OTD Scholarly Work
Welcome Message
Welcome to the Doctor of Occupational Therapy Program Scholarly Webpage, a platform dedicated to showcasing the scholarly work of our occupational therapy students and faculty. Our program is committed to cultivating globally responsive leaders who address the complex needs of individuals and communities through occupation. Grounded in the core values of Aloha, Pono, Kuleana, Kōkua, and Laulima, our students and faculty embody compassionate leadership, ethical practice, and collaborative teamwork. Scholarship is at the heart of our curriculum, guiding our students to become lifelong learners and evidence-based practitioners.
From OTD HONOLULU Director of SCholarship
Jana Cason, DHSc, OTR/L, FNAP, FAOTA
Faculty scholarship within Hawaii Pacific University’s Doctor of Occupational Therapy program reflects our deep commitment to advancing knowledge, improving practice, and serving communities through research, innovation, and collaboration. Rooted in our program’s core values of Aloha, Pono, Kuleana, Kōkua, and Laulima, faculty engage in scholarly activities that embody our values.
This section of the webpage highlights the diverse and impactful scholarly contributions of our faculty, who model leadership, inquiry, and service to address the complex needs of people and society through occupation.
Sarah Blaylock, Ph.D., OTR/L
Assistant Professor & Assistant Director of Fieldwork Education
Falcon, M., Greenwalt, S. R., & BLAYLOCK, S. (2026, Feb. 10). Occupational therapists’ role in fires: OT role in supporting geriatric populations. 19th WFOT Congress, Bangkok, Thailand.
Schwarz, B., Richardson, M.V., Blaylock, S., Zhang, Q., Rodriguez, N., & Hart, E. (2025). Implementation of an online interprofessional dementia-focused experiential learning activity for occupational and physical therapy students: A curricular resource. Journal of Interprofessional Education & Practice, 39, 100748. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.xjep.2025.100748
Jana Cason, DHSc, OTR/L, FNAP, FAOTA
Full Professor & Director of Scholarship
Jacobs, K., & CASON, J. (2026, Feb. 12). WFOT global survey on artificial intelligence in occupational therapy. WFOT session: Engagement and outcomes. (Oral presentation). 19th WFOT Congress, Bangkok, Thailand.
CASON, J., Little, L. M., Pickett, K., & Wolpert, R. (2026, Feb. 10). Shaping the future of occupational therapy: Telehealth measurement with the PACE framework. 19th WFOT Congress, Bangkok, Thailand.
Sears, C., Iwama, M., Keener, A., Falcon, M., Albores, A., Rupnow, H., Aranda, M., Arenivas, B., Jump, A., Collins, M. H., Borce, M., Heller, E. S. , Fauland, E., Resendis, N., Genebacher, K. A., Santiago, R-A., Morales, M., Paladino, S., Tanoue, K., Watts., L., Brooks, C., CASON, J., & Coker, Bolt, P. (2026, Feb. 10). Beyond borders: Utilizing the Kawa Model in OT education to promote students’ role as global citizens. 19th WFOT Congress, Bangkok, Thailand.
CASON, J. (2026, Feb. 11). Recognition of the 2024 WFOT Leadership and Innovation Award. WFOT Awards & Keynote Speaker session. 19th WFOT Congress, Bangkok, Thailand.
CASON, J. [Session chair]. (2026, Feb. 12). LT015 Lightning Talks: Infants, children, youth, and families. 19th WFOT Congress, Bangkok, Thailand.
Cohn, E.R., & CASON, J. (2025). Editors’ note: Volume overview. International Journal of Telerehabilitation, 17(2), 1-2. https://doi.org/10.63144/ijt.2025.6728
Hart, E. & CASON, J. (2025, November). From classroom to community: Preparing OT students as innovators and changemakers. Hawai‘i Pacific University's John F. Scarpa Entrepreneurial Pathway Grant.
CASON, J. (2025, Oct. 27). ASHA Live Q&A with the authors of the Asynchronous Telepractice Special Forum in SIG 18 Perspectives [Author Panel Discussion]. American Speech-Hearing-Language Association.
