Occupational Therapy Program Student Theses, Dissertations and Capstones
Theses/Dissertations from 2026
Dissertation - NSU Access Only: Patient’s Experience with the Occupational Therapy Process Following an Upper Extremity Injury: A Qualitative Research Study, Nicole Filter
Dissertation - NSU Access Only: What is the Occupational Engagement of Children and Adolescents With Anxiety?, Katherine Gibson
Dissertation - NSU Access Only: A Patient Decision Guide to Support Health Promotion for Chronic Disease: A Participatory Action Research Study, Alanna Giordano
Dissertation - NSU Access Only: Transitioning to Adulthood: The Lived Experiences of Young Adults with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, Gary Mark Petersen
Dissertation - NSU Access Only: Investigating the Relationship between Occupation-Based Practice and Parent-Infant Co-Occupations in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Kristin Walden
Dissertation - NSU Access Only: MindRideReady: A Grassroots Advocacy Campaign for Helmet Use Among Youth E-Scooter Riders, Michelle G. Weinberg
Theses/Dissertations from 2025
Dissertation - NSU Access Only: The Association of Pain, Sleep, and Occupational Engagement on Quality of Life in People Diagnosed with Complex Regional Pain Syndrome, Gretchen Lynn Bachman
Dissertation - NSU Access Only: Occupational Needs of College Students Following Concussion, Caroline Beals
Dissertation - NSU Access Only: The Effects of ADHD Behavioral Characteristics on the Occupation of Father Involvement: A Mixed Methods Study, David Bise
Dissertation - NSU Access Only: The Correlation Between Maternal Attachment Behaviours of Mothers with Pregnancy-Related Mental Illness Symptomology and Pediatric Sensory Integration, Teddie Buchner
Dissertation - NSU Access Only: Reliability and Validity of the Suitcase Packing Activity in Hand Burns, Jill Marie Cancio
Dissertation - NSU Access Only: Exploring Stress, Occupational Balance, Coping, and Well-Being in Healthcare Graduate Students, Sapna Chakraborty
Dissertation - NSU Access Only: Using Implementation Science to Develop an Interprofessional Health Literacy Education Program in Pediatric Rehabilitation: An Occupational Therapy Approach, Diandra Hamilton
Dissertation - NSU Access Only: Development of the Holistic Obesity Weight Management Occupational Therapy Program Guidebook: An Innovation-Based Capstone Project, Heather Locasha
Dissertation - NSU Access Only: The Role of Occupational Therapy in the Intensive Care Unit: A Training Experience, Gayle Ross
Dissertation - NSU Access Only: Development of an Occupation-Centered Clinical Framework for Infants and Toddlers with Congenital Heart Disease: A Delphi Study, Nicole S. Schwam
Dissertation - NSU Access Only: Understanding the Implicit Bias of Occupational Therapy Fieldwork Educators, Melissa Jane Sevestre
Dissertation - NSU Access Only: Exploring the Lived Experiences of Asian American Students in Entry-Level Occupational Therapy Programs: An Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis, Dawnn Thomas
Theses/Dissertations from 2024
Thesis: Impact of Virtual Sensory Integration Training on Parent and Child Outcomes, Anastasia Raquel Martinez
Dissertation - NSU Access Only: Occupational Therapy Students’ Experiences of Graduate Program Culture: A Phenomenological Exploration, Jessica S. Nakos
Dissertation - NSU Access Only: User-Centered Design of the Written Expression Assessment Component Tool, Jennifer Radzik
Dissertation - NSU Access Only: Interdisciplinary Caregiver Workflow for the Acute Setting: An Occupational Therapy Approach, Brittany Taylor
Theses/Dissertations from 2023
Dissertation - NSU Access Only: The Essence of Intimacy from the Perspectives of Women with Mild Traumatic Brain Injury, Erin Fishman
Dissertation - NSU Access Only: The Effects of Neuromodulation Coaching on Occupational Performance and Health of People with Rheumatoid Arthritis, Lisa Ann Kozden
Dissertation - NSU Access Only: Effectiveness of Occupational Therapy Services for Individuals with Co-Occurring Mental Illness and Substance Use Disorders in Intensive Residential Treatment: A Retrospective Study, Clarissa L. Mireau
Dissertation - NSU Access Only: Disrupted Occupational Performance and Identity in College Athletes After Concussion, Gabrielle Petruccelli
Dissertation - NSU Access Only: The Reinvention of Occupational Identity: A Decision-Making Framework, Stephen Andrew Pitts
Dissertation - NSU Access Only: The Use of CARF to Facilitate a Quality Improvement Project in an Outpatient Neuro Program: An Occupational Therapy Approach, Stephanie Vanegas
Theses/Dissertations from 2022
Dissertation - NSU Access Only: Sustainable Volunteerism to Address Occupational Needs of People Experiencing Homelessness, Gwendolyn Renee Carney
Dissertation - NSU Access Only: The Role of Occupational Therapy in Addressing Post-Stroke Depression: A Scoping Review, Yu-Wen Chang
