Selected Scholarly Work

Selected Publications

Co-Author, "Addressing LGBTQIA+ Trauma: Your role & your responsibility” Chapter in "Trauma, Occupation, and Participation: Foundations and Population Considerations in Occupational Therapy" Textbook (Available from AOTA Press)

Editor, "Sexual & Intimate Occupations" Textbook (In Revisions; Accepted by AOTA Press)

Co-Author, “Bias & Clinician Harm” Chapter in “Sexual & Intimate Occupations” Textbook (In Revisions; Accepted by AOTA Press)

Co-Author, “Sexual & intimate occupations across the lifespan” Chapter in “Sexual & Intimate Occupations” Textbook (In Revisions; Accepted by AOTA Press)

Selected Presentations

Bias in Context: Systems & Structures of Inequity
Frequent workshop for OT educational programs
Recently: University of Southern California (2021)

Continuing the Conversation: Inclusion & Diversity for Improving Service Provision to Address Health Care Outcome Disparities
Presented in collaboration with the Multicultural, Diversity & Inclusion (MDI) Network
AOTA INSPIRE Virtual Conference (2021)

Queer Health 101: Inclusive Care for the LGBTQIA+ Community
Continuing Education Workshop
OT Multicultural, Diversity & Inclusion (MDI) Network. (2021)

Invisibility, Criminalization, and Disparity: Clinical Implications for LGBTQ+ Older Adults
Invited presentation for Productive Aging Special Interest Section
AOTA Annual Conference, Salt Lake City, UT. (2018)

Queering & Cripping Sex: Sexuality as an Activity of Daily Living Moving Beyond Heteronormative Ableist Perspectives
3 hour workshop
AOTA Annual Conference, New Orleans, LA. (2019)

InclusiveOT: The Perceived Effectiveness of an Occupational Therapy Program’s Ability to Produce Culturally Responsive Clinicians
Research Poster Presentation
AOTA Annual Conference, New Orleans, LA. (2019)

Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer+ Individuals with Disabilities: An Issue of Access, Participation and Occupational Justice.
Contributing Author
World Federation of Occupational Therapists (WFOT) Congress, Cape Town, South Africa. (2018)

Building Bridges for Participation: Intersection of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Persons with Disability.
Short Course
AOTA Annual Conference, Philadelphia, PA. (2017)

Inclusive OT: Providing Culturally Sensitive Care to All People, Populations, and Communities.
Short Course
AOTA Annual Conference, Philadelphia, PA. (2017)

Career Prep: Developing Your OT Professional Power
Workshop
AOTA/NBCOT National Student Conclave, Dearborn, MI. (2016)

Accepted for WFOT World Congress, Paris, France (2022):

Inclusion and diversity to address healthcare outcome disparities during, and post, pandemic

Accepted for AOTA Annual Conference, San Antonio, TX (2022):
Occupational disruption & COVID-19: Meeting the needs of diverse and marginalized communities

Ourselves and our clients as sexual beings: Building awareness of self and bias of others

Selected Current and Recently Completed Studies

Current:

“Healthcare experiences of gender diverse individuals & the impacts on their quality of life” (In recruitment); Principal Investigator

“Diversity, Equity & Participation in Meaningful Occupations during the COVID-19 Pandemic” (In recruitment); Principal Investigator

Recently Completed:

“Ethical issues in transgender health research: Amplifying voices from the transgender community” (Manuscript In Writing); Principal Investigator

“Impact of a Transgender Healthcare Educational Program on Occupational Therapy Students: Implications for Curricula and Practice” (Manuscript In Writing); Co-Investigator & Principal Author