CASON, J., Recigno, T., Coker-Bolt, P., Falcon, M., Cruz, E., & Sears, C. (Oct. 24, 2025). Scaffolding EBP and scholarship across the OT curriculum: Intentional design and outcomes [Presentation]. American Occupational Therapy Association, Academic Leadership Council Meeting
Cohn, E. R. & CASON, J. (2025, Sept. 24) Asynchronous telepractice and ethical conduct. ASHA Perspectives, 1-7. https://doi.org/10.1044/2025_PERSP-25-00015
Cason, J. (2025). Using telehealth in pediatric occupational therapy. Case-Smith’s occupational therapy for children and adolescents (9th ed.). Elsevier.
Cohn, E.R., & Cason, J. (2025). Editors’ note: Volume overview. International Journal of Telerehabilitation, 17(1), 1-2. https://doi.org/10.63144/ijt.2025.6709
Cason, J. (2025, April 4). Innovative use of AOTA evidence-based practice resources in an entry-level OTD research course. 105th Annual American Occupational Therapy Association Conference and Expo, Philadelphia, PA, United States.
Cason, J. (2025, February 1). Integrating AOTA evidence-based practice resources into an entry-level OTD research course. AOTA Special Interest Section Newsletter. https://www.aota.org/publications/sis-quarterly/academic-education-sis/aesis-2-25
Patty Coker-Bolt
Full Professor & Community Relations Ambassador
COKER-BOLT, P., Nguyen, M., Do, N., & Dodds, C. (2026, Feb. 12th). The cross-cultural validity and reliability of the Vietnamese version of the Pediatric Evaluation of Disability Inventory (Oral Presentation). 19th WFOT Congress, Bangkok, Thailand.
COKER-BOLT, P. (2026, Feb. 8). WFOT Congress Education Day: Use of simulation in occupational therapy education with further group discussion on its applicability to fieldwork [Panelist]. 19th WFOT Congress, Bangkok, Thailand.
Lynn, J., COKER-BOLT, P., & Alvey, C. (2026, Feb. 11). Ideas to impact: Educating OTs with business brilliance for resilient community solutions. 19th WFOT Congress, Bangkok, Thailand.
COKER-BOLT, P., Trucks, M.R., & Taylor, S. (2026, Feb. 10). Expanding the delivery of pediatric constraint-induced movement therapy: A mentorship approach to train therapists in Trinidad and Tobago. 19th WFOT Congress, Bangkok, Thailand.
Cruz, E.R., Hart, E., & COKER-BOLT., P. (2026, Feb. 10). Updates on pediatric assessments and strategies to support culturally responsive assessment practices. 19th WFOT Congress, Bangkok, Thailand.
Falcon, M., Sears, C., O’Flynn, J., Reefe, K., & COKER-BOLT, P. (2026, Feb. 10). Innovations in hybrid and online occupational therapy education: Lessons learned from models in Hawaii, Haiti, and Trinidad and Tobago. 19th WFOT Congress, Bangkok, Thailand.
Sears, C., Iwama, M., Keener, A., Falcon, M., Albores, A., Rupnow, H., Aranda, M., Arenivas, B., Jump, A., Collins, M. H., Borce, M., Heller, E. S. , Fauland, E., Resendis, N., Genebacher, K. A., Santiago, R-A., Morales, M., Paladino, S., Tanoue, K., Watts., L., Brooks, C., Cason, J., & COKER-BOLT, P. (2026, Feb. 10). Beyond borders: Utilizing the Kawa Model in OT education to promote students’ role as global citizens. 19th WFOT Congress, Bangkok, Thailand.
COKER-BOLT, P. [Session chair]. (2026, Feb. 12). SE-61 Occupational therapy education. 19th WFOT Congress, Bangkok, Thailand.
Cason, J., Recigno, T., COKER-BOLT, P., Falcon, M., Cruz, E., & Sears, C. (2025, Oct. 24). Scaffolding EBP and scholarship across the OT curriculum: Intentional design and outcomes [Presentation]. American Occupational Therapy Association, Academic Leadership Council Meeting
COKER-BOLT, P., Hart, E., & Cruz, E. R. (2025, Oct.). Updates on pediatric assessments and strategies to support culturally responsive assessment practices [Presentation]. Association of Caribbean Occupational Therapy Conference, Anguilla.
COKER-BOLT, P., O’Flynn, J., & Reefe, K. (2025, Oct.). Innovations in hybrid and online occupational therapy education: Effective models used in Hawaii, Haiti, and Trinidad and Tobago [Presentation]. Association of Caribbean Occupational Therapy Conference, Anguilla.
