Curriculum Vitae
Doris Pierce, Ph.D., OTR/L, FAOTA
Endowed Chair in Occupational Therapy
Contact Information
Eastern Kentucky University, Department of Occupational Therapy 521 Lancaster Avenue, 103 Dizney Building,
Richmond, KY 40475
Email: doris.pierce@eku.edu
Education
1989-1996 Doctor of Philosophy in Occupational Science, University of Southern California
1984-1988 Master of Arts in Occupational Therapy, University of Southern California
1978-1983 Bachelor of Science in Occupational Therapy, Ohio State University
Honors and Awards
2015 Keynote, French Occupational Therapy Association, Paris, France
2014 Keynote, Indiana Occupational Therapy Association
2013 Service Commendation, Maturing the Profession Task Group, AOTA
2012 Keynote, 16th Japanese Occupational Science Seminar, Sapporo, Japan
2011 The Chautauqua, Eastern Kentucky University
2011 10th Annual Ruth Zemke Lecture in Occupational Science, SSO:USA
2005 Outstanding Scholar of the Year, Pi Theta Epsilon Honor Society
2004 Mentor, Coalition for Allied Health Leadership, HRSA Bureau of Health
Professions
2003 Fellow, Coalition for Allied Health Leadership, HRSA Bureau of Health
Professions
2001 Service Award, American Occupational Therapy Association
2001 Leadership Commendation Service Award, AOTA
2000 Fellow, American Occupational Therapy Association
1999 OTD Teacher of the Year, Creighton University
1996 Elizabeth June Yerxa Scholarship Award, University of Southern California
1988 Service Award, AOTA
1985 Service Award, AOTA
1984 Graduate School Scholarship, University of Southern California
1984 National Charity League Pediatric Scholarship, Pasadena, CA.
1983 Mortar Board Scholarship, Ohio State University
Licensure and Certification
National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy American Occupational Therapy Association
Kentucky Board of Licensure IRB Certification, CITI
Sensory Integration and Praxis Tests
Academic Appointments
2000-2014 Endowed Chair in Occupational Therapy, Professor, Eastern Kentucky University
(EKU), Department of Occupational Therapy, Richmond, KY. Research, grant-writing, grant administration, University-wide facilitation of faculty scholarship. Design of B.S. in Occupational Science, M.S. in Occupational Therapy, fully online post-professional O.T.D. Teach in B.S., M.S., O.T.D., and inter-university Ph.D. in Rehabilitation Sciences at University of Kentucky (UK). Primary
advisor for occupational therapy Ph.D. students. Full Graduate Faculty, EKU and UK.
2008-2011 Visiting Professor, Northampton University, England.
1996-2000 Associate Professor, Occupational Therapy Department, Creighton University,
Omaha, NE. Emphasis on the use of occupational science in, and development of, clinical doctoral program. Chair of Ad-Hoc Task Force for the Focused Evaluation Visit to the Clinical Doctorates in Occupational and Physical Therapy by the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools, Faculty Senate, University Athletic Board.
1998-2000 Adjunct Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Academic Director of Occupational
Therapy, Munroe-Meyer Rehabilitation Institute, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE. Research facilitation and doctoral student supervision in university-affiliated project and multi-disciplinary training facility.
1990-1993 Research Assistant, Jane Goodall Research Center, Department of Anthropology,
University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA. Assist in initial organization and ongoing work of a research archive and multimedia computer system serving researchers in wild chimpanzee behavior.
1987-1990 Assistant Lecturer/Adjunct Instructor, Department of Occupational Therapy,
University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA. Develop, teach, and assist in the following courses: Occupational Therapy 220, Introduction to Occupational Therapy; Occupational Therapy 484, Pediatric Treatment; Occupational Therapy 415, Medical Lectures. Continuing education coordinator for DHHS Division of Maternal and Child Health Grant, initial organization of annual Occupational Science Symposia and interface with Jane Goodall Institute.
1989-1990 Division of Maternal and Child Health Doctoral Traineeship, Department of Occupational Therapy, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA.
1985-1988 Project Specialist, Research Project for the Science of Occupation, Department of
Occupational Therapy, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA. Initial organization and continuing management of departmental support office for faculty grant writing and program development for the Doctor of Philosophy in Occupational Science.
1983-1984 Division of Maternal and Child Health Occupational Therapy Traineeship,
University Affiliated Program, Children's Hospital of Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA.
Selected Consultations
2013 Faculty consult and workshop, Occupational Therapy Department, Indiana
University at Purdue University Indianapolis
2011 Grant Review, HRSA, Rural Health Network Development Grant Program
2010 Grant Review, HRSA, Rural Health Network Development Planning Grant
Program
2010 Curriculum Consultant, Colorado State University, Ph.D. in Occupation and
Rehabilitation Sciences.
2009 Grant Review, HRSA, Congenital Conditions Program.
2007 Lecturer, University of Indianapolis, OTTP 617 Critical Analysis of Occupation.
2007 Lecturer, TOTD 505 Occupation-Based Practice, Rocky Mountain University.
2006 Lecturer, TOTD 505 Occupation-Based Practice, Rocky Mountain University.
2005 Grant Review, HRSA, Quentin Burdick Rural Health Interdisciplinary Training
Grants.
2005 Curriculum Consultant, Shawnee State University, transition to entry-level
Master’s.
2005 Lecturer, TOTD 505 Occupation-Based Practice, Rocky Mountain University.
2004 Curriculum Review, State of Massachusetts, Worcester College, B.S. in
Occupational Science.
2004 Faculty Scholarship Consultant, Department of Occupational Therapy, Howard
University.
2003 Grant Review, HRSA, Quentin Burdick Rural Health Interdisciplinary Training
Grants.
2003 Faculty Scholarship Consultant, Department of Occupational Therapy, Xavier
University.
2003 Grant Review, U.S. Department of Education, Native American Vocational
Rehabilitation Services, Orthotics and Prosthetics.
2002 Grant Review, HRSA, Quentin Burdick Rural Health Interdisciplinary Training
Grants.
1999 Curriculum Consultant, Transition to Master's, Xavier University.
1999 Curriculum Consultant, Transition to B.S. in Occupational Science and Master's
1998 Curriculum Consultant, Occupational Therapy Department, Chatham College.
1992 Faculty Scholarship Consultant, Context of Occupations as Research Focus,
Occupational Therapy Department, University of Kansas Medical Center.
Professional Experience
1988-1996 Occupational Therapist/Owner, Pediatric Occupational Therapy, La Verne, CA.
Pediatric private practice in home, clinic, pool, therapeutic riding center, and school. Contracts with Rowland School District, Walnut Schools, Hacienda La Puente Unified School District, San Gabriel Valley Regional Center, San
Bernardino Regional Center. Specializing in play development, school function, feeding, grasp, sensory integration, and technology-dependent children.
1990 Acting Director of Administration and Practice, Ayres Clinic, Torrance, CA.
Administration of occupational therapy clinic and advanced training facility.
1985-1988 Occupational Therapist: Program development, assessment, and treatment. Ayres
Clinic, Torrance, CA, 1985 to 1988.
