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Affiliation
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Position
Bleser Carson, Tana
, Associate Professor
Durand, Antuanet
, Assistant Professor
Huerta, Hector
, Assistant Professor
Modlin, Ellen
, Assistant Professor
Mojica, Rebecca
, Assistant Professor
Paul Ward, Amy
, Associate Professor
Rodriguez, Ana
, Associate Professor
Treminio, Ingris
, Associate Professor
organization within
Nicole Wertheim Nicole Wertheim College of Nursing and Health Sciences
Scholarly & Creative Works
selected publications
Article
2026
Treatment for women with mental health disorders associated with reproductive health: An opportunity for interprofessional collaboration.
2026
AquOTic: protocol for a type 1 hybrid effectiveness-implementation trial of an occupational therapy-based water competency intervention for children on the autism spectrum
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BMJ OPEN
. 16.
Full Text via DOI:
10.1136/bmjopen-2026-117908
Web of Science:
001839902000001
2026
Reframing imposter syndrome to drive achievement among advanced practice registered nurses
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Journal of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners
. 38:310-312.
Full Text via DOI:
10.1097/JXX.0000000000001267
Web of Science:
001760232500002
2026
Interprofessional Workshop: An Impactful Approach to Introducing Interprofessional Education to Health Professions Students
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SOUTHERN MEDICAL JOURNAL
. 119:185-190.
Full Text via DOI:
10.14423/SMJ.0000000000001953
Web of Science:
001730675900004
2026
Visual Perception in Learning to Read: A Pilot Study
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International Journal of Early Childhood
. 58:349-365.
Full Text via DOI:
10.1007/s13158-025-00470-0
Web of Science:
001629954600001
2026
More than Covering Ears: A Clinical Inventory for Characterizing Decreased Sound Tolerance (I-DST) in Autism
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Open Journal of Occupational Therapy
. 14:1-18.
Full Text via DOI:
10.15453/2168-6408.2393
2026
Do You See What I Am Saying? Changing Education: Recognizing the Role of Visual Perception in Reading Development
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International Journal of Changes in Education
. 3:287-294.
Full Text via DOI:
10.47852/bonviewijce52024909
2025
The pediatric misophonia and hyperacusis questionnaire (PMHQ): a screening tool inspired by the MisoQuest and hyperacusis questionnaire
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International Journal of Audiology
. 64:1247-1258.
Full Text via DOI:
10.1080/14992027.2025.2478519
Web of Science:
001480327000001
2025
Applying Zimmerman's Self-Regulated Learning Model to Support Healthcare Professionals' Transition From Clinical Practice to Academia
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ADULT LEARNING
.
Full Text via DOI:
10.1177/10451595251363434
Web of Science:
001538281600001
2025
Micro-Credentialing in Hospitality Education: A Human Capital Approach to Combating Human Trafficking
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Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Education
. 37:366-371.
Full Text via DOI:
10.1080/10963758.2024.2316349
Web of Science:
001160295900001
2025
Interprofessional collaboration between primary care and occupational therapy.
2025
Exploring Performance Skills in the Occupation of Learning to Read
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Journal of Occupational Therapy, Schools, and Early Intervention
. 18:367-382.
Full Text via DOI:
10.1080/19411243.2024.2351481
Web of Science:
001230660700001
2025
Colombian Adolescents' Perceptions of Violence and Opportunities for Safe Spaces Across Community Settings
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JOURNAL OF ADOLESCENT RESEARCH
. 40:161-191.
Full Text via DOI:
10.1177/07435584231164643
Web of Science:
000965523300001
2024
Modified cognitive behavioral therapy approach reduces loudness discomfort levels for an autistic child with hyperacusis: case report
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FRONTIERS IN PSYCHIATRY
. 15.
Full Text via DOI:
10.3389/fpsyt.2024.1440624
Web of Science:
001352843400001
2023
Development and validation of a paediatric version of the Khalfa Hyperacusis Questionnaire for children with and without autism
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International Journal of Audiology
. 62:1187-1195.
Full Text via DOI:
10.1080/14992027.2022.2113827
Web of Science:
000849590100001
2023
Willingness of Older Adults From Culturally Diverse Populations to Participate in COVID-19 Related Treatment Trials and Associated Factors
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GERONTOLOGY AND GERIATRIC MEDICINE
. 9.
Full Text via DOI:
10.1177/23337214231179826
Web of Science:
001005259100001
2022
Black Seed Oil, Bentonite Clay, and Probiotics: A Comprehensive Holistic Cure for
Clostridium difficile
Infection in a 2-Year-Old Female Child
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Case Reports in Infectious Diseases
. 2022.