COKER-BOLT, P., De-Luca, S, & Darragh, A. (2025) Patient-centered intensive therapy for children with unilateral cerebral palsy [PICORI grant LOI submission with S. De-Luca and A. Darragh, Co-PIs]
Furman, R., Janselewitz, S., COKER-BOLT, P., Johnson, K. (2025). Impact of intensive, multidisciplinary neurorehabilitation on functional independence following pediatric acquired brain injury (ABI): A matched cohort study. Journal of Pediatric Rehabilitation Medicine, 0(0), 18758894251355865. https://doi.org/10.1177/18758894251355865
Dimitropoulou, K., O’Brien, J., & COKER-BOLT, P. (2025). Application of motor control and motor learning. Case-Smith’s occupational therapy for children and adolescents (9th ed.). Elsevier.
Williams, J., Kokenes, C., York, C., Cruz, E.R., Hart, E., Knox, S., & Coker-Bolt, P. (2025, April). It takes an island: Empowering children with upper limb differences. OT Practice Magazine, 30(4), 12-17.
Coker-Bolt, P., DeLuca, S., Trucks, M.R., Wallace, D., Stephens, C. (2025). Updates on Pediatric Constraint Induced Movement Therapy (P-CIMT): How to implement in today’s practice environment [Poster Presentation]. 105th Annual American Occupational Therapy Association Conference and Expo, Philadelphia, PA, United States.
Coker-Bolt, P. (2025). Hawai‘i Pacific University Golden Apple Award for Student Service Learning. Hawai‘i Pacific University
Coker-Bolt, P. & Hart, E. [Contributors]. (2025). HPU Doctor of Occupational Therapy students and faculty bring care and connection to St. Lucia.Hawai‘i Pacific University's Ohana. https://www.hpu.edu/about-us/the-ohana/article.php?nid=nc05292501
Nguyen, N.-M., Do, T.-Q., Nguyen, Q., Tran, H., Dao, T., Reychler, G., Dodds, C. and Coker-Bolt, P. (2025), The cross-cultural validity and reliability of the Vietnamese Version of the Paediatric Evaluation of Disability Inventory. Child: Care, Health, and Development, 51, e70066. https://doi.org/10.1111/cch.70066
Michael Falcon, OTD, OTR/L, MHA
Assistant Professor & Director of Capstone Education
FALCON, M., Greenwalt, S. R., & Blaylock, S. E. (2026, Feb. 10). Occupational therapists’ role in fires: OT role in supporting geriatric populations. 19th WFOT Congress, Bangkok, Thailand.
FALCON, M., Sears, C., O’Flynn, J., Reefe, K., & Coker-Bolt, P. (2026, Feb. 10). Innovations in hybrid and online occupational therapy education: Lessons learned from models in Hawaiʻi, Haiti, and Trinidad and Tobago. 19th WFOT Congress, Bangkok, Thailand.
Sears, C., Iwama, M., Keener, A., FALCON, M., Albores, A., Rupnow, H., Aranda, M., Arenivas, B., Jump, A., Collins, M. H., Borce, M., Heller, E. S. , Fauland, E., Resendis, N., Genebacher, K. A., Santiago, R-A., Morales, M., Paladino, S., Tanoue, K., Watts., L., Brooks, C., Cason, J., & Coker, Bolt, P. (2026, Feb. 10). Beyond borders: Utilizing the Kawa Model in OT education to promote students’ role as global citizens. 19th WFOT Congress, Bangkok, Thailand.
FALCON, M. (2025, Nov. 8). Keynote: Occupational justice. 2025 Occupational Therapy Association of Oregon Annual Conference, Seaside, Oregon, United States.
Cason, J., Recigno, T., Coker-Bolt, P., FALCON, M., Cruz, E., & Sears, C. (2025, Oct. 24). Scaffolding EBP and scholarship across the OT curriculum: Intentional design and outcomes [Presentation]. American Occupational Therapy Association, Academic Leadership Council Meeting
Emerson Hart, Ph.D., OTR/L, BCP
Assistant Professor & Director of Student Affairs
Cruz, E.R., HART, E., & Coker-Bolt., P. (2026, Feb. 10). Updates on pediatric assessments and strategies to support culturally responsive assessment practices. 19th WFOT Congress, Bangkok, Thailand.
