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.

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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 Student Self-Directed Learning: A Sensory Integration Equipment Manual for Occupational Therapy Students at Dominican University of California, Anne Sullivan

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