Elizabethtown College
Occupational Therapy Department
Occupational Therapy Graduate Research Symposium
April 14, 2014
4:30 – 6:30 Registration and Reception (light refreshments)
5:00 Opening Ceremonies
6:00-9:00 Poster Sessions and Presentations
Masters Building
“Expanding Knowledge: Using Research to Enhance Lives”
Poster Sessions
6:00-9:00
Masters Atrium
An Exploratory Analysis: What Makes
Routines Work for Families?
Nancy Carlson Steadman, Ph. D., OTR/L;
Sarah Creme, B.S., MOTS;
Ashley Lockwood, B.S., MOTS;
Megan Williamson, B.S., MOTS
Developing the Electronic-Movement
Analysis Tool (E-MAT): Assessing
Clinical Utility Through Case Study
Daniel Panchik, D.Sc. OTR/L; Kurt DeGoede,
Ph.D.; Arielle Harris, B.S., MOTS;
Emalee Hartman, B.S., MOTS;
Jenna Niedermayer, B.S., MOTS
Using the EMAT as an Objective Tool for
Measuring Tremor During Occupational
Therapy Interventions
Daniel Panchik, D.Sc., OTR/L;
Kaitlin A. Cummings, B.S., MOTS;
Jennifer H. Rank, B.S., MOTS;
Rachael K. Waldman, B.S., MOTS
Current Occupational Therapy Practices in
Schools for Students with High-Functioning
Autism
Kerri Hample, OTD, OTR/L;
Erin Callanan, B.S. , MOTS;
Amanda Shepherd, B.S., MOTS;
Megan Waters, B.S., MOTS
Presentations
Specific time and place TBD
Play and Social Participation: A
Descriptive Study of Children with
Congenital Heart Defects
Debbie Waltermire M.H.S., OTR/L;
Madeline Jackson, B.S., MOTS;
Amy Morin, B.S., MOTS;
Kara Solesky, B.S., MOTS
Investigating Physical Activity in
Children with Congenital Heart Defects:
An Exploratory Study
Debbie Waltermire, M.H.S., OTR/L;
Rebecca J. Porter, B.S., MOTS;
Nora A. Redmond, B.S., MOTS;
Megan E. Steber, B.S., MOTS
Implications for Neurofeedback in
Occupational Therapy Practice: A Review
Christine L. Achenbach M.Ed, OTR/L;
Joanna M. Davis B.S, MOTS;
Megan B. DiBernardino B.S, MOTS;
Sarah A. Marcolongo B.S, MOTS
Campus-Community Partnership
Exploration at Elizabethtown College
Judy Beck Ericksen, Ph.D, OTR/L;
Molly B. MacGray, B.S., MOTS;
Katharine R. Stull, B.S., MOTS;
Kimberly A. Welker, B.S., MOTS
The Impact of Ovarian Cancer on
Activities and Participation
Ann Marie Potter, M.A., OTR/L;
Samantha Earle, B.S., MOTS;
Alyssa Knighton, B.S., MOTS;
Elizabeth Tucker, B.S., MOTS
Outcomes of a Fall Prevention Program for
Community-Dwelling Elders
Linda M. Leimbach, Sc.D., OTR/L, C/NDT;
Amara Dell, B.S., MOTS;
Julie Ellis, B.S., MOTS;
Samantha Strolls, B.S., MOTS
The Impact of Lung Cancer on
Activities and Participation
Ann Marie Potter, M.A., OTR/L;
Jacquelyn Feizet, B.S., MOTS;
Jessica Mason, B.S., MOTS;
Eric Fritzges, B.S., MOTS
Quality of Life After Stroke
Angela Salvadia, D. Ed., OTR/L;
Kevin Aspril, B.S., MOTS;
Kristina DiGaetano, B.S., MOTS;
Nicole Soisson, B.S., MOTS
Childhood Food Habits: The Role of
Occupational Therapy in
Facilitating Changes
Kerri Hample, OTD, OTR/L,
Veronica Benoit, B.S., MOTS;
Erin Meanix, B.S., MOTS;
Taryn Nace, B.S., MOTS
Spirituality and Major Life Change: A
Systematic Literature Review of Narrative
Analysis, Phenomenological and
Autoethnographical Studies
Tamera K. Humbert, D.Ed., OTR/L;
Christine M. Maley, B.S., MOTS;
Nicole K. Pagana, B.S., MOTS;
Christa A. Velenger, B.S., MOTS
Narrative Analysis of an Individual’s
Personal Experience with Spirituality
During a Life Crisis
Tamera Keiter Humbert, D.Ed, OTR/L;
Rachel Turkovich, B.S., MOTS;
Elizabeth VanBuskirk, B.S., MOTS;
Kelly Van Clief, B.S., MOTS
Understanding Spirituality in Healthcare
Practice: The Chaplain Perspective
Tamera Humbert, D.Ed, OTR/L;
Kathryn Karoly, B.S., MOTS;
Laurel Taylor, B.S., MOTS;
Corrine Zannetti, B.S., MOTS