AJOT Authors & Issues Series
What goes on behind the scenes in a research setting? Can I ask questions directly to an author? How can I find out more about a topic covered in one of AJOT’s "The Issue Is" columns?
AJOT’s Authors & Issues series answers those questions, and more! Led by Stacey Reynolds, AJOT’s editor-in-chief, one article for each issue is selected for a deep dive into the content with the authors and invited guests. The interviews are posted to AJOT’s YouTube channel. The recordings are also posted to CommunOT for viewing and asynchronous discussion. Authors and guests moderate the online discussion and answer questions for one week. The recordings and discussions are archived on CommunOT.
Below you’ll find each interview in the series followed by the names of the authors and guests who were interviewed and a link to the published AJOT article.
Authors & Issues Interviews
August 2024, Cognitive Training and People with Multiple Sclerosis
Exploring the Efficacy of a Remote Strategy-Based Intervention for People With Multiple Sclerosis With Everyday Memory Impairments: A Pilot Study, with Yael Goverover
AJOT article link: https://doi.org/10.5014/ajot.2024.050468
July 2024, Play as Occupation
Play as Occupation: The State of Our Science and a Research Agenda for the Profession, with Heather Kuhaneck and Anita Bundy
AJOT article link: https://doi.org/10.5014/ajot.2024.050824
June 2024, Transgender and Gender-Diverse Realities on Work and School Participation
Challenging Norms: The Impact of Transgender and Gender-Diverse Realities on Work and School Participation, with Tracy Becerra-Culqui and Daniel Swiatek
AJOT article link: https://doi.org/10.5014/ajot.2024.050485
May 2024, Caregiver Engaged Feeding for Autistic Children
Changes in Caregiver Outcomes After Participation in the Engaged Eaters Program: A Caregiver-Mediated Feeding Intervention for Autistic Children and Their Families, with Brittany St. John and Karla Ausderau
AJOT article link: https://doi.org/10.5014/ajot.2024.050444
March 2024, Guest Editors for AJOT Special Issue
Recovery of Function After Acquired Neurological Injury, with Sook-Lei Liew, Amit Sethi, Jaclyn Stephens, and Michelle Woodbury
AJOT article link: https://doi.org/10.5014/ajot.2024.050758
January 2024, Mental Health Tsunami Call to Action
Preparing for and Responding to the Current Mental Health Tsunami: Embracing Mary Reilly’s Call to Action, with Karen Keptner, Carol Lambdin-Pattavina, Tracy Jalaba, Melinda Cozzolino, and Steve Nawotniak
AJOT article link: https://doi.org/10.5014/ajot.2024.050200
December 2023, OT Education
The Issue Is—A Call to Shift to Competency-Based Education, with Dawn Nilsen and Razan Hamad
AJOT article link: https://doi.org/10.5014/ajot.2023.050402
November 2023, Women of Color and OT Leadership Development
Leadership Development of Women of Color in Occupational Therapy: A Qualitative Intersectional Analysis, with Ushentha Nirmul, Pamela Talero Cabrejo, and Cristina Reyes Smith
AJOT article link: https://doi.org/10.5014/ajot.2023.050331
October 2023, Parent Coaching and Pediatric OT
Implementing Parent Coaching in Hospital-Based Pediatric Occupational Therapy: A Multisite Quality Improvement Project, with Kelley Tanner, Sara O’Rourke, and Valerie Duffin
AJOT article link: https://doi.org/10.5014/ajot.2023.050243
September 2023, Health Management, Obesity
Going Beyond Management and Maintenance: Occupational Therapy’s Role in Primary Prevention for Adults at Risk of Obesity, with Beth Fields, Chloe Muntefering, and Jeannette Reffstrup Christensen
AJOT article link: https://doi.org/10.5014/ajot.2023.050154
August 2023, Health Outcomes, Underserved Clients
Examining Patient Outcomes at a Faculty-Led Clinic for Uninsured and Underserved Clients, with Chia-Wei Fan and Milly Rodriguez
AJOT article link: https://doi.org/10.5014/ajot.2023.050024
July 2023, OT Credentialing in Public Schools
The Need for Occupational Therapist Eligibility for Formal Administrative Roles in Public School Systems, with Grace Franko
