Faculty Research and Publications

photo of Dr. Lynne Andonian Selected Works of Lynne Andonian, Ph.D, OTR/L

photo of Courtney Boitano Selected Works of Dr. Courtney Boitano, OTD,
OTR/L, BCBA-D

Invited Talks and Presentations
- Schultz-Krohn, W. & Boitano, C. (2022).
  “Fostering Imaginative Play to Support Development.”
  Short Course, Occupational Therapy Association of California and California Association for the Education of Young Children, Santa Clara, CA.
  
  Schultz-Krohn, W., Boitano, C., Javaherian, H. and Torres, E., (2022). Occupational Justice for Underserved Populations: Panel Discussion, OTAC Annual Meeting- Keynote Address, Occupational Therapy Association of California,
  Santa Clara, CA.
  
  Schultz-Krohn, W., Boitano, C., Kaplan, M., Nuckolls, M. and Weseloh, H., (2022). Collaborative Programs for Unhoused Families: Occupational Therapy's Role."
  Occupational Therapy Association of California,
  Santa Clara, CA.
  
  Boitano, C. (2022) "Bringing OT to Life for Parents and Caregivers of Toddlers."
  Occupational Therapy Association of California,
  Virtual.

photo of Dr. Deb Bolding Selected Works of Deborah Bolding, Ph.D, OTR/L, FAOTA

Contribution to Book: Pedretti's Occupational Therapy - Practice Skills for Physical Dysfunction
- Mobility
  Pedretti's Occupational Therapy: Practice Skills for Physical Dysfunction
  
  Deborah J. Bolding, San Jose State University
  Carole Adler Hughes
  Michelle Tipton-Burton
  Ana Verran
  
  Publication Date
  1-1-2018
  Editor
  Heidi Pendleton, Winifred Schultz-Krohn
  Citation Information
  Deborah J. Bolding, Carole Adler Hughes, Michelle Tipton-Burton and Ana Verran. "Mobility" Pedretti's Occupational Therapy: Practice Skills for Physical Dysfunction (2018) p. 232 - 237
Presentation: A Survey of Incivility in the OT Workplace
- A Survey of Incivility in the OT Workplace
  The American Journal of Occupational Therapy, 2021, Vol. 75 (Supplement_2), 7512510229p1
  Deborah J. Bolding, PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA; Cameron McCallister; Kate Poisson; David Pufki; Angelica Ramirez;
  Claire Rickley; Victoria Scattini
  
  Abstract
  Date Presented 04/13/21
  Incivility in health care has adverse effects on patient care coordination, patient outcomes, practitioner well-being, and organizational costs. This study examined the relationships between perceived incivility and practitioners’ demographics, workplace factors, and resilience. The highest rates of incivility were reported by practitioners with 2–10 years of experience, working in skilled-nursing or long-term care, and with lowest resilience. Practices for mitigating incivility are discussed.
Article: OT Practitioners' Knowledge, Clinical Preparedness, and Attitudes for Working With Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Clients
- OT Practitioners' Knowledge, Clinical Preparedness, and Attitudes for Working With Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and The Transgender Clients
  American Journal of Occupational Therapy, 2021, Vol. 75(Supplement_2), 7512510250p1.
  Deborah J. Bolding, PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA; Angela Acosta, SJSU; Brigitte Butler; April Chau; Brenna Craig; Fiona Dunbar
  
  Abstract
  Date Presented Accepted for AOTA INSPIRE 2021 but unable to be presented due to online event limitations.
  
  Practitioners were surveyed about knowledge, preparedness, and attitudes toward treating LGBT clients. Multivariate analysis was used to compare LGBT–Development of Clinical Skills Scale scores and characteristics of respondents (N = 558). Type of degree, setting, experience, religiosity, and hours of education contributed to significant differences in knowledge and preparedness, but not attitudes. Findings suggest even minimal practitioner education has potential for improving equity and inclusion for LGBT population.
Article: Older Adults’ Perceptions About Participation and Safety Using Walkers
- Older Adults’ Perceptions About Participation and Safety Using Walkers
  Deborah Bolding, PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA
  The American Journal of Occupational Therapy, 2018, Vol. 72(4_Supplement_1), 7211515255p1.
  
