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Each student is required to complete a three semester research sequence. Each research group is comprised of 4 or 5 graduate students who write a research proposal, implement the study, analyze the findings and present the information in a manner suitable for conference presentation and/or publication.
The following are a sampling of research questions investigated as partial fulfillment of the master’s degree requirement at Kean University’s Occupational Therapy Department. text goes above here
Student Research
Thesis Advisor: Dr. Laurie Knis-Matthews
In progress:
Franco, I., Patusco, E., Portugal, L., & Thiros, R. (2009) What are the experiences of taking courses in a post-secondary institution (college) for people who have been diagnosed with ASD?
Mahana, M., Messina, K., Moller, C., & Sandello, S. (2009). Does teaching style effect the learning of graduate students?
Research completed:Baum, D., Manganiello J., Patel, S., & Winters, L. (2008).The experiences of parents with children who are diagnosed with cerebral palsy and participating in
constraint-induced movement therapy.
Bombardier, N., Maximos, J., Rothenberg, K., & Wild, T. (2008). Mental healthcare
workers’ experiences when working with culturally diverse clients.
* Secondary Thesis Advisor: Sonna Opstad
Cohen, S., Hamer-Finman, B., Millman, K., & Semkoski, C. (2008). Does the teaching experience influence occupational therapy students’ education?
* Secondary Thesis Advisor: Sonna Opstad
Alonso, R., Kaufmann, C., Mocarski, D., & Shim, G. (2006). What are the experiences of parents with children with PDD participating in a community based activity program?
Bokara, J., DeMeo, L., Lepore, N., & Mavus, L. (2006). Postsecondary school
experiences of students diagnosed with a mental illness.
* Research published in the Psychosocial Rehabilitation Journal and presented at the New Jersey Occupational Therapy Association’s (NJOTA) annual conference
Moccia, M., Saolmone, S., Stein, L., & Patel, V. (2006). How does the cultural lens of individuals participating in a mental health partial care program influence their
perspective of that program?
* Research presented at the 2007 Mental Health Partnership Meeting
Dahan-Barasch, S., Jablonski, L, Schulgasser-Friedman, A., & Whitfield, K. (2005).
Facets of community-based group outings for individuals with brain injury:
Perceptions of four therapists from different disciplines.
* Research published in the American Journal of Recreational Therapy
Thesis Advisor: Lynne Richard
In progress:Bogdanova, T., Brennan, K., Kessel, E., Lindgren, G., & Porta, J. (2009). What do older individuals understand about successful aging-in-place?
Boone, C., Levin, S., McEwan, M., & Rusmin, D. (2009). What effect does training on the early signs of autism have on supervisors and staff members within
a community based day care program?
Research completed:Bergin, C., Pollak, R., Ruggerio, M., & Schachner, E. (2008). The impact of
vision restoration therapy on an inpatient population with visual field loss.
* Secondary Thesis Advisors: Tracey Biondi and Claire Mulry
Frankel, A., Proudfoot, M., Wong, C., & Zanelli, J. (2008). The effect of cultural
competency training on supervisors and staff members within a community-based mental health organization.
* Secondary Thesis Advisor: Karen Hoover
Haystrand, N., Jackson, J., Silverman, G., & Wallerstein, R. (2007). Supervision and
level II fieldwork.
Jakobov, N., Travis, M., & Weinberg, B. (2006). What are the perceptions of therapists using groups as a therapeutic modality with individuals who are brain injured?
* Research published in the American Journal of Recreational Therapy
Thesis Advisor: Mara Cohen
In progress:Cullen, J., Handler, G, Napolitano, L., & Stryzynski, B. (2009) How do the OT services available for the ASD population compare to the ABA services available in New Jersey?
Kram, L., Leiff, Z., McCormack, C., & Thomas, C. (2009). What does it mean to be a professional in the occupational therapy field
Petrovski, K., Pollack, R., Ryp, D., & Smith, L. (2009). Does the children’s manual
ability measure (C-MAM) have concurrent validity with the canadian
occupational performance measure (COPM) and jebsen hand function test
(JHFT)?
Research completed:Barnish, K., Gross, L., Rosenbaum, G., Schilling, J., & Wilson, A. (2008). Hand function in children with disabilities: Determining concurrent validity of the children’s manual ability measure (C-MAM).
* Research presented at the 2008 American Occupational Therapy Association annual conference.
Cohen, S., Itzkowitz, L., Janovsky, B. (2006). What is the need for a community-based model of intervention that combines an interdisciplinary group approach to serving children with special needs under the age of three?
Thesis Advisor: Dr. Patrick Field
Research completed:Abbatemarco, C & Sultan, S. (2008) The effect of supplemental instructors on the
academic performance of graduate students in the lab setting.Hardt, B., Mari, L., (2007). Teaching Assistantship – gross anatomy laboratory.
Thesis Advisor: Karen Stern
Research completed:Amerman, K., David, J., Loketch, A., & Steinmetz, M. (2007). Teaching assistantship – psycho-educational groups.
Cline, J., DeJesus, R., Kirzner, E., & Saffer, K. (2007). Psycho-educational group
outcomes.
Thesis Advisor: Rebecca Dutton
Research completed:Bovino, J., Brooks, E., Brown, K., & Dimino, B. (2007). Reliability of the test of early bilateral hand use. Unpublished master’s thesis, Kean University, Union,
New Jersey.