Curriculum Vitae

Janis Davis, Ph.D., OTR

Rockhurst University• Occupational Therapy Education

1100 Rockhurst Road• Kansas city• Missouri•64110

Office: 816.501.4699• Fax: 816.501.4643

Email:

PROFESSIONAL PROFILE

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  • Master teacher dedicated to student-centered learning and innovative teaching
  • Master clinician in mental health, particularly with victims of trauma
  • Published author in the area of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
  • Dedicated to service to the university and larger community

EDUCATION

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  • Doctor of Philosophy in Education, University of Kansas, School of Education, Lawrence, Ks. 2004

Area of Emphasis: Teaching and Leadership, Curriculum and Instruction

Dissertation: In Search of an Identity: Occupational Therapy Students’ Images of Practice

  • Master of Arts in Counseling and Guidance, University of Missouri, School of Education, Kansas City, Missouri, 1995

Internship: Developmental Medicine, Children’s Mercy Hospital, Kansas City, Mo

  • Bachelor of Science in Occupational Therapy, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS. 1974
  • Critical Incidence Stress Debriefing Training, Kansas City, Mo. 1998
  • Kansas Children's Service League, Parent/Adolescent Mediation Training, Kansas City, Mo. 1991

ACADEMIC/TEACHING EXPERIENCE

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Assistant Professor of Occupational Therapy, Rockhurst University, Occupational Therapy Education Program, 1993 to Present

  • Promoted to Assistant Professor and tenured, March, 2000; effective August, 2000
  • Teach clinical reasoning, education, research, psychosocial theory, active listening, and motivational interviewing to entry-level master’s students
  • Conduct workshop on Problem-Based Learning to faculty

Online Course Facilitator, Boston University, Occupational Therapy Education Program, Fall, 2004

  • Monitored and graded student assignments
  • Facilitated online discussions on principles of education

Guest Lecturer in Occupational Therapy, University of Kansas, Occupational Therapy Education Program, 1993

  • Taught laboratory courses on active listening skills, therapeutic use of self, motivational interviewing

CERTIFICATION

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  • The National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy #OC001938
  • Missouri Occupational Therapy License # 001938
  • Kansas Occupational Therapy License # 9503534

PROFESSIONAL CLINICAL BACKGROUND

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  • Staff Therapist, Research Psychiatric Center, Kansas City, Mo. 1989-1993
  • PRN Therapist, Two Rivers Psychiatric Hospital, 2004 to Present
  • PRN Therapist, Rehabilitation Institute of Kansas City, 1994-1995
  • Child Therapist, Jackson County Therapeutic Horseback Riding, Jackson County, Mo. 2003
  • Child Therapist, Psychological First Aid, Kansas City, Mo. 1995-1999

COURSES TAUGHT

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Graduate

  • Psychosocial Performance: Theory and Practice
  • Psychological Theories•Group Process•Wellness•Cultural Competence
  • Therapeutic Intervention I
  • Motivational Interviewing•Therapeutic Use of Self•Active Listening Skills
  • Education and Health
  • Androgogical & Pedagogical Principles•Health Literacy•Presentation Skills
  • Research: Proposal Development
  • Proposal Development•Grant Writing•Evidence-Based Practice
  • Health Through Occupation II
  • Clinical Reasoning•Americans With Disabilities Act•Technology
  • Lifespan Development
  • Designing Occupations•Normal Development•Health People 2110

COMMITTEE RESPONSIBILITIES

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  • 2006-2007Search Committee for Dean of Graduate and Professional Studies
  • 2006-2007School of Graduate and Professional Studies Advisory Board Member on

Responsible Conduct of Research

  • 2004/2005School of Graduate and Professional Studies Task Force on Culminating

Project

  • 2004/2005School of Graduate and Professional Studies Task Force on Faculty Roles

And Responsibilities

  • Spring, 2006Graduate Curriculum Committee
  • 2005/2006Dean’s Graduate Program Executive Council
  • 2005/2006Faculty Review Committee, Rockhurst University
  • 2005/2006Visiting Scholars, Awards and Convocations, Rockhurst University
  • 2005/2006Diversity Committee, Rockhurst University
  • 2005/2006Recruitment Committee, Occupational Therapy Education Program
  • 2003/2004Enrollment Advisory Board, Rockhurst University
  • 2003/2004Enrollment Advisory Board: Retention Sub-Committee
  • 2002/2003Access Committee member, Rockhurst University
  • 2002/2003Greenlease Library Assistive Technology Advisory Team member
  • 2001/2002Student Welfare Committee member; Career Services Advisory Committee
  • 1997/2000Human Subjects Committee, Rockhurst College
  • 1996/Present Recruitment Committee Member, Occupational Therapy
  • 1995/Present Multicultural Affairs Committee member, Rockhurst College,

Kansas City, Missouri

MEMBERSHIPS AND OFFICES

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  • 2006 International Listening Association - member
  • 1996/1999 Alternate Representative, RA, American Occupational

Therapy Association

  • 1995 - 1996 Chairperson, Greater Kansas City District

Kansas Occupational Therapy Association

  • 1993/ Present Member-American Occupational Therapy Association, Inc.
  • 1993/ Present Member - Kansas Occupational Therapy Association, Inc.

