MGH Institute of Health Professions Department of Occupational Therapy SCHOLARSHIP DAY
May 4, 2025 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 noon 2 Constitution Wharf Room 240
MGH Institute of Health Professions
School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences
Department of Occupational Therapy
SCHOLARSHIP DAY May 4, 2025
10:00 a.m. – 12:00 noon
2 Constitution Wharf
10:00 - 10:10am
2CW-Room 240
Welcome Remarks
Dr. Emily Eddy, EL-OTD Program Director
Dr. Diane Smith, EL-OTD Doctoral Capstone Coordinator
10:15 – 11:40am
2CW-Room 240
Student Presentations
11:45am - 11:55am
2CW-Room 240
Closing Remarks
Dr. Sarah McKinnon, Interim Chair and PP-OTD Program Director
STUDENT PRESENTATIONS
Poster Group 1 (10:15AM-10:40AM)
Integrating Occupational Therapy into Pediatric Primary Care for Rural Communities: A Knowledge Dissemination Initiative to Enhance Acceptance and Guide Collaboration
Casey Rabideau, OT, MS, OTR/L, BCP, PP-OTD candidate (mentor, Dr. Sarah McKinnon)
Presentation Station 1
Leveraging Technology and Community to Transform School-Based Occupational Therapy
Leah Ahn, MS, OTR/L, PP-OTD candidate (mentor, Dr. Sarah McKinnon)
Presentation Station 2
Preschool Life Impact Burn Recovery Evaluation (PS-LIBRE1-5) Profile: The Impact of Burn Injury on Communication and Language
Sadie Duff, BA, OT/s, EL-OTD candidate (mentors, Dr. Diane L. Smith, Dr. Pengsheng Ni, Madeleine B McGwin; Sophia McLaughlin; Dr. Frederick J. Stoddard; Dr. Michael J Murphy, Dr. Mary Slavin, Dr. Lewis E. Kazis; Dr. Colleen M. Ryan) Presentation Station 3
Preschool Life Impact Burn Recovery Evaluation (Preschool LIBRE) Profile: The Relationship Between Physical, Psychological, and Social Functioning
Megan George, BS, OT/s, EL-OTD candidate (mentors, Dr. Diane L. Smith, Dr. Colleen Ryan, Dr. Lewis Kazis, Dr. Mary Slavin, Dr. Pengsheng Ni, Sophia McLaughlin, Madeline McGwin)
Presentation Station 4
Work Support for Stem Cell Transplant Recipients: Design and Implementation of Training Protocol
Brenna Bigenwald, BS, OT/s, EL-OTD candidate (mentor: Dr. Kathleen Lyons)
Presentation Station 5
Promoting Diagnostic Accuracy: A Knowledge Translation Project for Disorders of Consciousness
Camille Carnevale, BS, OT/s, EL-OTD candidate (mentors: Dr. Kimberly Erler, Dr. Joseph Giacino, Dr. Katie Golden, Ellyn Pier, MPH)
Presentation Station 6
Understanding Meaning and Purpose of Digital Gaming for People with Disabilities
Shreya Bhatt, BA, OT/s (mentor: Dr. Kevin Berner)
Presentation Station 7
Understanding Community Health Workers: Their Reported Roles, Perceptions, and Confidence in Refugee Mental Health Care
Katie McColgan, BS, OT/s, EL-OTD candidate (mentor, Dr. Emily Eddy)
Presentation Station 8
The Role of Occupational Therapy in Adaptive Sports Management: Improving Athlete Preparedness, Comfort, and Overall Experience at New England Disabled Sports (NEDS)
Nehda Khadjenoori, BS, OT/s, EL-OTD candidate (mentors, Dr. Mary O’Donnell, Jason Lafontaine)
Presentation Station 9
Facilitating Successful Transition from Pediatric to Adult Healthcare for Adolescents with Spinal Cord Injuries and Disorders
Sarah Kunkel, BS, OT/s, EL-OTD candidate (mentors, Dr. Kelly Spellman, Dr. Gabrielle Ficchi)
Presentation Station 10
Development of an Equine-Assisted Therapy Group
Kate Moore, BS, OT/s, EL-OTD candidate (mentors, Dr. Emily Eddy, Dr. Jenny McQuillan)
Presentation Station 11
The Application of the Occupational Performance Coding System (OPCS) to Caregiver(s) and Occupational Therapy Practitioners during Home-Based Early Intervention Occupational Therapy
Natalie Dye, BA, OT/s, EL-OTD candidate (mentors, Dr. Mary Beth Kadlec, Zoe Qian)
Presentation Station 12
Enhancing Rehabilitation and Quality of Life: Occupational Therapy's Role in Addressing Psychosocial Risk Factors in LVAD Recipients
