1. Supporting School Reintegration for Adolescents with Traumatic Brain Injury: A Program Model, Fall 2007.  Developed a written proposal for a community-based program to facilitate school re-entry for adolescents with recent traumatic brain injury; Proposal submitted to the Administrative Director of Medical Services at the Center for Head Injury Services in St. Louis, MO. 

2.  Enabling Participation in Older Adults with Stroke: An Occupational Performance Model, Spring 2007.  Developed a model of practice for occupational therapy for older adults with stroke; Model proposes a shift in stroke rehabilitation from impairment to everyday life and describes a top-down, occupation-based approach to intervention. 

3.  Pi Theta Education Programming, Fall 2006 - Spring 2007.  Co-organizer of education events for Washington University Occupational Therapy students including speakers on aquatic therapy, vision technology, and a student fieldwork panel; Also co-organized anatomy help sessions for 1st-year OT students.

4. Improving Handwriting Ability in Children with Developmental Dyspraxia: A Program Based on the Cognitive Orientation to Daily Occupational Performance (CO-OP) Approach, Spring 2006.  Developed a written plan for a potential school-based program to improve handwriting skills in children with decreased motor coordination; Program emphasizes a group intervention using cognitive strategies identified in the CO-OP approach.

5.  Holistic Environmental Assessment for Return to Home (HEARTH), Spring 2006.  Collaborated with classmates to write a business plan for a potential clinical program;  Program emphasized the transition to home following inpatient services and evaluation of patients' need for home modifications to improve quality of life.

6.  Backpack Awareness Day, Fall 2005:  Developed a backpack awareness program for fifth graders at Sappington Elementary School in St. Louis, Missouri.  The program emphasized AOTA guidelines and included a mini-presentation and a "weigh-in" of fifth graders and their backpacks.  Preparations for the event included establishing a relationship with the school, conducting research to determine the needs of the population, creating a budget, purchasing equipment, and recruiting and training volunteers.

7.  Health Promotion and Disease Prevention for Homeless Women: A Focus on Sexual Health, Summer 2005.  Developed a written plan for a potential program for homeless women seeking temporary shelter at the Shalom House in St. Louis, Missouri; Based on a primary and secondary needs assessment and addressed safe sexual practices and ways to minimize the spread of sexually transmitted diseases.