Content Posted in 2026
3D Printed Adaptive Technology, Mackenzie Polster
Ability at Bat: Adaptive Sports for Individuals with Disabilities, Jamison B. Watson
A Closer Look At Your Closet: An Analysis of Consumer Desires, Fast Fashion’s Negative Harms, and Sustainable Solutions for Change, Sarah Hallman
Adverse Childhood Experiences in the School System, Hollie Hedrick
Advocating for and Improving KOTA Membership, Hunter Robinson
A Lifestyle Redesign®-Informed Approach to Substance Use Recovery, Alexis Lemaster
Anomalies Unearthed: Geophysics Results EKU Field School 2025, Finn Gosnell, Daisy Adams, Aaron Comstock, Kamryn Duff, Jon Endonino, Claiborne D. Sea, and Kimberly L. Swisher
Anonymity and Social Pressure: A Sociological Analysis of Lolcows on KiwiFarms, Mary R. Smith
Anonymity and Social Pressure: A Sociological Analysis of Lolcows on Kiwifarms, Mary R. Smith
A Rasch Analysis of the Self-Assessment Scale of Clinical Reasoning in Occupational Therapy (SA-CROT) for Continuing Professional Development, Sho Maruyama, Reiko Miyamoto, Takuya Hirose, Takao Kaneko, and Peter Bontje
ARMADILLO_MB: A user-friendly multiplatform ExcelTM spreadsheet for least-squares major element mass balance regression analysis applied to magmatic systems, Federico Lucci and John C. White
ASSESSMENT OF RISK FACTORS IN SEXUAL OFFENDERS, Jennifer Bulin
Attitudes of Kentucky Residents towards Black Bears and their Management, Eden G. Potter
Balancing Acts: Exploring Chronic Illness’ Impact on Achievement in Graduate Health Education, Olivia J. Fulton, Lizeth S. Iboy, and Bonnie Decker
Beyond the Bars: Examining Mental Health, Treatment, and Recidivism During Reentry, Grace Shupe
Beyond the Clinic: Developing an Animal-Assisted Therapy Program for School-Based OT, Shelby R. Frazier
Beyond the Price Tag: Unveiling the Hidden Impacts of Tariffs on Businesses and Consumer Behavior, Jacob D. Haas
Bilinguals Report More Empathy When Answering in their First Language, Emily G. Powell
Bridging Theory to Practice: An Evidence-Based Training Program for Implementing Animal-Assisted Therapy in Appalachian Clinical Settings, Lauren Kessler
Building Awareness, Access, and Advocacy Through Kham's Klub, Morgan E. Guidry
Can You Feel the Heat? A Study on the Effects of Warmth and Clarity for Effective Scientific Communication, Dakota R. Mudd
Caring for Our Planet: A “Green” Reaction Method of 2,2’-Bipyridine Through Phosphorus Extrusion, Alessandra T. Palumbo
Closing the Gap in OT Practices: Hospice and Palliative Care, Karly French
CMC Arthritis and Splinting, Andrea Nantz
Comparing Pre-Occupational Therapy Student Intercultural Competence through Local and Global Service Learning, Leah S. Dunn and Diane Ceo-DiFrancesco
Comparing Pre-PT Student to Pre-PT Professor Upper Extremity Range of Motion Reliability Using Virtual Measurements, Brittnee L. Franklin
Connecting the Amazing World of Smell to STEM Education, Aliyah Shivel and Mason Hardy
Connecting the Amazing World of Smell to STEM Education, Mason Hardy and Aliyah Shivel
Determining Cause, Blame, and Praise in Moral Reasoning: Do We Attribute Differently Depending on the Nature of the Outcome?, Connor A. Nichols, Faith D. Moore, and Emily G. Ross
Development of a Comprehensive Practical Exam (CoPE) Assessment Process for Occupational Therapy Doctoral Students, Robert E. Larson, Cynthia Tiongco, Sandra M. Whisner, Laurie D. Stelter, Laura Alexander, Megan R. Taylor, Molly Setliff, Paula Perkins, Belinda D. Alexander, and James Matthew D. Geddie
Double Lenses: Understanding ADHD–Autism Comorbidity Across Gender and Pathways to Intervention, Grace A. Peak
Dynamic Movement Intervention (DMI): Understanding Occupational Therapy's Role in Pediatric Gross Motor Development, Katarina Porter
Economic Impacts of Rocktoberfest Climbing Festival in Eastern Kentucky’s Red River Gorge, Melissa Meade
Effectiveness of the AOTA Fieldwork Educator Certificate Program: A Cross-Sectional Survey of Participants, Susan M. Higgins and Tiffany Benaroya
Effect of Simulation on Occupational Therapy Students' Self-Efficacy When Preparing for Level II Fieldwork, Juliet Steffe, Karen Menard, and Angela Gibson
