Divya Sood, OTD, OTR/L
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Divya Sood, OTD, OTR/L Governors State University Office Phone: 708-534-6977 College of Health & Human Services Email: [email protected] Occupational Therapy Department 1 University Parkway University Park, IL, 60484 ________________________________________________________________________ Formal Education: Post- Professional Doctor of Occupational Therapy (PP- OTD) Sept. 04 – Feb. 07 Washington University, School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, USA Bachelor of Occupational Therapy (BOT) Aug. 98 – Feb. 03 College of Allied Health Sciences, Manipal, Karnataka, India Licensure and Certification: Illinois Board of Occupational Therapy- License # 056.008583 2009- present National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy (NBCOT) - 2007- present Certification # 233410 Professional Experience: Assistant Professor - Occupational Therapy Department, Governors State May 09- present University, University Park, IL Coordinator of Research- Occupational Therapy Department, Governors May 13- Present State University, University Park, IL Interim Position- Clinical Instructor- Department of Occupational Jan 09 – May 09 Therapy & Occupational Sciences, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO Assistant Professor- Department of Occupational Therapy & Jan. 08- Dec 08 Occupational Sciences, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO Director of Occupational Therapy Research- Thompson Center for Jan. 08- Dec 08 Autism & Neurodevelopmental Disorders, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO Clinical Occupational Therapist- Thompson Center for Autism & Jan. 08- May 09 Neurodevelopmental Disorders, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO 1 Visiting Faculty- Indian Spinal Injuries Center, New Delhi, India Aug. 07- Dec. 07 Visiting Faculty- Amity School of Physiotherapy, Noida, India Sept. 07- Dec 07 Teaching Assistantship- Department of Occupational Therapy, Sept. 04 – Dec. 06 Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO Full time Occupational Therapist- Tamana Special School, New Delhi, April 03 – Aug. 04 India Part time Occupational Therapist and Counselor- Wishbone Sept. 03 - Aug. 04 Osteoporosis Management Program (Program of Aventis Pharmaceuticals), New Delhi, India Research Grants: Funded: International Collaborative Project on Cultural Awareness, University July 2010- July Research Grant- Governors State University, Principal Investigator 2011 Impact of Enriched Home Environment Program (EHEP) on Participation of July 2011- July Children with Autism, 2011- 12 University Research Grant- Governors State 2012 University, Principal Investigator Not Funded: Neuro- Interactive Lab Across Life Span- Equipment to Enhance Training April 2010 for Health Professions (EETHP) Health Careers Opportunity Program Grant by Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) - Requested $85,269.00. Influence of Environmental Factors on Participation of Children with March 2008 Autism in Home Activities –University of Missouri Thompson Center for Autism & Neurodevelopmental Disorders- Requested $45,587. Publications: Sood, D. LaVesser, P. & Schranz, C. (2014) Influence of Home Environment on Participation in Home Activities of Children with an Autism Spectrum Disorder. Open Journal of Occupational Therapy, 2, (3), Article 2. Sood, D., Cepa, D., Dsouza, S, Saha, S., Aikat, R. & Tuuk, A.(2014). Impact of International Collaborative Project on Cultural Competence among Occupational Therapy Students. Open Journal of Occupational Therapy, 2,(3), Article 7. Sood, D., Szymanski, M.,& Schranz, C. (under review). Enriched Home Environment Program for Pre- School Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders. 2 Presentations: Sood, D. & Cada, E. Development and Implications of the Collaborative Coaching Model for Children with Sensory Processing Differences. Two day Invited Workshop, Manipal University, Manipal, India, 2014 Sood, D., Schranz, C., Haenig, E., Moloney, H., Shinnick, L., Suenkens, A.,& Tuuk, A. Parents’ Ability to Generate Strategies to Facilitate Participation in Home and Community Activities in Children with Disabilities. Poster Presentation, American Occupational Therapy Association National Conference, Baltimore, MD, 2014 Sood, D., Schranz, C., Haenig, E., Moloney, H., Shinnick, L., Suenkens, A.,& Tuuk, A. Parents’ Ability to Generate Strategies to Facilitate Participation in Home and Community Activities in Children with Disabilities. Poster Presentation, Illinois Association of Occupational Therapy State Conference, Peoria, IL, November 2013 Sood, D., Schranz, C.,Cabeen, M. Nicole, C., Foreman,C., Medley, M., Onuselogu, B. & Picken, K. Early Childhood Educators’ Perceptions of Sensory Processing Dysfunction in the Classroom Context. Poster Presentation, Illinois Association of Occupational Therapy State Conference, Peoria, IL, November 2013 Sood, D.,Wanka, E., Wallingford, M. Measuring Impact of Social & Cultural Factors on Participation. 