Research: OT Grants
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The Occupational Therapy program within the Department of Physical and Occupational therapy has recently received a $4,300.00 product grant from Advanced Brain Technologies (ABT) which is based in Ogden, Utah. The equipment will initially be used research conducted by both, Dr. Bryan Gee, OTD, MS, OTR/L and Dr. Kelly Thompson, EdD, OTR/L, focusing on how filtered sound can improve the outcomes of occupational therapy intervention (participation and performance in valued and meaningful activities). Both Dr. Gee and Dr. Thompson have received training and certification and have clinical expertise in implementing TLP with clients within the practice specialties. Dr. Gee will be exploring the impact of filtered sound on Autistic children who are hypersensitive to environmental sounds. Dr. Thompson will be exploring the use of TLP in reducing depressive symptoms and increasing social engagement in college students. Dr. Gee’s research interests in TLP stems from a quality improvement study he completed two years ago while he was practicing at Primary Children’s Medical Center, in Salt Lake City, Utah, exploring interventions and strategies used to reduce auditory hypersensitivities in children with Autism Spectrum Disorders and Sensory Processing Disorders. Additional external funding is also being sought from community partners in order to acquire sound equipment (headphones and compact disc players). It is hoped that the ABT product grant will facilitate additional multidisciplinary research in other health care and educational departments within Idaho State University. The Occupational Therapy program at ISU appreciates the awarded product grant and looks forward to continued research collaboration with ABT in the future. ABT has developed a music based auditory stimulation method called The Listening Program® (TLP), in which ABT records classical music selections in high definition, which is then enhanced with psychoacoustic processes such as audio filtration, spatial dynamics, blending, and volume contrasts. TLP is delivered through either compact disc’s or in a digital format on an iPod. TLP has been utilized in a variety of settings including, health care, education, and alternative health care settings in the North West region and the United States. The Physical and Occupational Therapy Department welcome inquiries for clinical and research collaboration at any time. ABT has provided TLP intervention technology and bone conducted sound equipment for research and clinical use in the occupational therapy programs outpatient health clinic, located on the 2nd floor in Garrison Hall on the Idaho State University Campus in Pocatello, Idaho.
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