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Vanderkooi Lecture

Wendy Wood, PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA

Lecture title: To have a firm persuasion

Biography and Background

American Occupational Therapy Association 100 influential people: Wendy Wood, PhD, OTR, FAOTA

Publications

Selected journal articles

Kelly, E., Wood, W., Stallones, L., Schmid, A., & Peters, B. (2023). Integrating horses in psychotherapy for transition-aged students: A theory-driven logic model. The Journal of Experiential Education, 46(3), 342-363. *
Lassell, R., Cross, J., Schmid, A., Davalos, D., & Wood, W. (2022). Feasibility of an adaptive riding pilot study and acceptability to dementia care partners: “Your spirits are lifted”. Complementary Therapies in Medicine, 71, 102897. *
Lassell, R., Fields, B., Cross, J., & Wood, W. (2022). Dementia care partners’ reported outcomes after adaptive riding: A theoretical thematic analysis. Quality in Ageing, 23(1), 14-25. *
Peters, B., Wood, W., Hepburn, S., & Moody, E. (2022). Preliminary efficacy of occupational therapy in an equine environment for youth with autism spectrum disorder. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 52(9), 4114-4128. *
Lassell, R., Wood, W., Schmid, A., & Cross, J. (2021). A comparison of quality of life indicators during two complementary interventions: Adaptive gardening and adaptive riding for people with dementia. Complementary Therapies in Medicine, 57, 102658. *
Price, P., Hooper, B., Krishnagiri, S., Wood, W., Taff, S., & Bilics, A. (2021). Toward robust assessments of student knowledge of occupation. The American Journal of Occupational Therapy, 75(2), 7502205120p1-7502205120p8. *
Wood, W. (2021). Building the science of diverse equine-assisted services from the ground up. Human-Animal Interaction Bulletin, 9(3), i-ix.
Wood, W., & Fields, B. (2021). Hippotherapy: A systematic mapping review of peer-reviewed research, 1980 to 2018. Disability and Rehabilitation, 43(10), 1463-1487. *
Kalmbach, D., Wood, W., & Peters, B. (2020). Parental perspectives of occupational therapy in an equine environment for children with autism spectrum disorder. Occupational Therapy in Health Care, 34(3), 230-252. *
Peters, B., Wood, W., Hepburn, S., & Bundy, A. (2020). Pilot study: Occupational therapy in an equine environment for youth with autism. OTJR (Thorofare, N.J.), 40(3), 190-202. *
Hooper, B., Molineux, M., & Wood, W. (2020). The subject-centered integrative learning model: A new model for teaching occupational therapy’s distinct value. Journal of Occupational Therapy Education, 4(2).
Fields, B., Wood, W., & Lassell, R. (2019). Impact of a dementia-specific program of equine-assisted activities: Providers’ perspectives. Quality in Ageing, 20(2), 37-47. *
Kinney, A., Eakman, A., Lassell, R., & Wood, W. (2019). Equine-assisted interventions for veterans with service-related health conditions: A systematic mapping review. Military Medical Research, 6(1), 28. *
Wood, W. (2019). Envisioning the environment, time, and occupation. Journal of Occupational Science, 26(4), 456-469. *
Fields, B., Bruemmer, J., Gloeckner, G., & Wood, W. (2018). Influence of an equine-assisted activities program on dementia-specific quality of life. American Journal of Alzheimer's Disease and Other Dementias, 33(5), 309-317.
Wood, W., Fields, B., Rose, M., & McLure, M. (2017). Animal-assisted therapies and dementia: A systematic mapping review using the Lived Environment Life Quality (LELQ) model. The American Journal of Occupational Therapy, 71(5), 7105190030p1. *
Wood, W., Lampe, J., Logan, C., Metcalfe, A., & Hoesly, B. (2017). The Lived Environment Life Quality model for institutionalized people with dementia. Canadian Journal of Occupational Therapy (1939), 84(1), 22-33. *
Roberts, M., Hooper, B., Wood, W., & King, R. (2015). An international systematic mapping review of fieldwork education in occupational therapy. Canadian Journal of Occupational Therapy (1939), 82(2), 106-118. *
Hooper, B., King, R., Wood, W., Bilics, A., & Gupta, J. (2013). An international systematic mapping review of educational approaches and teaching methods in occupational therapy. The British Journal of Occupational Therapy, 76(1), 9-22. *