  Abstract
  Date Presented 4/20/2018
  
  Community-dwelling older adults who use walkers were surveyed about their effect on safety and participation. Most walkers were obtained by family or friends. Walkers increased feelings of safety and aided participation in community activities; barriers were weight and bulkiness.
Article: Working With Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Clients: Occupational Therapy Practitioners’ Knowledge, Skills, and Attitudes
- Working With Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Clients: Occupational Therapy Practitioners’ Knowledge, Skills, and Attitudes
  Deborah J. Bolding; Angela Acosta; Brigitte Butler; April Chau; Brenna Craig;Fiona Dunbar
  The American Journal of Occupational Therapy, 2022, Vol. 76(3), 7603205130.
  
  Abstract
  Importance: A lack of health care provider knowledge and training has been identified as one factor that contributes to health disparities for sexual and gender minority (SGM) populations.
  
  Objective: To explore occupational therapy practitioners’ self-reported knowledge about, clinical preparedness for, and attitudes toward working with lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) clients.
  
  Design: Online survey of occupational therapy practitioners.
  
  Participants and Setting: Respondents were recruited by means of snowball sampling through social media groups, state occupational therapy association websites, and emails. Surveys were posted to electronic occupational therapy social media sites.
  
  Measures: Knowledge, clinical preparedness, and attitudes were measured using the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Development of Clinical Skills Scale (LGBT–DOCSS). Information about demographic characteristics, education, and workplace was also collected.
  
  Results: Five hundred eighty-nine occupational therapy practitioners responded to the survey. Degree level (master’s vs. bachelor’s or less), continuing education (minimum 1–2 hr of LGBT-specific training), practice setting (mental health), minority sexual orientation, and having a close friend or family member who identifies as SGM were associated with higher mean scores on the LGBT–DOCSS. Higher religiosity and frequency of religious practice were associated with lower scores on knowledge and attitudinal awareness.
  
  Conclusions and Relevance: Occupational therapy practitioners often care for clients from backgrounds and cultures that differ from their own. Identifying gaps in education and opportunities for fostering LGBT-positive attitudes can facilitate the development of programs to improve practice with LGBT clients and help measure the effectiveness of such programs.
  
  What This Article Adds: This study provides evidence that a basic level of continuing education can improve occupational therapy practitioners’ knowledge of and skills for working with LGBT populations and highlights the need to examine and change structural biases.
Article: Incivility in the Occupational Therapy Workplace: A Survey of Practitioners
- Incivility in the Occupational Therapy Workplace: A Survey of Practitioners
  The American Journal of Occupational Therapy
  Deborah J. Bolding, Cameron McCallister, Kate Poisson, David M. Pufki, Angelica Ramirez, Claire Rickly, Victoria Scattini
  Publication Date
  3-12-2021
  DOI
  10.5014/ajot.2021.046698
  
  Abstract
  Importance: Incivility in health care settings has detrimental effects on practitioners’ well-being, patient outcomes, and health care costs.
  
  Objective: To explore the prevalence and types of perceived incivility experienced by occupational therapy practitioners in their workplaces and the relationships between perceived incivility and practitioner demographics.
  
  Design: Cross-sectional, online survey.
  Setting: Surveys were posted to occupational therapy social media sites.
  
  Participants: Occupational therapy practitioners throughout the United States.
  
  Outcomes and Measures: The Negative Acts Questionnaire–Revised (NAQ–R) was used to measure incivility and bullying. Participants answered demographic questions, and one-way analyses of variance and t tests were used to examine differences between demographic characteristics and mean scores on the NAQ–R.
  