1985 Occupational Therapist, Ayres Clinic, Torrance, CA. ALOS Completion of OT
610, Assessment and Intervention in Sensory Integration, University of Southern California.
1985 Occupational Therapist, ABC Schools, Bellflower, CA.
1983-1984 Occupational Therapy Trainee, HRSA Bureau of Health Professions, Children's
Hospital of Los Angeles, University Affiliated Program, University of Southern California.
1983 Occupational Therapy Affiliate in Pediatric Rehabilitation, University of
Michigan, Mott Children's Hospital, Ann Arbor, MI.
1983 Occupational Therapy Affiliate in Adolescent Psychiatry, Woodview Calabasas
Psychiatric Hospital, Calabasas, CA.
1979-1982 Ward Clerk, Burn Unit and NICU, Columbus Children's Hospital, Columbus, OH.
1980-1981 Occupational Therapy Student Assistant, Upham Hall, Ohio State University
Hospitals, Columbus, OH, 1980 to 1981.
Funded Grants
Pierce, D. (Principal Investigator) (2012-2015). Ohio Occupational Therapy Transition
Outcomes Study (Ohio-OTTO). Ohio Department of Education, Office of Exceptional
Pierce, D., (Project Director) (2008-2009). With A. Marshall, Development of model transition
practices within the Kentucky Educational Collaborative for State Agency Children.
Kentucky Department of Juvenile Justice, $10,000.
Pierce, D. (Research Team Leader) (2008-2009). With R. Nolan and A. Marshall, Development
of model transition practices within the Kentucky Educational Collaborative for State Agency Children. Kentucky Department of Education, $11,000.
Pierce, D., Marshall, A., & Fehringer, E. (2007-2008). Transitions of youth at risk in Kentucky
A-6 schools. Kentucky Educational Collaborative for State Agency Children, $21,000.
Pierce, D. (Project Director) (2004-2007). Providing rural interdisciplinary services for youth
with mental health needs (PRISYM). Health Resources and Services Administration,
Bureau of Health Professions, Quentin Burdick, $996,140.
Marken, D., & Pierce, D. (2004-2005). Strategies and challenges of custodial grandmothers
raising grandchildren. University Research Committee, Eastern Kentucky University,
$5,000.
Pierce, D. (1999-2000). Spatiotemporal development of extremely low birth weight infants in the
home. Health Futures Foundation Grant: $18,997.
Pierce, D. (1996). Infant space, infant time: Development of infant interactions with the physical
environment, from 1 to 18 months. Dissertation Abstracts International. American
Occupational Therapy Foundation/American Occupational Therapy Association 1993 Dissertation Research Grant: $20,000.
Peer-Reviewed Articles
Bailliard, A., Clark, F., Laiberte-Rudman, D., Merryman, B., Shaw, L., Wood, W., & Pierce, D. (2013, October). Doctoral programs in occupational science: Diversity and potential. In K. Reed (Ed.), First Annual Proceedings of the Society for the Study of Occupation: USA (pp. 78-80). Lexington, Kentucky: SSO:USA.
Pierce, D. (2013, October). The persistence of partition and the danger of epistemic closure in occupational science. In K. Reed (Ed.), First Annual Proceedings of the Society for the
Study of Occupation: USA (pp. 12-13). Lexington, Kentucky: SSO:USA.
Dennis, C., Marshall, A., Randall, Y., Rybski, D., Smith, V., Barrett, K., & Pierce, D. (2013, October). Undergraduate programs in occupational science: An innovative disciplinary trend. In K. Reed (Ed.), First Annual Proceedings of the Society for the Study of
Occupation: USA (pp. 58-59). Lexington, Kentucky: SSO:USA.
Wright-St Clair, V. A., Pierce, D., Bunrayong, W., Rattakorn, P., Vittayakorn, S., Hocking, C., & Shordike, A. (2013). Cross-cultural understandings of festival food-related activities for older women in Chiang Mai, Thailand, Eastern Kentucky, USA and Auckland, New Zealand. Journal of Cross-cultural Gerontology, 28, 103-119. doi:10.1007/s10823-013-9194-5
Marshall, A., Powell, N., Pierce, D., Nolan, R., & Fehringer, E. (2012). Youth and administrator perspectives on transition in Kentucky’s state agency schools. Child Welfare, 91, 97-118. Pierce, D. (2012). Promise. Journal of Occupational Science, 19(4), 298-311.
doi:10.1080/14427591.2012.667778
Estes, J. & Pierce, D. (2012). Pediatric therapists' perspectives on occupation-based practice.
Scandinavian Journal of Occupational Therapy, 19, 17-25.
doi:10.3109/11038128.2010.547598
Marken, D., Pierce, D., & Baltisberger, J. (2010). Grandmothers’ use of routines to manage custodial care of young children. Occupational and Physical Therapy in Geriatrics, 28, 360-375.
Pierce, D., Atler, K., Baltisberger, J., Fehringer, E., Hunter, E., Malkawi, S., Parr, T. (2010). Occupational science: A data-based American perspective. Journal of Occupational
Science, 17 (4), 204-215.
Shordike, A., Hocking, C., Pierce, D., Wright St. Clair, V., Vittayakorn, S., Rattakorn, P., & Bunrayong, W. (2010). Respecting regional culture in an international multi-site study: A derived etic method. Qualitative Research, 10, 333-335.
Pierce, D. (2009). Co-occupation: The challenges of defining concepts original to occupational science. Journal of Occupational Science, 16, 273-287.
Pierce, D., Myers, C., & Munier, V. (2009). Informing early intervention through an occupational science description of infant-toddler interactions with home space.
American Journal of Occupational Therapy, 63, 273–287.
Hocking, C., Pierce, D., Shordike, A., Wright-St. Clair, V., Bunrayong, W., Vittayakorn, S., & Rattakorn, P. (2008). The promise of internationally collaborative research for studying occupation: The example of the older women’s food preparation study. Occupational
Therapy Journal of Research: Occupation, Participation, and Health, 28, 180-190.
O'Brien, S., Pierce, D., Shasby, S., Cunningham, R. & Schneck, C. (2007). Responsible decision-making through measured criteria for faculty time use. Occupational Therapy
in Health Care, New Directions in Occupational Therapy Education, 21, (1/2).
Keough, J., & Pierce, D. (2005, October 17). Using ritual to support client change at discharge.
OT Practice, 10, 17-18.
Pierce, D. (2005). The usefulness of video methods for occupational therapy and occupational science research. American Journal of Occupational Therapy, 59, 9-19.
Shordike, A., & Pierce, D. (2005). Cooking up Christmas in Kentucky: Occupation and tradition in the stream of time. Journal of Occupational Science, 12, 140-148.
Pierce, D. (2004). Desembaracando ocupacao e actividade. Revista do Centro de Estudos de
Pierce, D. (2003). How can the occupation base of occupational therapy be strengthened?
Australian Occupational Therapy Journal, 50, 1-2.
