Student Profile

Capstone Projects

Individualized projects allow students to gain knowledge and translate evidence for clinical practice relative to their area of expertise.

2024 Graduates

Mary Archer, Prehabilitation Education: A New Frontier for Breast Cancer Care.
Good Samaritan Hospital

Mira Baum, Determining the Long-Term Occupational Needs of Mobility Service Dog Teams.
Fidos for Freedom

Reanna Beatty, Supporting Individuals Living with a Disability-Related Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI): An Advocacy Guide.
Brain Injury Association of Maryland

Jacqueline Blair, Improving Access: The Implementation of an Online Staff Training Program to Support Children with Challenging Behaviors in Community Programs.
4-H Pediatric Programming

Abigail Brock, At Their Leisure: Improving Accessibility and Opportunities for Leisure Participation at the Community Ecology Institute, a Nature-Based Community Setting.
Community Ecology Institute

Emily Brown, Supporting Participation in Neurodivergent Participants Through Staff Training.
Richcroft, Inc.

Savannah Buonomo, Leisure and Mental Health Rehabilitation: Progressing Treatment Directives for Adolescents in Long-Term Residential Care.
RTC at Sheppard Pratt

Anisha Carr, Experiences and Attitudes Surrounding Interprofessional Collaboration in Universal Design: A Thematic Analysis.
Universal Design Project

Morgan Doolin, The Unique Role of Occupational Therapists in Providing Driver Rehabilitative Services.
Return to Driving Program & Driver Rehabilitation Specialists

Cydney Dyson, The Sensory Sport: A Sensory-based Intervention to Promote Lunch Participation for Students with Neurodevelopmental Disorders.
Lab School of Washington

Dominique Fernandez, Ways Occupational Therapy in Community Programs Can Improve Long-Term Stroke Survivors’ Well-Being.
Snyder Center for Aphasia Life Enhancement

Karleigh Gibbons, Improving Quality of Life for Caregivers of People with Parkinson’s Disease, through OT-based Community Support Groups.
Orokawa YMCA

Alexa Gonzalez, Hispanic and Latino Children of Immigrants: Perceptions of Community-Based Programming, Occupational Participation, and Barriers.
ConectandoUs

Brooke Hare, The Development of Educational Materials to Support Caregivers’ Adherence to At-Home Programming.
Learning and Therapy Corner

Brianna Held, Implementation of the Zones of Regulation in an Outdoor, Community Setting to Promote Self-Regulatory Skills and Enhance Well-Being for the While Population of Children in the Community.
Community Ecology Institute

Taylor Hughes, Development of Student Success Through Outdoor Play-spaces: Enhancing self-regulatory Skills, Social-emotional Health, and Academic Performance Within the School System.
Baltimore Lab School

Lillian Kennedy, Utilizing Technology to Support Caregivers of Infants with Plagiocephaly.
Cranial Technologies

Emily Klemkowski, Sensory Self: Developing a Self-Regulation Program for Neurodiverse Individuals.
Kennedy Krieger Institute, Project Search

Erin Michel, Groove and Grow: An OT-Based Dance Program for Autistic Children.
MOCO Movement Center

Amy Miller, Trauma-Informed Care for Adverse Childhood Experiences.
Maryland Occupational Therapy Assocation & Public Policy Partners

Valerie Segal, From Silence to Support: Enhancing Rehabilitation Therapists' Confidence in Addressing Sexuality Post-Spinal Cord Injury.
University of Maryland Rehabilitation & Orthopaedic Institute

Smitha Shailan, Sensory Synergy: An Integrated OT-Based Sensory Skills Program for Autistic Adults to Support Employment Participation.
Hussman Center for Adults with Autism

Shayna Skurnik, Promoting Participation of Students with Severe Cognitive Classroom Disability in an Inclusive Setting.
Carroll County Public Schools

Madison Staub, Increasing the Understanding of Episodic Care in Outpatient Pediatric Occupational Therapy: Therapists’ and Caregivers’ Perspectives.
Inova Health System

John Toohey, Assistive Technology for Chronic Stroke Survivors.
Snyder Center for Aphasia Life Enhancement

Briana Valdez Ramos, People Healing People Through Lived Experience: The Redevelopment of a Peer Mentorship Program to Support Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation.
University of Maryland Rehabilitation & Orthopaedic Institute

2023 Graduates

Lauren Bauer, Modernization of Spinal Cord Injury Education.
University of Maryland Rehabilitation & Orthopaedic Institute

Caitlin Berger, Addressing Needs of Individuals with Parkinson’s Disease Through Enhancement of Community-Based Programs.
Orokawa YMCA

Emily Bravman, A Holistic Approach to Enhancing Engagement at a Day Program for Adults with Cognitive Impairments.
Volen Center

