Interdisciplinary Collaborations

from DHS Research and Scholarship Annual Report 2022

by UNC Department of Health Sciences

A Note from the Associate Chair for Research

With seven unique divisions and multiple other programs, units and centers within our department, interdisciplinary collaboration on research projects comes naturally to the Health Sciences fields Our researchers work with colleagues across campus at UNC and around the world.

Cross-Campus Collaboration

State, National and International Collaboration

Training and Coaching of the Wyoming Deaf-Blind

Literacy/Numeracy Initiative Team Targeting Emergent and Conventional Literacy for Students with Significant Intellectual Disabilities. Wyoming Department of Education (WED) Claire Greer

Learning to Translate Exoskeleton Assistance into Meaningful Gait Post-Stroke. American Heart Association (AHA) Michael Lewek, David Rowland

Doctoral Training Consortia to Train Doctoral Students in Early Childhood Intervention for Infants and Young Children with HighIntensity Needs Because of Significant Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (IDD). UConn and US Department of Education Elizabeth Crais, Nancy Bagatell, Harriet Able

Development and Evaluation of a Clinical Assessment Tool of TBIRelated Social Communication National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD) Lindsey Byom, Wanqing

Zhang

EEG in Children with Hemiplegia for Biomarker Development: The EMBARK Study. Virginia Tech & NIH Jessica Cassidy

Speech Profiles and Cue Responsiveness After Left Hemisphere

Stroke. NIDCD Katarina Haley, Emily Buss, Adam Jacks, Soomin Kim, Marcia Rodriguez

Prevalence and Profile of Treatment Non-Responders in Autism

Early Intervention Drexel University Linda Watson

Falls-Related Injuries and Hearing Loss: Understanding the Role of Hearing Healthcare Intervention. Duke University & NIH Hannah

Siburt

Helping Adults with RA PREVAIL: Developing a Model to Preserve Valued Activities In Life National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Disease (NIAMSD) Louise Thoma

Making Professional Development Work for Preschool Classroom

Teams Serving Students with ASD: Adapting a PD Model Using Normalization Process Theory. US Department of Education Jessica

Steinbrenner, Rebecca Dees, Laura Kuhn, Stephanie Reszka, Linda Watson, Wanqing Zhang

Toddler Remote Assessment of Virtual Eye Tracking and Language (TRAVEL) Study Organization for Autism Research (OAR) Clare

Harrop

Effectiveness Replication of the Self-Regulated Strategy Development (SRSD) Instructional Model for Writing in the General Curriculum. US Department of Education Stephen Hooper, Alexandra Barker, Lara-Jeane Costa, Edmund Fernandez, Aaron Lyon, Robert

Shand

Roadmap for Integrated Care for Children/Youth with ASD/DD and Their Families in North Carolina HRSA Maternal and Child Health Bureau. Elizabeth Crais, Kori Flower, Barbara Leach, Laurel Powell, Rebecca Pretzel, Brian Wrighten, Wanqing Zhang

Exceptional Children Physical Therapy. North Carolina Department of Public Instruction (NCDPI) Debby Givens, Amy McLemore, Laurie Ray

Sex, Gender and Camouflage in Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Multimodal, Accelerated Longitudinal Design National Institutes of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) Clare Harrop

Kansas DLM. University of Kansas Center for Research, Inc. Karen Erickson, Claire Greer, Skip Ryan

Project OPEN: Improving In-Person Expressive Communication with Open Source Technologies. DHHS Administration for Community Living (ACL) Karen Erickson, Gary Bishop, Lori Geist, Skip Ryan

Project BENEFIT: Building Effective Networks to Engage Families in Improving Transitions Patient-Centered Outcomes Institute (PCORI) Blaise Morison.

Development of Neighborhood Engagement Approach for Habitat for Humanity of Orange County. Habitat for Humanity Orange County, NC Ryan Lavalley

Preparing Interdisciplinary Leaders to Collaborate with Stakeholders in Developing, Implementing and Disseminating Effective Practices for High Need Children and Youth with Disabilities and Their Families. US Department of Education Elizabeth Crais, Harriet Able, Nancy Bagatell, Linda Watson

Exceptional Children Occupational Therapy. NCDPI Nancy Bagatell, Bridgette LeCompte, Amy McLemore

Building Bridges from Emergent to Conventional Communication and Literacy US Department of Education Karen Erickson, Lori Geist, Claire Greer, Penny Hatch, Skip Ryan