  Results: A total of 1,320 practitioners completed the survey. Although the incidence of incivility was low compared with prior research in other health professions, 11% of respondents reported being victims of bullying in the workplace. Practitioners with less experience and who worked in long-term care and skilled nursing settings were more likely to experience incivility, and occupational therapy practitioners experienced significantly less incivility than occupational therapy assistants.
  
  Conclusions and Relevance: Practitioners, colleagues, managers, and organizations must collaborate to foster an environment of civility and respect to mitigate the effects of incivility on patient outcomes, practitioners’ well-being, and health care costs.
  What This Article Adds: This survey provides baseline information regarding incivility experienced by occupational therapy practitioners, an important first step in developing evidence-based interventions to promote safe and healthy workplaces.
Article: Prevalence and Types of Incivility in Occupational Therapy Fieldwork
- Prevalence and Types of Incivility in Occupational Therapy Fieldwork
  Journal of Occupational Therapy Education
  Deborah J. Bolding, Travis Dudley, Adrienne Dahlmeier, Lauren Bland, Aimee Castro, Adrianna Covarrubias
  Publication Date
  1-1-2020
  Document Type
  Article
  DOI
  10.26681/jote.2020.040111
  
  Abstract
  Civility between health professions students and fieldwork educators enhances positive learning outcomes, while incivility can lead to stress, loss of confidence, mistakes, disengagement, and decreased patient outcomes. A survey of recent graduates of occupational therapy programs (N = 247) explored the prevalence and types of incivility and bullying experienced during their Level II fieldwork experiences. Respondents reported that incivility in fieldwork education was widespread, with more severe experiences of bullying reported by 16% of respondents. Occupational therapy programs and fieldwork educators must take an active role in prevention and management of uncivil behaviors, and promote positive academic and patient care environments.
Article: Survey of Occupational Therapy Students' Attitudes, Knowledge and Preparedness for Treating LGBT Clients
- Survey of Occupational Therapy Students' Attitudes, Knowledge and Preparedness for Treating LGBT Clients
  Journal of Occupational Therapy Education
  Deborah J. Bolding, Vivian Rodriguez, Helen Nguyen, Laurie A. Drabble
  Publication Date
  1-1-2020
  DOI
  10.26681/jote.2020.040203
  
  Abstract
  Members of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transsexual (LGBT) populations are sexual and gender minorities and are at risk for significant health disparities compared to heterosexual populations. This study examined occupational therapy students’ and recent graduates’ (n=435) basic knowledge, clinical preparedness and attitudinal awareness for working with LGBT clients using the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Development of Clinical Skills Scale (LGBT-DOCSS; Bidell, 2017). Students in the study generally rated themselves low (between three and four on a seven-point scale) on questions related to clinical preparedness, indicating they felt they did not have adequate training relative to working with LGBT clients. Both basic knowledge and clinical preparedness for working with LGBT populations was positively influenced by hours of curriculum content related to sexual minority populations. However, 21% (n=91) of participants reported the topic was not covered in the curriculum, while an additional 68% (n=295) reported less than two hours of time developed to LGBT topics. It is suggested that education focus on terminology, health disparities, an examination of personal and societal attitudes that affect outcomes, important health and psychosocial needs, culturally sensitive communication, creating inclusive practice setting and clinical practice and communication unique to this population.
Article: Older Adults’ Perceptions Regarding Transportation Services in San Jose, CA: Access, Barriers, and Innovations
- Older Adults’ Perceptions Regarding Transportation Services in San Jose, CA: Access, Barriers, and Innovations
  Mineta Transportation Institute
  Deborah Bolding, San Jose State University
  
