Research Projects & Grants

Internal

• Exploring the Needs of Female Veterans Transitioning from Military Service and Reintegrating into Civilian Society through an Occupational Therapy Lens, Role: PI, LLU Dept. of Occupational Therapy, (05/2024) Status: Approved
• 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
• 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
• Is it still necessary to be "Advanced" for Physical Agent Modalities in the state of California?, Role: PI, LLU Dept. of Occupational Therapy, (12/2022) Status: Completed
• Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Occupational Therapy Service Delivery: What is Current practice?, Role: PI, LLU Dept. of Occupational Therapy, (11/2022) Status: Completed
• Work-Life Balance Among Home Health Clinicians, Role: Investigator, LLU Dept. of Occupational Therapy, (02/2022 - 09/2024) Status: Completed
• The Impact of Racism and Ethnic Discrimination on Students' Educational Experiences and Occupational Participation, Role: Investigator, LLU Dept. of Occupational Therapy, (01/2022 - 09/2024) Status: Completed
• Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in OT schools: What is current Pedagogy?, Role: PI, 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
• Investigating Mentorship Among Occupational Therapy Clinicians Transitioning into Academia, Role: PI, LLU Dept. of Occupational Therapy, (11/2020) Status: Completed
• Development of an occupational therapy questionnaire on sexuality, Role: PI, LLU Dept. of Occupational Therapy, (02/2015 - 02/2016) 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: Investigator, LLU Dept. of Occupational Therapy, (07/2013 - 07/2014) Status: Completed
• Our neighborhood: Perspectives of adolescents using photovoice, Role: PI, LLU Dept. of Occupational Therapy, (07/2012 - 07/2013) Status: Completed
• Respondent perceptions of sexuality in occupational therapy, Role: Investigator, LLU Dept. of Occupational Therapy, (08/2011) Status: Completed
• Sexuality: The perspectives and experiences of persons with disabilities, Role: Investigator, LLU Dept. of Occupational Therapy, (07/2011 - 07/2012) Status: Completed
• Addressing sexuality: Occupational therapy practitioners' perspectives, Role: Investigator, LLU School of Allied Health Professionals, (07/2010 - 07/2011) Status: Completed
• 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

Other Research

• 2015 Research Principal Investigator for student research project: Microteaching *Dr. Dragana Krpalek (09/2015 - 07/2016)
•   2014 Research Principal Investigator for student research project: Developing a Sexuality Questionnaire. (09/2014 - 12/2015)
• 2013 Research advisor for student research project: External Stakeholder’s  Perspectives of Service Provision Systems for Victims of Domestic Violence PI: Dr. Heather-Javaherian Dysinger (09/2012 - 12/2013)
• 2013 Research advisor for student research project: Internal Stakeholder’s Perspectives of Systems Providing for Survivors of Domestic Violence. PI: Dr. Heather Javaherian-Dysinger (07/2012 - 12/2013)
• 2012 Principal investigator for student research project: Our Neighborhood: Perspectives Of Adolescents Using Photovoice. *Dr. Heather Javaherian-Dysinger (07/2011 - 12/2012)
• 2011 Principal investigator for student research project: Client Perspectives on Sexuality. *Dr. Heather Javaherian-Dysinger (07/2010 - 12/2011)
• 2010 Co-investigator for student research project: Addressing Sexuality: Occupational Therapy Practitioners’ Perspectives. *Dr. Heather Javaherian-Dysinger (01/2010 - 12/2010)
• 2009 Co-investigator for student research project: Occupational Therapy Orientation for Medical Students. *Dr. Heather Javaherian Dysinger * Dr. Liane Hewitt (01/2009 - 12/2009)