy IADL Assessment for Screening Older Adult Drivers.
Dickerson, Reistetter, & Trujillo. 2008 International AMPS Symposium: Measuring,
Planning, and Implementing Occupation-based Programs. July 30, 2008, Nova Scotia,
Canada.
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Comparison Of Pre-Driving Assessments For Behind The Wheel Performance. Dickerson,
Reistetter, & Trujillo. International Conference on Aging, Disability, and Independence, St.
Petersburg, FL, February 2008.
An Analysis of the Older Adult Driver Occupational Therapy Evaluation Process. Trujillo,
Dickerson, Reistetter, & Riggs. World Federation of Occupational Therapy, Sydney
Australia, July 2006.
A Reflective Analysis of the Older Adult Driver Occupational Therapy Evaluation Process.
Dickerson, Trujillo, Reistetter, & Riggs. International Conference on Aging, Disability, and
Independence, St. Petersburg, FL, February, 2006.
National - Refereed Paper Presentations
 Evidence-Based Literature Review on Occupational Therapy and Driving and Community
Mobility. Lieberman, D. Arbesman, M., Dickerson, A.E., Golisz, K. & Justiss, M.
American Occupational Therapy Annual Conference and Expo, April 26, 2012.
 The Transportation Resource Guide for Therapists. Dickerson, A.E. Gerontological Society
of American Annual Scientific Meeting, November 20, 2011, Boston, MA.
 Fitness to Drive Appraisals: How Does the Driver Rehabilitation Specialist Evaluate Older
Adults with Dementia. Dickerson, A.E. Gerontological Society of American Annual
Scientific Meeting, November 21, 2011, Boston, MA.
 Driving as an Instrumental Activity of Daily Living in the Medical Setting: A Model for
Intervention and Referral. Dickerson, A.E., Schold Davis, E. & Chew, F. Transportation
Research Board: Emerging Issues in Safe and Sustainable Mobility for Older People, August
30, 2011, Washington, DC.
 Driving and the General Practice Occupational Therapist: What to Do. Dickerson, A.E.,
Schold Davis, E., Reistetter, T. & Ogawa, R. American Occupational Therapy Association
Conference and Exposition, April 30, 2010, Orlando, FL.
 Assessing the Risk of Complex IADL from the Perspective of Medically-at-risk Older Adults
and their Caregivers. Dickerson, A.D., Reistetter, T. & Gaudy, J. 63rd Scientific meeting of
the Gerontological Society of America, November 19, 2010, New Orleans, LA.
 Survey of Assessments Used by Driver Rehabilitation Specialists. Dickerson, A.E.
Scientific meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, November 18, 2009, Atlanta,
GA.
 Gender Differences in Driving. Dickerson, A.E., & Reisetter, T. Scientific meeting of the
Gerontological Society of America, November 19, 2009, Atlanta, GA.
 Examination of the Occupational Therapy Driving Assessment Process. Dickerson. A.E.
61st Scientific meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, November 22, 2008,
National Harbor, MD.
 Transportation and Aging: Stakeholders Perspective on Advancing Safe Mobility. S.
Classen; L. Molnar; B. Dobbs; M. Bedard; A. Dickerson; D. Eby; D. McCarthy. 61st
Scientific meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, November 23, 2008, National
Harbor, MD.
 Occupational Therapists Can Screen Drivers without Getting Behind the Wheel. Dickerson,
Trujillo, & Reistetter. American Occupational Therapy Association, April 10, 2008, Long
Beach, CA.
 Use of an Occupational Therapy IADL Assessment for Screening Older Adult Drivers.
Dickerson, Trujillo, & Reistetter. Gerontological Society of America Conference,
November 18, 2007, San Francisco, CA.
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Occupational Therapy Practitioner’s Perceptions of the OTD. Dickerson & Trujillo.
American Occupational Therapy Annual Conference, April 20, 2007.
International/National – Invited Paper Presentations
 General Session: NHST/AOTA Pathways Project. Dickerson, A.E. & Schold Davis, E.
