The American Society of Hand Therapists Annual Meeting took place in Salt Lake City, Utah from October 23-25, 2025 and featured representation from GW Occupational Therapy faculty, students, and alumni.
The GW Occupational Therapy program was represented at three podiums for research, four presentations on Critically Appraised Papers, and two presentations for Doctoral Capstone Projects.
- Sarah Doerrer, PhD, OTR/L, CHT, CLT, assistant professor for the GW OT program
- Social Media Use Among Occupational Therapists Serving Individuals with Upper Extremity Disorders
- Kasey Donaldson, OTD-S, second-year student
- Critically Appraised Paper: Impact of a Dynamic Orthosis on Manual Dexterity Among People with Parkinson's Disease: A Randomized Trial
- Emma Screws, OTD-S, second-year student
- Critically Appraised Paper: Effect of High Intensity Laser Therapy and Mirror Therapy on Complex Regional Pain Syndrome Type I in the Hand Area: A Randomized Controlled Trial
- Shani Marcelle, OTD-S, second-year student
- Critically Appraised Paper: Effect of Task-oriented Training Assisted by Force Feedback Hand Rehabilitation Robot on Finger Grasping Function in Stroke Patients with Hemiplegia: A Randomized Controlled Trial
- Nicole Tran, OTD-S, second-year student
- Critically Appraised Paper: Effects of Virtual Reality and Task-Oriented Training on Hand Function and Activity
- Alexis Clapper, OTD, OTR/L, 2025 alum
- Doctoral Capstone Project: Adaptation of the Brief Activities Measure for Upper Limb Amputees: A Delphi Method Approach
- Natalie Sipes, OTD, OTR/L, 2025 alum
- Doctoral Capstone Project: The Influence of Academic-Clinical Partnerships in Hand Therapy Research
