Dr. Patricia Scott, PhD, MPH, OT, FAOTA

Biography

Dr. Scott Came to IU in 2007 from Florida International University where she taught for 19 years and chaired the department for 8 of these years. She comes with a strong clinical background in mental health, both traditional; short and long term settings and non-traditional; alternative schools for troubled youth, prisons, and forensic hospitals. Her research in the past has been in the areas of ADA Title 1 accommodations for individuals with psychiatric disabilities and she was a CORE fellow in the AOTF Outcomes Research program. Scott was also honored when designated as a Fellow of the American Occupational Therapy Association in 2002 for excellence in teaching and non-traditional practice.

More recently, she has focused her attention on the challenges in measurement of participation. Her work centers on the conceptualization of occupational role performance as a way to measure outcomes. Specifically she is studying transitions throughout the liver transplantation process. Her move to Indianapolis allowed her to conduct her research at the IU Clarian Hospital, the third largest, by volume, liver transplant center in the United States. She is an IU ‘Translation of Research into Practice ‘ (TRIP) Scholar.

Dr. Scott is active in national professional issues; she was President of the Oklahoma Occupational Therapy Association, Chair of the Oklahoma Occupational Therapy Licensing Board, AOTA regulatory representative to the CEDC, and a member of the Administration Management Special Interest Section Standing Committee. She currently sits on the World Federation Occupational Therapy – International Advisory Group (IAG) for Health Policy.

Her teaching contributions to the IU program include Research; Evidence Based Practice; Reflective Seminar, and mentoring of students in their research. She is the student club (SOTA) advisor, Chair of the Scholarship and Fellowship committee, and sits on the School Budgetary Affairs Committee.

She lives with her husband Karl, and two cats; Zeller (schwartze katz), and Waldo. They enjoy skiing, hiking, kayaking, gardening, reading, entertaining, and traveling.

Education

• Bachelors of Science in Occupational Therapy, University of New Hampshire (1975)
• Masters of Public Health, University of Oklahoma (1983)
• Doctor of Philosophy in Public Policy Analysis, Florida International University (1997)

Scholarly Work

• Florida International University, Department of Occupational Therapy, Miami Florida
  • Chair, Associate Professor (2000-2008)
  • Associate Professor (1994-2000)
  • Assistant Professor, Tenure Track (1989-1994)
• University of Oklahoma, OUHSC, Department of Occupational Therapy, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
• Assistant Professor (1984-1989)
• Oklahoma Children’s Memorial Hospital: Chief, Rehabilitative Services (1985 – 1986)

Clinical Experience

• South Florida Evaluation and Treatment Center, Miami
  Program Consultant (1989-2005)

• Oklahoma Department of Corrections
  Program Consultant (1986-1989)

• Willow View Hospital, Oklahoma City, OK
  Director, Activity Therapy (1979–1984)

• Sarnia General Hospital, Ontario, Canada
  Program Coordinator, Psychiatric Services, Lifestyle Consultant, Cardiac Care Program (1977–1979)

• Bayberry Psychiatric Hospital, Hampton, VA
  Director, Adjunctive Therapy (1976–1977)

• Norfolk Public Schools, Norfolk, VA
  Staff Therapist (1976)

Funded Grants

• 2008 - R21 submission to NIH: Role Performance as a measure of outcome: Illustration post-Liver Transplant $422,023 not funded.
• 2008 - Transplant Foundation: ‘Return to Satisfying Productive Lifestyles (SPL) post liver transplantation. $18,705.
• 2000 - Florida International University Summer Research program: ‘Establishment of an Interactive Data Base to guide ADA accommodation’, $16,000.
• 1991 - Dade County Public Schools, Chapter II Federal Grant Program, with Dr. Fran Winfrey, Occupational Therapy for Dysfunctional Students. $16,600.
• 1989 Dade County Public Schools, Chapter II Federal Grant Program, with Dr. Fran Winfrey, Use of OCAIRS to target recommendations to keep behaviorally disordered middle school students in school. $20,000.
• 1988 Oklahoma Area Health Education Council. Proposal for funding of therapists training in rural areas. Funded, $6,000.

Papers Read at Professional Meetings

Scott, P & Carrasco R. “The Power of Doing” Plenary Session (2009) Florida Occupational Therapy Association, Orlando FL.

