Ashley Lankford, ScD, OTR/L

Select Publications

• Pfeiffer, D., Lankford, A. L., Durfee, A., & Branson, C. (2025). A mixed-methods examination of interprofessional preschool virtual simulations for speech-language pathology and occupational therapy graduate students. Teaching and Learning in Communication Sciences & Disorders, 9(3). https://doi.org/10.61403/2689-6443.1395
• Lankford, A. L., Smith-Bell, C., & Woodford, E. (2025). What’s really happening? Current perspectives, practices, and needs of Maryland school-based occupational therapists supporting social emotional learning. Journal of Occupational Therapy, Schools, & Early Intervention, 1-17. https://doi.org/10.1080/19411243.2025.2519654
• Keck, C., Lankford, A. L., Pfeiffer, D., Durfee, A., & Guilfoyle, R. (2025). Speech-Language Pathology and Occupational Therapy Students’ Perceptions of an Interprofessional Stroke Workshop: A Mixed Methods Analysis. Teaching and Learning in Communication Sciences & Disorders, 9(1). DOI: https://doi.org/10.61403/2689-6443.1349
• Lankford, A. L., Wrightsman, W. & Jozkowski, A. (2023). The Experience of School-Age Assistive Technology Users and Their Families During Emergency Remote Instruction and the Impact on Classroom Engagement. Journal of Occupational Therapy, Schools, & Early Intervention, 1–19. https://doi.org/10.1080/19411243.2023.2232783

Select Presentations

• Lankford, A. L., Woodford, E., Pfeiffer, D. L. & Branson, C. (2025, April). Impact of a Virtual Interprofessional Simulation Training Program on Graduate Students’ Interprofessional Practice in a Preschool Fieldwork Setting. Poster presented at American Occupational Therapy Association Annual Conference, Philadelphia, PA. 
• Smith-Bell, C. & Lankford, A. L. (2025, April). Impact of Virtual Handwriting and Visual Perception Interventions with Caregiver Participation on Elementary-Age Homeschoolers' Handwriting Speed and Legibility. Poster presented at American Occupational Therapy Association Annual Conference, Philadelphia, PA.
• Pfeiffer, D. & Lankford, A. L. (2024, October). Impact of a Virtual Interprofessional Simulation Program on Students’ Collaboration in Preschools. Poster presented at Association of Schools Advancing Health Professions Annual Conference, Atlanta, GA.
• Lankford, A. L., Harvey, H. & Messing, M. (2024, January). Everyone has a Role: Collaborative School Teaming to Promote AAC Usage. Presentation session presented at Assistive Technology Industry Association Annual Conference, Orlando, FL.
• Lankford, A. L., Lawson, S., & Woodford, E. (2023, November). The Missing Link: How OT can address the mental health needs of children in schools. Poster presented at Maryland Occupational Therapy Association Virtual Annual Conference