ADED: Association of Driving Rehabilitation Specialists Annual Conference, Kansas City,
MO, July 30, 2012.
 Building Capacity in Driving Screening. Dickerson, Anne. Canadian Occupational Therapy
Association, Webinar, February 8, 2011.
 Driving safely. Dickerson, A. Annual Myositis Conference, September 10-11, 2009,
Charlotte, NC.
International/National - Refereed Poster Presentations
 Maximizing Occupational Therapy Services: Educate Stakeholders on Mobility for the
Medically-at Risk Older Adults. Dickerson, A.E., American Occupational Therapy Annual
Conference and Expo, April 27, 2012.
 A Comparison of Drivers’ Braking Responses Across the Ages. Brown, D.S, Dickerson,
A.E., Davis, K., & Ridenour, C. American Occupational Therapy Annual Conference and
Expo, April 27, 2012.
 Heart Rate as a Physiologic Response to Scenarios on the Driving Simulator. Davis, K.,
Dickerson, A.E., Brown, D., & Ridenour, C. American Occupational Therapy Annual
Conference and Expo, April 27, 2012.
 Using the Driving Simulator for Occupational Therapy Practice. Strong, E.D., Smith,
Smith, C., Morris, H., Puckett, S. & Dickerson, A.E. American Occupational Therapy
Annual Conference and Expo, April 26, 2012.
 Cue Cards: Help for the State Highway Patrol? Dickerson, A.E. & Overton, B.
Gerontological Society of American Annual Scientific Meeting, November 21, 2011, Boston,
MA.
 Assessing the Risk of IADL Tasks from the Perspective of the Medically-at-Risk Older Adult
and Caregiver. Dickerson, A.E., Reistetter, T., & Gaudy, J. American Occupational
Therapy Association Conference and Exposition, Philadelphia, PA, April 16, 2011.
 Developing the Transportation Resource Guide for Occupational Therapy Practitioners.
Webster, L., Evans, L. & Dickerson, A.E. American Occupational Therapy Association
Conference and Exposition, Philadelphia, PA, April 16, 2011.
 Evaluating the Driving Potential of a Teenager with Cerebellar Ataxia: A Case Study.
Faircloth, S.B. & Dickerson, A.E. American Occupational Therapy Association Conference
and Exposition, Philadelphia, PA, April 15, 2011.
 A Transportation Resource Guide: Description, Process, and Evaluation of Use. Dickerson,
A.D., Evans, L., Webster, L., Faircloth, S., Colcord, M., & Wilkerson, J. 63rd Scientific
meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, November 19, 2010, New Orleans, LA.
 A Simple Reaction Time Tester: Test/Retest Reliability. Dickerson, Reistetter, Brake, Mann,
Hernandez, American Occupational Therapy Association Conference and Exposition,
Orlando, FL, May, 2010.
 Older Adults’ Participants’ Perceptions of the Usefulness of Carfit. Dickerson, Painter,
Cosentina, Hernandez & Hocking. American Occupational Therapy Association Conference
and Exposition, Houston, TX, April 24, 2009.
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Comparing two Simple Brake Reaction Timers: Results of a Study. Dickerson, Bourgeois, &
Reistetter. American Occupational Therapy Association Conference and Exposition,
Houston, TX, April 23, 2009.
Older Adults’ Perceived Effectiveness of Carfit. Dickerson, Painter, Cosentina, Hernandez &
Hocking. Geronological Society of America Conference, National Harbor, Virginia,
November 23, 2008.
On the Road to Safety: Standardizing the RT-2S Brake Reaction Time Tester. Parnell,
Robinson, Stone, Whitley, Dickerson, & Reistetter. American Occupational Therapy
Association, April 10, 2008, Long Beach, CA.
60 going on 16: A Driver Safety Program for Older Adults. Dickerson, Wentz, &
Christopher. National Council on Aging/American Society of Aging joint conference, March
27-30, 2008, Washington, DC.
Can Older Adult Drivers be Screened for Behind-the-Wheel Assessments? Dickerson,
Trujillo, & Riggs. Gerontological Society of America Conference, Dallas, November 19,
2006.