Scott, P.J., Misra, V.L., Mangus, R.L., Tector, A.J., Lacerda, M.A., Vinayek, R, Munsch, L., Musick, B., Kwo, P. (2008) Influencing functional outcomes: A look at Role Performance and satisfaction with life following Liver Transplantation

Scott, P & Rafols, J. &. (2007) Application of PEOP in needs assessment following tsunami of remote native population. Panel Presentation: American Occupational Therapy Association, St. Louis MO.

Gober, J. & Scott, P. (2007) Filling the gap: Application of public and private sector collaboration in occupational therapy, Poster Session: American Occupational Therapy Association, St. Louis MO.

Scott, P. (2006). Fully on-line MS in Occupational Therapy: The time has come: Poster Session, World Federation for Occupational Therapy, Sydney, Australia.

Scott, P. (2002). Impact of liver transplantation on occupational performance: Implications for therapists. World Federation of Occupational Therapy, Stockholm, Sweden.

Scott, P. (2002). Teaching occupational therapy over the internet: Experiences and predictions. Poster session, World Federation of Occupational Therapy, Stockholm, Sweden.

Scott, P. (2002). Outcome of the ADA Title I workplace accommodation for persons with mental health impairments. American Occupational Therapy Association, Miami Beach, FL.

Scott, P. (2000). Transitions in occupational performance during organ transplantation. American Occupational Therapy Association, Seattle, Washington.

Scott, P. (1997). From clinician to consultant: The role of the occupational therapist in implementing the ADA for individuals with psychiatric disabilities. American Occupational Therapy Association, Orlando, FL.

Scott, P. (1997). From clinician to consultant: Changing roles with the ADA. American Occupational Therapy Association, Orlando, FL.

Scott, P. (1995). Partnerships in the workplace. Great Southern Occupational Therapy Conference, Little Rock, Arkansas.

Scott, P. (1994). Alternative fieldwork in mental health. Great Southern Occupational Therapy Conference, Lexington, KY.

Scott, P. (1993). Refocusing mental health occupational therapy: Enter ADA. American Occupational Therapy Association, Boston, MA.

Scott, P. (1993). Accommodations for individuals with psychiatric disabilities under the ADA. Great Southern Occupational Therapy Conference, Charleston, WV.

Scott, P. (1993). Cost/benefit and cost/effectiveness analysis in treatment and program justification. American Occupational Therapy Association, Seattle, WA.

Scott, P. (2000). Therapist role in implementing workplace accommodation under the ADA. University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, OK.

Scott, P. (2000). Occupational performance limitations in individuals with autoimmune hepatitis facing the transplant process. University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, OK.

Scott, P. (1997). Juggling roles. Educational Special Interest Section, American Occupational Therapy Association, Orlando, FL.

Scott, P. (1993). Collaboration to supported employment, National Alliance for the mentally ill. Annual Conference Miami Beach, FL.

Publications

Scott, P.J., Misra, V.L., Mangus, R.L., Tector, A.J., Lacerda, M.A., Vinayek, R, Munsch, L., Musick, B., Kwo, P. (2008) Influencing functional outcomes: A look at Role Performance and satisfaction with life following Liver Transplantation. Hepatology, 48(4) (suppl) p. 562A.

Scott P. (2006). The process of perspective. OT Practice, 11(3), 20-22.

Scott P., Miller, R., &Walker, K. (2004). Gary Kielhofner in Walker, K & Ludwig (Eds.), Perspectives on theory for the practice of occupational therapy. (pp. 267-326). Austin TX: Pro-Ed.

Scott P. (1997). Organizational responses to the employment provisions of the ADA: Four case studies. Doctoral dissertation, Florida international University: Miami, FL.

Scott, P. (1996). Employment for individuals with mental disabilities: ADA unlocks the door but who has the handle? Occupational Therapy in Health Care, 10(2), 49-64.

Scott, P. (1993). Accommodations for individuals with psychiatric disabilities under the ADA. Abstracts of the Eleventh Annual Great Southern Occupational Therapy Conference.

Scott, P. (Ed.) (1993). Protocols for Use in Therapeutic Groups Vol. 5., Florida International University

Research

Research Title	Projected Graduation
Participation patterns post liver transplantation; Variables leading to success More Details	May 2009
Student stress and learning styles: Impact of program types More Details	May 2008