Sandra Whisner, MA, OTR
Assistant Professor
EDUCATION
- 1992 B.B.A. Management- Texas Tech University- Lubbock, TX
- 1997 B.S. Occupational Therapy- Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center- Lubbock, TX
- 2003 M.A. Occupational Therapy- Texas Woman's University- Denton, TX
RESEARCH INTERESTS
- Community based practice with at risk youth
- School based psychosocial practice
- Roles of persons with chronic mental illness
Student/Faculty Projects
- Characteristics and Experiences of Students with Emotional Disturbance within School Settings
- Generational Differences in Mealtime Routines
- Elementary Students’ Perspectives on Their Experiences in the Social Adjustment Classroom
- Testing the Reliability of the Assessment of Relative Mastery of Occupational Roles
- Homelessness in Lubbock, Texas: A Needs Survey
- Assessing and Describing School Children with Emotional and Behavioral Disorder from an Occupational Therapy Perspective
PRESENTATIONS
Understanding the Occupational Therapy Practice Framework: Domain of Occupational Therapy, November 2007, HealthNet, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Lubbock, TX
Applying the Occupational Therapy Practice Framework: Process of Occupational Therapy, November 2007, HealthNet, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Lubbock, TX
Assessing/Describing Children with Emotional and Behavioral Disorders, (Co-presenter), November 2006, Mountain Central Conference, Irving, Texas
Homelessness in Lubbock, Texas: A Needs Survey, (Co-presenter/Poster presentation), November 2006, Mountain Central Conference, Irving, Texas
Understanding "Missed Behavior" in order to Support a Client’s Adaptive Response to Challenges, (Invited presenter), October 2006, Texas Woman’s University, Houston, Texas
Case Mapping to Support Clinical Reasoning by Students and Therapists, (Co-presenter), November 2005, Mountain Central Conference, San Antonio, TX
Concept Mapping to Support Clinical Reasoning: Applications for Teaching and Practice, (Co-presenter), May 2005, AOTA Annual Conference and Expo, Long Beach, CA
Research...Let's Get Started: Part II, (Co-presenter), June 2004, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Lubbock, TX
Therapeutic Use of Self & Professional Boundaries, May 2004, Montford Unit, Lubbock, TX
OT: What To Expect?, May 2003, HealthNet, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Lubbock, TX
A Practice Model in Correctional Mental Health, (Co-presenter), September 2002, Mountain Central Conference, San Antonio, TX
Building Outcome Measures, (Co-presenter), October 1999, Mountain Central Conference, Galveston, TX
PUBLICATIONS
Stelter, L. &; Whisner, S.M. (in press). Building responsibility for self through meaningful roles: Occupational adaptation theory applied in forensic psychiatry. OT in Mental Health, 23 (1).