Research Projects & Grants

• Domestic violence and health: Exploring parent's health concerns regarding their children using the Pizzi Healthy Weight Management Assessment (PHWMA), Role: PI, (12/2018 - 12/2019) Status: Completed

Internal

• Exploring Occupational Therapy Practitioners’ Knowledge, Motivation, and Organizational Support to Address Substance Use Disorder in the Acute Care, Role: PI, LLU Dept. of Occupational Therapy, (02/2024 - 01/2025) Status: Completed
• The Burden to Care: Exploring the Impact of Loss of a Loved One on Occupations, Roles, and Routines for Caregivers, Role: Investigator, LLU Dept. of Occupational Therapy, (03/2023) Status: Approved
• Effectiveness of Health and Resilience Programming for Occupational Therapy Students, Role: Investigator, LLU Dept. of Occupational Therapy, (01/2023) Status: Approved
• Exploring the Injeti Self-Esteem Model with High School Students: A Qualitative Study, Role: Investigator, LLU Dept. of Occupational Therapy, (01/2023) Status: Completed
• Exploring the Role of Occupational Therapy Practitioners with Children and Families Involved in Early Intervention Services, Role: Investigator, LLU Dept. of Occupational Therapy, (12/2022 - 11/2024) Status: Completed
• Exploring Occupational Therapy Interventions for Middle School and High School Students, Role: PI, LLU Dept. of Occupational Therapy, (11/2022) Status: Completed
• The Effects of Daily Consumption of Pepitas (Pumpkin Seeds) on Depression, Anxiety, Stress, and Sleep Quality in Adults, Role: Investigator, LLU Dept. of Nutrition, (07/2022) Status: Completed
• Exploring the Impact of an Occupational Therapy Program for Former Sex Workers, Role: Investigator, LLU Dept. of Occupational Therapy, (03/2022) Status: Completed
• Work-Life Balance Among Home Health Clinicians, Role: Investigator, LLU Dept. of Occupational Therapy, (02/2022 - 09/2024) Status: Completed
• Effectiveness of the Injeti Self-Esteem Model (ISEM) for improving self-esteem among university students, Role: Investigator, LLU Dept. of Occupational Therapy, (12/2021) Status: Completed
• Experiences of an Online Mindfulness Program Integrating Resiliency Factors for Women who Have Experienced Intimate Partner Violence, Role: Investigator, LLU Dept. of Occupational Therapy, (11/2021) Status: Completed
• Attitudes of occupational therapy students towards the homeless population before and after a graduate program intervention, Role: Investigator, LLU Dept. of Occupational Therapy, (01/2021 - 12/2021) Status: Completed
• The Effectiveness of a Four-week School Supported Parent Nutrition Education Series in Creating Knowledge and Potential Behavioral Change Among Parents and Guardians, Role: Investigator, LLU Dept. of Nutrition, (11/2020) Status: Completed
• How occupational therapy practitioners in faith-based institutions address spirituality throughout the OT process, Role: PI, LLU Dept. of Occupational Therapy, (11/2020) Status: Completed
• Effectiveness of a Cultural Competency Workshop for Occupational Therapy Students, Role: Investigator, LLU Dept. of Occupational Therapy, (11/2020) Status: Completed
• Investigating Mentorship Among Occupational Therapy Clinicians Transitioning into Academia, Role: Investigator, LLU Dept. of Occupational Therapy, (11/2020) Status: Completed
• Design, prototyping, and testing of a robotic prosthetic leg, Role: Investigator, LLU Dept. of Allied Health Studies, (10/2020) Status: Approved
• Self-esteem and quality of life for children exposed to domestic violence: impact of a health and wellness program, Role: PI, LLU Dept. of Occupational Therapy, (03/2020) Status: Completed
• Stress and burnout relief using Mindfulness-Based Techniques for Masters of Occupational Therapy students, Role: Investigator, LLU Dept. of Occupational Therapy, (03/2020) Status: Completed
• Using the Kawa model in a hand therapy clinic, Role: PI, LLU Dept. of Occupational Therapy, (11/2019) Status: Completed
• Caregiver's perceptions of their children's participation in an interdisciplinary program using Equine movement, Role: PI, LLU Dept. of Occupational Therapy, (11/2019) Status: Completed
• Group-based occupational therapy in primary care settings, Role: Investigator, LLU Dept. of Occupational Therapy, (10/2019) Status: Completed
• Self-perceived social communication skills of high school graduates with Autism, Role: Investigator, LLU Dept. of Communication Sciences and Disorders, (09/2019 - 03/2022) Status: Completed
• The effects, perceptions, and attitudes of previously sedentary individuals starting an exercise program, Role: Investigator, LLU Dept. of Nutrition, (09/2019) Status: Completed
• The association between nutrition-focused Instagram accounts and nutrition knowledge and food choice in Instagram users, Role: Investigator, LLU Dept. of Allied Health Studies, (07/2019) Status: Completed
• Exploring the effect of occupational therapy and horticulture for cancer survivors with chronic pain, Role: Investigator, LLU Dept. of Occupational Therapy, (02/2019 - 02/2020) Status: Completed
• Non-surgical intervention for Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, Role: PI, LLU Dept. of Occupational Therapy, (11/2018 - 11/2019) Status: Completed
• Development of a screening tool for homeschool parents, Role: Investigator, LLU Dept. of Occupational Therapy, (11/2018 - 11/2019) Status: Completed
• The effect of tracking food on quality of life, Role: Investigator, LLU Dept. of Allied Health Studies, (06/2018 - 06/2019) Status: Completed
• Exploring functional benefits of the mobile arm support for individuals with Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), Role: Investigator, LLU Dept. of Occupational Therapy, (03/2018 - 03/2019) Status: Completed
