Divya Sood, OTD, OTR/L

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1 Divya Sood, OTD, OTR/L Governors State University Office Phone: College of Health & Human Services Occupational Therapy Department 1 University Parkway University Park, IL, Formal Education: Post- Professional Doctor of Occupational Therapy (PP- OTD) Washington University, School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, USA Bachelor of Occupational Therapy (BOT) College of Allied Health Sciences, Manipal, Karnataka, India Sept. 04 Feb. 07 Aug. 98 Feb. 03 Licensure and Certification: Illinois Board of Occupational Therapy- License # National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy (NBCOT) - Certification # present present Professional Experience: Assistant Professor - Occupational Therapy Department, Governors State University, University Park, IL Coordinator of Research- Occupational Therapy Department, Governors State University, University Park, IL Interim Position- Clinical Instructor- Department of Occupational Therapy & Occupational Sciences, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO Assistant Professor- Department of Occupational Therapy & Occupational Sciences, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO Director of Occupational Therapy Research- Thompson Center for Autism & Neurodevelopmental Disorders, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO Clinical Occupational Therapist- Thompson Center for Autism & Neurodevelopmental Disorders, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO May 09- present May 13- Present Jan 09 May 09 Jan. 08- Dec 08 Jan. 08- Dec 08 Jan. 08- May 09 1

2 Visiting Faculty- Indian Spinal Injuries Center, New Delhi, India Aug. 07- Dec. 07 Visiting Faculty- Amity School of Physiotherapy, Noida, India Sept. 07- Dec 07 Teaching Assistantship- Department of Occupational Therapy, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO Full time Occupational Therapist- Tamana Special School, New Delhi, India Part time Occupational Therapist and Counselor- Wishbone Osteoporosis Management Program (Program of Aventis Pharmaceuticals), New Delhi, India Sept. 04 Dec. 06 April 03 Aug. 04 Sept Aug. 04 Research Grants: Funded: International Collaborative Project on Cultural Awareness, University Research Grant- Governors State University, Principal Investigator Impact of Enriched Home Environment Program (EHEP) on Participation of Children with Autism, University Research Grant- Governors State University, Principal Investigator Not Funded: Neuro- Interactive Lab Across Life Span- Equipment to Enhance Training for Health Professions (EETHP) Health Careers Opportunity Program Grant by Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) - Requested $85, Influence of Environmental Factors on Participation of Children with Autism in Home Activities University of Missouri Thompson Center for Autism & Neurodevelopmental Disorders- Requested $45,587. July July 2011 July July 2012 April 2010 March 2008 Publications: Sood, D. LaVesser, P. & Schranz, C. (2014) Influence of Home Environment on Participation in Home Activities of Children with an Autism Spectrum Disorder. Open Journal of Occupational Therapy, 2, (3), Article 2. Sood, D., Cepa, D., Dsouza, S, Saha, S., Aikat, R. & Tuuk, A.(2014). Impact of International Collaborative Project on Cultural Competence among Occupational Therapy Students. Open Journal of Occupational Therapy, 2,(3), Article 7. Sood, D., Szymanski, M.,& Schranz, C. (under review). Enriched Home Environment Program for Pre- School Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders. 2

