The Doctor of Occupational Therapy (OTD) Program is an advanced, post-professional online program designed to create occupation-based practitioners who will be ethical leaders of change in occupational therapy services for diverse populations. Graduates will serve in leadership roles, affect educational and health care policy, and act as catalysts for excellence in intervention settings in order to better meet the needs of occupational therapy consumers.
One of the final, culminating experiences in the OTD Program is the capstone project, which demonstrates a synthesis of OTD program outcomes. Incorporating principles of evidence-based and occupation-based practice, students address a specific healthcare problem or health outcome and implement practice changes that improve health care, health care delivery, or health-related outcomes. The project is a faculty-guided scholarly experience that provides evidence of critical thinking, and the ability to apply research principles through problem identification, proposal development, implementation, and evaluation of a solution to a practice problem. Capstone projects may take a number of forms, but the final product provides evidence of scholarship and mastery in the areas of leadership, research methods, and practice improvement.
Submissions from 2017
Perceptions of the Impact of Non-Contact Boxing on Social and Community Engagement for Individuals With Parkinson’s Disease, Casey E. Humphrey
Exploring Fieldwork Educators' Expectations of Occupational Therapy Students' Professional and Technical Skills, Jessica A. Mason
Ergonomics Within the Workplace: an Occupation Based Injury Prevention Program for Computer Users, Jessica T. Maxwell
Leadership Roles: Creating Inclusiveness Within A Worship Environment, Susan L. Morreau
Workplace Factors Affecting the Delivery of Occupational Therapy Services: Perspectives of Occupational Therapy Practitioners, Robert J. Mullaney
The Effectiveness of Occupational Therapist Guided Remediation Through Handwriting Home Programs, Cindy W. Poole Mrs.
The Effectiveness of Occupational Therapist Guided Remediation Through Handwriting Home Programs, Cindy W. Poole
Sensory-based Services in Adult Mental Health, Leslie Reed
Understanding the Impact of Substance Abuse on Occupation Using the Lifestyle History Questionnaire, Mikel Stone
Implementation of Modified Constraint-induced Therapy in Upper Limb Stroke Rehabilitation in an Inpatient Rehabilitation Hospital, Umana W. Udoeyop
Submissions from 2016
Empower Me! Don’t Abuse Me”: an Occupational Therapy Approach To Violence Prevention, Canique Brown
The Experiences of the Parents of Children Undergoing Occupational Therapy Intervention for the Occupation of Feeding, Michael A. Coldiron
An Occupation Based Practice Educational Program Model Implementing Online Learning, Kristina K. Elam
The Secret Ingredient for Improving Infant/Child Mental Health: Teaching Parents To Play, Geraldine Healy Marini
Assesement of an Occupation-based Practice Module for an Occupational Therapy Assistant Curriculum, Mary Kim Qualls
Container Culture: an Educational Program To Reduce the Overuse, Ashleigh R. Toy
Implementation of Modified Constraint-induced Therapy in Upper Limb Stroke Rehabilitation in an Inpatient Rehabilitation Hospital, Umana W. Udoeyop
Submissions from 2015
Enriching Occupational Therapy in Early Intervention: Using and Documenting the Evidence, Shelli Dry and Christine Myers
A Descriptive Study of Menopausal Woman's Life Experiences, Stressors and Their Occupational Meanings, Melanie Ford Dr.
Sleep Occupation Quality and Occupation-based Hand Function in Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, Angela M. Goorman MS, OTR/L
Community Based Programming Promoting Physical Activity, Jennifer Hight M.S. OTR/L
The Role of Occupational Therapy in Primary Care, Priti Patel
Breastfeeding Initiatives in Rural Kentucky: an Action Research Approach To Improving Public Health, Mallory D. Ratliff
Dog Visitation in Long-term Care and Its Effects on Depression, Leah Shea Simpkins