Research Projects & Grants

Internal

• Impact of Increased Self-Awareness on Occupational Based Practice Among Occupational Therapy Practitioners in the Hand Therapy Setting, Role: Investigator, LLU Dept. of Occupational Therapy, (03/2024) Status: Approved
• When occupational therapy practitioners become personal caregivers: Exploring strategies for caregiving and coping, Role: Investigator, LLU Dept. of Occupational Therapy, (11/2023 - 11/2024) Status: Completed
• An exploration of current parenting experiences related to the social-emotional development of children during the COVID-19 endemic, Role: Investigator, LLU Dept. of Occupational Therapy, (03/2023) Status: Approved
• Effectiveness of Health and Resilience Programming for Occupational Therapy Students, Role: PI, LLU Dept. of Occupational Therapy, (01/2023) Status: Approved
• Is it still necessary to be "Advanced" for Physical Agent Modalities in the state of California?, Role: Investigator, LLU Dept. of Occupational Therapy, (12/2022) Status: Completed
• Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Occupational Therapy Service Delivery: What is Current practice?, Role: Investigator, LLU Dept. of Occupational Therapy, (11/2022) Status: Completed
• Comparing TBI Survivors’ Functional Outcomes after Participation in Traditional Occupational Therapy and Computer-Based Therapy, Role: Investigator, LLU Dept. of Occupational Therapy, (11/2022) 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
• Effectiveness of Occupational Therapy Trauma Informed Workshops and Consultations for Home Visitors and Teaching Staff at Head Start, 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: PI, LLU Dept. of Occupational Therapy, (11/2021) Status: Completed
• Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in OT schools: What is current Pedagogy?, Role: Investigator, LLU Dept. of Occupational Therapy, (11/2021) Status: Completed
• Comparing Functional Outcomes of Stroke Survivors’ Participation in Traditional Occupational Therapy Versus Computer-Based Therapy as an Adjunct, Role: Investigator, LLU Dept. of Occupational Therapy, (10/2021) 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
• Five Minutes to a Healthier You: A Lifestyle Medicine Program for Allied Health Students, Role: PI, LLU Dept. of Occupational Therapy, (12/2020) Status: Completed
• Lifestyle and Spirituality at a Faith-Based University, Role: Investigator, LLU Dept. of Occupational Therapy, (12/2020) Status: Completed
• Describing the use of Technology within Occupational Therapy Practice, Role: Investigator, LLU Dept. of Occupational Therapy, (11/2020) Status: Completed
• Perceived effectiveness of telehealth and effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on occupational therapists, speech and language pathologists, and physical therapists across the United States, Role: PI, LLU Dept. of Occupational Therapy, (07/2020) Status: Completed
• Exploring the impact of emotional intelligence with graduate Occupational Therapy students, Role: Investigator, LLU Dept. of Occupational Therapy, (03/2020) Status: Approved
• The role of occupational therapy in promoting maternal and infant health and well-being through the co-occupation of breastfeeding, Role: Investigator, LLU Dept. of Occupational Therapy, (03/2020) Status: Approved
• 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
• Exploring occupational therapy developmental evaluations of children enrolled at Head Start, Role: Investigator, LLU Dept. of Occupational Therapy, (01/2020) Status: Completed
• Self-Esteem: A protective mechanism for adolescent mental health, Role: Investigator, LLU Dept. of Occupational Therapy, (01/2020) Status: Completed
• Exploring mental health among veterans who SCUBA dive, Role: PI, LLU Dept. of Occupational Therapy, (01/2020) Status: Completed
• The impact of computer-based occupational therapy and self-reported pain, Role: Investigator, LLU Dept. of Occupational Therapy, (12/2019) Status: Completed
• Caregiver's perceptions of their children's participation in an interdisciplinary program using Equine movement, Role: Investigator, LLU Dept. of Occupational Therapy, (11/2019) Status: Completed
• Group-based occupational therapy in primary care settings, Role: PI, LLU Dept. of Occupational Therapy, (10/2019) Status: Completed
• Taekwondo for children with Autism spectrum disorder: The impact on social interaction skills in everyday life, Role: Investigator, LLU Dept. of Occupational Therapy, (03/2019 - 03/2020) 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
• Does an occupational therapy program enhance mental health outcomes for veterans who scuba dive, Role: PI, LLU Dept. of Occupational Therapy, (10/2018 - 10/2019) 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
• Effectiveness of a community occupation based hand therapy class for seniors, Role: Investigator, LLU Dept. of Occupational Therapy, (02/2018 - 02/2019) Status: Completed
• Exploring occupational therapy service trends in children who have experienced trauma, Role: Investigator, LLU Dept. of Occupational Therapy, (01/2018 - 01/2019) 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
• Perspective on scuba diving as an occupation: Divemasters, dive instructors, and veterans, Role: Investigator, LLU Dept. of Occupational Therapy, (11/2017 - 11/2018) Status: Completed
• Exploring the role for occupational therapy with women leaving the sex industry, Role: Investigator, LLU Dept. of Occupational Therapy, (02/2017 - 01/2018) Status: Completed
• Exploring the impact of screen-based media on the occupational performance of adolescents in a mental health setting, Role: Investigator, LLU Dept. of Occupational Therapy, (02/2016 - 02/2017) Status: Completed
• Developmental Skills of Children Exposed to Domestic Violence, Role: Investigator, LLU Dept. of Occupational Therapy, (02/2016 - 02/2017) Status: Completed
• Exploring the Effectiveness of Occupation-Based Intervention: An Experimental Study with Calligraphy, Role: PI, 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: PI, 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
• 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: Investigator, LLU Dept. of Occupational Therapy, (08/2014 - 08/2015) Status: Completed
• Health profiles of allied health students at Loma Linda University, Role: PI, LLU Dept. of Occupational Therapy, (08/2014 - 08/2015) Status: Completed
• Health profiles of survivors of domestic violence, Role: Investigator, 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: PI, LLU Dept. of Occupational Therapy, (06/2014) Status: Completed
• Evaluating Occupational Therapy Outcomes with Children with Dyslexia, Role: Investigator, LLU Dept. of Occupational Therapy, (10/2024) Status: Approved
• Understanding Occupational Therapy Practitioners’ Perspectives on Mentorship, Role: Investigator, LLU Dept. of Occupational Therapy, (11/2024) Status: Approved
• Oral Hygiene Among Persons who have a Spinal Cord Injury: Multiple Perspectives, Role: Investigator, LLU Dept. of Occupational Therapy, (01/2025) 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: PI, 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: PI, 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: Investigator, California Foundation for Occupational Therapy, (03/2016 - 03/2017) Status: Completed