Editor, News and Views, Greater Kansas City District--KOTA

Newsletter

GRANTS/STIPENDS

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Presidential Grant, Summer 2005

Faculty, Media Literacy After-School Program, Grant, Fall, 2004

Community-Based Education Partnership Grant: Rockhurst University, American Stroke Foundation, Research Foundation, Fall, 2004

Co-Principal Investigator, Instructional Technology, PBL facilitation. (Rockhurst University Title III project), 2001-2002.

Faculty, Media Literacy After-School Program. Grant, Fall, 2003

PUBLICATIONS

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Davis, J.L. (2008). Images of Practice: Occupational Therapists’ Metaphors for Helping.

American Journal of Occupational Therapy (In Press).

Davis, J. L. Zayat, Urton, M., Belgum, A., Hill, M. (2008). Communicating evidence

in clinical documentation. Australian Occupational Therapy Journal( In Press)

Davis, J. L. (2007). Finding Value in Client Resistance. Occupational Therapy in Mental

Health, 23, 39-54.

Davis, J. (2006). Using PBL to Teach the University Mission.Academic Exchange Quarterly,

Winter, 2006.

Urton, M., Kohia, M., Davis, J., Neill, M. (2006). Systematic literature review of treatment interventions

for upper extremity hemiparesis following stroke. Occupational Therapy International, 14, 11-17.

Davis, J. (2006). The importance of the community of practice in identity development.

The Internet Journal of Allied Health Science and Practice, 4, 1-8.

Davis, J. (2004), Identity Development in Occupational Therapy Students (PhD Dissertation), Successfully Defended with Honors , University of Kansas, October, 2004

Davis, J. & Brown, C. (2000), Mental imagery: In what form and for what purpose is it utilized by

counselor trainees? Journal of Mental Imagery, 24, 73-82.

Davis, J. (1999). Effects of trauma on children: Occupational therapy to support recovery.

Occupational Therapy International, 6; 126-141.

Davis, J. 1997. Independent living skills and posttraumatic stress disorder in women who

are homeless: Implications for practice. American Journal of Occupational Therapy, 52, 39-44.

Bowen, R., & Davis, J. Didn't Comply, But Why? Conference Proceedings: 1998, American

Occupational Therapy Conference, Batimore, Maryland, 1998.

Davis, J. Children Who Witness Violence: Consequences and Implications for Occupational

Therapists. Conference Proceedings: 12th International Conference of World Federation of Occupational Therapists, Montreal, Canada, June, 1998

PRESENTATIONS

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Calvert, D. Davis, J., Kohia, M., Montgomery, N. (2008). Use of On-Line Module Learning of RCR by Health Science Graduate Students: A Pilot Study ORI Conference Presentation

Janusik, L. Bond, C., Davis, J., Thompson, C, Foley, A., DeWitt, J. (2008). Listening in the

Healthcare Context: An Exploration of Differences Between Providers and Administrators.

International Listening Association Annual Conference, Portland, Maine, Thursday, March 27th.

Davis, J. (2007). Developing Critical Thinking Skills. Clinical Teaching Workshop,

St. Francis Medical Center, Topeka, Kansas

Davis, J. (2007). Occupational Therapy and the Older Adult, Research College of Nursing,

October 19th, Kansas City, Missouri

Davis, J. & Janusik, L. (2007). Learning and the Brain. Center for Teaching Excellence, October 16,

Kansas City, Missouri.

Davis, J. & Janusik, L. (2007). Learning and the Brain. Rockhurst College of Nursing, February

23, Kansas City, Missouri.

Davis, J. & Janusick, (2007). Learning and the Brain. Rockhurst University Center for Teaching

Excellence Workshop, January, 30th

Davis, J. & Zayat, Elizabeth, Embedding Evidence in Documentation Workshop, 14th congress of The World Federation of Occupational Therapists. July, 2006, Sydney, Australia..

Davis, J. (2005), CASTL Scholar, Teaching the University Mission CASTL Institute, June, 2005 Chicago, Illinois

Davis, J. April, (2005), Identity Formation in Occupational Therapy Students American Occupational Therapy Annual Conference, Long Beach, California.

Davis, J., September, (2005), Problem-Based Learning Workshop, CTE Rockhurst University,

Davis, J.D., March, & Sump, J., (2005), Poster Presentation, Bringing Education to the Community Kansas Occupational Therapy Association Annual Conference, Lawrence, Kansas

Davis, J., March, (2004), Influence of Communities of Practice on Fieldwork Student Identity Development, Scholarship Day at Research College of Nursing, April, 2005, Kansas City, Missouri

Davis, J.D.,February, (2003), “Trauma and the Children You Teach”, (Workshop), Center for Lifelong Learning, Rockhurst University, Kansas City, Missouri.

Davis, J.D. , March, 2000, “Longitudinal Study of Occupational Therapy Students’ Diversity Attitudes” Annual American Occupational Therapy Association Conference, Seattle, Washington.