Dissertation - NSU Access Only: An Occupational Approach to Managing Back and Upper Extremity Pain at Work, Nicole Coffey
Dissertation - NSU Access Only: The Lived Experience of Fathers with Addiction: A Phenomenological Study, Oaklee Rogers
Dissertation - NSU Access Only: Sexual Activity of Young Adults with Cerebral Palsy, Jenn Soros
Dissertation - NSU Access Only: The Relationship Between Time Use on Occupations in the Virtual Context, Life Meaning, and Psychological Well-Being in the Lives of Suburban High School Students, Jason Valley
Dissertation - NSU Access Only: Functional Vision: Bridging the Gap Between Occupational Therapy and Optometry to Improve function for community dwelling older adults, Jacqueline M. Ward
Theses/Dissertations from 2021
Capstone: Accessing the Potential Role of Occupational Therapy in the Primary Care Setting, Trudy Bazzy
Dissertation: Occupational Balance among Parents of Typically Developing Children and Parents of Children with Disabilities Living in Qatar, Brightlin Nithis Dhas
Capstone: Occupational Therapy's Approach to Implement a Kangaroo Care Program, MarvieAnn Garcia-Rodriguez
Dissertation: What Is the Lived Experience of Mothers of Premature Infants in a Level-IV Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Jennifer Lorraine Nelson
Capstone: The L.E.G.A.C.Y.® Appreciative Life Review Model: A Framework and Process to Develop Psychosocial Resources in Emerging and Young Adulthood, Nicole Onori Hansen
Dissertation: Childhood Play as a Predictor for Development of Creative Potential in Adulthood: A Mixed Methods Study, Brittany Nicole Saviers
Dissertation - NSU Access Only: A Comparative Study of the Lived Experiences of Parents During Family Occupations, Karyn Shenker-Gould
Dissertation: Profile of Pediatric Assessments Selected in Occupational Therapy Practice and the Influence of Occupation-Based Assessments on Clinical Practice, Alysha Skuthan
Capstone: Developmental Stepping Stones, Couri S. Taylor
Capstone: Shaping the Lives of Little Ones Developmental Equipment Project, Marilyn Tyre
Dissertation - NSU Access Only: Delirium Education for Family Caregivers, Amanda Wheeler
Theses/Dissertations from 2020
Dissertation: Pediatric Insomnia and Sensory Processing: Exploring the Role of Occupational Therapy Practitoners in Sleep Medicine, Jason Browning
Dissertation: Implications of a Multicomponent Sleep Program After Brain Injury: A Mixed Methods Study, Brandi M. Fulwider
Capstone: Development of the Steppin' Up for Success Program, Darlene F. Guckenberger
Dissertation: Stakeholder Perceptions on Transitioned Foster Youth Work Outcomes: A Mixed Methods Study in San Antonio, Bonnie Inkel
Dissertation: Effect of Animal-Assisted Intervention on Graduate Students’ Perceptions of Well-being: Insights from Occupational Therapy, Christine Kivlen
Capstone: Occupational Therapy’s Needs Assessment for Service Navigation for Children with Autism, Kristina Lauren Paula
Theses/Dissertations from 2019
Dissertation: Servant Leadership Towards Cultural Competency and Critical Thinking: A Mixed Methods Study in Zambia, Jill Marie Brown
Dissertation: Impact of Shoulder Pathology on Individuals with Distal Radius Fracture: A Mixed Methods Study, Sarah Beth Doerrer
Capstone: Community-Based Occupational Therapy Practice Among Older Adults: A Delphi Study, Kristin Domville
Capstone: Development of a Caregiver Education Support Tool for Family Caregivers of Older Adults with Dementia, Sarah Guariglia
Dissertation: Harnessing Nature for Occupational Therapy: Interventions and Health Promotion, Gina Ferra Kaplanis
Dissertation: Occupation-Based Practice in Occupational Therapy, Sarah Psillas
Capstone: Creating Confident and Connected Families: A Program to Improve Parental Self-Efficacy in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Kelly Simpson
Capstone: Occupational Therapy Practitioner Knowledge and Use of Medicaid Home and Community Based Service Waivers, Alyssa Zaffos
Theses/Dissertations from 2018
Dissertation: Enhancing Collaboration Regarding Long-Term Therapy Planning for Children with Chronic Conditions Using Participatory Action Research, Victoria Ann McQuiddy
Capstone: Comprehensive Occupational Therapy in a Breast Cancer Program, Nicole Renee Scheiman
Dissertation: Fine Motor Skills and the Occupations of Young Adults with Multiple Sclerosis, Mary Squillace
Theses/Dissertations from 2017
Dissertation: Effect of Slant Boards in Combination with Handwriting Practice, Kristen N. Brevoort
Dissertation: Effects of Moderate Pressure Massage on Self-Regulation and Play in Preterm Babies, Helene Chaya Hendel
Dissertation: Mealtime insights: A Photovoice project with African American mothers and their young children, Paula Ann Rabaey
Capstone: Community Living Integration Club for Women in Recovery from Sex Trafficking, Toni Thompson