Bennett, O., Cunningham, A. R., Pierce, D., & Tuminski, K. (2002). Reflections on disability: Ethnography, cultural biography, and essay. American Journal of Occupational
Therapy, 56, 595-597.
Pierce, D. (2001). Occupation by design: Dimensions, creativity, and therapeutic power.
American Journal of Occupational Therapy, 55, 249-259.
Pierce, D. (2001). Untangling occupation and activity. American Journal of Occupational
Therapy, 55, 138-146.
Howell, D., & Pierce, D. (2000). Exploring the forgotten restorative dimension of occupation: Quilt use and quilting. Journal of Occupational Science, 7, 68-72.
Pierce, D. (2000). Maternal management of the home as an infant/toddler developmental space.
American Journal of Occupational Therapy, 54, 290-299.
Pierce, D., & Peyton, C. (1999). A historical cross-disciplinary perspective on the professional doctorate for occupational therapy. American Journal of Occupational Therapy, 53, 64-71.
Pierce, D. (1998). The issue is: What is the source of occupation's treatment power? American
Journal of Occupational Therapy, 52, 490-491.
Pierce, D., & Frank, G. (1992). A mother's work: Two levels of feminist analysis. American
Journal of Occupational Therapy, 46, 972-980.
Clark, F. A., Parham, L. D., Carlson, M. E., Frank, G., Jackson, J., Pierce, D., Wolfe, R. J., & Zemke, R. (1991). Occupational science: Academic innovation in the service of
occupational therapy's future. American Journal of Occupational Therapy, 45, 300-310. Pierce, D. (1991). Early object rule acquisition. American Journal of Occupational Therapy, 45,
438-450. Listed in Fondation Archives Jean Piaget, Universite de Geneve.
Primeau, L. A., Clark, F. A., & Pierce, D. (1989). Occupational therapy alone has looked upon occupation: Future applications of occupational science to pediatric occupational therapy.
Occupational Therapy in Health Care, 6, 19-32.
Yerxa, E. J., Clark, F., Frank, G., Jackson, J., Parham, D., Pierce, D., Stein, C., & Zemke, R. (1989). An introduction to occupational science, a foundation for occupational therapy in the 21st century. Occupational Therapy in Health Care, 6, 1-18.
possible effects on occupational therapy of a change in entry level. American Journal of
Occupational Therapy, 41, 221-231.
Pierce, D. (1985). ASCOTA: Student perspectives. American Journal of Occupational Therapy,
39, 7-10.
Books
Pierce, D. (Ed.) (2013). Occupational science for occupational therapy. Thorofare, NJ: SLACK Incorporated. ISBN: 978-1-55642-933-0
Pierce, D. (2003). Occupation by design: Building therapeutic power. Philadelphia: F.A. Davis. Available on Kindle.
Chapters
Estes, J., & Pierce, D. (2013). Pediatric therapists’ perceptions of the dynamics of occupation-based practice. In D. Pierce (Ed.), Occupational science for occupational therapy (pp. 281-290). Thorofare, NJ: SLACK Incorporated.
Fehringer, E., Marshall, A., Summers, K., & Pierce, D. (2013). Putting knowledge of occupation to work for youth at risk. In D. Pierce (Ed.), Occupational science for occupational
therapy (pp. 335-346). Thorofare, NJ: SLACK Incorporated.
Hocking, C., Shordike, A., Bunrayong, W., Vittayakorn, S., Rattakorn, P., & Pierce, D. (2013). Different ways of doing food: Cultural influences on food preparation. In D. Pierce (Ed.), Occupational science for occupational therapy (pp. 133-142). Thorofare, NJ: SLACK Incorporated.
Summers, K., Fisher, T., Marshall, A., Pierce, D., Thompson, M. (in press). Occupational therapy in work transitions. In R. Gibson, Occupational therapy services to support life
transitions. Bethesda, MD: American Occupational Therapy Association.
Pierce, D., & Summers, K. (2011). Sleep: An exciting new frontier in occupation-based practice. In T. Brown and V. Stoeffel (Eds.), Occupational therapy in mental health: A vision for
participation (pp. 736-754). Philadelphia: F. A. Davis.
Pierce, D., Marshall, A., Adams, S., Cecil, C., Garrett, B., Huff, M., & Ratliff, C. (2008). Training for interprofessional services to Appalachian adolescents with mental health needs: Lessons learned from PRISYM. In C. B. Royeen, G. M. Jenson, & R. A. Harvan (Eds.), Leadership in interprofessional health education and practice (pp. 367-390). Boston: Jones and Bartlett Publishers.
Munier, V., Myers, C., & Pierce, D. (2008). Sources of power in therapeutic applications of object play with young children at risk for developmental delays. In L. D. Parham and L. Fazio (Eds.) Play in occupational therapy practice (pp. 219-249). St. Louis, MO:
Mosby.
Shordike, A., Hocking, C., Vittayakorn, S., Bunrayong, W., Rattakorn, P., Wright-St. Clair, V., & Pierce, D. (2008). Refining the occupation of research across cultures. In P.
Liamputtong (Ed.), Doing cross-cultural research: Ethical and methodological
perspectives. Dordrecht, the Netherlands: Springer. ISBN: 978-1-4020-8566-6
Myers, C., O’Brien, S., Pierce, D., & Thompson, M. (2007). Using Occupation by Design to synthesize across multiple models for services to children and families. In S. Dunbar (Ed.), Occupational therapy models for intervention with children and families. Thorofare, NJ: SLACK, Inc.
Pierce, D. (2004). Maternal management of the home as an infant/toddler developmental space. In C. Royeen (Ed.), Pediatric Issues in Occupational Therapy: A Compendium of
Leading Scholarship. Bethesda, MD: AOTA. (Reprinted from 2000, American Journal of Occupational Therapy, 54, 290-299.)
Pierce, D., & Marshall, A. (2004). Staging the play: Maternal management of home space and time to facilitate infant/toddler play and development. In S. Esdaile and J. Olson (Eds.),
Mothering occupations: Challenge, agency, and participation (pp. 73-94). Philadelphia:
F. A. Davis.
Pierce, D. (1997). The neurologic base of primary occupational patterns: Productivity, pleasure, and rest. In C. B. Royeen (Ed.), AOTA Clinical Course: Neuroscience Foundations of
Occupation. Bethesda, MD: American Occupational Therapy Association.
Pierce, D. (1997). Sources of power in therapeutic applications of object play with young children at risk for developmental delays. In L. D. Parham and L. Fazio (Eds.) Play in
occupational therapy practice (pp. 86-111). St. Louis, MO: Mosby.
Pierce, D. (1996). The work of scholars. In R. Zemke and F. Clark (Eds.) Occupational science:
The evolving discipline, 125-141. Philadelphia, PA: F.A. Davis.
Pierce, D. (1991). Cognition: Temporal orientation and organizational capacity. In C. B. Royeen (Ed.), AOTA Self Study Series: Neuroscience Foundations of Human Performance
(Lesson 9, 1-44). Rockville, MD: American Occupational Therapy Association.
