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Marianne H. Mortera
Marianne H. Mortera, Ph.D., OTR

Assistant Professor of Clinical Occupational Therapy
E-mail: mhm2101@columbia.edu
Education:
  • Ph.D. in Occupational Therapy, New York University
  • M.A. in Occupational Therapy, New York University
  • B.A. in Biology, Capital University
Clinical Expertise:
  • Adult physical disabilities rehabilitation
  • Brain injury and cognitive rehabilitation
  • Occupational therapy in the home care setting
Faculty Responsibilities:
  • Course Director for Neuroscience
  • Co-Course Director and Instructor for Clinical Conditions
  • Lab Instructor Kinesiology
  • Faculty Research Advisor

Research Interests:
  • Applied scientific inquiry in occupational therapy
  • Development and testing of the Mortera Cognitive Screening Measure (M-CSM)
  • Cognitive assessment and treatment
  • Traumatic brain injury rehabilitation

Grants and Contracts:

 
  • Recipient of a Metropolitan New York District Research Grant
  • Recipient of the Long Island University Faculty Research Award
Professional Activities:
  • American Occupational Therapy Association Emerging Leaders Development Committee Member
  • American Journal of Occupational Therapy Editorial Board Member
  • Association of Asian-Pacific Occupational Therapists in America Board Member
  • American Occupational Therapy Association Service Commendation for PD SIS Quarterly Editor (2008)
  • Reviewer for Office of Surgeon General, Proponency Office for Rehabilitation and Reintegration, Clinical Practice Guidance: Occupational Therapy and Physical Therapy for Mild Traumatic Brain Injury in Iraq War Soldiers (2007)
  • American Occupational Therapy Association Physical Disabilities Special Interest Section Committee: Quarterly Editor (2005-2008)
  • American Occupational Therapy Association Annual Conference Call for Papers Panel Reviewer
  • Service with the Federal Affairs Committee of the American Occupational Therapy Association to educate Congress and the Wounded Warriors Project on occupational therapy services for individuals with traumatic brain injury
  • Professional presentations include topics on adult brain injury rehabilitation and instrument development and testing
Publications:
  • Gutman, S. A., & Mortera, M. H. (2010). Chapter 9: Interventions to improve upper extremity skills. In S. B. O'Sullivan & T. Schmitz (Eds.), Training to improve functional outcomes for physical rehabilitation (2nd ed.). Philadelphia: FA Davis.
  • Amini, D., Mortera, M., Gulick, K., Oertli, S., Sheffield, F., & Patria, L. (2008, March). The Centennial Vision and physical disabilities practice. Physical Disabilities Special Interest Section Quarterly, 31 (1), 1-4.
  • Mortera, M. H. (2007). The occupational therapy researcher: Achievement through applied scientific inquiry. OT Practice, July 9, 2007: 13-16.
  • D’Amico, M., & Mortera, M. (2007). Coping and adaptive behavior assessments. In I. Asher (Ed.), Occupational Therapy Assessment Tools: An Annotated Index (3rd ed.). Bethesda, MD: American Occupational Therapy Association.
  • Mortera, M., & D'Amico, M. (2007). Disability status assessments. In I. Asher (Ed.), /Occupational Therapy Assessment Tools: An Annotated Index/ (3rd ed.). Bethesda, MD: American Occupational Therapy Association.
  • Gutman, S. A., Mortera, M., Hinojosa, J., & Kramer, P. (2007). The Issue Is: Revision of the Occupational Therapy Practice Framework. American Journal of Occupational Therapy, 61, 119-126.
  • Mortera, M. (2006). Instrument development in brain injury rehabilitation: Part 1. Physical Disabilities Special Interest Section Quarterly, 29 (3), 1-4.
  • Mortera, M. H. (2006). Instrument development in brain injury rehabilitation: Part 2. Physical Disabilities Special Interest Section Quarterly, 29 (4), 1-2.
  • Mortera, M. H. (2004). The development of the Cognitive Screening Measure for individuals with brain injury: Initial examination of content validity and interrater reliability (Doctoral dissertation, New York University, 2004). Dissertation Abstracts International, 65, 906.
  • Gutman, S. A., & Mortera, M. (1997). The Issue Is-Applied scientific inquiry: An answer to manage care’s challenge? American Journal of Occupational Therapy, 51, 704-709.

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