Full Text via DOI:
10.1155/2022/2002488
Web of Science:
000807790600001
2022
Brief Report: Prevalence and Severity of Auditory Sensory Over-Responsivity in Autism as Reported by Parents and Caregivers
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JOURNAL OF AUTISM AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDERS
. 52:1395-1402.
Full Text via DOI:
10.1007/s10803-021-04991-0
Web of Science:
000638810100003
2021
Therapy Needs for Children With Autism in a Rural, Underserved Island Community
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Rural Mental Health
. 45:129-140.
Full Text via DOI:
10.1037/rmh0000177
2021
Social cohesion emerging from a community-based physical activity program: A temporal network analysis
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Network Science
. 9:35-48.
Full Text via DOI:
10.1017/nws.2020.31
Web of Science:
000672040100003
2020
Caregivers' perspectives on health-care transition in autism
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Advances in Autism
. 6:153-164.
Full Text via DOI:
10.1108/AIA-07-2019-0022
Web of Science:
000515816600001
2018
The Effects of a Structured Coping Strategy Program for Graduate Occupational Therapy Students
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Journal of Occupational Therapy Education
. 2.
Full Text via DOI:
10.26681/jote.2018.020109
2017
Vestibulo-ocular reflex function in children with high-functioning autism spectrum disorders
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AUTISM RESEARCH
. 10:251-266.
Full Text via DOI:
10.1002/aur.1642
Web of Science:
000395645700006
2016
New roles for occupational therapy to promote independence among youth aging out of foster care
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AMERICAN JOURNAL OF OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY
. 70.
Full Text via DOI:
10.5014/ajot.2016.017426
2015
Oculomotor performance in children with high-functioning Autism Spectrum Disorders
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Research in Developmental Disabilities
. 38:338-344.
Full Text via DOI:
10.1016/j.ridd.2014.12.022
2014
Occupational Therapy's Emerging Role With Transitioning Adolescents in Foster Care
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Occupational Therapy in Mental Health
. 30:162-177.
Full Text via DOI:
10.1080/0164212X.2014.909651
Web of Science:
000210638500005
2011
Keeping Close to Home: The Ritual of Domino Playing Among Older Cuban Immigrants in Miami's "Little Havana"
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GENERATIONS-JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY ON AGING
. 35:22-27.
Web of Science:
000296922700005
2007
Photovoice With Vulnerable Populations: Addressing Disparities in Health Promotion Among People With Intellectual Disabilities
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Health Promotion Practice
. 8:358-365.
Full Text via DOI:
10.1177/1524839906292181
Web of Science:
000213056500007
2005
Resident and staff perceptions of barriers to independence and employment in supportive living settings for persons with AIDS
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AMERICAN JOURNAL OF OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY
. 59:540-545.
Full Text via DOI:
10.5014/ajot.59.5.540
Web of Science:
000232045600006
2005
Developing employment services for individuals with HIV/AIDS: Participatory action strategies at work
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Journal of Vocational Rehabilitation
. 22:85-93.
Web of Science:
000211574600003
2005
Therapists' and Clients' Perceptions of the Occupational Performance History Interview
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Occupational Therapy in Health Care
. 19:173-192.
Full Text via DOI:
10.1300/J003v19n01_13
Web of Science:
000210854700013
2004
Occupational narratives and the therapeutic process
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Australian Occupational Therapy Journal
. 51:119-124.
Full Text via DOI:
10.1111/j.1440-1630.2004.00443.x
2004
Outcomes of a vocational program for persons with AIDS
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AMERICAN JOURNAL OF OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY
. 58:64-72.
Full Text via DOI:
10.5014/ajot.58.1.64
Social and Occupational Justice Barriers in the Transition From Foster Care to Independent Adulthood
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AMERICAN JOURNAL OF OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY
. 63:81-88.
Full Text via DOI:
10.5014/ajot.63.1.81
Web of Science:
000262795300008
Book Chapter
2024
Group #23
. 170-175.
Full Text via DOI:
10.4324/9781003525318-51
2016
Long-term care: The role of occupational therapists in transformative practice
. 413-422.
Full Text via DOI:
10.1016/B978-0-323-06776-8.00034-7
Book Review
2013
Surface Tensions: Surgery, Bodily Boundaries, and the Social Self
. Ed. 34.
Web of Science:
000448186700007
Letter
2026
Letter to the Editor: Shattering Silence, Shattering Unity
.
Canadian Journal of Occupational Therapy
. 26-27.