• Life after losing a child as a result of a substance overdose, Role: Investigator, LLU Dept. of Occupational Therapy, (02/2018 - 02/2019) Status: Completed
• Effectiveness of a community occupation based hand therapy class for seniors, Role: PI, LLU Dept. of Occupational Therapy, (02/2018 - 02/2019) Status: Completed
• Validating the occupational therapy homeschool checklist (OTHSC): A pilot study, Role: Investigator, LLU Dept. of Occupational Therapy, (12/2017 - 12/2018) Status: Completed
• Value of service-learning projects: Perceptions of community partners, Role: Investigator, LLU Dept. of Occupational Therapy, (11/2017 - 11/2018) Status: Completed
• Perspective on scuba diving as an occupation: Divemasters, dive instructors, and veterans, Role: PI, LLU Dept. of Occupational Therapy, (11/2017 - 11/2018) Status: Completed
• Job satisfaction among registered dietitians in various settings in the United States, Role: Investigator, LLU Dept. of Allied Health Studies, (09/2017 - 09/2018) Status: Completed
• Occupational and physical therapy students' attitudes toward persons with disabilities and the use of evidence-based practice, Role: PI, LLU Dept. of Occupational Therapy, (03/2017 - 03/2018) Status: Completed
• Caregivers' perspectives of a community based occupational therapy program for persons with dementia, Role: Investigator, LLU Dept. of Occupational Therapy, (02/2017 - 02/2018) Status: Completed
• Exploring the role for occupational therapy with women leaving the sex industry, Role: PI, LLU Dept. of Occupational Therapy, (02/2017 - 01/2018) Status: Completed
• Developmental Skills of Children Exposed to Domestic Violence, Role: PI, LLU Dept. of Occupational Therapy, (02/2016 - 02/2017) Status: Completed
• The rehabilitation process of musicians with an upper extremity injury, Role: PI, LLU Dept. of Occupational Therapy, (01/2016 - 01/2017) Status: Completed
• Exploring the Effectiveness of Occupation-Based Intervention: An Experimental Study with Calligraphy, Role: Investigator, LLU Dept. of Allied Health Studies, (01/2016 - 01/2017) Status: Completed
• Experience of participating in the complete health improvement program (CHIP): perceived facilitators and barriers to adopting a healthy lifestyle, Role: Investigator, LLU Dept. of Occupational Therapy, (07/2015 - 07/2016) Status: Completed
• Exploring the impact of an occupational therapy wellness program for children on daily habits and routine, Role: Investigator, LLU Dept. of Occupational Therapy, (03/2015 - 03/2016) Status: Completed
• Development of an occupational therapy questionnaire on sexuality, Role: Investigator, LLU Dept. of Occupational Therapy, (02/2015 - 02/2016) Status: Completed
• Perspective of school-based occupational therapy practitioners in addressing students' mental health needs, Role: Investigator, LLU Dept. of Occupational Therapy, (01/2015) Status: Completed
• The perspectives of key stakeholders in addressing mental health in school-based settings, Role: Investigator, LLU Dept. of Occupational Therapy, (01/2015 - 01/2016) Status: Completed
• Mental health profile of young adults participating in a transitional housing program, Role: Investigator, LLU Dept. of Occupational Therapy, (08/2014 - 08/2015) Status: Completed
• Parenting perspectives of emancipated youth, Role: Investigator, LLU Dept. of Occupational Therapy, (08/2014 - 08/2015) Status: Completed
• Health profiles of staff working with at-risk youth, Role: Investigator, LLU Dept. of Occupational Therapy, (08/2014 - 08/2015) Status: Completed
• Mental health in occupational therapy school-based practice, Role: Investigator, LLU Dept. of Occupational Therapy, (08/2014) Status: Completed
• Health behaviors and lifestyle habits of persons with disabilities, Role: PI, LLU Dept. of Occupational Therapy, (08/2014 - 08/2015) Status: Completed
• Health profiles of allied health students at Loma Linda University, Role: Investigator, LLU Dept. of Occupational Therapy, (08/2014 - 08/2015) Status: Completed
• Health profiles of survivors of domestic violence, Role: PI, LLU Dept. of Occupational Therapy, (07/2014 - 07/2015) Status: Completed
• Young adult and adult perspectives on health: assessing the content validity of the modified health enhancement lifestyle profile, Role: Investigator, LLU Dept. of Occupational Therapy, (06/2014) Status: Completed
• Sensory processing and motor development characteristics of young children exposed to maltreatment, Role: Investigator, LLU Dept. of Occupational Therapy, (07/2013 - 07/2014) Status: Completed
• The motivations and challenges of working with at-risk youth, Role: Investigator, LLU Dept. of Occupational Therapy, (07/2013 - 07/2014) Status: Completed
• Stakeholders' perspectives of systems providing for survivors of domestic violence, Role: PI, LLU Dept. of Occupational Therapy, (07/2013 - 07/2014) Status: Completed
• The effectiveness of a screening checklist for homeschoolers students, Role: Investigator, LLU Dept. of Occupational Therapy, (02/2013 - 02/2014) Status: Completed
• Programming to support early childhood development for mother residing at a domestic violence shelter, Role: PI, LLU Dept. of Occupational Therapy, (11/2012 - 11/2013) Status: Completed
• A study of the quality of life following laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy, Role: Investigator, LLU Dept. of Nutrition, (09/2012 - 09/2013) Status: Completed
• Impact of illness, injury, or aging on pet care in older adults, Role: Investigator, LLU Dept. of Occupational Therapy, (07/2012) Status: Completed
