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Department of Rehabilitation Sciences

Mary Isaacson, EdD, OTR/L, FAOTA, ATP

Mary Isaacson, EdD, OTR/L, FAOTA, ATP


Schusterman Campus, 2F11

(918) 660-3272

Mary-Isaacson@ouhsc.edu


Education:

  • Ed.D., Adult Education, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK, 2003
  • M.A., Occupational Therapy Administration, Texas Women’s University, Denton, TX, 1991
  • B.S., Occupational Therapy, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, OK, 1985 


Societies and Organizations:

  • American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA)
  • Rehabilitation Engineering Society of North American (RESNA)
  • Oklahoma Occupational Therapy Association (OKOTA)
  • Member, Alpha Eta Honor Society


Teaching:

  • OCTH 7063 Mental Health
  • OCTH/PHTH 8292 Introduction to Assistive Technology
  • OCTH/PHTH 7312 Contexts for Occupational Performance


Research Interests:

  • Service Dog Education
  • The Impact of Service Dogs on Individuals with Mobility Challenges
  • Assistive Technology
  • Education


Clinical Interests:

  • Seating and Mobility
  • Assistive Technology
  • Community-based services
  • Administration and Management


Select Publications:

  • Isaacson, M. & Hellman, C. (2023). Examining the use of assistance dogs to enhance participation in everyday occupations for people with mobility challenges. British Journal of Occupational Therapy, https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/03080226231188013 .
  • Collins, R., Bowman, H., Wetherill, M., Isaacson, M. Tsotsoros, J. (2022). Veggies for life: Evaluation of culinary medicine healthy eating curriuculum for individuals with physical challenges. American Journal of Occupational Therapy 76(2), Supplement. 
  • Weatherill, M.S., Duncan, A., Bowman, H., Collins, R., Santa-Pinter, N., Jackson, M., Lynn, C.M., Prentice, K., Isaacson, M. (2021). Promoting nutrition equity for individuals with physical challenges: A systematic review of barriers and facilitators to healthy eating. Preventative Medicine 153. 
  • Cribbs, J.M., Bragg, J., Isaacson, M., Nay, E.D., Howell, D., Rodrguez, K., Frances, W., Jelley, M., Coon, K., (2021). Evaluation of a simulation-based training program on childhood trauma with occupational therapy students. Journal of Occupational Therapy Education 5(2). https://encompass.eku.edu/jote/vol5/iss2/9/
  • Miller-Cribbs, J., Bragg, J., Jelley, M. J., Wen, F. K., Coon, K. A., Hank, H., Howell, D., Randall, K., Isaacson, M., Rodroguez, K., Sutton, G. (2020). An Evaluation of a Simulation and Video-Based Training Program to Address Adverse Childhood Experiences. The International Journal of Psychiatry in Medicine, 55(5), 366-375. PMID: 32128537. https://doi.org/10.1177/0091217420951064
  • Randall, K., Cribbs, J.M., Bragg, J., Isaacson, M., Miller, G., Frances, W., Jelley, M., Coon, K., Rodrguez, K., Hanks, H. (2020).Using Social Simulation to Teach Rehabilitation Science Students about Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) and Trauma Informed Care (TIC). Journal of Allied Health. Spring 2020;49(1): 36-44.
  • Randall, K.E., Isaacson, M., & Ciro, C. (2017). Systematic review and meta-analysis of the Meyers briggs. Journal of Best Practices in Health Professions Diversity: Research, Education, and Policy. Spring 10(1): 1-27.  
  • Randall, K.E., Steinheider, B., Isaacson, M., Shortridge, A., Byrd, S., Ciro, C., Ross, H., & Loving, G. (2016). Measuring Knowledge, Acceptance, and Perceptions of Telehealth in an Interprofessional Curriculum for Student Nurse Practitioners, Occupational Therapists, and Physical Therapists. Journal of Interactive Learning Research. 27(4).
  • Ciro, C., Isaacson, M. (2016). Student rating of skill performance opportunities in faculty-directed research. Open Journal of Occupational Therapy. 4(3), Article 3. Available at http://dx.doi.org/10.15453/2168-6408.1184.
  • Randall, K., Hudson, M., Isaacson, M. (2014). Formalizing a college diversity statement. Journal of Best Practice in Health Professions Diversity: Research, Education, and Policy, 7(1):941-953.
  • Isaacson, M. (2013). The training and use of service dogs and the application to the occupational therapy education process. Open Journal of Occupational Therapy, 1(2). Retrieved from http://scholarworks.wmich.edu/ojot/vol1/iss2/6/.
  • Isaacson, M. (2011). Best practices by occupational and physical therapists performing seating and mobility evaluations. RESNA-Assistive Technology Journal, 23(1):13-21. 


Service:

  • Community Education through the Professor Paws Project
  • Mentor AOTA Representative Assembly
  • OT Advisory Board TCC
  • Simulation Steering Committee