Misericordia University students enrolled in the weekday and weekend occupational therapy master's degree program recently received their pins and presented their capstone group research projects at the annual Graduate Research Presentation Conference in Sandy and Marlene Insalaco Hall on campus.
Mentored closely by faculty advisors, the collaborative research projects are a requirement of the occupational therapy master's degree curriculum. Students began their projects more than 18 months ago. Students received permission to conduct their studies from the Misericordia University Institutional Review Board and then wrote the research proposals, collected and analyzed data, and wrote the final reports. Each student research group had a faculty research committee chair and faculty reader. Research topics were chosen based on student interest, with approval of the Misericordia University Faculty Research Committee chairpersons.
Students presented their findings by delivering 20-minute presentations on their research topics by using either a poster or podium format.
Misericordia University occupational therapy professors also encourage their students to present their studies at professional conferences, such as the Pennsylvania Occupational Therapy Association Annual Conference and the American Occupational Therapy Association Conference. Some studies may also be published in professional literature.
For more information about the occupational therapy program at Misericordia University, please call (570) 674-6400 or log on to www.misericordia.edu/ot.
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Misericordia University students in the weekend occupational therapy master's degree program received their pins and presented their capstone research at the annual Graduate Research Presentation Conference. Participating in the program, first row from left, are Dr. Dawn Evans, Dr. Gwen Bartolacci, Dr. Lalit Shah, Laura Bradley, Honey Brook, Pa.; Melanie Beck, Whitehall, Pa.; Jacqueline Brocious, Plains, Pa.; Dominique Lemire-Ross, Dallas, Pa.; Rebecca Hewit-Pickel, Hummelstown, Pa.; Terri Bugelholl, West Pittston, Pa., and Wilfredo Dones, Blakeslee, Pa.; second row, Dr. Joseph Cipriani, Dr. Lori Charney, Gerardina Menza-Bogdanovic, Bridgewater, Conn.; Kaitlyn Ryan, Ellington City, Conn.; Lyndsey McGrevy, Jim Thorpe, Pa.; Kaitlyn Dillow, Hollywood, Md.; Naromie Petit-Frere, Columbia, Md., and Lee Ungaretta, Dublin, Pa.; third row, Dr. Orley Templeton, Kathleen Hughes-Butcher, Dr. Jennifer Dessoye, Dr, Grace Fisher, Magdalena Rooney, Phoenixville, Pa.; Amy Kingsley, Allentown, Pa.; John Bruce, Bronx, N.Y.; Trevor Behler, Slatington, Pa., and Eric Win, Cherry Hill, N.J.
Misericordia University students enrolled in the weekday occupational therapy master's degree program received their pins and presented their group research projects at the annual Graduate Research Presentation Conference. Participating in the conference, first row from left, are Katie Kelly, Beach Lake, Pa.; Jacqueline Cormier, Maywood, N.J.; Allison Hausman, Lancaster, Pa.; Fallon Cooper, Freeland, Pa.; Allison Alexander, Newark, Del.; Alexandrea Elmes, Hopewell Junction, N.Y.; Kaitlyn Sledzinski, Scranton, Pa.; Erin Huff, Sugarloaf, Pa.; Felicia Bartello, Sunbury, Pa.; Jennifer Snyder, Palmerton, Pa.; Alexis Campbell, Erie, Pa., and Dr. Lori Charney; second row, Dr. Gwen Bartolacci, Deirdre Stevens, Schenectady, N.Y.; Mary Boyle, Fairfield, Conn.; Pasqualina Tirro, Staten Island, N.Y.; Erin Soulsby, Philadelphia, Pa.; Desirae Waltman, Sayre, Pa.; Nicole Petti, Heightstown, N.J.; Danielle Kissane, Bloomingburg, N.Y.; Stephanie Dougherty, Bethlehem, Pa.; Taylor Grenier, Herrville, Pa., and Kaitlyn Smalley, Folsom, Pa.; third row, Tierney Hafner, Newtown, Pa.; Yalixsa Delgado, Hopatcong, N.J.; Krista Spano, Staten Island, N.Y.; Meghan Digerolamo, Budd Lake, N.J.; Quinn Fohlinger, Wayne, N.J.; Alyssa Auer, Scranton, Pa.; Lauren Henry, Rose Valley, Pa.; Nicole Kelley, Halifax, Pa., and Trevor Bodnar, Flemington, N.J.; fourth row, Dr. Dawn Evans, Dr. Grace Fisher, Rebecca Hanke, Cranford, N.J.; Nicole Schwartz, Toms River, N.J.; Morgan Reed, Apalachin, N.Y.; Chelsea Hall, Northampton, Pa.; Tina Colatriano, Bridgewater, N.J.; Devin Simpson, Parkesburg, Pa.; Kerrie Hall, Lynbrook, N.Y., and Ashley Salerno, Old Forge, Pa.; fifth row, Dr. Jennifer Dessoye, Dr. Orley Templeton, Dr. Lauren Zack, Dr. Joseph Cipriani, Dr. Lalitchandra Shah, Kathleen Hughes-Butcher, Jeffrey Kramer, Duryea, Pa.; Kaylin Miley, Lititz, Pa.; Dennis Anson, Victoria Freda, Hazlet, N.J., and Jonathan Jorda, Kingston, Pa.