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Occupational Therapy Practice and Research

Last updated July 7, 2026

Rising Stars

New and hot

Rising Stars Researchers

1
Daniel F Morse
Unknown
2
Han van Dijk
University of Applied Sciences Utrecht
3
Tamar Greenwell
Purdue University West Lafayette
4
Jennifer Bueby
Concordia University Ann Arbor
5
Anna Pettican
University of Essex
6
Emma Hazeldine
University of Plymouth
7
Karime Mescouto
Western University
8
Sandra Ocasio Hansson
Jönköping University
9
Jenna Rhodes
Queen Margaret University
10
Coco Moore
University of Worcester

Rising Stars Papers

1
Navigating whiteness: affective relational intensities of non-clinical psychosocial support by and for culturally and linguistically diverse people
Frontiers in Sociology|2024
5 cit.
2
Routes to social prescribing outside National Health Service (NHS) structures: a systematic map
BMJ Public Health|2025
5 cit.
3
Promoting the Wellbeing of Physiotherapy Students on Placement:
International Journal of Practice-based Learning in Health and Social Care|2024
3 cit.
4
Tackling physical inactivity and inequalities: implementing a whole systems approach to transform community provision for disabled people and people with long-term health conditions
BMC Public Health|2024
2 cit.
5
Level of diagnostic agreement in musculoskeletal shoulder diagnosis between remote and face‐to‐face consultations: A retrospective service evaluation
Health Science Reports|2024
2 cit.
6
Development of a work-integrated learning programme for chronic pain physiotherapy in Dutch private practice using co-design methods: description of a journey
BMJ Open|2025
1 cit.
7
Between the lines: a discursive analysis of the non-specific low back pain literature
Physiotherapy Theory and Practice|2025
0 cit.
8
LEaPP Phoneme-Grapheme Chart
Unknown Journal|2025
0 cit.
9
LEaPP Basic and Advanced Spelling Inventories
Unknown Journal|2025
0 cit.
10
Experiences of physiotherapists learning to adopt a biopsychosocial model by following the ‘pain in private practice’ professionalization course: a qualitative study
Physiotherapy Theory and Practice|2025
0 cit.

Emerging Leaders

Gaining momentum

Emerging Leaders Researchers

1
Jeb Brown
Center for Clinical Research (United States)
2
Palak Shah
Manubhai Patel Dental College and Hospital
3
Mary Ann Tucker
University of Kentucky HealthCare
4
Suzanne Huot
University of British Columbia
5
Elisabeth Argentzell
Lund University
6
Jenny Setchell
The University of Queensland
7
Alice Moore
Society for Classical Studies
8
Laurie K. Mischley
Bastyr University
9
D L Kornetti
Fluor (United States)
10
Tamoura Hazelton
The University of Sydney

Emerging Leaders Papers

1
Physiotherapists Both Reproduce and Resist Biomedical Dominance when Working With People With Low Back Pain: A Qualitative Study Towards New Praxis
Qualitative Health Research|2022
45 cit.
2
ATP and NAD+ Deficiency in Parkinson’s Disease
Nutrients|2023
40 cit.
3
“I felt uncertain about my whole future”—a qualitative investigation of people's experiences of navigating uncertainty when seeking care for their low back pain
Pain|2023
27 cit.
4
Comparison of Associations between MIND and Mediterranean Diet Scores with Patient-Reported Outcomes in Parkinson’s Disease
Nutrients|2022
26 cit.
5
Trauma-informed physiotherapy and the principles of safety, trustworthiness, choice, collaboration, and empowerment: a qualitative study
Physiotherapy Theory and Practice|2024
23 cit.
6
Uncertainty in low back pain care – insights from an ethnographic study
Disability and Rehabilitation|2022
21 cit.
7
Physiotherapists vary in their knowledge of and approach to working with patients who are LGBTQIA+: a qualitative study
Journal of physiotherapy|2023
21 cit.
8
The ubiquity of uncertainty in low back pain care
Social Science & Medicine|2022
20 cit.
9
Towards an ethical multiplicity in low back pain care: Practising beyond the biopsychosocial model
Sociology of Health & Illness|2022
19 cit.
10
A national study of playground professionals universal design implementation practices
Landscape Research|2022
17 cit.

Current Senior Leaders

Established & currently active

Current Senior Leaders Researchers

1
Karen C. Weber
Universidade Federal da Paraíba
2
Joost Dekker
Amsterdam University Medical Centers
3
Mona Eklund
Lund University
4
Lori Letts
McMaster University
5
Susanne Iwarsson
Lund University
6
Gail Whiteford
Charles Sturt University
7
Maria A. Fragala-Pinkham
Boston Children's Hospital
8
Ellie Fossey
Monash Health
9
Helene J. Polatajko
University of Toronto
10
Florence Clark
University of Southern California

Current Senior Leaders Papers

1
Adult Norms for the Box and Block Test of Manual Dexterity
American Journal of Occupational Therapy|1985
2.1k cit.
2
The Person-Environment-Occupation Model: A Transactive Approach to Occupational Performance
Canadian Journal of Occupational Therapy|1996
1.5k cit.
3
Interpreting Change Scores of Tests and Measures Used in Physical Therapy
Physical Therapy|2006
935 cit.
4
Low Heart Rate Variability in a 2-Minute Rhythm Strip Predicts Risk of Coronary Heart Disease and Mortality From Several Causes
Circulation|2000
849 cit.
5
Metabolic Syndrome and 10-Year Cardiovascular Disease Risk in the Hoorn Study
Circulation|2005
631 cit.
6
Appraising the trustworthiness of qualitative studies: Guidelines for occupational therapists
Australian Occupational Therapy Journal|2007
505 cit.
7
Heart Rate Variability from Short Electrocardiographic Recordings Predicts Mortality from All Causes in Middle-aged and Elderly Men: The Zutphen Study
American Journal of Epidemiology|1997
502 cit.
8
Occupational Deprivation: Global Challenge in the New Millennium
British Journal of Occupational Therapy|2000
464 cit.
9
Occupational therapy for independent-living older adults. A randomized controlled trial
JAMA|1997
458 cit.
10
Occupational Therapy for Independent-Living Older Adults
JAMA|1997
449 cit.

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