Virtual Coaching to Support Academic Outcomes for Students with Significant Cognitive Disabilities and Complex Communication

Needs: Project VC. US Department of Education Karen Erickson, Lori Geist, Claire Greer, Penny Hatch, Skip Ryan

HEELS 2 Participation: Improving Community Participation for Young Adults with Intellectual Disabilities NIDRR Dara Chan, Brianne Tomaszewski, Nancy Bagatell, Julie Chin, Jacklyn Googins, Christine Harradine, Khalilah johnson, Kenneth Kelty, Wendy Morgan, Glenna Osborne Andrea Ross Linda Varblow Anna Ward Victoria Waters Promoting Evidence-Based Diversity, and Multicultural Competency in Rehabilitation Counselor Training to Meet Consumer and Employer Needs. US Department of Education Dara Chan, Eileen Burker, Blaise Morrison, Eniko Rak, Judy Schmidt

Advanced Training for Rehabilitation Counselors to Optimize Outcomes for Consumers with Mental Illness and Address Personnel Shortages in State Vocational Rehabilitation Agencies. US Department of Education Eniko Rak, Eileen Burker, Dara Chan, Blaise Morrison, Judy Schmidt

Interdisciplinary Leadership Preparation to Engage Underserved Populations in the Design, Delivery, and Dissemination of Effective Practices for High-Need Children and Youth with Disabilities and Their Families US Department of Education Karen Erickson, Nancy Bagatell Jessica Steinbrenner Kara Hume

Psychometric Testing of the Diabetes Health Management and Distress Scale - Parents of Young Children (DHMDS-PYC).

International Society for Pediatric and Adolescent Diabetes (ISPAD)

Vanessa Jewell

How to Get Started: Identifying the Critical Ingredients to Improve Gait Initiation in Parkinson Disease George Mason University Michael Lewek, Chelsea Duppen.

Exercise Reset for Concussion - Modifying the Buffalo Concussion

Protocol for Application in a Military Environment. University of Buffalo, Department of Defense Karen McCulloch

Four Medical & Graduate Preceptorships Rheumatology Research Foundation Louise Thoma

Remote Ischemic Conditioning to Enhance Bimanual Task Learning and Corticospinal Excitability in Children with Hemiplegic Cerebral Palsy. East Carolina University, Academy of Pediatric Physical Therapy Jessica Cassidy

Remote Ischemic Conditioning to Promote Motor Skill Learning in Children with Unilateral Cerebral Palsy East Carolina University, NICHD Jessica Cassidy

3 Books and Book Chapters

Division of Physical Therapy:

Allen, K D, L M Thoma, and Y M Golightly “Epidemiology of Osteoarthritis.”

Osteoarthritis and Cartilage 30, no 2 (February 2022): 184–195

Division of Speech and Hearing Sciences: Byom, Lindsey J, Meaghan Whalen, and Lyn S Turkstra. “Working Memory for Emotions in Adolescents and Young Adults with Traumatic Brain Injury.” Brain impairment: a multidisciplinary journal of the Australian Society for the Study of Brain Impairment 22, no 3 (December 2022): 296–310

Division of Physician Assistant Studies:

Desai, Chirag S, Brittney M Williams, Xavier Baldwin, Jennifer S Vonderau, Aman Kumar, William Brian Hyslop, Morgan S Jones, Marilyn Hanson, and Todd

H Baron “Selection of Parenchymal Preserving or Total Pancreatectomy with/without Islet Cell Autotransplantation Surgery for Patients with Chronic Pancreatitis.” Pancreatology 22, no 4 (May 2022): 472–478

Division of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy: Johnson, Khalilah R, Anne Kirby, Selena Washington, Ryan Lavalley, and Tomeico Faison “Linking Antiracist Action from the Classroom to Practice.” The American Journal of Occupational Therapy 76, no 5 (September 1, 2022).

Division of Clinical Rehabilitation and Mental Health Counseling: Bagatell, Nancy, Dara V Chan, Ya-Cing Syu, Elena M Lamarche, and Laura G Klinger. “Sensory Processing and Community Participation in Autistic Adults.” Frontiers in Psychology 13 (June 2, 2022): 876127

Department of Health Sciences: Costa, Lara-Jeane C, Sarah V Spencer, and Stephen R Hooper. “Emergent Neuroimaging Findings for Written Expression in Children: A Scoping Review.” Brain sciences 12, no. 3 (March 18, 2022)..