  Description
  The purpose of this study was to examine the perceptions of older adults concerning barriers to the use of public transportation, to identify programs and services that best meet transportation needs, and to obtain suggestions for improvements or innovations in order to enable them to engage more fully in their community. Four focus groups, with a total of 25 participants, were held in three locations in San Jose, CA. While the participants were able to use public transportation to access shopping, medical services and other destinations, they expressed concerns related to physical barriers, frequency of services, the behavior of some drivers, and cost. The groups had limited suggestions for innovations.
  Publication Date
  5-1-2019
  Publication Type
  Report
  MTI Project
  1738
  Mineta Transportation Institute URL
  https://transweb.sjsu.edu/research/1738-Older-Adults-Transportation-Access
Article: Falls in the Geriatric Patient
- Article
  Falls in the Geriatric Patient
  Clinics in Geriatric Medicine
  Deborah J. Bolding, Stanford Health Care
  Ellen Corman, Stanford Health Care
  
  Publication Date
  2-1-2019
  DOI
  10.1016/j.cger.2018.08.010
  
  Keywords
  Fall prevention, Older adults, Risk factors, Prevention
  
  Citation Information
  Deborah J. Bolding and Ellen Corman. "Falls in the Geriatric Patient" Clinics in Geriatric Medicine Vol. 35 Iss. 1 (2019) p. 115 - 126
  Available at: http://works.bepress.com/deborah-bolding/2/
Article: Avoiding Falls Helps to Ensure Your Mobility and Freedom
- Avoiding Falls Helps to Ensure Your Mobility and Freedom
  Neuropathy Hope
  Deborah Bolding, Stanford Health Care
  
  Publication Date
  10-1-2017
  
  Citation Information
  Deborah Bolding. "Avoiding Falls Helps to Ensure Your Mobility and Freedom" Neuropathy Hope Vol. 15 Iss. 10 (2017) p. 4
  Available at: http://works.bepress.com/deborah-bolding/6/
Poster Presentations
- - Occupational therapy students’ knowledge, clinical preparedness and attitudes for working with LGBT clients
    American Occupational Therapy Association Education Summit
    Deborah Bolding, San Jose State University
    Publication Date
    10-16-2020
    Abstract
    Students and recent graduates were surveyed about knowledge, preparedness, and attitudes about working with people who identify as LGBT. Knowledge and skills scores improved between first-year students and graduates; there were no changes in attitudes, and 51% reported being prepared to work with LGBT clients.
  - Incivility in the occupational therapy workplace
    Occupational Therapy Association of California Annual Conference
    Deborah Bolding, San Jose State University
    Cameron McCallister, David Pufki, Kate Poisson, Angelica Ramirez
    Publication Date
    10-9-2020
    Conference Location: Virtual
  - Incivility experiences in occupational therapy fieldwork
    American Occupational Therapy Association Annual Conference
    Deborah Bolding, San Jose State University
    L. Bland, A. Castro, A. Covarrubias, A. Dahlmeier, T. Dudley
    Publication Date
    1-1-2020
    Conference Location: Boston, MA
    Comments: The conference this presentation would have appeared in was cancelled.
  - Knowledge and attitudes about fall prevention in low-income, old-old adult population
    American Occupational Therapy Association Annual Conference
    Deborah Bolding, San Jose State University
    S. Minton, C. Mueller, L. Nguyen, E. Tunnat
    Publication Date
    1-1-2020
    Conference Location: Boston, MA
    Comments: The conference this presentation would have appeared in was cancelled.
  - Survey of OT students’ attitudes, knowledge and preparedness for treating lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender clients
    American Occupational Therapy Association Annual Conference
    Deborah Bolding, San Jose State University
    A. Nguyen, H. Nguyen, V. Rodriguez, S. Swail, G. Wilcox, S. Yang
    Publication Date
    1-1-2020
    Conference Location: Boston, MA
    Comments: The conference this presentation would have appeared in was cancelled.
  - Older adults’ perceptions about access and barriers to public transportation
    American Occupational Therapy Association Annual Conference
    Deborah Bolding, San Jose State University
    Publication Date
    1-1-2019
    Conference Location: New Orleans, LA
  - Virtual reality for teaching home assessments in occupational therapy
    American Occupational Therapy Association Annual Conference
    Deborah Bolding, San Jose State University
    C. Acheronti
    Publication Date
    1-1-2019
    Conference Location: New Orleans, LA
  - A Matter of Balance: Challenges to program evaluation for community based fall prevention programs
    American Occupational Therapy Association Annual Conference
    Deborah J. Bolding, San Jose State University
    Publication Date
    1-1-2017
    Conference Location: Philadelphia, PA
  - Prevalence and types of incivility in occupational therapy fieldwork and practice
    American Occupational Therapy Association Annual Education Summit
    Deborah J. Bolding, San Jose State University
    Publication Date
    10-15-2020
    Conference Location: Virtual
    Abstract
    Recent graduates (N=247) and practitioners (N=1320) reported the incidence and types of incivility experienced during fieldwork and in the workplace. This presentation considers the impact of incivility on performance. Methods for fostering civility and resilience will analyzed.
  - Get-Up-And-Go: Community-based fall prevention for older adults
    Occupational Therapy Association of California Annual Conference
    Deborah J. Bolding, San Jose State University
    Raheema Hemraj; Erinna Poon
    Publication Date
    10-11-2020
    Document Type
    Presentation
    Conference Location: Virtual
    Abstract
    Attendees will learn how to evaluate fall risk factors for community-dwelling older adult clients, select evidence-based interventions for individuals and groups, and practice cognitive-behavioral approaches that support healthy lifestyles.

