Student Publications and Presentations

Courtney  Craib, Lindsey Holmes, Kira Keogh, Loren LePage, and Erin O’Brien  - 2010

O’Brien, J., Craib, C., Keough, K., Holmes, L., LePage, L., & O’Brien, E. (April 29, 2010). Fitness, You, and Nutrition (FUN): A Program To Encourage Healthy Habits in 3rd and 4th Graders, AOTA national annual conference [research paper]. Orlando, Florida.

Nancy Carson, Jane O’Brien, Courtney Craib, Lindsey Holmes, Kira Keogh, Loren LePage, & Erin O’Brien  (2009). (1.5 hour presentation). “Establishing Community Partnerships to Address Obesity in Adults with Chronic Mental Illness and in Children from Low-socioeconomic Families.”  AOTA, Houston, TX

Kelly Cowan and Lyndsey Mignault - 2010

Moyer, E., Cowan, K., Mignault, L. (April 2010). Effectiveness of a Short-term Occupational Therapy Program on Cognitive and Perceptual Deficits in Persons with Parkinson’s disease (FASTCliP:OT) AOTA annual conference, Orlando, FL.

Moyer, E., Cowan, K.& Mignault, L. (2009).  “Implementing an Evidence-Based Occupational Therapy Program for Persons with Parkinson's Disease That Addresses Occupation, Motor Functions, Cognition, and Perception.” AOTA, Houston, TX

Moyer, E. & Mignault, L. (2009). Effective Occupational Therapy for Persons with Parkinson’s Disease. New Hampshire Occupational Therapy Association Fall conference, Bedford, 2009.

Elizabeth Asselin  & Katie Fortier – 2009

Asselin, E., (2009). Case study contribution: Kortney. In (Kielhofner, G). Conceptual Foundations in Occupational Therapy (4th ed.). F.A. Davis.

Fortier, K. (2009). Case study contribution: Victoria. In (Kielhofner, G). Conceptual Foundations in Occupational Therapy (4th ed.). F.A. Davis.

Alyssa Bergeron, Heather Duprey, Caitlin Olver, and Holly St. Onge   - 2008

O’Brien, J., Bergeron, A., Duprey, H., Olver, C., & St. Onge, H. (2009).Children with disabilities and their parents’ views of occupational participation needs. Occupational Therapy in Health Care, 25,  1- 17.

O’Brien, J., Bergeron, A., Duprey, H., Olver, C., & St. Onge, H. (April 23, 2009).Children with disabilities and their parents’ views of occupational participation needs. [Paper}. AOTA national conference. Houston, Texas.

Kristen Coutu, Courtney Hanscom, Jessica Beisswanger, & Amy Calhoun - 2008

Kimball, J.G., Pierce, D., Coutu, K., Hanscom, C., Beisswanger, J., & Calhoun, A. (2008). Evaluating the effectiveness of a ballet class for children with Down syndrome, In R. Solomon & J. Solomon (Eds), Abstracts: The 18th Annual Meeting of the International Association of Dance Medicine and Science, Cleveland, Ohio, pp. 97-98.

Meagan Blodgett, Valerie DiAnni, Jody Fournier, Korie Mros, Kathryn O’Donnell -2008

Robnett, R., Blodgett, M., DiAnni, V., Fournier, J., Mros, K., & O’Donnell, K. (November 17, 2008). How useful is the “Useful Field of View” for Driving Assessment? OT Practice, 21-22.

Barbara DeLuca, Danielle Wheaton, Michelle Baillargeon, Mckensie Jones - 2008

Kimball, J. G.; With contributions from UNE OT students: (2007) Methods to improve turnout and abdominal strength in ballet students: A pilot study.  Journal of Dance Medicine and Science, Vol. 11 (1), pp. 11-12.

Traci Carrington, Cassandra Doherty, and Kayla Hinkley—2007

Robnett, R.H., Carrington, T., Doherty, C., &  Hinkley, K. (2007, April). [poster session] The SAFE AT HOME normative data. Presented at AOTA Annual Conference, St Louis: Poster Session.