Full Text via DOI:
10.1177/00084174251401845
Web of Science:
001658436600001
Other Scholarly Work
2025
Reflections on the weaponization of "civil" discourse and the silencing of dissent in higher education: An example from Florida
.
AMERICAN ANTHROPOLOGIST
. 353-355.
Full Text via DOI:
10.1111/aman.28056
Web of Science:
001445798900001
2025
Effectiveness of a 5-day adapted swim instruction program for children with disabilities
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FRONTIERS IN REHABILITATION SCIENCES
.
Full Text via DOI:
10.3389/fresc.2024.1496185
Web of Science:
001398274600001
2024
Identifying Decreased Sound Tolerance for ClientsWith Autism
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AMERICAN JOURNAL OF OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY
.
Full Text via DOI:
10.5014/ajot.2024.78S2-PO50
Web of Science:
001325608600301
2024
Inaugural Nurse-Led Interprofessional Workshop
2021
Impact of Self-Paced Online Learning and Hands-On Lab on OT Student Knowledge
.
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY
.
Full Text via DOI:
10.5014/ajot.2021.75S2-RP328
Web of Science:
000692199800256
2020
Teaching OT Students to Evaluate the Accessibility of the Physical Environment
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AMERICAN JOURNAL OF OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY
.
Full Text via DOI:
10.5014/ajot.2020.74S1-PO7027
Web of Science:
000558750200237
2020
Determining the Effect of Target Education on Students’ Cultural Responsiveness and Performance During Standard Patient Interactions
2019
Evaluation of the Inclusion of Studies Identified by the FDA as Having Falsified Data in the Results of Meta-analyses: The Example of the Apixaban Trials
.
JAMA INTERNAL MEDICINE
. 582-584.
Full Text via DOI:
10.1001/jamainternmed.2018.7661
Web of Science:
000465155100026
2014
Decreased dynamical complexity during quiet stance in children with autism spectrum disorders.
.
Gait and Posture
. 420-423.
Full Text via DOI:
10.1016/j.gaitpost.2013.08.016
Assessing Clinical Reasoning via Clinical Scenarios with Standard Patients
Review
2026
Staying Afloat: A Scoping Review of the Literature on Adapted Swim Instruction
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AMERICAN JOURNAL OF OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY
.
Full Text via DOI:
10.1177/19437676261464064
Web of Science:
001844168500001
2026
Transdiagnostic mechanisms of decreased sound tolerance
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NATURE REVIEWS PSYCHOLOGY
. 402-419.
Full Text via DOI:
10.1038/s44159-026-00565-y
Web of Science:
001750950700001
2024
A Systematic Review of the Relationship between Social Isolation and Physical Health in Adults
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HEALTHCARE
.
Full Text via DOI:
10.3390/healthcare12111135
Web of Science:
001245270200001
2020
An Integrative Review of Interprofessional Collaboration in Health Care: Building the Case for University Support and Resources and Faculty Engagement
.
HEALTHCARE
.
Full Text via DOI:
10.3390/healthcare8040418
Web of Science:
000601527600001
The effectiveness of American college sexual assault interventions in highly masculine settings: A systematic review and meta-analysis
.
AGGRESSION AND VIOLENT BEHAVIOR
.
Full Text via DOI:
10.1016/j.avb.2022.101760
Web of Science:
000829230800003
Research
administers grant
Addressing the Gap for Skilled Drowning Prevention Services in Autism: Health Provider Focused Training for Swimming Instruction and Water Safety Education
Bringing Low Vision Assessments to Underseved Populations and Trianining
Cognitive Priming for movement imitation
Community Participation through Personalized Accessibility Information: The Access Ratings NextGen App
Finding Their Voices: Using Photovoice to Identify Adolescent Perspectives on Successful Transitions to Adulthood.
Key Biscayne Transportation Needs Assessment
Medication Adherence After Stroke
Preparing Occupational Therapists to Practice in Schools (POPS)
ReServ-OPS: Related Services Training Program for OT, PT, and SLP
Safe Steps- Pasos Seguro Project
Safe Steps- Pasos Seguro Project
Scholarship for Disadvantaged Students Program (SDS) at Florida International University Occupational Therapy Program
Subproject to Main Project OSRANbr7884: Scholarship for Disadvantaged Students in Nursing and Public Health Fields.
TRIP Process and Program Evaluation
Travel Training to Improve the Mobility of South Florida Seniors
Water Safety Education for Parents of Children with Autism
Water competency intervention for children on the autism spectrum: The AquOTic hybrid effectiveness- implementation trial