Woodbury, M.L., Garner, S., HART, E., Finetto, P., Rishe, K., Laura, J., Morrow, C. (2025). The preliminary effect of person-centered stroke telerehabilitation that combines Rasch Analysis keyform-mapping with cognitive strategy training. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, S0003-9993(25), 01058-5. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apmr.2025.11.009
HART, E. & Cason, J. (2025, November). From classroom to community: Preparing OT students as innovators and changemakers. Hawai‘i Pacific University's John F. Scarpa Entrepreneurial Pathway Grant.
Schwarz, B., Richardson, M.V., Blaylock, S., Zhang, Q., Rodriguez, N., & Hart, E. (2025). Implementation of an online interprofessional dementia-focused experiential learning activity for occupational and physical therapy students: A curricular resource. Journal of Interprofessional Education & Practice, 39, 100748. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.xjep.2025.100748
Coker-Bolt, P., HART, E., & Cruz, E. R. (2025. Oct.). Updates on pediatric assessments and strategies to support culturally responsive assessment practices [Presentation]. Association of Caribbean Occupational Therapy Conference, Anguilla.
Williams, J., Kokenes, C., York, C., Cruz, E.R., Hart, E., Knox, S., & Coker-Bolt, P. (2025, April). It takes an island: Empowering children with upper limb differences. OT Practice Magazine, 30(4), 12-17.
Schwarz, B., Richardson, M.V., Blaylock, S., Zhang, Q., Rodriguez, N., & Hart, E. (2025). Implementation of an online interprofessional dementia-focused experiential learning activity for occupational and physical therapy students: A curricular resource. Journal of Interprofessional Education & Practice, 39, 100748. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.xjep.2025.100748
Coker-Bolt, P. & HART, E. [Contributors]. (2025). HPU Doctor of Occupational Therapy students and faculty bring care and connection to St. Lucia. Hawaiʻi Pacific University’s Ohana. https://www.hpu.edu/about-us/the-ohana/article.php?nid=nc05292501
Kristen Keech, OTD, OTR/L, CBIST
Adjunct Faculty
Keech, K. (2025). Use of social media to share free evidence-based information, resources, and guidance [Development of free platform for clinicians, survivors, and caregivers to network, learn, share survivor experience and stories, and advocate for all things Brain Injury @consciouscareconsultingllc]
Keech, K., Schnakers, C., Murtaugh, B., O’Brien, K., Slomine, B., Briand, M.-M., Formisano, R., Thibaut, A., Estraneo, A., Noé, E., Gosseries, O., & da Conceição Teixeira, L. (2025). Optimizing neurobehavioral assessment for patients with disorders of consciousness: Proposal of a Comprehensive Pre-Assessment Checklist for Clinicians. Brain Sciences, 15(1), 71. https://doi.org/10.3390/brainsci15010071
Keech, K. & Asiello, J. (2025, January 8). Neuro Navigators Episode 12: Can we awaken potential and rethink what’s possible in disorders of consciousness? Neuro Navigators: A Medbridge Podcast [Guest]. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/neuro-navigators-episode-12-can-we-awaken-potential/id1740841520?i=1000692300264
Keech, K., Schnakers, C., Murtaugh, B., O’Brien, K., Slomine, B., Briand, M.-M., Formisano, R., Thibaut, A., Estraneo, A., Noé, E., Gosseries, O., & da Conceição Teixeira, L. (2025). Optimizing neurobehavioral assessment for patients with disorders of consciousness: Proposal of a comprehensive pre-assessment checklist for clinicians [Poster]. 15th World Congress on Brain Injury.
Jessica Lynn, PPOTD, OTR/L
Adjunct Faculty
Lynn, J., Coker-Bolt, P., & Alvey, C. (2026, Feb. 11). Ideas to impact: Educating OTs with business brilliance for resilient community solutions. 19th WFOT Congress, Bangkok, Thailand.
Lynn, J. (2025, May). Completion of terminal degree: Post-Professional Doctor of Occupational Therapy (PPOTD); Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC), Charleston, SC, United States.
Emphasis: Academic Teaching; Capstone Title: Innovative curriculum: Intrapreneurship and entrepreneurship for entry-level occupational therapy students.
Sharniece Pierce, Ed.D., OTD, OTR/L, CLT-UE, CEAS, MFDC, CKTP, CSC, CPT, AIB-VR/CON, LSVT BIG Certified
Assistant Professor & Director of Admissions
Pierce, S. (2026, Feb. 10). Increasing diversity in occupational therapy through hybrid education. 19th WFOT Congress, Bangkok, Thailand.