Peer-Reviewed Presentations and Workshops
Pierce, D., & Spence, A. (2014, April). The Ohio Occupational Therapy Transition Outcomes
Study (Ohio-OTTO): Innovation and evidence in school-based practice. Poster
presentation at the American Occupational Therapy Association Conference, Baltimore, MD.
Bailliard, A., Clark, F., Laiberte-Rudman, D., Merryman, B., Shaw, L., Wood, W., & Pierce, D. (2013, October). Doctoral programs in occupational science: Diversity and potential.
Lexington, Kentucky: 12th Annual Research Conference of the Society for the Study of Occupation.
Pierce, D. (2013, October). The persistence of partition and the danger of epistemic closure in
occupational science. Lexington, Kentucky: 12th Annual Research Conference of the Society for the Study of Occupation.
Dennis, C., Marshall, A., Randall, Y., Rybski, D., Smith, V., Barrett, K., & Pierce, D. (2013, October). Undergraduate programs in occupational science: An innovative disciplinary
trend. Lexington, Kentucky: 12th Annual Research Conference of the Society for the Study of Occupation.
Pierce, D. (2013, October). Ohio-OTTO: Occupational therapy secondary transition services. Ohio’s Seventh Annual Special Education Leadership Conference, Columbus, Ohio. Orentlicher, M., & Pierce, D. (2013, July). Transitions from school to adulthood. 2013 AOTA
Specialty Conference: Advancing School-based Practice, Minneapolis, MN.
Asher, A., Caroll, T., Crabtree, L., Orentlicher, M., Pierce, D., & Schefkind, S. (2013, April).
Best practices in the transition from school to adult life. Workshop at the American
Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA) Conference, San Diego, CA.
Schneider, A., Pierce, D., Thompson, M. (2012, October). The first ten years: A descriptive analysis of presentation abstracts of the SSO:USA, 2002 to 2011. Poster presentation at the Society for the Study of Occupation: USA, Portland, OR.
Luebben, A., Peters, C., Pierce, D., Price, P., & Royeen, C. (2012, April). Drivers of Change for
Occupational Therapy: Innovations in the Profession in 2050. Workshop at the
American Occupational Therapy Association Conference, Indianapolis, IN.
Summers, K., Rudd, L., Pierce, D., Schefkind, S., Jackson-Pena, H. (2012, April). School-based
transitions: Research to practice. Short course offered at the American Occupational
Therapy Association Conference, Indianapolis, IN.
Shordike, A., Vittayakorn, S., Bunrayong, W., Hocking, C., Wright St-Clair, V. Rattakorn, P, & Pierce, D. (2011, November). International multi-site research to uncover cultural
diversity in occupation. Asia Pacific Occupational Therapy Conference, Chiang Mai,
Thailand.
Wright-St Clair, V., Bunrayong, W., Vittayakorn, S., Rattakorn, P., Hocking, C., Shordike, A., & Pierce, D. (2011, November). Cross-cultural understandings of preparing food: Deriving
knowledge from elder women in Thailand, USA and New Zealand. 5th Asia-Pacific
Occupational Therapy Congress, Chiangmai, Thailand.
Mankey, T., Orentlicher, M., Pierce, D., & Schefkind, S. (2011, April). Are you ready to provide
occupational therapy transition services? Workshop presented at the American
Pierce, D., & Shordike, A., Vittayakorn, S., Bunrayong, W., Hocking, C., Wright St-Clair, V. & Rattakorn, P, (2011, November). Elder women making family through celebratory foods:
Kentucky, New Zealand, Thailand. The Chautauqua at Eastern Kentucky University,
Richmond, KY.
Marshall, A., Pierce, D., Fehringer, E., Nolan, R., Painter, R., Powell, N., & Summers, K. (2011, October). A Study of Transitions of Youth at Risk in Nontraditional Education
Programs. Poster Presented at the Society for the Study of Occupation: USA
Conference, Park City, UT.
Pierce, D. (2011, October). Promise: The Tenth Ruth Zemke Lecture in Occupational Science. Keynote for SSO:USA Meeting, Park City, UT.
Miller, E., Lemaster, E., & Pierce, D. (2011, November). Describing observances of wedding
anniversaries among married couples living in the United States. Paper session
presented at the meeting of the Celebration of Scholarship of Occupational Therapy Graduate Students and Faculty, Portsmouth, OH.
Miller, E., Lemaster, E., & Pierce, D. (2011, October). Describing observances of wedding
anniversaries among married couples living in the United States. Poster session
presented at the meeting of Society for the Study of Occupation: USA, Park City, UT. Summers. K., & Pierce, D. (2011, September). Enhancing school-based practice with transition
activities. Workshop presented at the Kentucky Occupational Therapy Association,
Louisville, KY.
Mankey, T., Pierce, D., Summers, K. (2011, May). Developing occupational therapy secondary
transition services through research: Strategies in three states. Workshop at the Fifth
Annual Secondary Transition State Planning Institute, Charlotte, North Carolina.
Mankey, T., Orentlicher, M., Pierce, D., & Schefkind, S. (2011, April). Are you ready to provide
occupational therapy transition services? Workshop presented at the American
Occupational Therapy Association Conference, Philadelphia, PA.
Summers, K, & Pierce, D. (2011, April). A national pilot study of exemplary transition services
to adolescents. Paper presented at the American Occupational Therapy Association
Conference, Philadelphia, PA.
Pierce, D. (2010, October). Journal editors’ perspectives on publishing occupational science. Paper presented at the joint meeting of the Canadian Society for Occupational Science and the Society for the Study of Occupation: USA, London, Ontario, Canada.
Pierce, D., Wright-St. Clair, V., Shordike, A., Hocking, C., Vittayakorn, S., Rattakorn, P., & Bunrayong, W. (2010, October). Respecting regional culture in an international
multi-site study: Methods of the elder women’s food preparation study. Paper presented within
the Society for the Study of Occupation: USA, London, Ontario, Canada.
Price, P., & Pierce, D. (2010, October). What is the relationship of occupational science to
occupational therapy? Forum presented at the joint meeting of the Canadian Society for
Occupational Science and the Society for the Study of Occupation: USA, London, Ontario, Canada.
Estes, J., & Pierce, D. (2010, May). Therapists’ perceptions of the dynamics of occupation in
practice. Paper presented at the 17th Congress of the World Federation of Occupational Therapy, Santiago, Chile.
Marshall, A., Marken, D., & Pierce, D. (2010, May). Raising grandchildren: Influence on a
grandmother’s daily life. Poster presented at the 17th
Congress of the World Federation of Occupational Therapy, Santiago, Chile.
Marshall, A., Powell, N., Pierce, D., Fehringer, E., & Nolan, R. (2010, May). A statewide study
of transitions of youth at risk in nontraditional educational programs in the U.S. Paper
presented at the 17th Congress of the World Federation of Occupational Therapy,
Santiago, Chile.
Marshall, A., Myers, C., & Pierce, D. (2010, May). The historic therapeutic use of the physical
environment by occupational therapists in the United States. Paper presented at the 17th
Congress of the World Federation of Occupational Therapy, Santiago, Chile.