Replacing the “Blue Box”: Age Norms for a New Brake Reaction Device. Dickerson,
Trujillo, Reistetter, Parnell, Robinson, Stone, & Whitley. 2007 Joint Conference of the
American Society on Aging and the National Council of Aging, March 8, 2007.
Comparison Of the AMPS With Visual, Perceptual, Cognitive, and Behind-The-Wheel
Driving Assessments. Dickerson & Trujillo. World Federation of Occupational Therapy,
Sydney, Australia, July 2006.
A Reflective analysis of the older adult driver occupational therapy evaluation process.
Dickerson, Trujillo, Reistetter, & Riggs. Gerontology Society of America, Orlando,
November 2005.
Assessment and Rehabilitation of the Older Driver by Occupational Therapists. Dickerson
& Trujillo. The Gerontological Society of America Annual Scientific Meeting, November
22, 2004.
Regional - Refereed Paper/Poster Presentations
 Beyond the Hospital Walls: Resources for Driving and Community Mobility, Dickerson,
A.E. Annual Eastern North Carolina Stroke Conference, May 18, 2012.
 Driving as an IADL in the Medical Setting: A Model for Intervention and Referral.
Dickerson, A.E. & Chew, F. North Carolina Occupational Therapy Association Spring
Conference, March 24, 2012.
 Cue Cards: Joining Forces with the NC State Highway Patrol. Dickerson, A.E & Overton,
B. North Carolina Conference on Aging, Charlotte, NC, October 19, 2011.
 Dementia and Driving: Evaluation, Referral, and Resources. Dickerson, Anne, 2010
Geriatrics Symposium, Greenville, NC, October 8, 2010.
 Assessing the Risk of IADL Tasks from the Perspective of Medically-at-Risk Older Adults and
Their Caregivers. Paper. Dickerson, A. & Gaudy, J., Southern Gerontological Association,
Richmond, VA, April 8, 2010.
 A Transportation Resource Guide: Description of Development and Process. Poster. Evans,
L., Webster, L. & Dickerson, A. Southern Gerontological Association, Richmond, VA, April
8, 2010.
 Community Action Through Conference Participation. Poster. Webster, L., Faircloth, S., &
Dickerson, A. Southern Gerontological Association, Richmond, VA, April 9, 2010.
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Assessing the Risk of IADL Tasks from the Perspective of Medically-at-Risk Older Adults and
Their Caregivers. Dickerson, A., Gaudy, J., & Reistetter, T. North Carolina Occupational
Therapy Conference, Greenville, NC, October 2-3, 2009.
New Brake Reaction Timer: Test/Retest. Poster. Brake, A., Mann, L., Hernandez, L.
Dickerson, A. & Reisetter, T. North Carolina Occupational Therapy Conference, Greenville,
NC, October 2-3, 2009.
Keeping Drivers on the Road; The Occupational Therapist’s Role. Paper. Dickerson,
Crompton, Painter, Cosentina, Hernandez, & Hocking. 2008 North Carolina Conference on
Aging, Greenville, NC, October 29, 2008.
Participants’ Perception of the Usefulness of Carfit. Poster. Cosentina, Hernandez,
Hocking, Dickerson, & Painter. 2008 North Carolina Occupational Therapy Conference,
Concord, NC, September 19-20, 2008.
Comparison of Brake Reaction Times Between AAA and RT-2S Brake Reaction Simulators.
Bourgeois, Dickerson, & Reistetter, North Carolina Occupational Therapy Conference,
Concord, NC, September 19-20, 2008.
The Role of Occupational Therapists in the Driving Evaluation Process and Their Unique
Relationship with the Department of Motor Vehicles in North Carolina. Trujillo &
Dickerson. 2006 North Carolina Conference on Aging, Raleigh. October 26, 2006.
The Effectiveness of the AMPS as an Outcome Measure and Assessment for Intervention.
Dickerson. 3rd Annual North Carolina Symposium on Aging, Boone, NC, July 23, 1998.