Hooper, B., Atler, K., & Wood, W. (2011). Strengths and limitations of the occupational therapy model curriculum guide as illustrated in a comprehensive curriculum revision process. Occupational Therapy in Health Care, 25(2-3), 194-207. *
King, R., Hooper, B., & Wood, W. (2011). Using bibliographic software to appraise and code data in educational systematic review research. Medical Teacher, 33(9), 719-723. *
Barrick, A. L., Sloane, P. D., Williams, C. S., et al. (2010). Impact of ambient bright light on agitation in dementia. International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 25(10), 1013–1021.
Wood, W., Womack, J., & Hooper, B. (2009). Dying of boredom: An exploratory case study of time use, apparent affect, and routine activity situations on two Alzheimer's special care units. The American Journal of Occupational Therapy, 63(3), 337-350. *
Sloane, P., Williams, C., Mitchell, C., et al. (2007). High-intensity environmental light in dementia: Effect on sleep and activity. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society (JAGS), 55(10), 1524-1533. *
Wood, W. (2005). Toward developing new occupational science measures: An example from dementia care research. Journal of Occupational Science, 12(3), 121-129. *
Wood, W., Harris, S., Snider, M., & Patchel, S. (2005). Activity situations on an Alzheimer's disease special care unit and resident environmental interaction, time use, and affect. American Journal of Alzheimer's Disease and Other Dementias, 20(2), 105.
Wood, W. (2004). The heart, mind, and soul of professionalism in occupational therapy. The American Journal of Occupational Therapy, 58(3), 249-257. *
Hooper, B., & Wood, W. (2002). Pragmatism and structuralism in occupational therapy: The long conversation. The American Journal of Occupational Therapy, 56(1), 40–50.
Wood, W. (2002). Ecological synergies in two groups of zoo chimpanzees: Divergent patterns of time use. The American Journal of Occupational Therapy, 56(2), 160–170.
Wood, W., Nielson, C., Humphry, R., Coppola, S., Baranek, G., & Rourk, J. (2000). A curricular renaissance: Graduate education centered on occupation. The American Journal of Occupational Therapy, 54(6), 586–597.
Wood, W., Towers, L., & Malchow, J. (2000). Environment, time-use, and adaptedness in prosimians: Implications for discerning behavior that is occupational in nature. Journal of Occupational Science, 7(1), 5-18. *
Wood, W. (1998). Biological requirements for occupation in primates: An exploratory study and theoretical analysis. Journal of Occupational Science, 5(2), 66-81. *
Wood, W. (1998). Environmental influences upon the social choices, occupational behaviours and adaptedness of zoo chimpanzees: Relevance to occupational therapy. Scandinavian Journal of Occupational Therapy, 5(3), 119-131.
Wood, W. (1998). Interactions among environmental enrichment, viewing crowds, and zoo chimpanzees (Pantroglodytes). Zoo Biology, 17, 211-230.
Wood, W. (1998). It is jump time for occupational therapy. The American Journal of Occupational Therapy, 52(6), 403-411.
Wood, W. (1998). Nationally speaking. The genius within. The American Journal of Occupational Therapy, 52(5), 320–325.
Wood, W. (1996). Delivering occupational therapy's fullest promise: Clinical interpretation of "life domains and adaptive strategies of a group of low-income, well older adults". The American Journal of Occupational Therapy, 50(2), 109–112.
Wood, W. (1996). Legitimizing occupational therapy's knowledge. The American Journal of Occupational Therapy, 50(8), 626–634.
Wood, W. (1996). The value of studying occupation: An example with primate play. The American Journal of Occupational Therapy, 50(5), 327–337.
Wood, W. (1995). Weaving the warp and weft of occupational therapy: an art and science for all times. The American Journal of Occupational Therapy, 49(1), 44–52.
Wood, W. (1993). Occupation and the relevance of primatology to occupational therapy. The American Journal of Occupational Therapy, 47(6), 515–522.
Wood, W., & Aull, M. R. (1991). Women and AIDS: Implications for occupational therapists. Occupational Therapy In Health Care, 7(2-4), 151-160.

Dissertation and thesis

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