Publications

Scholarly Journals--Published

• Teske, J., Kugel, J., Javaherian-Dysinger, H., Krpalek, D., & Salamat, A. (July, 2023). Exploring the Impact of an Occupational Therapy Program for Former Sex Workers: A Mixed Methods Case Study, Accepted at Occupational Therapy in Mental Health, https://doi.org/10.1080/0164212X.2023.2237188 (07/2023)
• Krpalek, D., Javaherian-Dysinger, H., Cheung, C., White, N., Lao, S., Islas-Guadarrama, N., & Griffin, A., (in submission). Describing Occupational Therapy Services in Primary Care Settings: A Qualitative Study. Occupational Therapy in Health Care, 19, 1-19. doi: 10.1080/07380577.2022.2156023 (10/2022)
• Qi, Y, Greiner, B., Patterson, A., Mu, K., Javaherian, H., & DeCleene Huber, K. (2022). Are attitudes toward evidence-based practice different between the United States and Chinese Occupational Therapy and Physical Therapy Students? The Internet Journal of Allied Health Sciences and Practice, 20(3). Article 11. (07/2022)
• Mori, Y., Kugel, J., Krpalek, D., Javaherian-Dysinger, & Gharibvand, L. (2021). Occupational Therapy and Therapeutic Horticulture for Women with Cancer and Chronic Pain: A Pilot Study, Open Journal of Occupational Therapy, 9(2), 1-14, https://doi.org/10.15453/2168-6408.1786 (04/2021) (link)
• Krpalek, D., Achondo, N., Daher, N., & Javaherian, H. (2020). Reducing Veterans’ Symptoms of Depression, Anxiety, Stress, and Posttraumatic Stress, and Enhancing Engagement in Occupations with SCUBA Diving and Occupational Therapy. Journal of Veterans Studies, 6(1):  pp. 98-106. DOI: https://doi.org/10.21061/jvs.v6i1.158 (10/2020)
• Salamat, A., Krpalek, D., & Javaherian, H., (2020). Occupational Therapy Practitioners’ Perspectives about Addressing Mental Health across School-Based Settings in Southern California, Journal of Occupational Therapy, Schools, & Early Intervention. 10.1080/19411243.2020.1799903 (10/2020)
• Krause, D., Ryan, S., Krpalek, D., Roll, S., Javaherian, H., & Daher, N. (2019). Participants’ perceptions of kinesio tape for carpal tunnel syndrome: A qualitative study. Hand Therapy, 24(2), 37-47. https://doi.org/10.1177%2F1758998319841646 (2019)
• Baptista, M., Kugel, J., Javaherian, H., & Krpalek, D. (2019). Functional Outcomes of a Community Occupation-Based Hand Therapy Class for Older Adults. Physical & Occupational Therapy in Geriatrics, 36(4). https://doi.org/10.1080/02703181.2018.1556230 (10/2018)
• Weiss, A., Kugel, J., Javaherian, H., & DeBrun, J. (2018). Life after losing a child as a result of substance overdose: A kawa perspective. Accepted. Open Journal of Occupational Therapy. (09/2018) (link)
• American Occupational Therapy Association. (2017, November/December). Domestic Violence Statement: Occupational therapy services for individuals who have experienced domestic violence. American Journal of Occupational Therapy,71(6),  (Javaherian-Dysinger & Underwood). (12/2017)
• Kugel, J., Javaherian, H., & Hewitt, L. (2016). The role of occupational therapy in community based programming: Addressing childhood promotion. Open Journal of Occupational Therapy, 5(1), 1-12. (01/2017)
• Javaherian, H., Krpalek, D., Huecker, E., Hewitt, L. Brown, C., Cabrera, M., Francis, J., Rogers, K., & Server, S. (2015, Dec). Occupational needs and goals of survivors of domestic violence. Occupational Therapy in Health Care, 30, (2), 175-186.   This study's purpose was to describe the occupational needs and goals of women residing in a domestic violence shelter and their self-perceived changes in satisfaction and occupational performance. Using a retrospective design, data from 68 occupational therapy evaluations from two domestic violence shelter settings were examined. Data were analyzed by coding problem areas and occupational goals and calculating frequencies for these variables. Where data were available, we also analyzed changes in pre- and postscores for self-perceived satisfaction and occupational performance (n = 25). The most common problem areas were leisure, education, work, child rearing, and health management. The most common goals were in the areas of education, work, health management, child rearing, and home management. Retrospective pre- and postchange scores in performance and satisfaction for 25 women were statistically significant. Findings provide direction for, and highlight the importance of occupational therapy services within domestic violence shelters as women regain their life skills. (09/2016)
• Garcia, L., Kugel, J., Javaherian-Dysinger, H., & Huecker, E. (2016). Developing an Indigenous, Entry-level Master Degree Program in a Country with an Emerging OT Profession. Open Journal of Occupational Therapy, 4(3), dx.doi.org/10.15453/2168-6408.1277 (07/2016)
• Kugel, J., Hemberger, C., Krpalek, D., & Javaherian, H. (2016). Exploring the impact of an occupational therapy wellness program. American Journal of Occupational Therapy, 70(5). (01/2016)
• Farahat, E., Javaherian-Dysinger, H., Rice, G., Schneider, L., Daher, N., & Heine, N. (2016). Nutrition Students' Perceptions of the Educational Value of a Formative Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE). Journal of Allied Health, 45(1), 20-26. (01/2016)
• Javaherian, H., Christy, A., & Boehringer, M. (2008). "Occupational Therapy Practitioner?s Comfort Level and Preparedness in working with Individuals who are Gay, Lesbian, or Bisexual." Journal of Allied Health Professions, 37(3), 150-155.  Occupational therapists and other allied health professionals address diversity with their clients which includes sexual orientation. The purpose of this study was to determine occupational therapy practitioners? preparedness and comfort level in working with gay, lesbian, and bisexual clients. A 14-item survey was mailed to 1,051 practitioners in a Midwestern state. Eighty eight were undeliverable and 373 usable surveys were returned yielding a 39% response rate. A majority of the respondents felt prepared and comfortable to work with clients who are gay, lesbian, and bisexual and 48% agreed that sexuality influences occupational choices. Twenty-nine percent agreed that sexual orientation influences occupational therapy treatment. Less than 20% of the respondents however, received education and used inclusive language in their documentation and only 14% reported having resources and supports services for clients who are gay, lesbian or bisexual. Effective education and policy-making strategies are necessary to ensure an accepting therapeutic environment and respect for the role of sexual orientation in the intervention process. (11/2008 - 12/2008)