PIERCE, S., Tada, D. M., & Recigno, T. (2026, Feb. 10). Redefining OT admissions: A data-driven framework for equity and inclusion. 19th WFOT Congress, Bangkok, Thailand.
Pierce, S. (2026). Completion of terminal degree: EdD, With Distinction. Logan University, Chesterfield, Missouri, United States.
Tracey E. Recigno, Ph.D., OTD, OTR/L
Associate Professor & Program Director
Pierce, S., Tada, D. M., & RECIGNO, T. (2026, Feb. 10). Redefining OT admissions: A data-driven framework for equity and inclusion. 19th WFOT Congress, Bangkok, Thailand.
Cason, J., RECIGNO, T., Coker-Bolt, P., Falcon, M., Cruz, E., & Sears, C. (2025, Oct. 24). Scaffolding EBP and scholarship across the OT curriculum: Intentional design and outcomes [Presentation]. American Occupational Therapy Association, Academic Leadership Council Meeting
RECIGNO, T. & Balog, E. (2025, Oct.). Exploration of student reflections using the Rehabilitation Treatment Specification System (RTSS) as an intervention planning framework [Presentation]. Association of Caribbean Occupational Therapy Conference, Anguilla.
RECIGNO, T. & Balog. E. (2025, Oct.). Occupational therapy in disaster preparedness and emergency management: A USA perspective [Presentation]. Association of Caribbean Occupational Therapy Conference, Anguilla.
Jones, G., Recigno, T., & Gibson, J. (2025, March 20). What has the Rehabilitation Treatment Specification System (RTSS) got to do with clinical reasoning? [Webinar]. American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine. https://youtu.be/cmtkMqfZQSI
Cindy Sears, OTD, MA, OTR/L, BCP, FNAP
Associate Professor & Director of Curriculum
Falcon, M., Sears, C. L., O’Flynn, J., Reefe, K., & Coker-Bolt, P. (2026, Feb. 10). Innovations in hybrid and online occupational therapy education: Lessons learned from models in Hawaiʻi, Haiti, and Trinidad and Tobago. 19th WFOT Congress, Bangkok, Thailand.
SEARS, C. L., Iwama, M., Keener, A., Falcon, M., Albores, A., Rupnow, H., Aranda, M., Arenivas, B., Jump, A., Collins, M. H., Borce, M., Heller, E. S. , Fauland, E., Resendis, N., Genebacher, K. A., Santiago, R-A., Morales, M., Paladino, S., Tanoue, K., Watts., L., Brooks, C., Cason, J., & Coker, Bolt, P. (2026, Feb. 10). Beyond borders: Utilizing the Kawa Model in OT education to promote students’ role as global citizens. 19th WFOT Congress, Bangkok, Thailand.
Cason, J., Recigno, T., Coker-Bolt, P., Falcon, M., Cruz, E., & SEARS, C. L. (2025, Oct. 24). Scaffolding EBP and scholarship across the OT curriculum: Intentional design and outcomes [Presentation]. American Occupational Therapy Association, Academic Leadership Council Meeting
SEARS, C.L. (2025, September 27th). From theory to practice: Introducing Dialectic Behavioral Theory (DBT) to occupational therapy professionals [4-hour institute]. Occupational Therapy Association of Hawai‘i State Conference, Honolulu, Hawai‘i, United States.
SEARS, C.L. (2025, September 27th). Occupational therapy and mental health: Creating personalized anxiety attack kits for emotional regulation [4-hour institute]. Occupational Therapy Association of Hawai‘i State Conference, Honolulu, Hawaiʻi, United States.
SEARS, C.L. (2025, July 31). From problems to possibilities: Data translation and meaningful outcomes [Guest Lecture]. Wingate University Doctor of Occupational Therapy Program, Wingate, North Carolina, United States.
Sears, C.L. (2025, May 2). From problems to possibilities: A scholarly approach to data translation and meaningful outcomes [Keynote Address]. Eastern Kentucky University Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy 20th Annual Research Day, Richmond, Kentucky, United States.
Sears, C. L. (March 2025). Fellow, National Academies of Practice, Occupational Therapy Chapter
Sears, C.L., Egan, B.E., Bishop, E., Milholland, C., & Capps, C. (2025). Using keyform maps in level II fieldwork: Clinical stories and lessons learned. OT Practice Magazine, 30(1) 27-29.
Charisa Smith, PP-OTD, OTR/L, CBIS
Adjunct Faculty
Research interests related to neurorehabilitation.
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