The Department of Occupational Therapy is pleased to share the following faculty highlights from the 2023-2024 academic year. Please join us in celebrating this snapshot of the many accomplishments of our world-class faculty members. You may click the photo of any faculty member to learn more about the important work they are doing in the Occupational Therapy field.
- Co-Authored “The Stroll Safe outdoor falls prevention program: Participant experiences in eight community sites” in Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics, 108, 104926
- Collaborated with the Injury Prevention Institute and occupational therapy association in the Netherlands to enable the implementation of a Dutch version of the Stroll Safe program, which will be launched in the Netherlands this spring.
- Co-Authored “Intra-professional conversations begin in the classroom: An exploratory study on an OT-OTA joint class” in The Open Journal of Occupational Therapy, 11(4), 1-12.
- Presented “Considerations for Occupational Therapists When Choosing a Post-Professional Clinical Doctorate Program" (NYSOTA Conference, 2023).
- Authored “Effectiveness of Activity-Based Task-Oriented Training on Upper Extremity Recovery for Individuals with Stroke: A Systematic Review” in The American Journal of Occupational Therapy, 78(2), 7802180070.
- Pending Publication in The Open Journal of Occupational Therapy: “Current Landscape of Interventions that Promote Self-determination in Adolescents with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities in Secondary Transition: A Scoping Review.”
- Presented “Relationship-based feeding: Guiding parents through coaching” (AOTA Conference, 2024).
- Received the 2023 SIGACCESS ASSETS Paper Impact award for her paper "Empowering Individuals with Do-It-Yourself Assistive Technology" that was published at the ACM SIGACCESS ASSETS Conference in 2011. This award is given every other year to a paper that has had a significant impact on computing and information technology that addresses the needs of persons with disabilities.
- Published "Understanding accessible interpretation through touch object practices in museums" in the The International Journal of the Inclusive Museum 16(1), 75-98, and will be presenting these findings at the upcoming American Association of Museums (AAM) Conference.
- Co-authored “Feasibility of a self-directed arm training program for individuals living in the community after chronic stroke” in Archives of Rehabilitation Research and Clinical Translation, 6(1), 100316.
- Co-authored “Comparison of Upper Extremity Function and Daily Use in Individuals with and without Post Stroke Depression” in Neurorehabilitation and Neural Repair, 38(2), 99-108.
- Received a three-year award from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Humanities Initiative at Colleges and Universities to carry out work on integrating the Humanities into NYU Steinhardt’s professional education programs.
- Continued work supported by an AOTF Implementation Research Grant on implementing an occupational therapy intervention to support young caregivers of parents with cancer.
- Became an AOTA Fieldwork Educator Certificate Workshop Instructor. Dr. Rangel is one of 50 AOTA nationally approved instructors for this workshop designed specifically for fieldwork educators and academic fieldwork coordinators to advance their skills as an occupational therapy fieldwork educator.
- Appointed TODOS (Terapia Ocupacional Para Diversidad, Oportunidad Y Solidaridad) Network of Hispanic/Latinos Practitioners Communication and Marketing Chair. TODOS is a recognized AOTA affinity group that is part of the Multicultural, Diversity, and Inclusion (MDI) network, and a professional community of occupational therapy practitioners and students who have as their mission to support and mentor one another, support the exploration of careers in occupational therapy by Hispanics/Latinos, and promote issues of diversity, inclusion, and multiculturalism within the occupational therapy profession.
- Co-Presented “Beyond scrolling: Student generated social media content as learning tools.” Presented at the 2024 AOTA Inspire Conference in Orlando, the AOTA Education Summit in Denver, the RMU 2023 Virtual Teaching and Learning Summit, as a NYSOTA continuing education webinar, and most recently, at the ITLC Lilly Conference in Austin, Texas.
- Awarded a Teaching Advancement Grant (TAG) from the NYU Provost's Office. This grant for innovative teaching practices will bring NYU OT students and faculty to The Yard, an adventure playground on Governors Island, to learn about child-led engagement in play-based activities.
- Presented “Neuroplasticity Driven Brain Changes: The next frontier in brain injury cognitive rehabilitation.” Symposium Chair at the American Congress of Rehabilitative Medicine in October 2023, Atlanta, GA, and at the 2024 International Neuropsychological Society Annual Conference in New York City.