• Javaherian, H., Krabacher, V., Andriacco, K., & German, D. "Surviving domestic violence: Rebuilding one?s life." Occupational Therapy in Health Care 21.3 (2007): 35-59. The purpose of this study was to contribute to occupational therapists? understanding of the experience of domestic violence, its impact on the lives of women, and the needs of these women as they journey towards independent and abuse-free lives. A phenomenological design was used to explore the experiences of five women living at a battered women?s shelter and five women who had been at the shelter and were now living on their own free of abuse. Five themes emerged to describe the women?s experiences of rebuilding their lives: 1) ?You owe yourself a life,? 2) ?It?s really all about connecting the dots,? 3) ?I don?t have an ounce of time to myself,? 4) It gets hard,? and 5) ?That was the road I traveled but this is now the road that I?m on.? The experiences of these women provide pause for occupational therapists to reflect upon their role in working with survivor?s of domestic violence. (01/2007)
• Gallew, H.. "Students teaching students: Learning through doing, being and becoming." Occupational Therapy in Health Care: Education Corner 19.3 (2006): 105-117. This paper describes a creative teaching strategy that may be used by occupational therapy educators. The strategy is illustrated through the learning experience of five occupational therapy students in Pi Theta Epsilon (PTE) who participated in a project which involved teaching first year occupational therapy students. With guidance from their faculty advisor, the students developed a lecture on Occupational Science and designed a pre and posttest instrument to measure the first-year student?s learning as well as their own performance and learning. Qualitative data from the five PTE students provided insight into their teaching experience. This project afforded an opportunity for the students to apply and strengthen their problem-solving, interpersonal, and leadership skills, and teamwork. The doing aspect of preparing a lecture required various skills and knowledge that will benefit the students as future practitioners. The actual teaching of others allowed the students to experience being in the role of an educator. Such learning activities help to prepare students for their journey to becoming occupational therapists. (01/2006)
• Gallew, H.. "The benefits of online learning in occupational therapy." Occupational Therapy in Health Care 18.1/2 (2004): 117-125. (01/2004)
• Gallew, H., Haltiwanger, E., Sowers, J., & van Heever, N.. "A critical analysis of mental health parity." Occupational Therapy in Mental Health 20.1 (2004): -. (01/2004)
• Gallew, H., & Mu, K.. "An occupational look at temporal adaptation." Journal of Occupational Science 11.1 (2004): 23-30. This phenomenological study describes the lived-experiences of night shift and the adaptive strategies used by night shift nurses. Eleven night shift nurses working in the nursery and birthing centers of two affiliated Midwestern hospitals in the United States participated in the study. Face to face, semi-structured individual interviews were conducted and data were analyzed using a qualitative approach to discover patterns and themes. Two themes emerged that reflected the lived experiences of the night shifters: (1) Living by night, sleeping by day: The masquerade, and (2) Relationships and family lives: A kaleidoscope. Two additional themes were identified to describe the adaptive strategies of the night shifters: (3) A ?just do it? attitude and (4) Tactics for nightlife. Findings of the study suggest that the temporal challenges and demands of night shift disrupt occupational routines, which are strongly influenced by the diurnal nature of humans. Many of the night shift nurses made sacrifices in order to fulfill their life-roles and re-establish meaningful occupational routines. As they struggled to adjust many also experienced feelings of guilt, as if they were wasting their day sleeping. The process of temporal adaptation to night shift is complex and continuous and affects all domains of the night shifter?s life. (01/2004)
• Javaherian, H., Krabacher, V., Andriacco, K., & German, D.. "Surviving domestic violence: Rebuilding one's life." Occupational Therapy in Health Care . (): -. The purpose of this study was to contribute to occupational therapists? understanding of the experience of domestic violence, its impact on the lives of women, and the needs of these women as they journey towards independent and abuse-free lives. A phenomenological design was used to explore the experiences of five women living at a battered women?s shelter and five women who had been at the shelter and were now living on their own free of abuse. Five themes emerged to describe the women?s experiences of rebuilding their lives: 1) ?You owe yourself a life,? 2) ?It?s really all about connecting the dots,? 3) ?I don?t have an ounce of time to myself,? 4) It gets hard,? and 5) ?That was the road I traveled but this is now the road that I?m on.? The experiences of these women provide pause for occupational therapists to reflect upon their role in working with survivor?s of domestic violence.

