Students in the Occupational Therapy program spend their last three semesters creating a capstone project. This major academic achievement represents a synthesis of content learned throughout the program.
Subject matter such as theory, research methodology and analysis, program development, and education of clients are applied to either faculty lines of research or projects that will serve the community.
Students gather in teams to complete the thesis under the mentorship of their faculty thesis advisor. Completed theses are disseminated to a wide audience of constituents either in poster sessions, workshops, or peer-reviewed journals.
Theses/Capstones from 2007
Perceived Occupations of Older Adults Living in the Community: A comparison of Persons Living in Single and Multigenerational Households, Saran Nuth and Keving Michael O'Neill
Promoting Community Mobility: The Availability of Accessible Rental Cars for Drivers with Physical Disabilities, Lindsay Palmer
Promoting Occupations: Success Strategies to Match Amputees with Appropriate Protheses a Resource Manual for Occupational Therapy Students, Paul Hollenbeck
Supporting the Cultural Context of Occupation: A Spanish-Language Guide to Sensory Integration for Families, Martha Pelayo
The Role of Infant Massage in Enhancing Parenting Occupations of Parents of Infants Who Stayed in the NICU: Parents' Perceptions, Erica Casey Claussen
Theses/Capstones from 2006
Baby's First Three Years: A Child Development Resource Guide for Parents with Intellectual Disabilities, Jayme Agbayani
Functional Hand Grasp of Young Children Ages 9 to 18 Months: A Comparison of Down Syndrome and Typically Developing Children, Kimberly A. Imsdahl
Including Children with Autism in Family Activities: A Qualitative Study, Laura Nichol Lindholm
Mobility for Occupational Engagement: Promoting the Maintenance of Wheelchair for Residents of Skilled Nursing Faciliities and Their Caregivers, Joseph Robert Boudreau Jr.
Occupational Performance in Computer Tasks from the Perception of Users: Biomechanical Implications Related to Three Computer Mouses, Vanessa Lynne Preston
Occupation, Quality of Life and Adaptation in Older Adults with Age-Related macular Degeneration (ARMD), Margaret A. Harshbarger
Parenting Infants Discharged from the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU): A Change Project, Brittany Michelle Loe
Reports on Patient Education and Perception of Safe Play for Children Receiving Cancer Treatments by Health Professionals, Rachel Lucie Louro
Sexual Education for Adolescents with Down Syndrome, Christine Power
Social Participation in Young Adults with Serious Mental Illness, Dexter Mar-Tang
Supporting the Occupation of Healthy Eating: A Nutrition and Meal Preparation Guide for Older Adults Living Independently in the Community, Christina H. Choi
Yoga as an Occupation to Promote Quality of Life for Individuals with Fibromyalgia, Darshna Upadhyaya
Theses/Capstones from 2005
Play in the Prone Position: A Resource Guide for Parents and Their Growing Infants, Ilse Violeta V. Catindig