Staff

Specialty Certifications or Training

Board Certified Specialist in Pediatric Physical Therapy

~Katlyn Grossnickle, PT, DPT, PCS

Sensory Integration including Administration and Interpretation of the Sensory Integration and Praxis Tests (SIPT)

   ~AnjaLi Carrasco Koester, OTD, OTR/L

   ~Michaelann Gabriele, OTD, OTR/L

   ~Michelle Knight, MS, OTR/L

   ~Tammy Mitchell, MA, OTR/L

Advanced Practice Certification in Swallowing Assessment, Evaluation and Intervention

   ~Michelle Knight, MS, OTR/L, SWC

Publications

Abstract:  “Occupational/Physical Therapy in the NICU”.  Hyde, A., Jonkey, B. Journal of Perinatology; Vol. IV, #4, p. 61-62, Fall, 1984.

Abstract:  “Developmental Variation: Premature Infants at Four Months”. Hyde, A., Jonkey, B., Knox, S., Journal of Perinatology; Vol. VI, #1, p. 89-90, Winter, 1986.

Carrasco Koester, A., Mailloux Z., Coleman G.C., Paul, S., Muhs J., Blanche E., Baltazar A., Lim D, & Cermak S.A. Sensory Integration Considerations for Children with Cochlear Implants, American Journal of Occupational Therapy, 68 (5), 562-569.

Bogart, K., Carrasco, A., Koloski, K., Rinella, G., Severence, K., & Smith, B. (2010). Socioemotional experiences of Individuals with Acquired Facial Paralysis. Poster presentation, Massachusetts Association for Occupational Therapy Inc.

Barth, H., Ballinger, A., Carrasco, A., Jacobson, R., & Tsai, J. (2007). Children’s assessments of volume and number in 3D object arrays. Conference abstract, Annual Meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development (SRCD).

Ballinger, A., Sacerio, L., Carrasco, A., Elgart, S., Jacobson, R., Tsai, J., & Zoromski, A. (2007). Imagined spatial motion and spatiotemporal metaphors. Mind Matters: The Wesleyan Journal of Psychology. 2, 7-18.

Gupta, A., Daggett, C., Behera, S., Ferraro, M., Wells, W., & Starnes, V. (2004). Risk factors for persistent pleural effusions after the extracardiac Fontan procedure. Journal of Thoracic & Cardiovascular Surgery, 127(6). 1664–1669.

Grant-Beuttler, M., Jennings, J., McCauley, C., Dulay, R., Grossnickle, K., Kill, K., Hay, J. (2017). Development of an Electronic Version of the Children’s Self-Perceptions of Adequacy in and Predilection for Physical Activity (CSAPPA) Scale. Pediatric Exercise Science, 29 (1), 153-160.

Harcke, C. E., Cracking the Motor Mystery: A Fun and Creative Approach to Gross Motor Basics. Los Angeles: CreateSpace, 2011.

Hogan, L. (1995). Occupational Therapy with Obstetric Brachial Plexus Injuries. Advance for Occupational Therapists. Vol. 11(35), 19-20.

Hogan, L., Uditsky, T., (1998). Pediatric Splinting. San Antonio: Therapy Skill Builders.

Hyde, A., Trautman, S., (1989, December).  Drug exposed infants and sensory integration: Is there a connection? Sensory Integration Special Interest Section Newsletter, A.O.T.A., 12 (4), 1-6.