Congratulations to our 2024 Grant Recipients!

Implementation Research Grant Recipients

Areum Han, PhD, OTR/L, University of Alabama at Birmingham
"Implementing an Occupational Therapist-Led Acceptance and Commitment Training Group for Parents in Pediatric Outpatient Clinics"
Mentor: Hee Yun Lee, PhD

Laura Swink, PhD, OTR/L, Colorado State University
"Social Prescription for Loneliness in Community-based Group Exercise Classes for People with Parkinson Disease"
Mentor: Cory Christiansen, PT, PhD

Lauren Wengerd, PhD, OTR/L, The Ohio State University
"Identifying Evidence-Based Practice Gaps in Stroke Rehabilitation to Maximize Research Impact: A Video Observational Study"
Mentor: Timothy Wolf, OTD, PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA

The Implementation Research Grant program is made possible through a generous donation from NBCOT.

Intervention Research Grant Recipients

Emily Grattan, PhD, OTR/L, University of Pittsburgh
"Examining Metacognitive Strategy Training for Individuals with Unilateral Spatial Neglect"
Mentor: Elizabeth Skidmore, PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA, FACRM

The Intervention Research Grant program receives donations from the American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA) and the AOTF St. Catherine Challenge.  

Health Services Research Grant Recipients

Adam Kinney, PhD, OTR/L, University of Colorado
"Inequitable Access to Occupational Therapy Services among Veterans with Traumatic Brain Injury and Cognitive Impairment"
Mentor: Nazanin Bahraini, PhD

Sabrin Rizk, PhD, OTR/L, University of Illinois at Chicago
"Utilizing Electronic Health Records (EHR) for the Surveillance of Referral-Making Processes in Medical Home Primary Care for Children and Youth on the Autism Spectrum (CYAS)"
Mentor: Teal Benevides, PhD, MS, OTR/L, FAOTA 

The Health Services Research Grant program is made possible through a generous donation from NBCOT.