3 Presentations: Sood, D. & Cada, E. Development and Implications of the Collaborative Coaching Model for Children with Sensory Processing Differences. Two day Invited Workshop, Manipal University, Manipal, India, 2014 Sood, D., Schranz, C., Haenig, E., Moloney, H., Shinnick, L., Suenkens, A.,& Tuuk, A. Parents Ability to Generate Strategies to Facilitate Participation in Home and Community Activities in Children with Disabilities. Poster Presentation, American Occupational Therapy Association National Conference, Baltimore, MD, 2014 Sood, D., Schranz, C., Haenig, E., Moloney, H., Shinnick, L., Suenkens, A.,& Tuuk, A. Parents Ability to Generate Strategies to Facilitate Participation in Home and Community Activities in Children with Disabilities. Poster Presentation, Illinois Association of Occupational Therapy State Conference, Peoria, IL, November 2013 Sood, D., Schranz, C.,Cabeen, M. Nicole, C., Foreman,C., Medley, M., Onuselogu, B. & Picken, K. Early Childhood Educators Perceptions of Sensory Processing Dysfunction in the Classroom Context. Poster Presentation, Illinois Association of Occupational Therapy State Conference, Peoria, IL, November 2013 Sood, D.,Wanka, E., Wallingford, M. Measuring Impact of Social & Cultural Factors on Participation. 26 th Annual Midwest Deans Occupational Therapy Research Conference, Michigan, March, 2013 Schranz, C. & Sood, D. Effectiveness of the Collaborative Coaching Model when Working with Families of Children with Sensory Processing Dysfunctions. Poster Presentation at the International Meeting for Autism Research, Toronto, Canada; May, 2012 Schranz, C. & Sood, D. Participation in Play in Children with Sensory Processing Dysfunction: Enabled by Caregiver Self-Initiated Solution Finding skills. Paper presentation, 33 rd Annual International YAI Conference on Developmental and Learning Disabilities, New York, May, Carr, C. & Sood, D. Conceptual Model to Understanding the Phenomena of MOT Student Active Participation in Classroom. Poster Presentation, American Occupational Therapy Association, Indiana, 2012 Wanka, E. & Sood, D. Development & Validation of the Child Mealtime Participation Checklist. Poster Presentation, American Occupational Therapy Association, Indiana, 2012 Carr, C. & Sood, D. The Phenomenon of Active Student Participation in the Master of Occupational Therapy Classroom. 25 th Annual Midwest Deans Occupational Therapy Research Conference, Michigan, March,

4 Sood, D. From Theory to Research to Practice- A Coaching Model to Facilitate Collaboration When Working with Families & Children. Invited Presentation, SPEED S.E.J.A # 802, Crete, IL, December Schranz, C. & Sood, D. Participation in Play in Children with Sensory Processing Dysfunction: Enabled by Caregiver Self-Initiated Solution Finding skills. Short Course Presentation, Illinois Association of Occupational Therapy State Conference, Lake Glena, IL, November 2011 Wanka, E. & Sood, D. Development & Validation of the Child Mealtime Participation Checklist. Poster Presentation, Illinois Association of Occupational Therapy State Conference, Lake Glena, IL, November 2011 Sood, D. Collaborative Coaching Model: Creating the Best Person-Environment Fit when Working with Children and Families. Invited Lecture Presentation, Fall 2011 Scholarship of Practice Lecture Series, University of Illinois, Chicago, IL, October 2011 Sood, D., Cepa, D., Ellexson, M. & Wanka, E. A Conceptual & Translational Model for Culturally Competent Care. Poster presentation, American Occupational Therapy Association, Philadelphia, PA, April 2011 Sood, D., Cepa, D., Ellexson, M. & Wanka, E. A Conceptual & Translational Model for Culturally Competent Care. Short Course, Illinois Occupational Therapy Association State Conference, Springfield, IL, November 2010 Sood, D. Measurement and Intervention Model for Enriched Home Environment for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder. Short Course, Illinois Occupational Therapy Association State Conference, Springfield, IL, November 2010 Sood, D. & Cepa, D. Connecting Culture & Classroom with Technology: Using International Collaboration to Facilitate Cultural Sensitivity in Occupational Therapy Education. Paper presentation at Supporting Learning and Technology in Education Conference, Chicago, IL, October, 2010 Sood, D. & Cepa, D. Connecting Culture & Classroom with Technology: Using International Collaboration to Facilitate Cultural Sensitivity in Occupational Therapy Education. Paper presentation at Faculty Summer Institute, Governors State University, University Park, IL, June, 2010 Sood, D., Zingerevich, C., & Schranz, C. Practice Models to Facilitate Participation of Children with ASD in Home, School & Community Activities. International Meeting for Autism Research, Philadelphia, PA, May, 2010 Sood, D. Enriched Home Environment: A Model & Intervention to Facilitate Participation in Children with ASD. Paper presentation at the World Federation of Occupational Therapy XV Congress, Santiago, Chile, May, 2010 (Unable to present) 4

