Faculty

Tsu-Hsin Howe

Assistant Professor of Occupational Therapy

Tsu-Hsin Howe

Phone: 212.992.7682
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Tsu-Hsin Howe is an assistant professor in the Department of Occupational Therapy. Her primary research interest focuses on infant feeding behaviors with a special interest in identifying early predictors of normal and abnormal infant sucking patterns and developing assessment tools for infant sucking ability.

Dr. Howe has practiced in both community and hospital based settings for over 20 years, the past 15 of which as a pediatric clinical specialist in Mount Sinai Medical Center of New York City. She has treated infants and children with prematurity, developmental disabilities, congenital heart diseases, neurological deficits, gastrointestinal disorders and learning disabilities. Her special expertise includes neonatal occupational therapy and feeding management. Dr. Howe is trained in neuro-developmental treatment in pediatrics and is certified to administer Neonatal Oral Motor Assessment Scale.


Degrees Held

  • Ph.D. New York University
    Occupational Therapy
  • M.A. New York University
    Occupational Therapy with special focus in developmental disabilities
  • B. S. National Taiwan University
    Occupational Therapy

Publications

  • Howe, T.-H., Lin, K.-C., Fu, C.-P., Su, C.-T., & Hsieh, C.-L. (In press). A review of psychometric properties of feeding assessment tools used in neonates. JOGNN: Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic, and Neonatal Nursing.
  • Howe, T.-H., Sheu, C.-F., Hsieh, Y.-W., and Hsieh, C.-L. (2007). Psychometric characteristics of neonatal oral-motor assessment scale in preterm infants. Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology, 49: 915-919.
  • Tseng, M.-H., Howe, T.-H., Chuang, I.-C., and Hsieh, C.-L. (2007). Co-occurrence of problems in activity level, attention, psychosocial adjustment, reading, and writing in children with Developmental Coordination Disorder. International Journal of Rehabilitation Research,30(4): 327-332.
  • Howe, T.-H., Sheu, C.-F., Hinojosa, J., Lin, J., and Holzman I. R. (2007). Multiple factors related to bottle-feeding performance in preterm infants. Nursing Research,56(5): 307-311.
  • Howe, T.-H. (2007). Second opinion: Should Neonatal Palliative Care take place at home, rather than the hospital? MCN: American Journal of Maternal-Child Nursing,32(5): 271.
  • Howe, T.-H. (2007). Second opinion: Should extremely low birthweight premature infants be breastfed exclusively? MCN: American Journal of Maternal-Child Nursing,32(1): 9-9.
  • Howe, T.-H., Sheu, C.-F., and Holzman I. R. (2007). Bottle-feeding behaviors in preterm infants with and without bronchopulmonary dysplasia. American Journal of Occupational Therapy,61(4): 378-383.