• Perspectives of Loma Linda University faculty of interdisciplinary education and practice, Role: Investigator, LLU Dept. of Occupational Therapy, (07/2012) Status: Completed
• Our neighborhood: Perspectives of adolescents using photovoice, Role: Investigator, LLU Dept. of Occupational Therapy, (07/2012 - 07/2013) Status: Completed
• Understanding the role of occupational therapy in domestic violence, Role: PI, LLU Dept. of Occupational Therapy, (07/2012 - 07/2013) Status: Completed
• Developing a scholarly career at Loma Linda University, Role: Investigator, LLU Dept. of Occupational Therapy, (06/2012 - 06/2013) Status: Completed
• Occupation identity following military service: retirees' perspectives, Role: PI, LLU Dept. of Occupational Therapy, (01/2012 - 01/2013) Status: Completed
• Exploring lifestyle health approaches and fieldwork opportunities in American Samoa, Role: Investigator, LLU Dept. of Occupational Therapy, (11/2011 - 11/2012) Status: Completed
• Community reintegration in a skilled nursing facility, Role: PI, LLU Dept. of Occupational Therapy, (11/2011 - 11/2012) Status: Completed
• Respondent perceptions of sexuality in occupational therapy, Role: PI, LLU Dept. of Occupational Therapy, (08/2011) Status: Completed
• Dog park accessibility and use in the southern california area, Role: Investigator, LLU Dept. of Occupational Therapy, (07/2011) Status: Completed
• Sexuality: The perspectives and experiences of persons with disabilities, Role: Investigator, LLU Dept. of Occupational Therapy, (07/2011 - 07/2012) Status: Completed
• Older adults' perspectives on healthy aging, Role: Investigator, LLU Dept. of Occupational Therapy, (07/2011 - 07/2012) Status: Completed
• Usability of the occupational therapy spiritual history tool, Role: Investigator, LLU School of Allied Health Professionals, (07/2011 - 07/2012) Status: Completed
• Emancipated youth: Challenges of transitioning into the community, Role: Investigator, LLU School of Allied Health Professionals, (06/2011 - 06/2012) Status: Completed
• Children with autism: Participation in religious occupations, Role: Investigator, LLU Dept. of Occupational Therapy, (12/2010 - 12/2011) Status: Completed
• Translation of neuroscience research: applications for occupational therapy, Role: PI, LLU Dept. of Occupational Therapy, (12/2010) Status: Completed
• Occupational therapy: Contemporary practice and perspectives addressing activities to prepare for sleep, Role: Investigator, LLU School of Allied Health Professionals, (08/2010) Status: Completed
• Patient and family perspectives of a healing environment, Role: Investigator, LLU School of Allied Health Professionals, (07/2010 - 07/2011) Status: Completed
• Addressing sexuality: Occupational therapy practitioners' perspectives, Role: Investigator, LLU School of Allied Health Professionals, (07/2010 - 07/2011) Status: Completed
• Exploring occupational experiences of foster caregivers within the foster care system, Role: PI, LLU School of Allied Health Professionals, (11/2009 - 11/2010) Status: Completed
• Homeless youth: discovery and empowerment of occupation, Role: Investigator, LLU School of Allied Health Professionals, (11/2009 - 11/2010) Status: Completed
• Exploring handwriting expectations in a private elementary school: a participatory action approach, Role: Investigator, LLU School of Allied Health Professionals, (07/2009 - 07/2010) Status: Completed
• Pregnant and parenting teens' occupational experience in an academic program, Role: Investigator, LLU School of Allied Health Professionals, (07/2009 - 07/2010) Status: Completed
• Occupational therapy practitioners' perspectives on using serial casting for spasticity management, Role: Investigator, LLU School of Allied Health Professionals, (07/2009) Status: Completed
• Hospital employees' perceptions of the healing environment, Role: Investigator, LLU School of Allied Health Professionals, (07/2009 - 07/2010) Status: Completed
• Self-perceived strengths and needs of survivors of domestic violence: an exploratory study, Role: PI, LLU School of Allied Health Professionals, (05/2009 - 05/2010) Status: Completed
• Exploring the effects of infant massage in the caregiving experience: An occupational therapy perspective, Role: PI, LLU School of Allied Health Professionals, (04/2009 - 04/2010) Status: Completed
• Artful ambassadors: Shared occupational meaning for children explored through the use of inter-cultural art exchange and personal narrative. Does sharing generate caring?, Role: Investigator, LLU School of Allied Health Professionals, (04/2009 - 04/2010) Status: Completed
• Exploring the role of occupational therapy in childhood obesity prevention, Role: Investigator, LLU School of Allied Health Professionals, (11/2008 - 11/2009) Status: Completed
• Occupational Therapy for Adults Who Have Experienced Intimate Partner Violence, Role: PI, LLU Dept. of Occupational Therapy, (12/2024) Status: Approved
• An Occupational Therapy Resiliency Program in Primary Care: Stakeholder Perspectives, Role: PI, LLU Dept. of Occupational Therapy, (12/2024) Status: Approved
• Oral Hygiene Among Persons who have a Spinal Cord Injury: Multiple Perspectives, Role: PI, LLU Dept. of Occupational Therapy, (01/2025) Status: Approved
• The Role of Occupational Therapy in Pediatric EmPATH Units, Role: Investigator, LLU Dept. of Occupational Therapy, (03/2025) Status: Approved
• The Effect of Early Active Versus Early Passive Protocols after Flexor Tendon Repair Zones I-V on Patient Hand Functioning and Occupational Participation, Role: Investigator, LLU Dept. of Occupational Therapy, (04/2025) Status: Approved

