The Department of Occupational Therapy is proud to highlight this list of faculty, student and alumni presentations at the AOTA Inspire 2023 Annual Conference and Expo.
April 20, 2023
9am - 11am: Words Matter: Strategies for Teaching Nonstigmatizing & Nonoppressive Clinical Documentation
Poster Presentation by NYU OT Clinical Assistant Professor Patricia Gentile, DPS, OTR/L
9am - 11am: Knowledge Mobilization in Occupational Therapy: Fostering Health Equity in Marginalized Communities
Poster Presentation by NYU OT Alum and Adjunct Faculty Member Chia-Yang Chiang, OTD, OTR/L and Fordham University Clinical Assistant Professor Robert Niewiadomski, MST
3pm - 5pm: From Trauma Informed to Healing Centered: Intervention Framework for School-Based OTs
Poster Presentation by NYU OT Alum and Adjunct Faculty Member Chia-Yang Chiang, OTD, OTR/L and NYU OT Associate Professor and Chair Tsu-Hsin Howe, PhD, OTR, FAOTA
3pm - 5pm: Incorporating a Strengths-Based Approach to Clinical Supervision: Key Principles & Strategies
Poster Presentation by NYU OT Clinical Assistant Professor Patricia Gentile, DPS, OTR/L
5:30pm - 7pm: Film Screening: Finding Me in OT
Film Screening followed by a Panel Presentation by NYU OT PhD Student Kavitha Murthi, MS, OTR, FHEA (UK) and Rhiannon Crispe, OT and Bridget Mathis, MOT, OTR
April 21, 2023
9am - 11am: Perceived Facilitators of & Barriers to Actual Arm Use During Everyday Activities in Community-Dwelling Individuals With Chronic Stroke
Poster Presentation by NYU OT Assistant Professor Grace Kim, PhD, OTR/L with Co-authors Shir Labovich, MS, OT and Debbie Rand, PhD, OT
9am - 11am: Becoming & Belonging: Experiences of Middle School Autistic Students Participating in an Inclusive, Interest-Based Maker Club
NYU OT PhD Students Joana Nana Serwaa Akrofi, OTD, OTR/L, Dora Onwumere, MS, OTR/L, Kavitha Murthi, MS, OTR, FHEA with Co-presenters NYU OT Professor Kristie Patten, PhD, OT/L, FAOTA, Wendy Martin, PhD, and Ariana Riccio, PhD
10am - 11am: Introducing Squegg: Not Your Average Dynamometer or Grip Training Device
Presentation by NYU OT MS/OTD Student Gabriella Francis, OTR/L, ATC, CEO - Squegg with Co-presenter Saket Gunjan, MBA, Founder -Squegg
10am - 11am: Promoting Participation in Daily Occupations of Working Women Who Undergo In Vitro Fertilization Treatment: A Frame of Reference
Oral Presentation by NYU OT PhD Student Dora Onwumere MS, OTR/L with Co-authors NYU OT Associate Professor and Chair Tsu-Hsin Howe, PhD, OTR, and Meirav Rosenfeld, MS, OTR/L
12:30pm - 1:15pm: Salsa Break
Performance Event by NYU OT Alum and Adjunct Faculty Member Alison M. Rangel, OTD, MS, OTR/L and Co-presenter Renee Ortega, PhD, BC-DMT, LCAT, COTA.
12:30pm - 2:30pm: Empowerment in early intervention: promoting and supporting parental advocacy
Poster Presentation by NYU OT Associate Professor and Chair Tsu-Hsin Howe, PhD, OTR, FAOTA and Co-author NYU OT Alum and Adjunct Faculty Member Shanteria Carr, OTD, OTR/L
1:30pm - 2:30pm: Behavior Change Techniques for Maximizing Function, Health, & Participation After Stroke
Short Course Presentation by NYU OT Assistant Professor Grace Kim, PhD, OTR/L and Co-presenters Ryan Bailey PhD, OTR/L and Valerie Hill PhD, OTR/L
April 22, 2023
9am - 10am: Building on Strengths to Enhance Well-Being: A Systematic Review of Mental Health & Self-Determination Interventions in Autistic Individuals
Poster Presentation by NYU OT PhD Students Dora Onwumere, MS, OTR/L and Kavitha Murthi, MS, OTR, FHEA, and NYU OT Professor Kristie Patten, PhD, OT/L, FAOTA
9am - 11am: Factors Related to Different Coping Strategies in Individuals With & Without Acquired Brain Injury During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Poster Presentation by NYU OT PhD Student Hayejin Kim, MA, OTR/L with Co-authors Dominque Burke, MS and Evelyn Russo, MS
10am - 11am: The Stroll Safe Outdoor Falls Prevention Program: An Efficacy Trial
Research Panel by NYU OT Associate Professor Tracy Chippendale, PhD, OTR/L
12:45pm - 2:45pm: The Autism Diagnostic Odyssey in the Greater Accra Region of Ghana: Barriers to & Facilitators of Obtaining an Autism Diagnosis & Services
Poster Presentation by NYU OT PhD Student Joana Nana Serwaa Akrofi, OTD, OTR/L and Co-presenters Amber Angell, PhD, OTR/L and Yvonne Nanama Brew, MBChB, FWACP
1:30pm - 2:30pm: Management of Stress & Burnout Resulting From Interrole Conflicts: A Guideline for Intervention
Oral Presentation by NYU OT PhD Students Hayejin Kim, MA, OTR/L and Kavitha Murthi MS, OTR, FHEA with Co-author NYU OT Associate Professor and Chair Tsu-Hsin Howe, PhD, OTR, FAOTA