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Several of the students in the online Master’s program have published their Master’s thesis research in professional journals. Some recent publications are listed below.

Anderson, R.E. (2008). The art of caring in the computer age: Perceptions of home care occupational therapy practitioners. Home and Community Health Special Interest Section Quarterly, 15 (2).

Auerbach, E. & Richardson, P. (2005). The long-term work experiences of persons with severe and persistent mental illness. Psychiatric Rehabilitation Journal, 28 (3), 267-273.

Gerlach, A. (2008). “Circle of caring”: A First Nations worldview of child rearing. Canadian Journal of Occupational Therapy, 75 (1), 18-25.

Phipps, S. & Richardson, P. (2007). Outpatient occupational therapy outcomes for clients with brain injury and stroke using the Canadian Occupational Performance Measure. American Journal of Occupational Therapy, 61, 328-334.

This article won the 2008 AOTA Cordelia Myers First Writer’s Award for most outstanding article published by a first time contributor (Phipps) to the American Journal of Occupational Therapy.

Research on the Online Master’s Program

We have conducted two studies on the online Master’s programs. The published results of these studies are referenced below.

Richardson, P.K. (2004). Student development in an online Master’s degree program. Occupational Therapy in Health Care, 18, 107-116.

Richardson, P., MacRae, A., Schwartz, K., Bankston, L., & Kosten, K. (2008). Student outcomes in a post-professional online Master’s degree program. American Journal of Occupational Therapy, 62, 599-609.

 


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