photo of Christine Haworth Selected Works of Lecturer Christine Haworth, MA, OTR/L

Publications
- Haworth, C., Cyrs, G., & Shea, C. (2023).
  Initial Validity and User Experience of a Dynamic Assessment of Occupational Performance for Transitional Age Youth. The Open Journal of Occupational Therapy, 11(2).
  
  Shea, C., Jackson, N., & Haworth, C. (2019).
  Serving High-Risk Youth in Context: Perspectives from Hong Kong. The Open Journal of Occupational Therapy, 7(3), 1-16.
  
  Haworth, C. (2019).
  Occupational Therapy in a Community-Based Justice Setting. In C. Brown, V. Stoffel, & J. Munoz (Eds.). Mental Health Occupational Therapy: A Vision for Participation (2nd ed.). (pp. 626). Philadelphia, PN: F.A. Davis Company.
  
  Haworth, C. & Cyrs, G. (2017).
  Supporting transitions to the workforce for at-risk youth: Developing and using an occupation-based work skills assessment. OT Practice, 22(15), 21-24.
Invited Talks and Presentations
- Kaye, M. & Haworth, C. (2022).
  “Clients in Crisis– Showing Up and Nurturing Resilience.” Short Course, Occupational Therapy Association of California, Santa Clara, CA.
  
  Kaye, M. & Haworth, C. (2021).
  “Active Engagement Strategies for Virtual Practice & Education.” Short Course, Occupational Therapy Association of California, virtual.
  
  Haworth, C. & Cyrs, G. (2018).
  “Development, implementation, and research of an occupation-based assessment of work skills for at-risk youth.” Poster Presentation, World Federation of Occupational Therapists Congress, Cape Town, South Africa.
  
  Haworth, C. & Cyrs, G. (2016).
  “Development of an Occupation Based Job Readiness Assessment Targeting Youth Involved in the Justice System.” Short Course, American Occupational Therapy Association Conference, Chicago, IL.
  
  Haworth, C. & Cyrs, G. (2015).
  “Occupational Therapy Assessment Activities for At-Risk Youth.” Invited Presentation, San Jose State University Occupational Therapy Department. San Jose, CA.
  
  Devine, C., Gordon, K., Cyrs, G., Haworth, C., Nañez, C., Jackson, N… Chawla, R. (2014).
  “Productive Occupations for the Well-Being of At-Risk Youth in San Francisco.” Invited Presentation, Psychiatric Occupational Therapy Action Coalition. San Francisco, CA.