Empowering Mothers: Addressing Postpartum Depression in the NICU Through Occupational Therapy, Maggie Cloyd
Empowering Veterans Through Access: Development of a Comprehensive Resource Guide, Lindsey Perkins
EMS Administration of Long-Acting Buprenorphine Post-Opioid Overdose: A Prehospital Pilot Program, Julia E. DeBoor
Enhancing Experiences of Children with Special Needs and Volunteers in Church Classrooms, Anna Corado
Enhancing Occupational Therapy in the Acute Care Setting: Educating Clinicians, Expanding Resources, and Strengthening Documentation, Elizabeth Biggs
Enhancing Postpartum Care Through Occupational Therapy: Supporting Program Growth, Expanding Resources, and Strengthening Practice, Breanna Hamrick
Environmental and Biological Influence on the Shedding of Sarcocysts Neurona from Didelphis Virginiana, Mary K. Cecil
Estimate of the Recreational Carrying Capacity of Laurel River Lake, Caitlin N. Davis
Examining the Relationship Between Musculoskeletal Knowledge and Fieldwork Performance Among Canadian Student Occupational Therapists, Madelyn Walther, Viansa Guiotto, Rhona Anderson, and Emily S. Ho
Expanding Awareness of Pelvic Floor Rehabilitation Education for Perinatal Women, Cassandra McNeil
Exploring the Benefits of Occupational Therapy in Women's Health, Makayla Witt
Facilitating Engagement and Well-Being in Older Adults Through Personalized Background Music, Anna Heady
Feeding Futures: Empowering Families through Pediatric Feeding Therapy, Hannah Grace Wesley
Fieldwork Remediation Program: Enhancing the Professional Competency of P3 OTD Students, Megan Ellison
Filling the Gap: OT’s Role in Addressing Emotional Barriers in Vestibular Rehab, Gabby P. Cordas
Finding Their Rhythm: Exploring the Lived Experiences of Music Students in Higher Education, Samira Kiessling, Celeste Barlow, Isabell Bloomfield, Courtney Brooks, Kequane Ellis, Karly McNeil, Mary Shryock, and Katelyn Stallings
Framing the Conflict: Ingroup Bias and the Good Guy/Bad Guy Fallacy in Moral Judgment, Aliyah Arce
Friend and Foe: Why Marijuana Should be Legalized but Heavily Restricted, Monica Ronkainen
From Chaos to Calm: How FerAppease Shapes Calf Behavior and Eases Weaning Woes, Rinna Tarter
From Classroom to Care: A Pilot Level I Fieldwork Experience Building Acute Care Self-Efficacy, Hannah Y. Oldenburg, Jennifer Bergstrom, Traci Kruse, Tamra Trenary, and Corey McGee
From Crisis to Commitment: How COVID-19 Reshaped Motivation in Small Business Organizational Culture, Boone G. Depenbrock
From Foundation to Future: The KOTA Story, Lynn Duncan M.Ed, OTD
From Paper to Pixels: How COVID-19 Changed Teachers’ Perspectives Toward Technology, Nora Knight
From Symptom to Source: Unraveling the Upper Limb Puzzle, Kara Burton
From the Classroom to In the Field, Adam R. Whitman
Garnet as a proxy for deciphering ploymetamorphic histories: an example from the Sanandaj-Sirjan zone of Iran., Mirmohammad Miri, Federico Lucci, Sepahi, maanijour, and John C. White
Generative Artificial Intelligence Application in Occupational Therapy Education, James Wersal, Justin Mason, and Mary Shotwell
Good Intentions Gone Wrong: The Hidden Consequences of Benevolent Sexism for Women Seeking Justice, Mia Thomas
Ground-Truthing, Bringing Geophysics Data and Site Reality Together: Preliminary Results from Pedestrian Survey and Excavations from the 2025 Eastern Kentucky University Archaeological Field School, Maddox Hillard, Leslie Anderson, Aaron Comstock, Jon Endonino, Claiborne D. Sea, Sarah Shepherd, and Kimberly L. Swisher
Hands-On: Integrating Active Learning into an Upper Extremity Occupational Therapy Elective, Jennifer Radziak, Katie Jones, and Kelsey Picha
Here’s the T: Repeated search tasks result in reduced search efficiency., Katherine Stuart, Alexander D. Varakin, and Steven Pesina
How Do Students Come Across Occupational Therapy and What Makes Them Want to Study Occupational Therapy? Implications For Recruitment, Mette Eg Bruun, Mette Krohn, Sofie Balle Riis, Lene Tanggaard, and Tina Helle
How Therapists' Motivational Approaches are Linked to Therapeutic Alliance, Ella J. Bryant and Jonathan Gore Dr.