Nolan, R., Pierce, D., Fehringer, E., Powell, N., & Marshall, A., (2010, April). A statewide study
of transitions of youth at risk in nontraditional educational programs in the U.S. Paper
presented at the Annual Conference of the Council for Exceptional Children, Nashville, TN.
Miller, E., & Pierce, D. (2009, October). Perceptions of students with disabilities of supports
and barriers to successful transition from high school to college. Poster presented at the
Society for the Study of Occupation: USA, New Haven, CN.
Pierce, D., Nolan, R., Marshall, A., Fehringer, E., & Powell, N. (2009, October). Lost in
transition: An interdisciplinary, statewide, mixed method description of institutionalized injustice to youth at risk. A paper presented at the Society for the Study of Occupation:
USA, New Haven, CN.
Powell, N., Marshall, A., Nolan, R., Fehringer, E., & Pierce, D. (2009, May). Difficult
transitions: An innovative study of the education of students at risk in Kentucky. A paper
presented at the Ninth Triennial International Child and Youth Care Conference, Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
Pierce, D., Marshall, A., Powell, N., Fehringer, E., & Nolan, R. (2009, April). A statewide study
of transitions of youth at risk in nontraditional educational programs. A paper presented
Marshall, A., & Nolan, R., Pierce, D., Powell, N., & Fehringer, E.(2008, November). Moving
between worlds: Student and administrator perspectives on youth transitions in Kentucky’s state agency schools. Paper presented to the Council for Exceptional
Children, Louisville, KY.
Nolan, R., Powell, N., Marshall, A., Pierce, D., & Fehringer, E. (2008, November). Lost in
transition: Navigating and exploring alternative education. Paper presented to National
Dropout Prevention Association, Atlanta, GA.
Marshall, A., Myers, C., & Pierce, D. (2008, October). A century of therapeutic use of the
physical environment of occupation to influence health. Paper presented at the Society for
the Study of Occupation: USA, Fort Lauderdale, FL.
Pierce, D., Hocking, C., Krishnagiri, S., & Price, P. (2008, October). What is the true intent of
occupational science? An Oxford-style debate. Forum presented at the Society for the
Study of Occupation: USA, Fort Lauderdale, FL.
Marshall, A., Nolan, R., Pierce, D., Powell, N., & Fehringer, E. (2008, July). KECSAC transition
study. Paper presented at the 7th Annual Alternative Strategies for Educating Students At-Risk Conference, Kentucky Educational Collaborative for State Agency Children, Richmond, KY.
Estes, J. & Pierce, D. (2008, April). Pediatric occupational therapists’ perceptions of
occupation-based practice. Paper presented at the Canadian Occupational Science
Association, Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada.
Nolan, R., Pierce, D., Marshall, A., Powell, N., & Fehringer, E. (2007, November). A
collaborative research design to assess transition services provided to state agency children in Kentucky. Paper presented to the Council for Exceptional Children,
Louisville, Kentucky.
Pierce, D., & White, J. (2007, October). An OS time capsule: Questions from the hat 1990. Forum presented at the Society for the Study of Occupation: USA, Albuquerque, NM. Marshall, A., Fehringer, E., Nolan, R., Pierce, D., Powell, N. (2007, July). Identifying successful
transition programming for state-agency youth. Workshop presented at Alternative
Strategies for Educating Students At-Risk Conference, Kentucky Educational Collaborative for State Agency Children, Richmond, KY.
Marshall, A., Pierce, D., & Fehringer, E. (2007, July). Occupational therapy’s role in serving
at-risk youth. Workshop presented at Alternative Strategies for Educating Students At-Risk
Conference, Kentucky Educational Collaborative for State Agency Children, Richmond, KY.
mental health in rural Appalachia. Paper presented to the National Rural Health
Association, Anchorage, AK.
Baltisberger, J. A., Marken, D., & Pierce, D. (2006, October). Strategies and challenges of
custodial grandmothers raising grandchildren. Paper presented at the Society for the
Study of Occupation: USA, St. Louis, MO.
Summers, K. & Pierce, D. (2006, August). Dreaming of a peaceful night: The quest for sleep in
children. Paper presented at the World Federation of Occupational Therapists, Sydney,
Australia.
Hocking, C., Wright-St. Clair, V., Pierce, D., Shordike, A., Vittayakorn, S., Bunrayong, W., & Rattakorn, P. (2006, July). Crossing regional boundaries: A derived etic methodology. Paper presented at the International Interdisciplinary Conference: Advances in
Qualitative Methods, Surfers Paradise, Queensland, Australia.
Marshall, A. & Pierce, D. (2006, July). Providing rural interdisciplinary services to youth with
mental health needs. Poster session presented at the Fourteenth Congress of the World
Federation of Occupational Therapists, Sydney, Australia.
Rattakorn, P., Pierce, D., Bunrayong, W., Hocking, C., Shordike, A., Vittayakorn, S., & Wright-St. Clair, V. (2006, July). Older women making meaning through celebratory food
traditions: Christmas and Songkran food preparation in elderly Kentucky, New Zealand, and Thai women. Poster presented at the World Federation of Occupational Therapists,
Sydney, Australia.
Vittayakorn, S., Pierce, D., Bunrayong, W., Hocking, C., Rattakorn, P., Shordike, A., & Wright-St. Clair, V. (2006, July). Can internationally comparative methods enrich
understandings of occupation? Food preparation in elderly Kentucky, New Zealand and Thai women. Paper presented at the World Federation of Occupational Therapists,
Sydney, Australia.
Shordike, A., Pierce, D., Hocking, C., & Bunrayong, W. (2006, May). Crossing regional
boundaries: A derived etic methodology. A paper presented at the International Congress
of Qualitative Inquiry: Champaign, IL, USA.
Marshall, A., & Pierce, D. (2006, April). PRISYM: Building regional occupation-based
programming for adolescents. Paper presented at the American Occupational Therapy
Association Annual Conference, Charlotte, NC.
Marshall, A., Pierce, D., & Fehringer, E. (2005, October). Liberating structures: Balancing
collaboration and control in occupation-based practice with at-risk youth. Paper
presented at the Society for the Study of Occupation: USA: Washington, DC.
Shordike, A., Hocking, C., Bunrayong, W., & Vittayakorn, S., & Pierce, D. E. (2005, October).
occupations in older women. Paper presented at the Society for the Study of Occupation:
USA: Washington, DC.
Pierce, D., Shordike, A., Wright-St. Clair, V., Hocking, C., & Bunrayong, W. (2004, October).
Food preparation in elderly women for Kentucky Christmas, New Zealand Christmas, and Thai New Year. Paper presented at the Society for the Study of Occupation: USA,
Warm Springs, Oregon.
Pierce, D., Cunningham, A., Marshall, A., & Fehringer, E. (2004, May). Creating programming
for at-risk youth: A workshop for school-based practitioners. Paper presented at the
American Occupational Therapy Association Conference: Minneapolis, MN.
Summers, K., & Pierce, D. (2004, May). Sleep as the neurophysiological base of occupations. A workshop presented at the American Occupational Therapy Association Conference, Minneapolis, MN.
