CURRICULUM VITAE. HUSNY AMERIH August, 2013

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1 CURRICULUM VITAE HUSNY AMERIH August, 2013 Education Ph.D Occupational Therapy, TWU M.S Occupational Therapy, University of Central Arkansas B.S Occupational Therapy, University of Central Arkansas OT Diploma 1993 OT, Occupational Therapy School of Jordan Dissertation Applying the Standards of Education of the World Federation of Occupational Therapists to Selected Occupational Therapy Educational Programs in the United States, August 2007, Chaired by Dr. Gayle Hersch. Professional Certification/Licensure, Certified by NBCOT OTR, Licensed to practice OT in Texas. Certified by RESNA as Assistive Technology Practitioner Employment TEACHING August/2008- Present: Assistant Professor, School of Occupational Therapy at TWU. August/2007-May/2008: Adjunct at the School of Occupational Therapy at TWU. January/2004- May/2004 and January /2006- May/2008: part-time Graduate Assistant or teaching Assistant at the School of OT at TWU. CLINICAL EXPERIENCE 8/2008- Present: PRN OTR at various local Rehabilitation centers. March/2007-8/2008: Occupational Therapists, Rehab Care, Inc., Dallas, Texas. April/2005- March/2007: Lead Supervisor OT, Rehab Pro Inc., Dallas, Texas: Adult and geriatric rehab. Orthopedic, neurological, and general medical rehabilitation. May/2003- April/2005: Rehabilitation Program Coordinator, Rehab Care, Inc., Dallas, Texas: Adult and geriatric rehabilitation. 1

2 July/2002- May/2003: Rehabilitation Director, Legacy Healthcare in Cleburne, TX. June/1996- June/2002: Occupational Therapists, Paragon Rehabilitation, Inc., various locations throughout the State of Arkansas. Adults and geriatric rehabilitation. November/99- May/2001, part-time: Occupational Therapists, Arkansas School for the Blind. OT intervention with totally and legally blind students, in a school setting. May/95-June/96: Occupational Therapists, Integra Care/Symphony Rehab. Florida, adults and geriatrics rehabilitation December/93- May/95: Occupational Therapists, Royal Jordanian Rehab. Center: Burn and Plastic Surgery Unit, spinal cord injuries, hand injuries and outpatient rehabilitation. And Cerebral Palsy Foundation Courses Taught at TWU OT 4033: Analysis of Persons, Tools and Occupation OT 5522: Occupational Adaptation Adolescence to Mid Adulthood OT 5722: Occupational Adaptation Middle to Late Adulthood OT 5732: Specific Tools of Practice OT 5916: Adaptation to Physical Challenges in Adult Years OT 5512: Knowledge Basis Movement in Context OT5753: Designing Eval Management System OT 5332: Ways of Doing. OT 5801: Apprising the Evidence. Doctoral Dissertations None. Master s Theses None Master s Professional Papers none Other Scholarly Teaching, Mentoring and Curricular Achievements: Brandt, Survey of International Occupational Therapists' Continuing Education Needs and Opportunities, 2010, Chair. McShane and Michel, An Assistive Technology Cookbook for Teaching Children with Autism, 2010, chair. 2

3 Bell and Plunkett : Survey of Assistive Technology in Public Schools, in progress, Chair. Komu, Survey of blindness in Eastern Africa, 2011, Chair Bradford: On-line education on splint-wear precautions and patient education, 2011, Chair. Duer and Davenport : Occupational Therapy and the Evolution of Prosthetic Devices, 2011, Chair. Schoonover: The experience of parents of children with infantile stroke, 2011, Chair. Del Rosario, K. Hyden,J. & Lazos,Y: Access to evidence-based occupational therapy (EBOT), 2012, chair. Petry, L. & Ironbar, E. The utilization of evidence-based occupational therapy in clinical sites, 2012, chair. Moreno, B. & Brewer J. Identifying and Understanding Factors that influence Occupational Therapy Students Performance, 2012, chair. SCHOLARSHIP/CREATIVE ACHIEVEMENTS Refereed Publications or Other Creative Achievements Amerih, H; Hersch, G WFOT Bulletin, The challenges and adaptation of foreign-educated occupational therapists. Amerih, H. Ballou, A. Plunkett, K. (2011). Survey of Availability of Assistive Devices in Public Schools: Urban Versus Rural Areas. TOTA Mountain Central Conference 11/04/2011, Frisco, TX. Presentation. Amerih, H. (2013) The Open Journal of Occupational Therapy,1:(2), Article 5. International Occupational Therapists Continuing Education Needs and Opportunities: A survey. Amerih, H. (2013). Advance for Occupational Therapy Practitioners, 29: (6). Using ipads in OT education. Amerih, H., Nazzal, M.,& Elsalloukh,H. (2013 ). Health,5, Using Distance Education in Teaching Skills of Orthotic Fabrication to Occupational Therapy Students. 3

4 Presentations at Professional Meetings Amerih, H. & Boyer, B. (2012). Back to the Roots: Crafts in LTC, Ideas & Resources: 2012 Mountain Central Conference, Austin, TX, November/04/2012. Amerih, H. & Brown, D. (2012). Utilization of ipads in Lab Settings, Teaching Skills and Hands-on, 6th Annual Online Educator Symposium August/2012 (presentation was accepted however was cancelled due to travel mishap). Amerih, H. Ballou, A. Plunkett, K. (2011). Survey of Availability of Assistive Devices in Public Schools: Urban Versus Rural Areas. TOTA Mountain Central Conference 11/04/2011, Frisco, TX. Poster presentation. Amerih, H. (2010). Introduction to Assistive Technology, 8 hours workshop. JUST University. Amman, Jordan 6/2010. Amerih, H. (2010). The challenges and adaptation of foreign-educated occupational therapists. TWU Cultural Connections Conference, Denton, TT March 2010 Amerih, H. (2009). The Use of Assistive Technology in Rehab Settings. The 16 th Vanderkooi Endowed Lectureship, Dallas, Texas, February Occupational Adaptation Symposium, Houston, Texas March/06 Honors and Awards: awaiting results of the TWU-College of Health sciences teaching award. Scholarly Works in Progress Khazaeli, K., Rasafiani, M., Sourtiji, H., Tahmasebi, A. & Amerih, H. (2012). Evaluating the Use of Occupation among Iranian Occupational Therapist, under review by Scandinavian Journal of Occupational Therapy. Mazaheri, T., Fallahpour, M., Amerih, H., Karimlou, M., Tahmasebi, A. (2012) Reliability and validity of the Persian version of the Stroke Impact Scale 2.0 (SIS 2.0)". Under review by Disability and Rehabilitation. Non-Refereed Publications or Other Creative Achievements 4

5 Survey of Availability of AT in public schools, a pilot study was initiated by students, the project may be pursuit at a larger scale at a later time. PROFESSIONAL SERVICE Service Activities for the Component, College, University Chair of the School of OT Admission Revision Committee, Member of the College of Health Science award committee Member of the Research Committee, School of OT, 2010-Present. Member of the Admission and Retention Committee 2009-Present. Member of the Director Search Committee Advisor for the Phi Theta Epsilon(Honor OT Society) at School of OT/Denton Campus, 2010-Present Service to the Profession Serves as a reviewer for the Australian Occupational Therapy Journal. Serves on the International Academic Advisory Board for the Hashemite University in Jordan to present 5