Department of Occupational Therapy and Occupational Science
Current Students
Students earning Master's degrees conduct a final group
research project under the supervision of a faculty director.
Topics for the research projects typically relate to the
faculty's research line. Below are listed recent
graduate research projects.
Graduate
Projects- 2011
Community Living and Mental Illness: An Exploration
of Occupational Engagement
Project Director: M. Beth Merryman, PhD, OTR/L
Designing and Implementing Leisure and Mobility in
the Community
Classes for Older Adults with Low Vision: An
Educational Study
Project Director: Theresa M. Smith, PhD, OTR/L, CLVT
Engaging Youth Using Participatory Action Research
to Address Self-Efficacy
Project Director: M. Beth Merryman, PhD, OTR/L
Exploring Pedestrian Behaviors and Environmental
Factors at Crosswalks on a University Campus
Project Director: Wendy Stav, PhD, OTR/L, SCDCM,
FAOTA
Factors Influencing Education for the Prevention and
Reduction of Work-Related Musculoskeletal Injuries
Among Commercial Drivers
Project Director: S. Maggie Reitz, PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA
An Investigation of Sustained Pet Ownership:
Protective Factors and Barriers Among Community
Dwelling Older Adults
Project Director: S. Maggie Reitz, PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA
Family Quality of Life in Families with Young Adults
on the Autism Spectrum
Project Director: Barbara Demchick, MS, OTR/L &
Karen Eskow, PhD, OTR/L
Measuring Social Participation of Children on the
Autism Spectrum During Sensory Motor and Play-Based
Occupational Therapy and Speech Therapy Sessions
with Peers
Project Director: Janet Delany, DEd, OTR/L, FAOTA
The Impact of a Collaborative Intervention Approach
on Pragmatic Language and Participation in
Preschoolers
Project Director: Barbara Demchick, MS, OTR/L
The Impact of the Center for Adults with Autism
Programs on the Knowledge and Attitudes of Towson
University Students in Regards to Adults on the
Autism Spectrum: A Mixed Methods Study
Project Director: Lisa Crabtree, PhD, OTR/L
Therapists’ Experiences of Providing Education &
Training to Caregivers of Stroke Survivors: A
Nationwide Multidisciplinary Study
Project Director: Sonia Lawson, PhD, OTR/L
Relaxation Intervention and the Use of the Kawa
Model with Women with High-Risk Pregnancy
Hospitalized on Bed Rest
Project Director: Jenna Yeager,PhD, OTR/L
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