Sutanuka Bhattacharjya, Ph.D.

Occupational Therapy Assistant Professor

Video Introduction | MyNCBI Bibliography | Research Seminar Video


I.  General Research Interest 

  1. Use of technology by individuals with disabilities 
    a.  Factors influencing  
      i.  use of technology 
      ii.  adoption of technology use 
      iii.  long-term adoption of technology 
    b.  Environmental barriers and facilitators to functional performance
  2. Self-management of disability  
    a.  Effectiveness of home-based interventions to promote self-management  
      i.  Functional performance 
      ii.  Activities of daily living 
      iii.  Usability 
      iv.  Satisfaction 
    b.  Assessing use of technology-based intervention for self-management 
      i.  Factors affecting technology adoption 
      ii.  Technology acceptance 
      iii.  User’s interaction with the technology 
  3. Knowledge translation 
    a.  Educating individuals with disabilities and their caregivers
    b.  Assessing the role of mHealth (i.e.  
    c.  Developing culturally-sensitive knowledge tailored to the community    

II.  Current Research Projects 

  1. Quantitative feedback from portable, surface electromyography to modulate grip in rehabilitation post stroke  
  2. Impact of mHealth intervention on community-based rehabilitation workers and caregivers of children with cerebral palsy 

III.  Research Skills  

  1. Clinical study design and recruitment 
  2. Quantitative research methodologies 
  3. Moderating focus groups, and interviews 
  4. Developing, implementing and evaluating interventions  
  5. Clinical, and home-based study implementation  
  6. Usability testing 
  7. Data management and analysis using statistical software: SPSS, Stata, R, NVIVO 

Technology

Rehabilitation technology

Wearable

Sensors

Wearable technology

mHealth

mobile health

telehealth

digital health

stroke

chronic stroke

home-based rehabilitation

home-based exercise

home program

home exercise program

hand movement

grip rehabilitation

hand recognition

Feeding

Mealtime

Swallowing

Nutrition

Cerebral Palsy

Knowledge translation

Usability

Technology adoption

Technology acceptance

Technology usability

Rehabilitation

Occupational Therapy

Pediatric occupational therapy

Feedback

Real-time feedback

Digital feedback

Self-management

Remote rehabilitation

Training modules

Continuing education

Pediatric

Global health

International health

Low and middle income countries

LMIC

Developing country