Fehringer, E., Marshall, A., & Pierce, D. (2003, October). Strategic relevance: Using
occupational science to develop occupational therapy for at-risk youth. Paper presented
at the Society for the Study of Occupation: USA, Park City, Utah.
Pierce, D., Shordike, A., Wright-St. Clair, V., Hocking, C., & Bunrayong, W. (2003, October).
Methods for international occupational science research: Holiday food preparation in elderly Kentucky, New Zealand, and Thailand women. Paper presented at the Society for
the Study of Occupation: USA, Park City, Utah.
Pierce, D., Baker, D., Banks, F., & Wilmose, C. (2003, September). Outcomes of the Coalition
for Allied Health Leadership (CAHL) Project. CAHL: Washington, DC.
Marshall, A., Fehringer, E., & Pierce, D. (2003, September). Developing occupational therapy
interventions for at-risk youth. Workshop presented at Kentucky Occupational Therapy
Association Conference, Lexington, KY.
Marshall, A., Pierce, D., Cunningham, A., Dunn, L., & Fehringer, E. (2003, June). Developing
occupational therapy interventions for at-risk youth. Paper presented at the American
Occupational Therapy Association: Washington, DC.
Pierce, D. (2003, June). Occupation by design: A workshop for educators. American Occupational Therapy Association: Washington, DC.
Pierce, D. (2002, November). Teaching occupational science. Society for the Study of Occupation: USA, Galveston, Texas.
Pierce, D., & Shordike, A. (2002, November). Cooking up Christmas in Kentucky: Older
women's experience of food-centered occupations. Society for the Study of Occupation:
Kratz, A., Lohman, H. G., & Pierce, D. (2002, June). The therapist’s experience of
occupation-based practice. World Federation of Occupational Therapy, Stockholm, Sweden.
Pierce, D. (2002, June). Video methods in qualitative occupational therapy research. World Federation of Occupational Therapy, Stockholm, Sweden.
Nicholas, K., Pierce, D., & Shordike, A. (2002, June). Cooking up Christmas in Kentucky:
Older women's experience of food-centered occupations. World Federation of
Occupational Therapy, Stockholm, Sweden.
Wright-Sinclair, V., Hocking, C., Pierce, D., Shordike, A., Nicholas, K., Bunrayong, W., & Rattakorn, P. (2002, June). Food-centered occupations: An expression of older women's
values, attitudes, and beliefs. Paper presented at the World Federation of Occupational
Therapy, Stockholm, Sweden.
Pierce, D., & Shordike, A. (2001, September). The experience of holiday food preparation in
elderly women: A first report of an international study. Presented at Kentucky
Occupational Therapy Association, Richmond, KY.
Pierce, D. (2001, April). Development of spatial negotiation skills in infants and toddlers, 1 to
18 months. Society for Research in Child Development, Minneapolis, MN.
Pierce, D. (1999, April). Infant development of spatiotemporal negotiation. Presented at a collaborative institute, Occupation in the Absence of Disability, at the American Occupational Therapy Association, Indianapolis, IN.
Pierce, D. (1999, April). Infant/toddler spatial and object play development in the home. Workshop presented at the American Occupational Therapy Association, Indianapolis, IN.
Pierce, D., & Erhardt, R. (1999, April). Video methods for occupational therapy research. American Occupational Therapy Foundation Research Issues Roundtable, at the American Occupational Therapy Association, Indianapolis, IN.
Pierce, D. (1999, February). Mobile infant object play. Paper presented at The Joint Conference of The Society for Cross Cultural Research and The Association for the Study of Play, Santa Fe, NM.
Pierce, D. (1998, September). Infant development of spatial skills and object play. Workshop presented at the Nebraska Occupational Therapy Association, Lincoln, NE.
Pierce, D. (1998, April). Infant development of spatial skills and object play. Workshop presented at the American Occupational Therapy Association, Baltimore, MD. Pierce, D. (1998, February). Maternal management of infant play affordances in the home.
The Association for the Study of Play, St. Petersburg, FL.
Pierce, D., & Zemke, R. (1997, November). Occupation by design: An introductory core
curriculum concept. Educator's workshop presented at the American Occupational
Therapy Association Special Interest Section Conference, Phoenix, AZ.
Pierce, D. (1996, April). Spatiotemporal development in infant-object play: A first report. Paper presented at the American Occupational Therapy Association, Chicago, IL.
Pierce, D. (1992, June). The work of scholars. Poster session presented at American Occupational Therapy Association Conference, American Occupational Therapy Foundation Research Day, Houston, TX.
Pierce, D. (1990, April). Acquisition of early object rules. Paper presented at the American Occupational Therapy Association Conference. New Orleans, LA.
Krishnagiri, S., Pierce, D., & Primeau, L. (1998, April). Beyond LA: Bringing occupational
science into occupational therapy curricula. Institute presented at the American
Occupational Therapy Association, Baltimore, MD.
Parham, D., & Pierce, D. (1989, April). Teaching sensory integration in the entry level
curriculum. Institute presented at American Occupational Therapy Association
Conference, Baltimore, MD.
Pierce, D. (1988, November). Acquisition of early object rules. Paper presented at the Annual Conference of the Occupational Therapy Association of California, Los Angeles, CA. Burke, J., & Pierce, D. (1983, October). Using the model of human occupation in research,
program planning, and personnel development. Paper presented at the Annual
Conference of the Occupational Therapy Association of California, Los Angeles, CA.
Invited Publications
Pierce, D. (in press). Building occupational science. 16th Japanese Occupational Science
Seminar, Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan. Japanese translation for publication in the Journal
of the Japanese Society for the Study of Occupation.
Pierce, D. (2009). Co-occupation: The challenges of defining concepts original to occupational science. Journal of Occupational Science, 16, 273-287.
Pierce, D., Powell, N., Marshall, A., Nolan, R., & Fehringer, E. (2009). Kentucky youth at risk
transitions: A report to the Commonwealth. Richmond: Eastern Kentucky University.
Pierce, D. (2005). From the desk of the guest editor: Video vistas. American Journal of
Pierce, D. (2005, Winter). 2005 Outstanding scholar interview: “A developmental milestone for our profession.” The Scroll and Pen, Newsletter of Pi Theta Epsilon, 14, 2-5.
Pierce, D., & Blanding, J. (2002). Review of Children’s engagement in the world: Sociocultural
perspectives, by A. Goncu. Journal of Occupational Science.
Pierce, D., & Wang, X. (2002). Review of Made to play house, by M. Formanek-Brunnell. The
Association for the Study of Play Newsletter.
Pierce, D. (1999). Putting occupation to work in OT curricula. AOTA Education Special
Interest Section Newsletter, September.
Pierce, D. (1989). The impact of chronic illness on the family. AOTA Developmental
Disabilities Special Interest Section Newsletter, March.
Pierce, D. (1989). Guest editor for March and June issues of AOTA Developmental Disabilities
Special Interest Section Newsletter on Working with Families.
Burke, J. P., & Pierce, D. (1987). Effectiveness studies: Feeding and oral motor skills. In
Proceedings of the Occupational Therapy for Maternal and Child Health Conference, 1,
221-225.
Clark, F., & Pierce, D. (1987). Synopsis of occupational therapy effectiveness: Studies on sensory integrative procedures, controlled vestibular stimulation, other sensory stimulation approaches, and perceptual-motor training. In Proceedings of the
Occupational Therapy for Maternal and Child Health Conference, 1, 226-248.
Clausen, R., Jackson, B., Kelsey, T., Pierce, D., & Steinhauer, M. (1987). Guidelines for
occupational therapy services in home health. Rockville, MD: AOTA; Commission on
Practice.
Pierce, D. (1987). Effectiveness studies in pediatric occupational therapy. In Proceedings of the
Occupational Therapy for Maternal and Child Health Conference, 1, 216-221.
Pierce, D. (1987). Pediatric occupational therapy efficacy studies in cerebral palsy. In
Proceedings of the Occupational Therapy for Maternal and Child Health Conference, 1,
245-248.
Pierce, D. (1987). Leadership roles: Mothering versus mentoring. In Proceedings of the
Occupational Therapy for Maternal and Child Health Conference, 1, 128.
Vulpe, S., & Pierce, D. (1987). Early intervention efficacy studies. In Proceedings of the
Occupational Therapy for Maternal and Child Health Conference, 1, 128.
Invited Presentations
Pierce, D. (April, 2015). Keynote: L’activité humaine, un potentiel pour la santé? (Occupation, a potential for health?). ANFE (French Occupational Therapy Association), Paris, France.
Pierce, D. (2014, September). Keynote: Enriching occupational therapy across four levels of
occupational science. Indianapolis, IN: Indiana Occupational Therapy Association.
Pierce, D. (2013, September). Occupational science: Four levels of knowledge for occupational
therapy. Indiana University-Purdue University at Indianapolis, Department of
Occupational Therapy, Fieldwork Educators’ Conference.
Pierce, D. (2013, August). Year two workshop for therapists of the Ohio-OTTO Study. Ohio Department of Education, Hamilton County Educational Services Center, Cincinnati, OH.
Pierce, D. (2013, August). The Ohio-OTTO Study. Columbus Area Pediatric Occupational Therapy Meeting, Columbus, Ohio.
Pierce, D. (2013, June). The Ohio-OTTO Study. Ohio Association of Educational Service Centers, Columbus, Ohio.
Pierce, D. (2012, August). Kickoff workshop for therapists of the Ohio-OTTO Study. Ohio Department of Education, Hamilton County Educational Services Center, Cincinnati, OH.
Pierce, D. (2012, July). Building occupational science. 16th Japanese Occupational Science
Seminar, Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan.
Picard, M., & Pierce, D. (2012, April). Buzz session: Uncovering sleep disturbances in elders. Workshop presented at the American Occupational Therapy Association, Indianapolis, IN.
Pierce, D. (2012, February). An open fishbowl discussion of The Fall of the Faculty: The Rise of
the All-administrative University. EKU AAUP Chapter Meeting, Richmond, KY.
Pierce, D. (2011, November). Occupational science for occupational therapy. Keynote presentation, Research Day of the Occupational Therapy Department, Shawnee State University, Portsmouth, OH.
Pierce, D., & Shordike, A. (2011, November). Elder women making family through celebratory
foods: Kentucky, New Zealand, Thailand. The Chautauqua at Eastern Kentucky
University, USA.
Pierce, D. (2011, September). Occupational science for occupational therapy: A sneak peek. Kentucky Occupational Therapy Foundation Lunch with a Scholar, Kentucky
Pierce, D. (2011, March). Occupational science for occupational therapy. Keynote
presentation, 24th Annual Midwest Deans’ Occupational Therapy Research Conference,
Saint Louis University, Saint Louis, MO.
Pierce, D. (2010, November). Weaving a research strand into your career: Three paths. AOTA/NBCOT Student Conclave, Louisville, KY.
Pierce, D. (2010, May). Occupational science for occupational therapy. Keynote presentation at the Ph.D. Symposium of the Occupational Therapy Department of Colorado State University, Colorado Springs, CO.
Pierce, D. (2010, April). AOTA SSSIS Exchange Table: Strategies for building OT transition
services for adolescents. Roundtable presentation at the American Occupational Therapy
Association Annual Conference, Orlando, FL.
Pierce, D., Powell, N., Marshall, A., Nolan, R., & Fehringer, E. (2009, May). Kentucky youth at
risk transitions: A report to the Commonwealth. A paper presented to the Dean’s
Signature Series on Transition, Eastern Kentucky University, Richmond, KY.
Powell, N., Nolan, R., Fehringer, E., Marshall, A., & Pierce, D. (2009, April). The education of
state agency children and critical issues in the transition process. Paper presented at
College of Education Dean's Speaker Series on Transition, Eastern Kentucky University, Richmond, Kentucky.
Pierce, D., Marshall, A., Nolan, R., Fehringer, E., & Powell, N. (2008, July). Preview and
planning: 07-08 KECSAC transitions study. Paper presented to the Kentucky
Department of Juvenile Justice, Frankfort, KY.
Pierce, D., Marshall, A., Nolan, R., Powell, N., & Fehringer, E. (2008, July). Report of the 07-08 transitions study to the Kentucky Inter-agency Transition Council. Paper presented to
the Kentucky Inter-agency Transition Council, Frankfort, KY.
Marshall, A., Fehringer, E., Nolan, R., Powell, N., & Pierce, D.(2008, June). KECSAC
transitions study 2007-2008. Paper presented to the KECSAC Advisory Board and Staff
Retreat, Lake Cumberland, KY.
Pierce, D. (2008, June). Visiting Professorship Inaugural Lecture. You are what you do:
Mapping the research in occupational science. Paper presented at Northampton
University, England.
Pierce, D. (2008, June). Considerations in the design of a Bachelor of Science in Occupational
Science at Northampton University. Workshop presented at Northampton University,
England.
presented at Northampton University, England.
Pierce, D. (2008, June). Maximizing scholarly productivity in occupational science. Workshop presented at Northampton University, England.
Nolan, R., Pierce, D. Powell, N., Fehringer, E., & Marshall, A. (2008, March). A collaborative
research design to assess transition services to state agency children in Kentucky. Paper
presented to the State Agency Children School Administrator Association, Elizabethtown, KY.
Pierce, D. (2007, November). Occupational science from the inside out. Paper presented to the EKU Student Occupational Science Association, Richmond, KY.
Pierce. D. (2007, November). Sacred sleep. Homily presented at the Unitarian Universalist Church, Richmond, KY.
Pierce, D., Powell, N., Fehringer, E., Marshall, A., & Nolan, R. (2007, September). The
KECSAC transitions study. Paper presented to the College of Education, Eastern
Kentucky University, Richmond, KY.
Pierce, D. (August, 2007). Reducing the translation load: Examples from field research in
occupational therapy. Paper presented to the Rehabilitation Sciences Ph.D. Program
Colloquium, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY.
