Research Faculty Areas of Interest Karen Atler Professor Emerita The Occupational Experience Profile Areas: Occupation and its relationship to health and well-being Reliability and Validity of the Occupational Experience Profile Utility of the Occupational Experience Profile as an occupation-focused intervention Anita Bundy Professor and Department Head Occupation, Assessment, and Intervention Lab Areas: Play assessment and promotion as an occupation Benefits of manageable risk-taking in children Reliability and validity of occupation-based assessments Bianca M. Daugherty Assistant Professor Areas: Sanism and critical perspectives on mental health Lived experiences of unhoused young adults Substance use, and other dark occupations Occupational justice Program development and role-emerging practice for occupational therapy Patti Davies Professor Brainwaves Research Lab Areas: Brain processing Pediatrics Aaron Eakman Associate Professor Restoring Effective Sleep Tranquility Areas: Sleep participation and promotion Meaningful activity and wellbeing Lisa Fyffe Assistant Professor Areas: Play-based learning School readiness Health promotion for typically developing children James Graham Professor and Director of the Center for Community Partnerships Center for Large Data Research and Data Sharing in Rehabilitation Areas: Rehabilitation health services research Observational research using real-world data Alison Herman Assistant Professor Areas: Fieldwork Related Topics Feedback for Students and Fieldwork Educators Occupation-Based Practice Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Jaewon Kang Assistant Professor Living Independently in Functional Environments Laboratory Areas: Aging in place Fall prevention and management Home assessments and modifications Technology Community-based services Shelly Lane Professor Sensory integration, Play, and Occupational Therapy Research Lab Areas: Play and participation for all children Support for families Sensory integrative processes Michelle LeRoy Assistant Professor Areas: LGBTQIA2S+ and Transgender Health Prevention and health promotion Community-engaged occupational therapy Health promotion for typically developing children Andrew Persch Associate Professor Transition Employment and Technology Lab Areas: Pediatrics Postsecondary employment for individuals with intellectual disabilities Janell Pisegna Assistant Professor Colorado Agrability Project Columbine Health Systems Center for Healthy Aging Areas: Rural health disparities and impact on aging Occupational therapy mental healthcare in neurorehabilitation Implementation science Marla Roll Assistant Professor and Director of the Assistive Technology Resource Center Assistive Technology Resource Center Areas: Assistive Technology Universal Design/ Inclusive Design Arlene Schmid Professor Integrative Rehabilitation Laboratory Areas: Yoga Chronic disabilities and diseases Acquired brain injuries and strokes Kim Schoessow-Aldaz Assistant Professor, Academic Program Director Areas: Low Vision Rehabilitation Diversity and Inclusion in OT Education Julie Silver Seidle Assistant Professor, Doctoral Capstone Coordinator Areas: Community-Engaged Occupational Therapy Community-Academic Partnerships and Non-Profit Engagement Doctoral Capstone Education and Scholarship Caregiving for Dementia and Other Neurological Conditions Everyday Resilience in the Context of Aging Laura Swink Assistant Professor and Health Research Specialist Areas: Community-based interventions for people with Parkinson’s disease Dual-tasking and dual-task training Fall risk management Behavior-change programming (promotion of physical activity, reducing fall risk, etc) Social prescription Jen Weaver Assistant Professor Meaningful Measurement in Rehabilitation Research Lab Areas: Outcome measures for neurorehabilitation Shared decision making Implementation science for outcome measures Paul Yoo Assistant Professor Areas: Childhood disability, health, and participation Environmental determinants of health Inclusive community programming Measurement and technology innovation
