Research and Scholarship

Diagnostic Medical Sonography

Sheryl Goss, MS, RT(R)(S), RDMS, RDCS, RVS, RVT, FSDMS presented Learning in the Lab at the Society of Diagnostic Medical Sonography Virtual Educator’s conference. (November 2024).

Sheryl Goss, MS, RT(R)(S), RDMS, RDCS, RVS, RVT, FSDMS presented JRCDMS Accreditation Updates at the 2024 International Foundation for Sonography Research and Education Educator’s Summit held in Philadelphia, PA.  (July 2024).

Sheryl Goss, MS, RT(R)(S), RDMS, RDCS, RVS, RVT, FSDMS presented Exploring Abdominal Doppler Ultrasound: Principles and Clinical Insights for the Geisinger Health System’s sonographers and radiologists. (July 2024).

Sheryl Goss, MS, RT(R)(S), RDMS, RDCS, RVS, RVT, FSDMS presented To Prepare Entry-Level Sonographers in the Cognitive, Psychomotor and Affective Domains at the 2023 International Foundation for Sonography Research and Education Educator’s Summit held in Fort Worth, TX.  (July 2023).

Health Sciences 

Laam, L.A., Godlewski, G. & Psek, W. (2023). A description and mathematization of an adaptation-based culture mechanism. Computational and Mathematical Organization Theory 29, 363–390. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10588-023-09374-7.

Medical Imaging

Gina Capitano Ed.D.,R.T. (R) presented "Leading your Imaging Team from Dysfunctional to Accountable "  as an online webinar for the Cassling Investing in you Series. June 2021. Cassling’s Investing in You program is an educational series designed to help imaging professionals broaden their skill set and meet their continuing education needs. As participants,  Radiologic Technologists sonographers, managers and directors, stay abreast of imaging trends and earn CE credits. 

Nursing

Brown, S. "Tough Teen Talk: Making the Most of the 40 Minute Adolescent Well Visit." Geisinger Advanced Practice Nursing Conference, Danville, Pennsylvania, May 10, 2024.

DelPrete, J., Lunger, L., & Weiss, A.M. (2023, March 25). Please Say Gay! Inclusivity as a Macro Approach Against LGBTQ+ Microaggressions in Healthcare [Conference session]. Implicit Bias Symposium, Wilkes University, Wilkes-Barre, PA, United States.

Weiss, A.M., Basile, C., & Oquendo, M. (2024, April 25). LGBTQ+ Sex Education [Panel presentation]. Our Bodies LGBTQ+ Sex Education, Elizabethtown College, Elizabethtown, PA, United States.

Brogan, L., Shustack, L., Karnish, K., & Cunfer, A. (November, 2023). Perceptions of the “huddle” TM effectiveness to enhance communication among interprofessional teams of health science students. Interprofessional Education Collaborative (IPEC) 3^rd Annual Poster Fair. Virtual.

Nadeem, D., Taye, M., Still, M. D., McShea, S., Satterfield, D., Dove, J. T., & Still, C. D. (2024). Effects of Glucagon-like Peptide-1 Receptor Agonists on Upper Endoscopy in Diabetic and Non-Diabetic Patients. Gastrointestinal Endoscopy.

Shustack, L. (2023). Student experience and perceptions of learning social determinants of health using a digital escape room. Teaching and Learning in Nursing. 18(4), e229-e232.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.teln.2023.07.007

Shustack, L. (Available online, December 30, 2023). “Untangling the Web of Clinical Judgment: An Active Learning Strategy.” Teaching and Learning in Nursing (Article in Press). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.teln.2023.12.005

Shustack, L. (October 11, 2024). Perceptions and Knowledge of Social Determinants of Health among Social Work and Nursing Students engaged in an Interprofessional Community Disaster simulation. Philadelphia Area Simulation Consortium. Allentown, PA.

Shustack, L. (June 24, 2024). Untangling the Web of Clinical Judgment: An Active Learning Strategy. Nurse Educators Conference in the Rockies. Breckinridge, CO.

Weidner, M. D. (2024).  Using Nurse-Assisted Telemedicine to Reduce Healthcare System Utilization by Rural Congestive Heart Failure Patients (Publication No. 3124188) [Doctoral dissertation, Walden University PhD]. Walden University ProQuest Dissertations & Theses.