Haley Eiermann, The Effects of Play on Children with Cancer: An Evaluation of the Horizon on Wheels Program.
Horizon Day Camp

Michael Jeffries, Rock Climbing as a Modality to Facilitate Advanced Prosthetic Use.
Hanger Clinic

Megan Lieb, The Assessment for Sensory Processing of Stroke Survivors in the Community.
Snyder Center for Aphasia Life Enhancement

Jennifer Marshall, A Strengths-Based Approach to Addressing Substance Use for At-Risk Adolescents in a Residential Treatment Center.
Sheppard Pratt MOSAIC

Elana Megerian, Executive Functioning with Autistic Adults: A Neurodiversity-Affirming Program.
Itineris Baltimore

Anna Scott, Intergenerational Befriending to Combat Loneliness and Social Isolation in Vulnerable Populations.
Itineris Baltimore

Katie Vannozzi, SPEAK: A Self-Regulation Program for Empowerment, Awareness and Knowledge!
Together We Own It & Richcroft, Inc.

Brittany Wagner, A Virtual Home, Universally Designed: Using Virtual Renderings to Educate Design and Building Professionals on the Benefits of Universal Design.
Universal Design Project

Lauren Walker, Caregiver Wellness Through Self-Care and Resource Education.
Harford County Parks and Recreation

Kaitlyn Warner, Exploration of Novel Play-Based Aquatic Therapy Resources for Effective Treatment of Patients at KKI.
Kennedy Krieger Institute, Aquatic Therapy Program

Leanna Washington, Sickle Cell’s Effect on Occupational Participation: What Occupational Therapists Need to Know and How to Advocate for and Amplify Patient Voice.
Maryland Sickle Cell Disease Association

2022 Graduates

Alison Adams, Overcoming the Barriers to Aquatic Recreation: Implementation of an Aquatics-Based Training Program for Adults with Physical Disabilities.
Kennedy Krieger Institute Adaptive Programs

Sarah Allsop-Scott, Promoting Increased ADL Performance in Children with Neurodevelopmental Disabilities through Music and Movement.
MOCO Movement Center

Shirel Altmann, Enhancing Social Emotional Learning for Young Learners Through a Caregiver Education Toolkit.
Baltimore City Public Schools

Erin Busch, Overcoming Occupational Injustice: Identifying and Reducing Barriers to Quality Participation in Wheelchair Lacrosse.
Kennedy Krieger Institute Adaptive Programs

Emily Fong, Supporting Play and Playfulness Among Youth with Complex Trauma in a Residential Treatment Center.
Sheppard Pratt

Brandyn Geist, Addressing Innate Barriers within Nature-Based Environments for Individuals with Mobility Disabilities Across the Lifespan.
Community Ecology Institute

Liz Hagan, Development of a Sexual Health Program for a Psychosocial Rehabilitation Setting
Sheppard Pratt

Azalia Hernandez, Living My Best Life: A Health and Wellness Program for Underserved Older Adults
GEDCO/Senior Network of Northern Baltimore

Brent Hickey, Access to Community-Based Programs for Stroke Survivors.
SCALE (Snyder Center for Aphasia Life Enhancement

Maria James, Integration of Culturally Informed Care and Trauma Informed Care through Provision of Sensory Based Interventions.
Sheppard Pratt

Kate Kerr, Training Staff and Caregivers for Participants in Senior Centers.
Baltimore County Department of Aging

Holly Long, Special Education Law and Interprofessional Collaboration: Viewing Education through an Occupational Lens.
Maryland Center for Developmental Disabilities

Katie McCormick, The Development and Sustainability of an Equine Therapy Program for Veterans.
Taking the Lead

Sabrina Mughal, Assessments for Improved Participation and Engagement Among the Elderly.
Baltimore County Department of Again

Sarah Nepini, Pilot Study: Modified Nine-Hole Peg Test Use in Stroke Survivors.
SCALE (Snyder Center for Aphasia Life Enhancement)

Pratik Parmar, Integration of Technology Based Resources to Support Vocational Rehabilitation in a Psychosocial Rehabilitation Program.
Sheppard Pratt

Rebecca Sykes, The Development of Culturally Relevant Resources for Families Transitioning Out of Early Intervention Programs.
Baltimore City Public Schools

Sarah Tayel, An Exploration of the Healthcare Experiences of Families of Children with Sickle Cell Disease and a Clinical Measure of Neurological Soft Signs.
Kennedy Krieger Institute

Jamie Trimble, DIR/Floortime at MOCO Movement Center: Comprehensive Parent Education Models.
MOCO Movement Center

Lauren Villa, The Influence of an Inclusive, Nature-Based Program on the Well-Being of Neurodivergent Individuals.
Community Ecology Institute