Christiana Jussome, BS, OT/s, EL-OTD candidate (mentors, Dr. Jessica Asiello, Dr. John Wong, MGH LVAD Team)
Presentation Station 13
Does Providing Structured Peer Support Help Students’ Well-being During Level II Fieldwork: An Exploratory Study
Grace Oliveira, BS, OT/s, EL-OTD candidate (mentor, Dr. Midge Hobbs) Presentation Station 14
Poster Group 2 (10:45AM-11:10AM)
Mind-STOP: A VR/AR Mobile to Reduce Stress and Burnout for Occupational, Physical, and Speech Therapists in Acute Care
Andrea L. McCabe, MS, OT/L, PP-OTD candidate (mentor, Dr. Sunny Winstead) Presentation Station 1
Mental Health Matters: An Innovative Occupational Therapy Referral Process with an Emphasis on Students’ Mental Health
Courtney Swanson, MOT, OTR/L, PP-OTD candidate (mentor, Dr. Sunny Winstead) Presentation Station 2
Breaking Barriers: Accessibility of University Laboratories for Students with Mobility Disabilities. Tiffany Tsang, BS, OT/s, EL-OTD candidate (mentors, Dr. Diane L. Smith, Valerie Fletcher) Presentation Station 3
Inclusive Campus Living: Accessibility in University Residence Halls for Students with Mobility Disabilities
Jean Vazquez, BS, OT/s, EL-OTD candidate (mentor, Dr. Diane L. Smith, Valerie Fletcher) Presentation Station 4
RECOVER-BC: Postsurgical Home-Based Oncology Intervention for Patients Undergoing Radical Cystectomy for Bladder Cancer
Danielle Burnetta, BA, OT/s, EL-OTD candidate (mentors: Dr. Kathleen Lyons, Dr. Daniel Lage)
Presentation Station 5
Optimizing Prognostic Counseling: Translating Guidelines into Practice for Disorders of Consciousness
Alice Ye Rim Lee, BS, OT/s, EL-OTD candidate (mentors: Dr. Kimberly Erler, Dr. Joseph Giacino, Dr. Katie Golden, Ellyn Pier, MPH)
Presentation Station 6
Leveraging Assistive Technology (AT) and Artificial Intelligence (AI) as Cognitive Aids: Enhancing Student Success in Higher Education
Jillian DeAlmeida, BS, OT/s, EL-OTD candidate (mentors, Dr. Kevin Berner, Dr. Emile R. “Mike” Boutin)
Presentation Station 7
Enhancing Student Transitions: Occupational Therapy Approaches for Navigating Challenges Between Schools or Grade Levels
Bhumi Patel, BS, OT/s, EL-OTD candidate (mentor, Dr. Emily Eddy)
Presentation Station 8
Perceptions and Experiences Surrounding Advocacy among Pediatric Occupational Therapy Practitioners
Jaclyn Okun, BS, OT/s, EL-OTD candidate (mentors, Dr. Mary O’Donnell, Dr. John Wong)
Presentation Station 9
Let's Address Sex in Clinical Practice: A Strengths-Based Approach to Starting the Conversation
Lindsey Stevenson, BA, OT/s, EL-OTD candidate (mentor, Dr. Kelly Spellman)
Presentation Station 10
Interprofessional Collaboration in Student-Run Mobile Health Service Program
Evelyn Roberts, BA, OT/s, EL-OTD candidate (mentors, Dr. Emily Eddy, Dr. Colleen Muse)
Presentation Station 11
The Focus Group Study: Exploring the Feasibility and the Utility of a Potential Mobile Application of the Occupational Performance Coding System (OPCS)
Zoe Qian, BA, OT/s, EL-OTD candidate (mentors, Dr. Mary Beth Kadlec, Natalie Dye)
Presentation Station 12
Enhancing Quality of Life: The Role of Social Support in Left Ventricular Assist Device (LVAD) Recipients
Sophie Nash, BS, OT/s, EL-OTD candidate (mentor, Dr. Jessica Asiello)
Presentation Station 13
Poster Group 3 (11:15AM-11:40AM)
Time for a Heart to Heart: An Occupational Therapy Lifestyle Management Program Designed for Individuals Living with Heart Failure
Casey Hynes, OT, MS, OTR, PP-OTD candidate (mentor, Dr. Jessica Asiello)
Presentation Station 1
Enhancing Clinical Competence in Driver Rehabilitation: A Course for Occupational Therapy Generalists
Amy Donabedian, OT, OTR, CDRS, PP-OTD candidate (mentor, Dr. Jessica Asiello)
Presentation Station 2
Facilitators and Barriers to Participation in Community Centers for Individuals with Disabilities.