Occupational Therapy

Belles, A. (2024). Persistent pain: Is OT lagging behind other health professions in research, education, & clinical practice? Conversations That Matter, AOTA Inspire 2024 Orlando, FL.

Belles, A. (2023). Current concepts in OT treatment of persistent pain. MUOT Fieldwork Educator's Day.

Charney, L., & Taylor, R. (2023). Reading and understanding research: From the abstract to the introduction, methods, analytical approach, results, and discussion. In Kielhofner's research in occupational therapy: Methods of inquiry for enhancing practice (3rd ed., pp. 58–66). FA Davis.

Charney, L., & Breinich, P. (2024). Community sensory program as a doctoral capstone project. AOTA Inspire 2024, Orlando, FL.

Cipriani, J., Levkulic, M., Lundy, M., Maas, T., & Troiani, M. (2024). The effects of sleep hygiene interventions on sleep disorders with adults: A scoping review. AOTA Inspire 2024, Orlando, FL.

Coleman, A., McLaughlin, E., & Floren, M. (2024). Practitioner burnout and productivity levels in skilled nursing and assisted living facilities. American Journal of Occupational Therapy.

Landsiedel, K., Templeton, O., Washko, J. R., Floren, M. A., Kavanaugh, E. B., Maguire, C. B., Onoshko, E. A., Schmitter, K. E., & Sledziewski, M. M. (2024). Video modeling and scenario-based learning on interpersonal skills and work readiness for transition age students with disabilities: An interdisciplinary approach. Journal of Occupational Therapy, Schools, & Early Intervention, 17(3), 796–812.

McLaughlin, E. (2004). This is your brain on burnout. AOTA INSPIRE, Orlando,FL.

McLaughlin, E., & Coleman, A. (2024). Beyond burnout. AOTA Inspire 2024, Orlando FL.

Shah, L., & Dolan, B. (2024). Utilization of outdoor spaces for health promotion in the older adult population. AOTA Inspire 2024, Orlando, FL.

Templeton, O., & Baxter, M. (2023). Cognition in professional practice. In Clinical and professional reasoning in occupational therapy (3rd ed., pp. 23–43). Wolters Kluwer.

Weis, K. (2023). Focusing on emotional intelligence to boost fieldwork success. POTA Conference 2023.

Weis, K. (2024). Developing emotional intelligence in occupational therapy students to promote fieldwork success. AOTA Inspire 2024, Orlando, FL.

Physical Therapy

Pascal, M.R., Lawrence, B., Pires, S., Newton, E., Babulall, D., Saroka, K., Shaver, M., Schanzlin, M., & Pearage, K. (2024) A falls prevention program for people after stroke in Guyana: An international collaboration. Physical Therapy, pzae107. https://doi.org/10.1093/ptj/pzae107

Rinehimer, M., Winton, C., Ostrowski, M., & Ertwine, K. (2024) Clinical effectiveness of an aquatic exercise program on those with visual impairment: A pilot study. The Journal of Aquatic Physical Therapy. 32(1) 3-8. DOI: 10.1097/PXT.0000000000000035

Miller, T.Y., & Brogan, L. (2024) Professionalism in the practice of physical therapy: A case-based approach. McGraw Hill LLC.

Physician Assistant

Members of the Misericordia Physician Assistant Department were chosen to be speakers at the Pennsylvania Society of Physician Assistants PAs in Progress Symposium held on March 18th, 2024.  The focus of the symposium was to assist students across Pennsylvania transitioning from PA student to PA graduate.  Justine Samanas presented on Realistic Expectations of your First PA Position.  Samantha Burk, Nicole Munley, Jessica Frawley Woolfolk, and Lindsey Vigilante presented on PA jobs in each specialty. 

Lindsey Vigilante, MSPAS, PA-C co-authored “2751680 - Implementation and Evaluation of a Virtual Interprofessional Education Interhospital Transfer Simulation" and it was accepted for the 2024 AACP Annual Meeting,  Pharmacy Education 2024 

Speech Language Pathology

Book Chapter

Mamlekar, C. R., Dietz, A., Wendt, O. and Lloyd, L. History of AAC. In: Lloyd, L. and Fuller, D. (2023). In D. R. Fuller and L.L. Lloyd (1 Eds), