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| Name: |
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Gary Bedell |
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Assistant Professor
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| Departmental Affiliation: |
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Occupational Therapy Department
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| Degrees: |
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Ph.D. New York University |
| Expertise: |
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Outcomes Measurement; Pediatric and Community-based Rehabilitation; Promoting Participation and Health Across the Lifespan
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| Major Awards: |
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National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research - U.S. Department of Education. “Development of measures of participation and environment for children with disabilities.” Co-Principal Investigator. Wendy Coster, Ph.D., Boston University, PI & Mary Law, Ph.D., McMaster University, Co-PI (2007 – 2010),
National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research - U.S. Department of Education. “TBI Transition Systems (T-BITS): Improving the Hospital-School Transition of Children with Traumatic Brain Injury. Co-investigator. Ann Glang, Ph.D. & Bonnie Todis, Ph.D., Principal Investigators, Western Oregon University - The Teaching Research Institute, Eugene, Oregon. (2008 – 2011),
Deborah Munroe Noonan Memorial Fund, Bank of America, Trustee, "Diabetes Management at School: Identifying Factors Associated with Health, Participation and Quality of Life.” Principal Investigator. Elisabeth Schainker, MD, Floating Hospital. Tufts New England Medical Center, Project director (2006 – 2008),
Tufts University Summer Faculty Research Award Committee (FRAC) Award. "Measuring Diabetes Management, Participation and Quality of Life at School for Children with Type 1 Diabetes." Principal Investigator (Summer 2006),
Tufts University Bernstein Faculty Fellows Cross-disciplinary Research Award. "Examining interventions and factors associated with social participation and quality of life of children and youth with chronic illnesses and disabilities." Principal investigator & Junior Faculty Fellow with Dr. Donald Wertlieb, Senior Faculty Fellow, Tufts University - Department of Child Development. (2004 - 2006),
Tufts University Academic Technology Faculty Grant Award. Integrating e-technology into three levels of graduate occupational therapy educational programs." Project Co-director with Ms. Mary Evenson (Project director). (2005 - 2008),
Tufts University, FRAC Award. "The Child and Adolescent Scale of Participation: Further testing and development." Principal Investigator (2004),
Mary E. Switzer Distinguished Research Fellowship Award, US Department of Education, National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research. Principal Investigator (2002-2003). "Predictors of functional outcomes and needs of children and youth with acquired brain injuries upon discharge from inpatient rehabilitation.",
Deborah Munroe Noonan Memorial Fund, Fleet Boston Financial, Trustee, Principal Investigator and Project Co-Director (2001-2002)."Strategies to promote social participation in school-age children with acquired brain injuries.",
Deborah Munroe Noonan Memorial Fund, Fleet Boston Financial, Trustee, Principal Investigator and Project Co-Director (2000-2001). "Community re-integration of children with brain injury: Development and implementation of a follow-up system.",
U.S. Department of Education - National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research. "Medication management and successful work transition for persons with HIV/AIDS." Co-principal investigator. Drs. David Vandergoot & John O’Neill, Principal Investigators (2000-2003) |
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gary.bedell@tufts.edu
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| Other websites: |
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http://ase.tufts.edu/bsot
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| Scholarship & Research: |
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Selected Publications:
Bedell, G. Functional outcomes of school-age children with acquired brain injuries at discharge from inpatient rehabilitation. Brain Injury. Manuscript accepted for publication.
Bedell, G. & Coster, W. Measuring participation of school-age children with traumatic brain injuries: Considerations and approaches. Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation. Manuscript accepted for publication.
Bedell, G. (In press). Balancing Health, Work, and Daily Life: Design and Evaluation of a Pilot intervention for Persons with HIV/AIDS. Work.
Bedell, G., Cohn, E. & Dumas, H. (2005). Exploring parents' use of strategies to promote social participation in school-age children with acquired brain injuries. American Journal of Occupational Therapy, 59, 273-284.
Sherwin, L., Whiteneck, G., Corrigan, J., Bedell, G., Brown, M., Abreu, B., DePompei, R., Gordon, W., & Kreutzer, J. (2006). Domains of a TBI Minimal Data Set: Community reintegration phase (Consensus paper). Brain Injury, 20, 383-389.
Bedell, G. (2004). Developing a follow-up survey focused on participation of children and youth with acquired brain injuries after inpatient rehabilitation. NeuroRehabilitation, 19, 191-205.
Bedell, G., & Dumas, H. (2004). Social participation of children and youth with acquired brain injuries discharged from inpatient rehabilitation: A follow-up study. Brain Injury, 18, 65-82.
Dumas, H., Bedell, G., & Hamill, S. (2003). Strategies to promote activity performance and participation in children and youth with acquired brain injuries. International Journal of Rehabilitation Research, 26, 303-308.
Tickle-Degnen, L. & Bedell, G. M. (2003). Heterarchy and hierarchy: A critical appraisal of the "Levels of Evidence" as a tool for clinical decision-making. American Journal of Occupational Therapy. 57, 234-237.
Bedell, G., Haley, S., Coster, W., & Smith, K. (2002). Participation readiness at discharge from inpatient rehabilitation in children and adolescents with acquired brain injuries. Pediatric Rehabilitation, 2, 107-116.
Bedell, G., Haley, S., Coster, W., & Smith, K. (2002). Developing a responsive measure of change for pediatric brain injury inpatient rehabilitation. Brain Injury, 16, 659-671.
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