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Education and Training
Capella University
Thomas Jefferson University
Gwynedd Mercy College-BS
Kapplan College-Certification, Life Care Planning
Thomas Jefferson University- Certification, Occupational Therapy
Professional Licensure
Occupational Therapy: Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Florida, Massachusetts
Certification
National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy
Faculty Appointments
Temple University, Philadelphia
Philadelphia University
Professional Organization Memberships
American Occupational Therapy Association
American Spinal Injury Association
American Academy Cerebral Palsy and Development Medicine
American Paraplegia Society
Association of Children's Prosthetic-Orthotic Clinics
The International Society of Spinal Cord Injury
Research
Development of a Computer Adaptive Testing Platform for the Assessment of Quality of Life in Children with Spinal Cord Injury (principal investigator), 2007-2009
The International Standards for Neurological Classification of Spinal Cord Injury: Reliability Testing and Sensitivity to Change When Applied to Children and Youth (principal
investigator), 2006-2008
Prospective Comparison Between Vertebral Body Staple and Thoracolumbosacral Bracing in Treatment of Youth with Idiopathic Scoliosis (co-investigator), 2006-2007
Computer Adaptive Testing for Children with Spinal Impairments: Pilot Study (principal investigator), 2006-2007
A Computer Adaptive Testing Platform for the Assessment of Physical Functioning of Children with Cerebral Palsy (co-investigator), 2006-2008
Outcomes of Treatment for Progressive Spine Deformity in Pediatric SCI (co-investigator), 2005-2008
Cross-Sectional Study of Participation and Needs of Children with Cerebral Palsy (co-investigator), 2005-2009
Cycling with Electrical Stimulation to Improve Health and Fitness of Children with Spinal Cord Injuries (co-investigator), 2004-2006
Prospective Comparison of the Biceps to Triceps and Deltoid to Triceps in Children with Spinal Cord Injury (co-investigator), 1999, 2000, 2003
Functional Electrical Stimulation in Children with Spinal Cord Injury and Cerebral Palsy (co-investigator), 1996-2004
Awards and Honors
The G. Heiner Sell Research and Education Award, American Spinal Injury Association-2006
Keynote Address: The Overall Assessment of Persons with Tetraplegia
The 7th International Meeting of the Upper Limb in Tetraplegia- 2001
The Alumni Leadership Award, Thomas Jefferson University-2000
The Inquisitive Fractioned Award, Thomas Jefferson University-1991
Academic Activities
Co-Chair, 9th International Meeting of the Upper Limb in Tetraplegia
Philadelphia Standards Committee, American Spinal Injury Association
Co-Chair, The Howard H. Steel Conference on Pediatric Spinal Cord Injury- 2006,2003,1999,1996
Editorial board, American Journal of Occupational Therapy
Editorial board, Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine
Specialty Topics Editor, Spinal Cord Rehabilitation
Publications Committee, American Spinal Injury Association-1999-2002
Scientific Committee, 7th International Meeting of International Society for Management of the Upper Extremity in Tetraplegia- 1999-2001
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