Davis, J.D., November, 1998, "Multicultural Competencies in The Health Care Setting". Missouri Physical Therapy Association District Meeting, Kansas City, Missouri.

Davis, J.D., November, 1998, "Consumer Based Treatment", (Workshop) 1998 Kansas Occupational Therapy Association Annual Conference, Kansas City, Missouri.

Davis, J.D., June, 1998, "Children Who Witness Violence", (Workshop) 12th International Congress of the World Federation of Occupational Therapists, Montreal, Canada

Davis, J.D., April 7, 1998, "Didn't Comply, But Why?" (Institute) American Occupational Therapy Association Annual Conference, Baltimore, Maryland.

Davis, J.D., January, 1996 "Posttraumatic Stress Disorder", Children's Mercy Hospital, Kansas

City, Missouri.

Davis, J.D., October, 1996, “The Helping Interview”, Kansas Occupational therapy Association Fall Conference, Lawrence, Kansas.

Davis, J.D., October, 1996, “Strengthening Interpersonal Competence: Communication Skills for Occupational Therapists”, American Occupational Association Fall Special Interest Section Conference, St. Louis, Missouri.

Davis, J.D. & Spence, L., January, 1995, "Counseling School Children Who Witness Violence",

Missouri School District Counselors, Hartman School, Kansas City, Missouri.

Davis, J.D. & Spence, L., November, 1995, "Psychological First Aid", Temple Peace Colloquy,

Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints.

Davis, J.D. & McClain, L., September, 1995, "Multicultural Skill Development for Occupational

Therapy Practitioners", Kansas Occupational Therapy Association Annual

Conference, Wichita, Kansas.

Davis, J.D. & McClain, L., October, 1995, “Developing Multicultural Competencies for

Clinical Education Supervisors and Clinicians", Heartland Occupational

Therapy Council on Education, Shawnee Mission, Kansas.

RESEARCH INTERESTS

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Research interests are primarily in the area of pedagogical research in related areas of:

  • Use of Problem-based learning in Laboratory Courses
  • Student Ability to Articulate the Jesuit Mission
  • Student Clinical Reasoning in the Classroom
  • Use of Active Listening Skills with Clients

Other areas of research interest are:

  • Effects of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder on Occupation
  • Correlation between Stroke and Hope
  • Preferences of Stroke Survivors for Occupations

HONORS/COMMUNITY SERVICE

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  • Guest Speaker St. Peter’s Grade School Health Awareness Day
  • Secretary, Board of Directors, American Stroke Foundation
  • Member Board of Directors, American Stroke Foundation
  • Volunteer, Rebuilding Together, Liberty, Missouri
  • Recipient - Rockhurst Board of Regents Community Service Award
  • Interviewed on KMBZ-AM on Children and Violence
  • Volunteer Group Facilitator, Rosebrooks Battered Women’s Shelter
  • Child Therapist, Children’s Mercy Hospital “Psychological First Aid” Project
  • Panelist -American Cablevision program “Psychological First Aid”
  • Featured on KCUR Morning Edition Radio Program “Psychological First Aid
  • Employee of the Year: Research Psychiatric Center

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

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Measuring the Effects of Listening on Learning, Earning, and Healing. International Listening

Association Forum, Rockhurst University, October 20th & 21st, 2006.

Teaching Diversity Through the Case Method, CTE Workshop, Rockhurst University, March 22

Heterosexism, CTE Workshop – Diversity Committee, Rockhurst University, March 17 and 24th

Health, Disease and the Super Old, Workshop, Central Plains Geriatric Education Center, KU Edwards

Campus, February, 2006

The Scholarship of Engagement: Service-Learning Course Development Workshop (Dr.

Edward Zlotkowski – Speaker). Rockhurst University, February, 2006

Commitment to Justice in Jesuit Higher Education, Conference, John Carroll University,

October, 2005.

Teaching Well, Saving Time, Grading Effectively, Workshop, presented by Barbara Walvoord,

Rockhurst University, Fall, 2005

Carnegie Academy for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (CASTL) Institute, June, 2005 Chicago, Illinois

Models for Community-Based Psychosocial Practice. AOTA Online Course, Fall, 2004

Accreditation Evaluator Workshop, AOTA. July, 2003. Bethesda, Maryland.

The Continuum of Care for the Client with Incomplete Spinal Cord Injury. Grand Rounds, Rockhurst University, October, 2003.

Introduction to the Occupational Therapy Practice Framework: Domain and Process. October, 2003.

Psychosocial Occupational Therapy in Schools: Identify Challenges and Clarify the Role of Occupational Therapy in Promoting Adaptive Functioning. June, 2004

Aging in Place: Implications for Occupational Therapy. June, 2004

COMMUNITY OUTREACH

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Hosted luncheon for MidAmerican Rehab, Olathe Medical Center, Shawnee Mission Medical Center, and St. Lukes occupational therapists, November 12, 2004 at American Stroke Foundation

Developed and facilitated after-school program for at-risk youth in the community.