Elizabeth Litt, BA, OT/s, EL-OTD candidate (mentors, Dr. Diane L. Smith, Patricia Mendez)
Presentation Station 3
Participant Perceptions of an Interprofessional Health Through Activity (HTA) Program: A Qualitative Analysis
Joanna McDonough, BS, OT/s, EL-OTD candidate (mentor: Dr. Kathleen Lyons)
Presentation Station 4
Pre-Implementation Toolkit: Considerations for Strength After Breast Cancer
Emma Marie Fried, BA, OT/s, EL-OTD candidate (Mentor: Dr. Kathleen Lyons)
Presentation Station 5
Referral to Multidisciplinary Team: A Knowledge Translation Project for Disorders of Consciousness
Mallory Spring, BS, OT/s, EL-OTD candidate (mentors: Dr. Kimberly Erler, Dr. Joseph Giacino, Dr. Katie Golden, Ellyn Pier, MPH)
Presentation Station 6
Empowerment and Assistive Technology for Daily Living at a Community Based Organization
Ashlyn Harris, BS, OT/s, EL-OTD candidate (mentors: Dr. Kevin Berner, Kathleen Catano)
Presentation Station 7
Occupational Therapy Practitioners’ Perspective on Serving Children with Adverse Childhood Experiences
Erin O’Brien, BS, OT/s, EL-OTD candidate (mentor, Dr. Emily Eddy) Presentation Station 8
Enhancing Care for Infants with NOWS: A Proposal for the Integration of Occupational Therapy Feeding Consultation at the MGH HOPE Clinic
Kristtyan Tran, BA, OT/s, EL-OTD candidate (mentor, Dr. Mary O’Donnell) Presentation Station 9
Occupational Therapy Students' Perception of Disability Bias After Fieldwork Experiences
Alison Xi, BS, OT/s, EL-OTD candidate (mentor, Dr. Kelly Spellman) Presentation Station 10
Ethics Curriculum in Occupational Therapy Education: Perceptions of Novice Practitioners Regarding Knowledge Translation from Classroom to Clinic
Elizabeth Scharer, BS, OT/s, EL-OTD candidate (Dr. Regina Doherty) Presentation Station 11
Assessing Occupational Therapy Practitioners' Perceptions and Use of Video Modeling: A Practitioner Survey
Caitlin Clarizia, BS, OT/s, EL-OTD candidate (mentor, Dr. Tara Mansour) Presentation Station 12
Implementing the Visual Immersion System in Occupational Therapy Practice
Hannah Gaumer, BA, OT/s, EL-OTD candidate (mentors, Dr. Tara Mansour, Kara Morrison-Smith MS, CCC-SLP, ASDCS)
Presentation Station 13
Sites Mentor/Community Partners:
Autism Care Partners
City of Boston Disabilities Commission
Eunice Kennedy Shriver Center, UMass Chan Medical School
Empower Spinal Cord Injury
Harvard-Kent Elementary School
Hummingbird Pediatric Therapy Group Institute for Human Centered Design
Massachusetts General Hospital
MGH Center for Belonging and Engagement
MGH HOPE Clinic
MGH Institute of Health Professions – SON Community Mobile Van Services
MGH Institute of Health Professions - OT Center for Learning, Participation, and Rehabilitation
MGH Institute of Health Professions – Office Missions, Values, and Community Excellence
MGH Institute of Health Professions - Office of Student and Alumni Services, Accessibility and Wellness Resources
MGH Institute of Health Professions – Center for Interprofessional Education and Practice
MGH Institute of Health Professions – Supporting and Empowering Neurodiverse Children
Everyday (SENCE) Program/IMPACT Practice Center
New England Disabled Sports
Neuro Logic – A Neurodevelopment Center
OT ECHO
Refugee Dream Center
SCI Boston
Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital Burn Injury Model System
Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital Neurorehabilitation Laboratory
The Boston Home
The Charlestown Coalition
The Kennedy Center Vinfen
Faculty:
Jessica Asiello, OT, OTD, OTR
Kevin Berner, OT, OTD, OTR, ATP
Regina F. Doherty, OT, OTD, OTR, FAOTA, FNAP
Emily Z. Eddy, OT, OTD, MS, OTR
Kimberly Erler, OT, PhD, FAOTA, FNAP
Midge Hobbs, OT, OTD, OTR, FNAP
Pooja Jethani, OT, OTD, MS, OTR
Mary Beth Kadlec, OT, ScD, OTR
Kathleen D. Lyons, OT, ScD, OTR, FAOTA
Sarah McKinnon, OT, OTD, OTR, BCPR, MPA, FAOTA, FNAP
Tara Mansour, OT, OTD, MS, OTR
Colleen Muse, OT, OTR, MHE, OTR
Mary O’Donnell, OT, OTD, MS, OTR, CLC
Diane L. Smith, OT, PhD, OTR, FAOTA
Kelly Spellman, OT, OTD, MS, OTR
Sunny Winstead, EdD, OTR/L
John Wong, PhD
Staff:
Pauline Fiorello, OT, OTR CBIS
Patricia Peterson, OT, MPH, OTR
Tina Phan
Naba Salahuddin
Rebecca White