Hydroxytyrosol: A Dietary Polyphenol with Potent Anti-Platelet Properties, Ian M. Stone
Implementing Feeding Group in Long-Term Care, Emily M. Hall
Improving Dementia Care Practices in the Swing Bed Program, Grace Donahue
Increasing Referrals to OT Breastfeeding Specialists Through Accessible Education, Kameron Grigsby
In-Depth Exploration of OT in an ALF, Madison J. Jones
Integrating Sensory Strategies in the Classroom Setting: A Field Guide, Abigail Walcott
Kentucky Occupational Therapy Foundation, Hannah Mitchell and Hannah Mitchell
Lake Sturgeon Recovery Criteria Across North America: A Systematic Review, Madison F. Slugantz
Language Effects on Biculturalism, Individualism, and Collectivism in Bilinguals, Maximilian H. Natalie
Level Up: How Video Games Can Be Beneficial and Spark Creative Imagination in Players, Makendra M. Phipps
Long Story Short: Addressing Health Literacy in the Acute Care Setting, Madeline K. Ebright
Making Waves in Occupation: Advancing OT Practice Through Aquatic Therapy, Maria E. Luciano
Mapping Social Vulnerabilities: Importance and Relevance in Disasters, Madelynn H. Linet
Maternal Health Advocacy, Savanah Jones
Maternal Nutritional Status and Immune Regulation In Early Offspring Development, Caroline C. Pagan
Meaningful Participation Matters: Evaluating Resident Engagement in a Senior Living Activity Program, Mary C. Caudill
Measuring Recreation Students' Attitudes About the Importance of Recreation and Their Self Reported Ability to Advocate for Recreation, Andy Beichler
Medicaid and Health Equity: Improving Preventive Care and Chronic Disease Management Among Latinos, Jasmine Alexia Gaona
Microsatellite development and population genetics of Harrisia fragrans, Braelyn R. Cameron
Nourishing Knowledge: Optimizing Therapist and Family Education in the Implementation of the SOS Feeding Approach, Aidyn C. Keller
Occupational Balance in Relation to Therapist Threshold, Caroline Crump
OT and Lactation Consulting: More Than Just a Baby's Breast-Friend, Cara N. Reynolds
OT for Independence: A Shelter-Based Approach, Joshua A. Dotson
Perceived Impacts of Confucianism on Placement Experiences of Hong Kong Pre-registration Occupational Therapy Students in the United Kingdom, Hin Yuet Li, Sarah Louise McGinley, Rachel Dadswell, and Rachel Houweling
Predicting the Effectiveness of Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Using Personality Assessmente, Seth Sizemore
Program Analysis and Development in a Kentucky Specialty Court Program, Brooke Mahanna
Promoting Diagnosis Education Access In Hand Therapy, Juan J. Torres
Promoting Inclusion: Creating a Sensory Space in a Local Church, Ashleigh N. Dotson
Promoting Social-Emotional Learning in Pre-K Students, Hailey Dawn Turner
Providing Leisure Opportunities to Support Mental Health & Quality of Life for Oncology Patients in Acute Care:, Allison Adkins
Recalibrating Readiness: Pandemic Impact on OT Admissions, Bridget J. Hahn, Kajol Patel, Jacquelyn A. Siegel, Jessica Rappaport, Michelle McFall-Johnsen, and Kia A. Burks
Redefining Resistance: Las Madres de la Plaza de Mayo, Echoes of Trauma and Memory in Argentina, Elizabeth J. Kaye
Regulation & Resilience: A Toolkit to Promote Pediatric Mental Health Within an Outpatient Setting, Aysia Crumbie
RESPONDING TO SUICIDE LOSS: A GUIDE FOR CLINICIANS IN THERAPY WITH SUICIDAL, GRIEVING ADOLESCENTS, Brianna Jurosic
Safe Patient Handling Training for Radiologic Technologists in Acute Care, Dana Newland
Secondary Analysis of Pickleball Participation and Health Outcomes Among Older Adults, Sarah Maynard
Sensory Toolkits for Self-Regulation in an Inclusive Summer Camp, Ashley A. Edwards
Service-Learning Clinics: A Pathway to Improve Student Learning Outcomes, Ranelle M. Nissen, Whitney Lucas Molitor, and Allison J. Naber
Sketching OT Theory: The Meaning of Visual Notetaking to Learning Occupational Therapy Theory for OT Students, Julia Henderson, Delainey Ebel, Ilona Jones, and Katie Lee Bunting