26th Annual Midwest Deans’ Occupational Therapy Research Conference, Michigan, March, 2013 Schranz, C. & Sood, D. Effectiveness of the Collaborative Coaching Model when Working with Families of Children with Sensory Processing Dysfunctions. Poster Presentation at the International Meeting for Autism Research, Toronto, Canada; May, 2012 Schranz, C. & Sood, D. Participation in Play in Children with Sensory Processing Dysfunction: Enabled by Caregiver Self-Initiated Solution Finding skills. Paper presentation, 33rd Annual International YAI Conference on Developmental and Learning Disabilities, New York, May, 2012. Carr, C. & Sood, D. Conceptual Model to Understanding the Phenomena of MOT Student Active Participation in Classroom. Poster Presentation, American Occupational Therapy Association, Indiana, 2012 Wanka, E. & Sood, D. Development & Validation of the Child Mealtime Participation Checklist. Poster Presentation, American Occupational Therapy Association, Indiana, 2012 Carr, C. & Sood, D. The Phenomenon of Active Student Participation in the Master of Occupational Therapy Classroom. 25th Annual Midwest Deans’ Occupational Therapy Research Conference, Michigan, March, 2012 3 Sood, D. From Theory to Research to Practice- A Coaching Model to Facilitate Collaboration When Working with Families & Children. Invited Presentation, SPEED S.E.J.A # 802, Crete, IL, December 2011. Schranz, C. & Sood, D. Participation in Play in Children with Sensory Processing Dysfunction: Enabled by Caregiver Self-Initiated Solution Finding skills. Short Course Presentation, Illinois Association of Occupational Therapy State Conference, Lake Glena, IL, November 2011 Wanka, E. & Sood, D. Development & Validation of the Child Mealtime Participation Checklist. Poster Presentation, Illinois Association of Occupational Therapy State Conference, Lake Glena, IL, November 2011 Sood, D. Collaborative Coaching Model: Creating the Best Person-Environment Fit when Working with Children and Families. Invited Lecture Presentation, Fall 2011 Scholarship of Practice Lecture Series, University of Illinois, Chicago, IL, October 2011 Sood, D., Cepa, D., Ellexson, M. & Wanka, E. A Conceptual & Translational Model for Culturally Competent Care. Poster presentation, American Occupational Therapy Association, Philadelphia, PA, April 2011 Sood, D., Cepa, D., Ellexson, M. & Wanka, E. A Conceptual & Translational Model for Culturally Competent Care. Short Course, Illinois Occupational Therapy Association State Conference, Springfield, IL, November 2010 Sood, D. Measurement and Intervention Model for Enriched Home Environment for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder. Short Course, Illinois Occupational Therapy Association State Conference, Springfield, IL, November 2010 Sood, D. & Cepa, D. Connecting Culture & Classroom with Technology: Using International Collaboration to Facilitate Cultural Sensitivity in Occupational Therapy Education. Paper presentation at Supporting Learning and Technology in Education Conference, Chicago, IL, October, 2010 Sood, D. & Cepa, D. Connecting Culture & Classroom with Technology: Using International Collaboration to Facilitate Cultural Sensitivity in Occupational Therapy Education. Paper presentation at Faculty Summer Institute, Governors State University, University Park, IL, June, 2010 Sood, D., Zingerevich, C., & Schranz, C. Practice Models to Facilitate Participation of Children with ASD in Home, School & Community Activities. International Meeting for Autism Research, Philadelphia, PA, May, 2010 Sood, D. Enriched Home Environment: A Model & Intervention to Facilitate Participation in Children with ASD. Paper presentation at the World Federation of Occupational Therapy XV Congress, Santiago, Chile, May, 2010 (Unable to present) 4 Sood, D., Cepa, D. & Wignall, E. Connecting Culture & Classroom: Using International Collaboration to Facilitate Cultural Competencies in Occupational Therapy Education with Interactive Technology. Poster presentation at the American Occupational Therapy Association, Orlando, FL, April, 2010 Sood, D., Cepa, D. & Wignall, E. Connecting Culture & Classroom: Connecting Culture & Classroom: Using International Collaboration to Facilitate Cultural Sensitivity in Occupational Therapy Students. 23rd Annual Midwest Deans’ Occupational Therapy Research Conference, St. Louis, MO, March, 2010 Sood, D. Enriched Home Environment: A Model & Intervention to Facilitate Participation in Children with ASD. Paper presentation at the Autism Society of America’s 40th National Conference, St. Peters, IL; July, 2009. Sood, D., Bunn, J. & Iovaldi, S. Enriched Home Environment: A Model & Intervention to Facilitate Participation in Children