Video Introduction | MyNCBI Bibliography | Research Seminar Video
I. General Research Interest
- Social participation in older adults
a. Environmental factors that influence social participation - Practice based occupational therapy interventions in neurological disorders a. Interventions in Stroke, Parkinson’s, Traumatic Brain Injury, and Neuromusculoskeletal disorders
- Cognitive priming and mobility/functioning in community-dwelling older adults
- Language and cognitive control of motor performance in community-dwelling older adults
- Role of cognition in maintaining daily life functioning and quality of life
a. Cognitive factors that enable older adults to effectively age in the home environment How cognitive interventions and rehabilitation improve human life
II. Current Research Projects
- Examining the relationship between the built domestic environment and health (mental and physical) in older adults
- Understanding how the experience of home influences the behavior of older adults
III. Research Skills
- Inter-professional collaboration in research
- Incorporating students into research studies and educating them on the research process
- Leading research teams and effectively communicating with team members for collaboration
- Quantitative and Qualitative data analysis
- Overseeing research projects and designating tasks
- Developing intervention strategies to help inform clinical practice
- Cognitive based interventions