Pey-Shan Wen, Ph.D.

 Occupational Therapy Assistant Professor

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I.  General Research Interest 

  1. Measurement development  
    1.  Patient-reported outcomes  
    2.  Item response theory Rasch model 
    3.  Computer adaptive testing 
    4.  Data collections via different interfaces 
    5.  Clinical utility such as short forms and key forms 
  2. Symptom management and reintegration in people with chronic disabilities  
    1.  Mindfulness approaches for people with traumatic brain injury
    2.  Motor learning to reduce falls in people with multiple sclerosis
  3. Improving access to services in community and through technology
    1.  Tele-rehabilitation/exercises 
    2.  Community-based programs 

II.  Current Research Projects 

  1. Adaptive motor learning of fall resistance skills through slip exposure in multiple sclerosis (Co-I) 
  2. Motor training for reducing falls: Adaptation and retention in people with multiple sclerosis (Co-I) 
  3. Improve clinical utilizations of a participation measure by creating criterion standards and a short-form (PI) 

III.  Research Skills  

  1. Quantitative research designs 
  2. Participants recruitments through registries and communities 
  3. Data collections via different interfaces such as face to face, phone, mailing, web-based 
  4. Measurement development and refinement  
  5. Item response theory 
  6. Database development 
  7. Quantitative data analysis: SASSPSSMplusWinsteps 

Occupational therapy

Item response theory

Modern test theory

Rasch analysis

Confirmatory factor analysis

Exploratory factor analysis

Measurement

Short form

keyform

Computer adaptive test

Psychometric

Patient report outcomes

Functional cognition

Cognition

Executive function

Participation

Community integration

Community reintegration

Psychosocial

Psychosocial adjustment

Quality of life

Sleep

Driving

Balance

Falls

Amputees

Veterans

Traumatic brain injury

Acquired brain injury

Stroke

Multiple sclerosis

Epilepsy

Yoga

Tele-yoga

Hybrid yoga

Mindfulness

Perturbation

Vibration

Mobile app

Video conferencing