Dissertation: Leadership within Occupational Therapy : A Mixed Methods Study, Scott Truskowski
Theses/Dissertations from 2016
Dissertation: Assistive Technology Provision by Occupational Therapists : A Process and Tools for Managing Clients with Spinal Cord Injury, Ikechukwu Anthony Igbo
Dissertation: Effect of Lighting on Performance of Tasks Requiring Near Vision in Older Adults, Karen Leigh James
Dissertation: Occupational Therapy Services and Clinical Decision Making in Oncology Care: A Mixed Methods Approach, Sheila M. Longpre'
Dissertation: Occupational therapy discharge planning and recommendations in acute care: An action research study, Helene Smith-Gabai
Dissertation: Lived Experience of Adolescents with Chronic Pain: A Phenomenological Study, Ryan Christopher Suder
Theses/Dissertations from 2015
Capstone: Individual Case Study: The SOS Approach to Feeding, Amy Dow
Dissertation: Exploratory study of breast cancer survivors' lived experience : activity engagement during and after breast cancer treatment, Anne Fleischer
Dissertation - NSU Access Only: The Lived Experience of Type 2 Diabetes: the Occupation of Diabetes Self-Management, Jan G. Garbarini
Dissertation: Participatory Action Research to Improve Caregiver Education based on Cognitive Performance Test Results for Persons with Alzheimer's Disease or Mild Cognitive Impairments, Terrianne Jones
Dissertation: Environmental and family factors affecting the participation of young children with cerebral palsy: An ecocultural perspective, Claire Morress
Dissertation: Employment Needs of the Age 21 and Over ID Population in South Florida : An Occupational Therapy Perspective, Ingris Treminio
Theses/Dissertations from 2014
Dissertation: Contextual aspects influencing mothers' placement considerations for their children with autism, Margaret E. Moffett Boyd
Dissertation: Measuring the playfulness of children with special needs in occupational therapist led, caregiver-included community playgroups, Sarah Fabrizi
Capstone: Adapting the Resources for Enhancing Alzheimer’s Caregivers Health (REACH) program for use in a nursing home setting, Edward Golden
Capstone: Evidence-Based Health Literacy Training Program for Occupational Therapy Professionals : Program Development and Evaluation, Cheryl Miller-Scott
Dissertation: Sensory intervention to improve sleep behaviors and social participation of children in Israel with Sensory Modulation Disorder, Geela Spira
Dissertation: Planning for the future : a grounded theory study of well older adults' decision-making regarding home modifications, Kathleen Subasic
Dissertation - NSU Access Only: Attachment and sensory modulation : exploring connections in young children, Deborah Whitcomb
Theses/Dissertations from 2013
Dissertation: Usefulness of the MMS and S5 for Assessing Medication Management Capacity for Clients Post-Stroke, Jessica Jean Bolduc
Theses/Dissertations from 2011
Dissertation - NSU Access Only: Voice of Obesity: The Lived Experience of Mexican-American Women with Obesity Living along the El Paso/Mexico Border, Karen Funk
Dissertation: Adolescents’ Lived Experiences During Treatment of Cancer and Impact on Social Participation, Gary Grimaldi
Dissertation - NSU Access Only: Sensory processing disorder : prevalence and influence on participation in children, Tami Lawrence
Dissertation - NSU Access Only: Uncovering the complexities associated with promoting health : mothers' perceptions of the challenges and supports to raising healthy children in today's society, Laura Schmelzer
Theses/Dissertations from 2010
Dissertation - NSU Access Only: Lived experiences of older mothers of adults with intellectual disabilities, Susan Cook Merrill
Dissertation - NSU Access Only: Participatory action research to examine the current state of practice in the wheelchair assessment and procurement process, Teresa Plummer
Dissertation: Effectiveness of an ergonomic program for cosmetologists, Jacqueline Walter
Theses/Dissertations from 2009
Dissertation: Social participation patterns and preferences : a mixed methods study of children on the autism spectrum, Lisa Crabtree
Theses/Dissertations from 2008
Dissertation: Meaning and occupational engagement in a day program for adults with developmental disabilities, Wanda Jean Mahoney
Dissertation - NSU Access Only: Occupational performance of collegiate high-risk drinking as a serious leisure hobby, Susan Margret Maloney
Dissertation: Occupational participation of older Puerto Rican adults, Elsa Michelle Orellano
Dissertation - NSU Access Only: Relationship of Personality Types and Temperament Traits to the Occupational Profile of Adults with Asperger Syndrome and Related Autism Spectrum Disorders, Debra Scurlock
Dissertation: Mothers' perceptions of occupations related to mothering a child with feeding difficulties, Kristin Winston