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TNOTA Member Research

As a member benefit, TNOTA provides opportunities for members to recruit participants for their research.  

Evidence based practice is vital to growing and sustaining our profession. Please support all OTs, OTAs, and students as they work on their research.

TNOTA members can fill out a research posting request form below to be posted in TNOTA’s monthly newsletters as well as the TNOTA website (this webpage under "Current Research Opportunities"). 

Non-members may post their research requests on the TNOTA facebook page. 

TNOTA Member Research Request Form

 

Current Research Opportunities:

Study Name: A Rehabilitative Guidebook to Treating Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome Throughout Adolescence: Occupational Therapy, Physical Therapy, and Speech Language Pathology

Institution Name: Tennessee Wesleyan University in the Master of Occupational Therapy

Authors: Alice Shaver, Megan Turner, and Mackenzie Gay

Expiration Date of the Study: The deadline for phase 1 is August 10th, 2024

Description of the Study: The goal of this research is to develop a guidebook with readily available information (common assessments, interventions, challenges) for occupational, physical, and speech therapists treating Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome throughout adolescence. In order to create this guidebook, relevant information needs to be gathered from practicing therapists or those who have experience working with this population.

This survey is included as part of the first of three phases for their research project:

  • Phase 1 gathering information
  • Phase 2 creating the guidebook and putting it into practice
  • Phase 3 reviewing the guidebooks efficiency, productivity, and user-friendliness.

If you can, please contribute to this research by completing the questionnaire found through the button below! Also, although not required, if you are interested in following along or continued participation in this research project, phase two will be shared following completion of phase one data collection. Research and updates on current findings will also be presented by the research team at the TNOTA conference in Nashville, TN on September 14th, 2024.

 

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Study Name: Exploring the Utilization of Artificial Intelligence in the Occupational Therapy Practitioner Classroom: Instructional Approaches and Pedagogical Adaptations

Institution Name: Tennessee Wesleyan University

Authors: Dr. Anna Fung, Dr. Stedmon Hopkins

Expiration Date of the Study: The deadline for the study is December 31st, 2024

Description of the Study: You are being asked to participate in a research study about the utilization of artificial intelligence (A.I) in the entry-level occupational therapy practitioner (OTP) classroom and how it impacts instructional approaches and pedagogical adaptations. Participating in this study is voluntary and should you choose to participate, you will be asked to complete the following survey consisting of 26 questions (taking 25-30 minutes). Your participation will add to the current body of knowledge about how OTPs are integrating A.I into classroom instructional approaches, barriers to incorporating A.I into classrooms, or ways of adapting to the use of A.I for effective teaching instruction.

 

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