Pediatric Research

Pediatric Research:

A Comparison of the Social Interaction in Children with Developmental Disabilities and their Typically Developing Peers
Jennifer M. Kinsley, MS, OT 2001
Thesis Adviser: Carole Dennis

A Study of Physical Environmental Features of Neonatal Intensive Care Units
Marissa D. Brown, OT 2002
Thesis Adviser: Carole Dennis

Adolescents in Caregiving Homes
Jennifer Iglthaler, MS, OT 2003

Assessment of Father's Needs in Early Intervention Care
Jane L. McGowan, MS, OT 2002
Thesis Adviser: Carole Dennis

Family-Centered Care in Early Intervention: Perceptions of Practice
Jennifer Yeamans, MS, OT  2000
Thesis Adviser: Carole Dennis

Hand Function in School Age Children: Strength, Dexterity and Visual-Motor Integration.
Professor Sue Leicht and graduate students of the class of 2001 with Francisco Valero-Cuevas (Cornell University).

In-Classroom versus Pull-Out Occupational Therapy Services: The Opinions of Children within Three Public School Systems in Upstate New York
Sarah Gillis, MS, OT 2000
Thesis Adviser: Diane Long

Influences on School Readiness Skills: A Look at Play Activities
Jillian Bergeron, MS, OT 2002
Thesis Adviser: Diane Long

Leisure in Adolescents with and without Physical Disabilities: A Time Use Study.
Carole Dennis and the following graduate students from the class of 2004: Shira Sliffman, Heather Meyer, Danielle Gietz, Heather Fusswinkel, Amanda Strauss, and Kristin Peters.

Occupational Therapy and Children with Terminal Illness
Kimberly Arndt, MS, OT 2000
Thesis Adviser: Carole Dennis

Parental Locus of Control and Family-Centered Care
Corrine E. Iverson, MS, OT 2000
Thesis Adviser: Carole Dennis

Pencil Grasp Comparisons among Hispanic and Anglo-American Preschoolers, Ages Three to Five
Tomasina Victoria Harper, MS, OT 2004
Thesis Adviser: Catherine Y. Gordon

Play and Social Interactions: A Time Use Study of Children with and without Disabilities
Karri Lee Fisher, MS, OT 2001
Thesis Adviser: Carole Dennis

Social Occupations of Adolescents with and without Physical Disabilities.
Carole Dennis and the following graduate students from the class of 2001: Emily Taddeo, Scott Jones, Matthew McKenna, Andrew Folmar, Anna Ehrlich, and Lauren Alberts.

Social Play in Early Childhood
Amber Marie Matteson, MS, OT 2004
Thesis Adviser: Carole Dennis