Non-Profit Organization

• Testing strategies to improve hand circulation and reduce symptoms among secretaries who work in cold environments, Role: Investigator, California Foundation for Occupational Therapy, (02/2017 - 01/2018) Status: Completed
• Health profiles of survivors of domestic violence: piloting the complete health improvement program, Role: PI, California Foundation for Occupational Therapy, (03/2016 - 03/2017) Status: Completed
• Stakeholders' perception of barriers and strategies for sustainability of an indigenous occupational therapy program, Role: PI, Caribbean Public Health Agency (Non Profit), (02/2014) Status: Completed
• Exploring domestic violence needs in occupational therapy, Role: PI, California Foundation for Occupational Therapy, (05/2009 - 05/2010) Status: Completed

Other Research

• Javaherian, H., & Iorio, M., & Alipoon, L. (2007-2011). Exploring the Meaning of Loma Linda University''''s Core Values Among Distance Education Students. (06/2007 - 08/2011)
• Graduate Student Research Projects see attached (12/2010)
• Javaherian, H. (2009, May). Performance Troupe. The purpose of this retrospective study is to to explore the impact of drama as a means of empowering people who have mental illness, educating the community about mental illness, and thus decreasing societal stigmas. (06/2009 - 06/2010)
• DeBrun, J., Moesser, A., Murphy, R., Salvati, B., Shaffer, T., Javaherian, H., Huecker, E., & Hewitt, L. (2009). The mothering experience of domestic violence: An in-depth analysis (03/2009 - 12/2009)
• Fowle, J., Ng, K., O’Rourke, E., Walters, S., Javaherian, H., Huecker, E., & Hewitt, L. (2007). Mothering Experiences within a Domestic Violence Shelter (04/2007 - 12/2007)