Sandy Lemieux, Sarah Meyer, and Sandy Motinho - 2007

Sandmire, D., O’Brien, J., Lemieux, S., Meyer, S., & Motinho, S. (2008). Physiological effects of purposeful versus non-purposeful activity in children.  Occupational Therapy in Health Care, 22(4), 1-18.

Julie Savoyski –2006

O’Brien, J., & Savoyski, J. (April 27, 2006). Application of motor control/ motor learning principles in pediatric occupational therapy practice.  American Occupational Therapy Association National Conference. Charlotte, North Carolina. (1.5. hour workshop).

O’Brien, J., & Savoyski, J. (April 2, 2006). Application of motor control and motor learning concepts in pediatric occupational therapy practice. Maine Occupational Therapy Fall Practice Symposium. Bangor, Maine. (3 hour workshop).

O’Brien, J., & Savoyski, J. (October 14, 2005). Application of motor control and motor learning concepts in pediatric occupational therapy practice. Maine Occupational Therapy Fall Practice Symposium. Portland, Maine. (3 hour workshop).

O’Brien, J. & Savoyski, J. (October, 2007). Motor control and motor learning principles in pediatric OT practice. Maine OT Fall Practice Symposium. Portland, ME (3 hour workshop)

Melissa Fullerton, Allyson LaChance, and Melissa Mailhot – 2006

Fullerton, M., LaChance, A., & Mailhot, M. (2006). Splinting for the child and adolescent. In J. Solomon & J. O’Brien (Eds.) Pediatric Skills for Occupational Therapy Assistants (2nd ed.).  St. Louis:  Mosby Year-Book.

 

Chantel Dionne, Rebecca Jacques, Alison LaChance, and Melissa Mailhot—2005

Robnett, R. H., Dionne, C., Jacques, R., LaChance, A. & Mailhot, M. (2007). The ManageMed Screening: a quick medication management assessment tool. Clinical Gerontologist, 30(4), 1-23.

Jill Carrier, Melissa Fullerton, Kelly Grenier, Alicia Landry and Jennifer Peacock—2005

Loukas, K.M., Carrier, J. E., Fullerton, M. A., Grenier, K. M., Landry, A. L. & Peacock, J. L. (2005).  Inclusive school based practice:  Focus on children’s handwriting. The Maine Occupational Therapy Association Conference, a 3-hour workshop.  Presque Isle, June 2005.

Loukas, K.M., Carrier, J. E., Fullerton, M. A., Grenier, K. M., Landry, A. L. & Peacock, J. L. (2005). The effect of proprioceptive input on the handwriting of typical first grade students. The American Occupational Therapy Association Annual Conference.  Long Beach California: Poster Presentation. 

Jennifer Lambert, Kristina DiSciullo, Kristin Belanger Auger—2004

Elizabeth Washburn—2005

Moyer, E., Auger, K., Washburn, E.,  DiSciullo, K., & Lambert, J. (2004, June). Franco-American generational differences: Implications for occupational therapy service delivery.  Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Canadian Occupational Therapy Association, Prince Edward Island.

Tracy Cote—2004

Loukas, K .M. and Cote T. L. (2005, March 21).   Sports as Occupation: A sports camp experience for children who are blind or have visual impairment.  OT Practice, 15 – 19.

Kerri Champagne—2002

Loukas, K. M. & Champagne, K. (2003).  Handwriting:  The impact of occupational therapy intervention and consultation in a mainstream first grade classroom.   The American Occupational Therapy Association Annual Conference.   Washington, D.C.: Workshop Presentation.

Keara Lynch, Kelli Stewart, Nicole Williams, Meghan Thomas, Kam Atwood—2001

Kimball, J.G., Lynch, K.M., Stewart, K.C., Williams, N. E., Thomas, M.A., Atwood, K.D. (2007). Using salivary Cortisol to measure the effects of a Wilbarger protocol-based procedure on sympathetic arousal: A pilot study. American Journal of Occupational Therapy, 61, 406-413.

Victoria Mele Hopkins—1999

Robnett, R.H., Hopkins. V., Kimball, J.G. (2002). The SAFE AT HOME: a quick home safety assessment. Physical and Occupational Therapy in Geriatrics 20(3/4), 77-101.