OTD News - Volume VIII, Issue 1

3 Doctoral Research Affirmation By: Sheila Longpré, PhD, OTR/L Doctoral Research Affirmation Certificate recipients included: Comparison of Clinical Application of Mobile Devices for Students of Occupational Therapy on Fieldwork Rotations (Dacoda Anderson, Jessica Rilee, and Stephanie del Castillo) The Impact of Cancer Care on Parenting for Fathers Diagnosed with Cancer (Reagan Hughes, Sarah Deuman, Inez Lomeli, and Lauren Treadway) Educators’ Perspectives about School-Based Sex Education for Students with Intellectual Disability (ID) and Developmental Disability (DD) in Grades 5-12 (Kelsey Magione, Danielle Pastirko, Jaclyn Rose, and Kristina Runyan) Patterns of Occupational Chaos & Reconstruction Following a Life-Altering Event (Summer Haxby, Kimberly Knight, and Jessica Lacina) Facilitators and Barriers to Social Participation for Individuals who have Experienced a Spinal Cord Injury (Olandria Lockhart, Carlneshia Hunnicut, Emilie Parker, and Lindsay Clark) Doctoral Students’ Experiences and Perceptions of Social Media in Higher Education (Lauren Minson, Alyssa Hunsader, and Catherine Varner) Occupations Identified in Children & Youth with and without Cancer: A Mixed Methods Approach (Michelle Isaacs, Lisbet Montero, Jessica Perez, and Jennifer Honda) Entry-Level Occupational Therapy Doctoral Student Perceptions of Critical Factors Related to Positive Ex- periences during Level II Fieldwork Education (Dylan O’Connell, Blakeney Patterson, and An- drea Stallard) Determining Domain Correlations between the Weschler Intelligence Scale for Children® (WISC-IV) and the Sensory Integration & Praxis Tests (SIPT) (Rebecca Wall, Melissa Harden, Kristin Damitz, And Kari Rasmussen) Stakholders’ Perception of Needs, Abilities, & Quality of Life of Individuals with Severe & Persistent Mental Illness (Charlotte Yavarone, Brittany Galloway, MeLisa Morrison, and Emily Grullon) Page 7 OTD News, Volume VIII, Issue 1 Doctoral Research Affirmation Certificate recipients, Class of 2018