Social Drivers of Health: Shifting the Focus of Health Indicators from the Biological Code to the Zip Code, Jenna M. Barlage
Sticky Situation: An Investigation into the Applicability of Charcoal Coated Tape in Fire Debris Analysis, Grace Boyer
"Strategic Failure: How Political Considerations Undermined the SIV Program and U.S. Foreign Policy in Afghanistan", Christopher S. Alexander
Study Approaches and Mindset in Predicting Entry-Level Occupational Therapy Student Well-Being: A Multiple Linear Regression Analysis, Elena Wong Espiritu, Katie Eison, Maya Pakulski, Alandry Vise, Alexandria West, and Ava Woessner
Studying abroad, let’s have a sticky beak., gracey m. copeland, Isaac Osborne, Lauren Micke, Erin Cain, and Ella Stahl
Teacher Perceptions of School Leadership: Trust, Fairness, and Support as Predictors of Student Achievement, Trever B. Smith
Teaching Occupation Using Subject-Centered Approaches with an Evidence Informed Instructional Design Model, Sheama Krishnagiri, Pollie Price, and Steven D. Taff
Tethered Oral Tissues (TOTs) and Occupational Therapy (OT), Tori Gray
The Art of Belonging: Group Interventions for Social Engagement in Skilled Nursing Facilities, Grace Perry
The Dark Triad and Digital Politics: Personality, Behavior, and Parasocial Bonds in the U.S 2024 Election, Rachel M. Rion
The Effectiveness of Vivistim on UE Function Post Chronic Ischemic Stroke, Chelsea G. Tucker
The Impact of Environmental Factors on Blood Detection: Effects of UV and Temperature on Blood samples, Delaney McCarthy
The Impact of Ergothioneine on Platelet Dense Granule Secretion and Aggregation Dynamics, Adeline Turner
The Leap Through Reality: The Connections Between Quantum Leap’s Tropes Within Natural Science, Annamarie G. Seamans
The Psychosocial Occupational Therapy Competency Assessment, Revised- POT-CA(R), Jenna C. Yeager and Derek Piggott
The Relationship between Sex, Gender, Self and Aggressive Behavior, Kahlan I. McFerron
The Role of Occupational Therapy in Mental and Behavioral Health, Claudia Robertson
The Social Psychology of Group Dynamics in Cults: Exploring the Influence of Leadership and Organizational Structure in the Heaven’s Gate Cult, Mellanie L N Douglas
The Use of Sensory Interventions for Stress Management in College Students, Cassidy Cain
Ticking Away: A Study on How Multiple Sclerosis Patients in the US and Australia Navigate Their Day, Ella M. Stahl
Ticking Away: A Study on How Multiple Sclerosis Patients in the US and Australia Navigate Their Day, Ella M. Stahl
TURNING ‘MEH’ INTO ‘YEAH!’: MODIFYING MOTIVATIONAL INTERVIEWING FOR THE COLLEGIATE EXPERIENCE, Mahala M. Saylor
Using Smartwatch Physiological Data as a Predictor of Mental Health, Alexandra L. Zampardo, Hannahlee Ruley, Kayleigh R. Bartley, and Erik A. Bryden
Using the Background of Occupational Therapy to Argue Our Role in Stress Management: Proposed Lines of Inquiry, Klaire M. Gowins
Utilization of cytotoxicity assays as a technique in determining the IC50 of docetaxel treatment in vitro, Emily F. Shore, Kendall Simpson, Emmaline Kleinman, and Madalynn Lee-Bush
Utilizing the MMPI-3 to Assess Symptoms of PTSD in Post-9/11 Veterans, Lauren A. Worden-Baroni
Validity and Reliability of the Professional Belonging Scale for Occupational Therapy Students Version 2, Sarah Corcoran OTD, OTR/L; Pooja Patel DrOT, OTR/L; Izabela Dubiel DrOT, OTR/L; Theresa Rhett-Davis EdD, OTR/L; Nancy Green MS, DrOT, OTR/L; Emily Pasqualetto DrOT, OTR/L; and Amanda Carter DrOT, OTR/L
Vasicine as a Modulator of Thrombin-Induced Clotting, Graden Baker
Virtual Reality’s Impact on Occupational Therapy Student Confidence and Fieldwork Performance, Kayla Collins, Kirsten Davin, and Marian Gillard
What About Us? The Exclusion of Individuals with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities in the Disaster Planning Process., Elizabeth Ogorek
Wheelie Fast Cats: Training and Voluntary Wheel Running in Domestic Cats, Angela Sullivan
Who Trusts in Unreproducible Research? Predictors and the Role of Replication Education, Abigail M. Burton and Cassie M. Whitt
