Grants, Awards and Accomplishments

Patricia Bowyer, 2024: TOTA Award of Merit

Asha Vas: Woodcock Institute Grant- 2026: Development of Scalable Virtual-Reality based Cognitive Training program

Pickens, N., Armstrong, E., Morris, K., (2024): Empowering Women for Rural Healthcare Leadership ($58,795), Principal Investigator, Jane Nelson Institute for Women’s Leadership.

Smith, R. O., Pickens, N. D., Mendonca, R., & Burns, S. P., (2022 [Year 3 of 3]:) Home Evaluation App for Community Independence: HESTIA-NextGen ($500,000), Co-Principal Investigator, National Institute on Disability, Independent Living Rehabilitation Research. 1,500,000; Three-year award 2020-2023.

Anne Sullivan: Woodcock Institute Grant. The Multicontext approach to cognitive rehabilitation to improve daily living skills for autistic young adults.

Catherine Cooper Hay and Kristen McDaniel: Jean A. Spencer Occupational Therapy Research Award Title: Evaluating the Educational Impact of a Decision Tree Tool in Occupational Therapy Fieldwork Education Academic Year: 2025-2026

Lisa Griggs-Stapleton: Woodcock Institute Grant. Enhancing Executive Functioning and Reducing Anxiety: A Program for Female College Students with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

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