Patricia Bowyer, Ed.D., MS, OTR, FAOTA, SFHEA

Professor and Coordinator of Post-Professional Programs

Occupational Therapy

Patricia Bowyer, Ed.D., MS, OTR, FAOTA, SFHEA

Contact

pbowyer@twu.edu
713-794-2130
Houston 7134

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Education

Ed.D., Educational Leadership, East Tennessee State University
Postdoctoral Studies, University Of Illinois at Chicago
Postdoctoral Studies, Johns Hopkins University
M.S., Occupational Therapy, Eastern Kentucky University
Cert., Occupational Therapy, Eastern Kentucky University
B.A., Communications, Milligan College

Research Interests

Children and Youth as it relates to the Model of Human Occupation; Assessment development specific to the Short Child Occupational Profile and Child Occupational Self Assessment as well as other MOHO based pediatric assessments; Treatment effectiveness that is based on the Model of Human Occupation

Latest Articles

Predictors of Hospital Readmissions for People with Chronic Conditions
The Open Journal of Occupational Therapy (2023)
Melanie M. Tkach, Patricia Bowyer, Marsha Neville, Timothy J. Wolf, Gerald R. Goodman

""You've Got to Do Something": Developing Occupational Therapists' Role in End-of-Life Care."
Occupational Therapy Journal of Research (2023)
Janice K. Chow, Noralyn D. Pickens, Tina Fletcher, Mary Thompson, Patricia Bowyer

Promoting Self-Management of Breast Cancer-Related Lymphedema Through the Remotivation Process
American Journal of Occupational Therapy (2022)
Kaye Rubio, Patricia Bowyer, Sherry Hite, Vidya Pingale, Christine Raber

Opportunities to Ease Suffering: An Explanatory Model of Occupational Therapy Utilization in End-of-Life Care
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Janice K. Chow, Noralyn D. Pickens, Tina Fletcher, Patricia Bowyer, Mary Thompson

Pediatric Occupational Therapists and Occupational Stress: A Scoping Review
Occupational Therapy In Health Care (2022)
Christopher A. Goffredo, Patricia Bowyer, Helena I.S. Reis, John Humphrey

Missed Opportunities to Ease Suffering: An Explanatory Model of Occupational Therapy Utilization in End-of-Life Care
American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine (2022)
Janice Kishi Chow, Noralyn Pickens, Tina Fletcher, Patricia Bowyer, Mary Thompson

Self-Reflection and its Relationship to Occupational Competence and Clinical Performance in Level II Fieldwork
Internet Journal of Allied Health sciences and Practice (2021)
Sue Iliff, Gayle Tool, Patricia Bowyer, Diane Parham, Tina Fletcher

Battle Weary/Battle Ready: A Phenomenological Study of Parents' Lived Experiences Caring for Children with Autism & Their Safety Concerns
Journal of Advanced Nursing (2020)
T. Celia, W. Freysteinson, N. Fredland, P. Bowyer

Occupational Therapy, Cancer, and the Model of Human Occupation: Impact of Training in the Model of Human Occupation
Australian Occupational Therapy Journal (2020)
Patricia Bowyer, L Munoz, C Tiognco, M Tkach, C Moore

A Feasibility Study of Enhanced Occupational Therapy for Children and Young People with Central Nervous System Tumours – outcomes for the families and for occupational therapy
Children, Young People, and Families Occupational Therapy Journal (2020)
R Morgan, E Estlin, B Pizer, J Keane, P Bowyer

Occupational Therapy Student Conceptions of Self-Reflection in Level II Fieldwork
Journal of Occupational Therapy Education (2019)
Sue Iliff, Gaylene Tool, Patricia Bowyer, Diane Parham, Tina Fletcher

Long-Term Impact of Model of Human Occupation Training on Therapeutic Reasoning
Journal of Allied Health (2019)
P Bowyer, L Munoz, M.M. Tkach, C.C. Moore, C.G. Tiongco

Admission Requirements and Practices in Entry-Level Occupational Therapy Programs
Journal of Occupational Therapy Education (2018)
Patricia Bowyer, Cynthia Tiongco, Kaye Rubio, Judy Liu, Sandra Whisner

As It Relates to ADL
Revista OT (2018)
Patricia Bowyer, Lauro Munoz

The Clinical and Classroom Utility of the Inventory of Reading Occupations: An assessment tool of children's reading participation
Open Journal of Occupational Therapy (Online) (2018)
L. Grajo, C. Candler, P. Bowyer, S. Schultz, J. Thomson

Treatment Fidelity in Model of Human Occupation Research
British Journal of Occupational Therapy (2018)
Patricia Bowyer, Melanie Tkach

Perspectives of Occupational Therapists on the Challenges of Early Intervention Practice: A Descriptive Study.
Journal of Occupational Therapy, Schools and Early Intervention: Innovations in Practice, Theory, and Research (2017)
Patricia Bowyer, C Tiognco, M Tkach, C Thom