Books and Chapters

• Javaherian, H. (2022). Chapter 8: Intimate Partner Violence. In: Promoting Healing through Meaningful Occupation:  A Trauma Informed Care Manual for the Occupational Therapy Practitioner. Lynch, A., Ashcraft, R., & Tekell, L. (Eds). American Occupational Therapy Association. (04/2022)
• Javaherian-Dysinger, H, & Pavlovich, S. (2011). Orthopedics: Chapter 17. In B. Atchison & D. Dirette (Eds.). Conditions in Occupational Therapy.Philadelphia, PA: Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins.   http://www.lww.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/product_Conditions-in-Occupational-Therapy_11851_-1_9012054_Prod-9781609135072 (2011)
• Javaherian, H. . Orthopaedics. Conditions in Occupational Therapy: Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins, 2006. (01/2006)
• Gallew, H.. The benefits of online learning in occupational therapy. Binghamton, NY: Haworth press, 2004. (01/2004)

Scholarly Journals--Accepted

• Krause, D., Ryan, S., Roll, S., Daher, N., Krpalek, D., & Javaherian, H. (2019). Comparative Efficacy of the Dorsal Application of Kinesio tape and Splinting for Carpal Tunnel Syndrome: A Randomized Controlled Trial, Submitted to Journal of Hand Therapy (07/2019)

Non-Scholarly Journals

• Martin, J., Zaragoza, M., Hodgkin, G., Bains, G., Zimmerman, G., & Javaherian-Dysinger, H. (2018). Job satisfaction among registered dieticians in various settings in the United States. Loma Linda University Student Journal. (02/2018)
• Javaherian, H., Lewis, K., Moss, L., & Hewitt, L. (2015). Legacy building: A pilot program. Submitted to OT Practice, February 2015. (non-peer reviewed). Accepted for February 2016. (02/2015)
• Javaherian, H., & Freire, M. (Accepted, 2010). Drama: Still a tool for healing and understanding. Mental Health Special Interest Quarterly Newsletter. (07/2010)
• Javaherian, H., & Hewitt, L. (2007, August 13). At-risk youth: An opportunity to grow. OT Practice. 7-9. (08/2007)
• Thomas, H., & Javaherian, H. (2007, April). The Centennial Vision and the EDSIS. Submitted to the American Occupational Therapy Association Education Special Interest Section Quarterly Newsletter. (04/2007)
• Javaherian, H., & Billock, C."What do we mean by occupational therapy doctorate education." OTAC Newsletter 01 04 2007: 13 - 15 (04/2007)
• Javaherian, H., Underwood, R., & Delaney, J."Domestic violence statement: Occupational therapy services for individuals who have experienced domestic violence." 12th Edition of the Reference Manual of the Official Documents of the American Occupational Therapy Association, Inc. 01 09 2006: (09/2006)
• Javaherian, H."Domestic violence and occupational therapy." OT Practice 01 08 2006: 12 - 16 (08/2006)
• Javherian, H."Domestic violence and occupational therapy." OT Practice 01 06 2006: 12 - 16 (06/2006)
• Gallew, H."Classroom Assessment Techniques." Education Special Interest Section 01 01 2005: 1 - 1 (01/2005)
• Gallew, H."In the clinic: Domestic violence." OT Practice 01 01 2004: 20 - 22 (01/2004)
• Haltiwnger, E., Gallew, H., Sowers, J., & van den Heever, N."A cricitcal analysis of mental health parity bills before congress." Mental Health Special Interest Section 01 01 2002: 1 - 3 (01/2002)

Book Review - Scholarly Journals--Published

• Reviewer. Canadian Journal of Occupational Therapy. Peer reviewed scientific journal. September 2012. (09/2012) (link)
• American Occupational Therapy Association (Javherian, H., & Underwood, R.)"Domestic Violence Statement: Occupational Therapy services for individuals who have experienced domestic violence." 12th Edition of the Reference Manual of the Official Documents of the American Occupational Therapy Association, Inc (12/2011)
• Reviewer. Jones & Bartlett. Book Proposal – Meaningful Living Through Occupation. June 2009. (06/2009)

Abstract

• (NON-PEER REVIEWED) Javaherian, H. (2009).  Occupational Therapy Programming in a Domestic Violence Setting: Strengths & Challenges (09/2009 - 09/2010)