5 Sood, D., Cepa, D. & Wignall, E. Connecting Culture & Classroom: Using International Collaboration to Facilitate Cultural Competencies in Occupational Therapy Education with Interactive Technology. Poster presentation at the American Occupational Therapy Association, Orlando, FL, April, 2010 Sood, D., Cepa, D. & Wignall, E. Connecting Culture & Classroom: Connecting Culture & Classroom: Using International Collaboration to Facilitate Cultural Sensitivity in Occupational Therapy Students. 23 rd Annual Midwest Deans Occupational Therapy Research Conference, St. Louis, MO, March, 2010 Sood, D. Enriched Home Environment: A Model & Intervention to Facilitate Participation in Children with ASD. Paper presentation at the Autism Society of America s 40 th National Conference, St. Peters, IL; July, Sood, D., Bunn, J. & Iovaldi, S. Enriched Home Environment: A Model & Intervention to Facilitate Participation in Children with ASD. Poster Presentation at the International Meeting for Autism Research, Chicago, IL; May, Sood D. & LaVesser, P. Development of Motor and Sensory Skills in Children with ASD. Training workshop, Thompson Center Autism Intervention Conference, Columbia, MO; March, 2009 Sood D. Participation Model for Children with Autism (PMCA). Symposium presented at the Emerging Trends in Management of Pervasive Developmental Disorders, organized by Ashish Foundation for the Differently Abled, New Delhi, India; October, Sood D. A Cognitive Approach towards Autism. Symposium presented at the Emerging Trends in Management of Pervasive Developmental disorders, organized by Ashish Foundation for the Differently Abled, New Delhi, India; October, Sood D. & LaVesser, P. Influence of Environmental Factors on Participation of Children with Autism in their Home Activities. Poster Presentation at the International Meeting for Autism Research, Seattle, WA; May, Sood D. & LaVesser P. Influence of Environmental Factors on Participation of Children with Autism in their Home Activities. Poster Presentation at the American Occupational Therapy Association, St Louis, MO; April, Sood D. Role of Occupational Therapy in Spinal Cord Injury. Poster Presentation at All India Occupational Therapy Association Conference, Bhuveneshwar, India;

6 Supervision of Scholarly Projects: Primary research advisor for the following Doctor of Occupational Therapy Capstone Projects Completed Schranz, C. (May 2011) Participation in Play in Children with Sensory Processing Dysfunction: Enabled by Caregiver Self-Initiated Solution Finding skills. Chair Wanka, E. (December 2011) Development and Validation of Child Mealtime Participation Checklist. Chair Gronowski, L. (December 2011) Exploring Parents' Use of Strategies to Promote Play Participation in Children with Developmental Delays. Chair Carr, C. (January 2012) Active Class Participation of Students in the Mater of Occupational Therapy Program. Chair Easley, L. (January 2012) Development & Implementation of the Online Coaching Program for Teachers. Chair Gayle, L. (January 2012) Coaching Model for Aging Individuals to Facilitate their Participation within the Home Environment. Chair Wallingford, M.(October 2013) Development & Validation of Context Social Participation Scale Chair Terry, S. (November 2013) Building Capacity through Education: A Program for Families of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder to Enable Social Participation in Community Activities Chair Drew, D. Investigation into the Current Practices of Occupational Therapy Practitioners Working with Patients who are Mechanically Ventilated in the ICU (November 2013) Chair LoCure, G. A Partnership using Strategies for Participation: A Service Delivery Model to Promote Participation of Children with Sensory Processing Disorders within the Context of a School Environment (December 2013) Chair Weckler, J. Evidence Based Practice among School Based Occupational Therapy Practitioners Chair In Process Symanski,M. Magnifying Factors that Influence the Community Participation of Children with ASD as Perceived by their Caregivers by use of Photovoice Chair 6

7 Czuba, F. Environmental Determinants that Influence Social Participation of Gender Fluid Population Chair Service: Member of the admissions committee in MOT program- Governors State University Member of the admissions committee in DrOT program- Governors State University Member of the curriculum development committee in MOT program- Governors State University Member of the curriculum development committee in DrOT program- Governors State University Member of recruitment committee in the DrOT program- Governors State University 2010 present present Member- College Scholarship Committee- Governors State University Health Services Advisory Committee Member- Family Development Center- Early Head Start Program- Governors State University Strategic Planning Committee member- Family Development Center Research Proposal Reviewer- American Occupational Therapy Association National Conference , 2011, 2012 Professional Memberships: American Occupational Therapy Association Indian Association of Occupational Therapy World Federation of Occupational Therapy Illinois Association of Occupational Therapy 7