Noralyn Pickens, Ph.D.
Associate Professor & Associate Director, School of Occupational Therapy | Texas Woman's University
Dallas, TX, UNITED STATES
Expert on aging-in- place, specifically home design/modifications and end-of- life care and caregiving.
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Biography
Dr. Pickens’ research explores the reasoning processes in home assessment for safety and modification. As well as evaluating the outcomes of environmental modification. My second line of research is in end-of- life care. A second line of research involves how health care providers can improve care for those who are dying and those who care for them (professional and family) by engaging in meaningful end of life tasks.
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Areas of Expertise (4)
Care for Older Adults
End-Of-Life Care
Aging-in-Place
Mixed Methodologies Research
Accomplishments (1)
Department of Education: National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Grant (professional)
Awarded as a subcontract with the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Education (3)
University of Wisconsin-Madison: Ph.D, Kinesiology: Therapeutic Sciences
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee: M.S., Educational Psychology
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee: Bachelor's Degree, Occupational Therapy
Articles (11)
Ethics of environmental assessment.
Practical Applications of the Occupational Therapy Code of Ethics
In Press, 2017
Home Modifications
In Barbara Boyt Schell and John Schell (Eds.), Clinical and professional reasoning in occupational therapy, 2nd edition
In Press, 2017
"End-of- Life Care" Position Paper
American Journal of Occupational Therapy
In Press, 2017
Best Practices: Occupational Therapists Working with Caregivers in Palliative and End-of- Life Care
OT Practice Magazine
2016
World Federation of Occupational Therapists Position Statement: Occupational therapy in end of life care
Occupational Therapy in Mental Health: A Vision for Participation
2011
Embedding Technology into Inter-professional Best-practice Home Safety Evaluation
Disability and Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology
2016
Home Modifications for People with Alzheimer's Disease: A Scoping Review
American Journal for Occupational Therapy
2015
Becoming at home in home modifications: Comparing the professional reasoning skills of novice and expert therapists
Occupational Therapy in Health Care
2015
World Federation of Occupational Therapists Position Statement: Occupational therapy in end of life care
Occupational Therapy in Mental Health: A Vision for Participation
2015
Family caregiving at end of life: Dimensions of Occupation
Canadian Journal of Occupational Therapy
2010
Home Modification Assessments: Clinical Utility and Treatment Context
Physical & Occupational Therapy in Geriatrics: Current Trends in Geriatric Rehabilitation,
2010
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