Pierce, D., Marshall, A., Fehringer, E., Nolan, R., & Powell, N. (2007, June). KECSAC
transitions study. Paper presented to the KECSAC Advisory Board and Staff Retreat:
Lake Cumberland, Kentucky.
Mathiewitz, V., Pierce, D., & Royeen, C. (April, 2007). Defining yourself in occupational
therapy: Life’s professional and personal journey. Panel presented at the Doctoral
Network Meeting, Annual Conference of the American Occupational Therapy Association: St. Louis, MO.
Pierce, D. (2005, November). 2005 John Bazyk Lecture: Designing creative occupation-based
practice. Cleveland State University, Department of Occupational Therapy: Cleveland,
OH.
Pierce, D. (2005, September). Strategies for socio-cultural intactness: Practice, research, and
education. Keynote for Occupation UK and Ireland. Cork, Ireland.
Pierce, D. (2005, April). A celebration of occupation in practice. Full day workshop at the Tenth Anniversary of the College of Saint Mary Occupational Therapy Program. Omaha, NE.
Pierce, D. (2005, March). Scholarship as a lived experience. Keynote, Pi Theta Epsilon, Alpha Zeta Chapter, Initiation Ceremony. Richmond, KY.
Pierce, D. (2003, September, November, 2004, January). Setting developmental goals for
scholarship. A full day workshop for the Occupational Therapy Department Faculties of
Xavier, Howard, and Eastern Kentucky Universities.
Pierce, D. (2002, November). Designing for creative occupation-based practice. Keynote for the Illinois Occupational Therapy Association, Galena, IL.
Pierce, D. (2002, March). William Burien Memorial Lecture: Scholarship as lived experience. Paper presented to the Midwest Deans Occupational Therapy Research Symposium, Creighton University, Omaha, NE.
Pierce, D. (2001, October). The bittersweet celebration of occupation in practice. Keynote for the Kentucky Occupational Therapy Association, Richmond, KY.
Pierce, D. (2001, April). ICIDH-2 and occupational therapy: Challenges and opportunities. Paper presented to the American Occupational Therapy Foundation Research Tea and Colloquium.
Pierce, D. (2001, April). Occupational science and the implications for designing
occupation-based practice. Paper presented to the Fieldwork Educator’s Forum, Eastern Kentucky
University. Richmond, KY.
Pierce, D. (2000, March). Rapid maturation of the profession through occupational science,
innovation, and strategy. Keynote at induction ceremonies for Alpha Iota Chapter of Pi
Theta Epsilon Honor Society, Creighton University, Omaha, NE.
Pierce, D. (1999, April). Putting occupation to work in OT curricula. Paper presentation to the Joint Meeting of the Occupational Therapy Program Directors and Education Special Interest Section, American Occupational Therapy Association Conference, Indianapolis, IN.
Pierce, D. (1998, October). Infant development of spatial skills and object play. Workshop presented at the Omaha Pediatric Occupational Therapy Meeting, Omaha, NE.
Pierce, D. (1998, April). Input on the World Health Organization's ICIDH-2 from occupational
therapy: An occupational science perspective on assessing contextual aspects of ability and disability. Panel presentation to the American Occupational Therapy Association
Conference, Baltimore, MD.
Pierce, D. (1998, March). Occupational science in the Creighton University curriculum. Occupational Science Symposium X, Day II, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA.
Pierce, D. (1996, April). Infant space, infant time: Development of infant object play in context. Paper presented to Occupational Science Symposium IX, USC, Los Angeles, CA.
Pierce, D. (1996, April). The work of scholars. Presentation to AOTF Institute on Faculty Development, American Occupational Therapy Association Conference, Chicago, IL. Pierce, D. (1996, March). A discussion of the definition of occupation grounded in visual data
on infant play. Paper presented to American Occupational Therapy Foundation, Center
for Research Colloquia and OT 660, USC, Los Angeles, CA.
Pierce, D. (1995, February). The sensory integration approach and autism. Paper presented to chapter meeting of the Autism Society, Covina, CA.
Pierce, D. (1991, June). The work of scholars. Paper presented to Occupational Science Symposium IV, Philadelphia, PA.
Clark, F., & Pierce, D. (1990, May). Enriched environments in occupational therapy. Paper presented at Annual Chimpanzoo Conference, sponsored by Jane Goodall Institutes, Tampa, FL.
Pierce, D. (1985, May). Becoming involved in AOTA. Paper presented to the American Occupational Therapy Association Conference, Kansas City, KS.
Selected Professional and University Service
2013-2014 President, EKU Chapter of the American Association of University Professors
2012-2013 Member, EKU Graduate Council, Executive Group
2012-2013 Chair, EKU Conference Committee for the 2013 Meeting of the Society for the
Study of Occupation (SSO:USA), Lexington, KY, October
2012-2013 Member, AOTA Task Group on Maturing the Profession
2012-2013 Chair, SSO:USA Work Group on Initiating Society Publications
2010-2012 Member, University Research Committee, Eastern Kentucky University
2008-2010 Chair, Research Committee, Society for the Study of Occupation: USA.
2008-2009 Ad Hoc Committee on the SOP for Abstract Review and Selection, Society for
the Study of Occupation: USA.
1999-2010 Review Board, American Journal of Occupational Therapy
2005-2010 Facilitator, Graduate Education and Research Scholars Program, Eastern
Kentucky University
2005-2006 Chair, Society for the Study of Occupation: USA.
2004-2005 Chair-elect, Society for the Study of Occupation: USA.
2003-2004 Faculty Senator, Eastern Kentucky University.
2002-2010 Review Board, Australian Occupational Therapy Journal.
2001-2004 Occupational Science Advisory Group, World Federation of Occupational
Therapy.
2001-2003 U.S. Representative, International Society for Occupational Science.
2000-2002 Co-Chair, First Research Conference Committee, Society for the Study of
Occupation: USA.
Conference on Habits in Context.
1999-2000 Chair, Charter Group for a Society for Occupational Science Research.
1999-2000 Chair, Accreditation Committee, Department of Occupational Therapy, Creighton
University.
1999-2000 Chair, President's Committee on Faculty Development Regarding Diversity,
Creighton University.
1998-2001 Accreditation Evaluator, Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy
Education.
1998-2000 Faculty Representative, University Athletic Board, Sports Equity Board,
Creighton University.
1997-1999 Faculty Representative, School of Pharmacy and Allied Health, Faculty and
Academic Councils, Faculty Council Steering Committee, Creighton University.
1997-1998 Chair, Ad-Hoc Task Force for the Focused Evaluation Visit to the Clinical
Doctorates in Occupational and Physical Therapy, by North Central Association of Colleges and Schools, Creighton University
1991 Representative, Council of Graduate and Professional Students, University of
Southern California.
1986 Practice Chair, Occupational Therapy Association of California.
1985 Commission on Practice, American Occupational Therapy Association.
1985 Home Health Task Force, American Occupational Therapy Association.
1984 Student Representative to the Representative Assembly, American Occupational
Therapy Association.
1983 Chair, American Student Committee of the Occupational Therapy Association