AJOT article link: https://doi.org/10.5014/ajot.2023.050215
June 2023, Preterm Early Feeding and Neurobehavior
Prevalence of Early Feeding Alterations Among Preterm Infants and Their Relationship to Early Neurobehavior, with Bobbi Pineda, Carolyn Ibrahim, and Molly Grabill
AJOT article link: https://doi.org/10.5014/ajot.2023.050123
May 2023, Microaggressions in OT Education
Let’s Talk About It: Addressing Microaggressions in Occupational Therapy Education, with Ashley Burks and Linda Olson
AJOT article link: https://doi.org/10.5014/ajot.2023.050125
April 2023, Ayers Sensory Integration®, Play, and Autistic Children
Ayres Sensory Integration® for Addressing Play in Autistic Children, with Heather Kuhaneck, Tara Glennon, and Renee Watling
AJOT article link: https://doi.org/10.5014/ajot.2023.050169
March 2023, Autism and Mental Health
Autism and Mental Health: The Role of Occupational Therapy, with Anne Kirby and Lisa Morgan
AJOT article link: https://doi.org/10.5014/ajot.2023.050303
February 2023, Justice-Oriented Mental Health OT Practice
Using Practice-Based Inquiry to Enact Occupation-Centered, Justice-Oriented Practice in an Acute Mental Health Setting, with MaryBeth Gallagher, Nancy Bagatell, Kimberly Conrad, and Darren Peters
AJOT article link: https://doi.org/10.5014/ajot.2023.050046
January 2023, Social Inequities and OT Practice
Navigating Ethical Tensions When Working to Address Social Inequities, with Hannah McArdle and Tim Barlott
AJOT article link: https://doi.org/10.5014/ajot.2023.050071
October 2022, Recognizing OT Professional Bias
Finding Our Strengths: Recognizing Professional Bias and Interrogating Systems, with Kristie Patten
AJOT article link: https://doi.org/10.5014/ajot.2022.076603
September 2022, Antiracist Action in OT Education and Practice
Linking Antiracist Action From the Classroom to Practice, with Khalilah Robinson Johnson and Ryan Lavalley
AJOT article link: https://doi.org/10.5014/ajot.2022.050054
August 2022, Lifestyle Redesign® for Health and Well-Being Outcomes
Optimizing Occupations, Habits, and Routines for Health and Well-Being With Lifestyle Redesign®, with Beth Pyatak and Chantelle Rice Collins
AJOT article link: https://doi.org/10.5014/ajot.2022.049269
July 2022, OT Burnout
Prevalence and Predictors of Burnout Among Occupational Therapy Practitioners in the United States, with Julia Shin and Molly McCarthy
AJOT article link: https://doi.org/10.5014/ajot.2022.048108
June 2022, Deliberately Dying as an Occupation
What If Deliberately Dying Is an Occupation?, with Manon Guay and Ben Mortenson
AJOT article link: article link: https://doi.org/10.5014/ajot.2022.047357
May 2022, Habit Formation to Reduce Frailty Risk
Habit Formation Intervention to Reduce Frailty Risk Factors: A Feasibility Study, with Heather FritzAJOT article link: https://doi.org/10.5014/ajot.2022.045948
April 2022, Climate Action and OT Practice
Occupational Therapy in an Ecological Context: Ethics and Practice, with Lisa Lieb
AJOT article link: https://doi.org/10.5014/ajot.2022.049148
March 2022, Sleep and Veterans with Insomnia
Follow-Up Analyses From a Wait-List Controlled Trial of Occupational Therapist–Delivered Cognitive–Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia Among Veterans With Chronic Insomnia, with Aaron Eakman
AJOT article link: https://doi.org/10.5014/ajot.2022.045682
February 2022, Screening Tools and OT Practice
Screening Tools: They’re So Quick! What’s the Issue?, with Anna Boone, Whitney Henderson, and Winnie Dunne
AJOT article link: https://doi.org/10.5014/ajot.2022.049331
January 2022, ADLs and OT Practice in Acute Care
Activities of Daily Living Performance and Acute Care Occupational Therapy Utilization: Moderating Factors, with Adam Kinney, Matthew Malcolm, and James Graham
AJOT article link: https://doi.org/10.5014/ajot.2022.049060
December 2021, Evaluation in Ayers Sensory Integration®
Evaluation in Ayres Sensory Integration® (EASI) Vestibular and Proprioceptive Tests: Construct Validity and Internal Reliability, with Zoe Mailloux
AJOT article link: https://doi.org/10.5014/ajot.2021.043166