A Study of the Amputee Experience of Viewing Self in the Mirror
Rehabilitation Nursing Journal (2016)
Wyona Freysteinson, L Thomas, A Sebastian-Deutsch, D Douglas, Patricia Bowyer

Determining the Internal Validity of the Inventory of Reading Occupations: An Assessment Tool of Children's Reading Participation
American Journal of Occupational Therapy (2016)
L Grajo, C Candler, Patricia Bowyer, J Thompson, S Schultz

An Examination of Occupational Therapy in the Context of Head Start
Journal of Occupational Therapy, Schools and Early Intervention: Innovations in Practice, Theory, and Research (2016)
Patricia Bowyer, C Moore, C Tiongco, M Tkach

A scholarship of practice: Working with the oncology population
OT Practice Magazine (2015)
Patricia Bowyer, L. Munoz

The Role of Occupational Therapy in Older Adults With Cognitive Impairments and an Oncology Diagnosis
Topics in Geriatric Rehabilitation (2015)
Lauro Munoz, Claudine Campbell, Patricia Bowyer

Books

Cases in Pediatric Occupational Therapy Assessment and Intervention
SLACK Inc (2015)
Susan Cahill, Patricia Bowyer

Chapters

Formation of Identity and Occupational Competence: Occupational adaptation in the Model of Human Occupation
in In L.Grajo and A, Boiselle (Eds) Occupation and Adaptation: Multidimensional Perspectives | Slack Inc (2018)
Patricia Bowyer

Older Workers and Retirement
in Functional Performance in Older Adults | F.A. Davis (2018)
Brent Braveman, Patricia Bowyer, Elaine Fogerty

Applying the Model of Human Occupation in Pediatric Practice: Working with Children with Sensory Processing, Motor, Medical, and Developmental Issues
in The Model of Human Occupation, 5th Ed. Philadelphia | FA Davis (2017)
S. Cahill, Patricia Bowyer, L. Munoz, J. O'Brien

Evidence for Practice from the Model of Human Occupation
in The Model of Human Occupation, 5th Ed. Philadelphia | FA Davis (2017)
J. Kramer, Patricia Bowyer

Assessments Combining Methods of Information Gathering
in The Model of Human Occupation, 5th Ed. Philadelphia | FA Davis (2017)
S. Parkinson, J. Cooper, C. de las Heras, N. Duffy, Patricia Bowyer

The Model of Human Occupation, the ICF, and the Occupational Therapy Practice
in The Model of Human Occupation, 5th Ed | FA Davis (2017)
L. Haglund, Patricia Bowyer, P. Scott, T. Bondsaken

Applying the Model of Human Occupation to pediatric practice
in Pediatric Skills for Occupational Therapy Assistants | Mosby (2016)
Jessica Kramer, Patricia Bowyer

Turning theory into practice: Managerial strategies
in Leading and Managing Occupational Therapy Services | F.A. Davis (2016)
Brent Braveman, Lauro Munoz, Patricia Bowyer

Transformational Leadership and the Model of Human Occupation
in An Occupational Perspective on Leadership | Slack (2015)
Patricia Bowyer

Introduction to School Systems
in Cases in Pediatric Occupational Therapy Assessment and Intervention | SLACK Inc (2015)
Elaine Fogerty, Meagan Wisniewski, Patricia Bowyer

Introduction to Early Intervention
in Cases in Pediatric Occupational Therapy Assessment and Intervention | SLACK Inc (2015)
Elaine Fogerty, Haydee Montemayor, Patricia Bowyer

Externally Funded Projects

Maternal and Child Health: Lonestar LEND Year 1 of 5
GOV-Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) | $17,000.00 | 2021
Role: Principal Investigator

A feasibility study of enhanced occupational therapy interventions for children and adolescents with central nervous system tumours in the first two years from diagnosis ($262,681.21)
National Institute for Health Research (United Kingdom) | 2016
Role: Co-Investigator

Maternal and Child Health: Lonestar LEND
GOV-Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) | $150,000.00 | 2016
Role: Principal Investigator

Internally Funded Projects

Jean A. Spencer, Occupational therapy in acute care: Predictors of occupational competence and hospital readmission
$3,125.00 | 2018
Research Grant

A Working Conference to Advance Occupational Therapy in Research and Practice for Cognition and Dementia
$25,000.00 | 2018
Research Grant

Spencer Award: OT Student Perspectives on Self Reflection and Its Predictive Relationship to Occupational Competence and Performance in Level II Fieldwork
$9,850.00 | 2016
Research Grant

Spencer Award: Use of a Person-Centered Model and Assessment in a Cancer Care Setting to Improve Communication between Practitioners, Clients and Family
$7,500.00 | 2015
Research Grant

ORSP Travel Funds
$800.00 | 2015
Research Grant

Professional Affiliations

  • American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine
  • American Occupational Therapy Association
  • Phi Kappa Phi
  • Texas Occupational Therapy Association
  • Textbook and Academic Authors Association

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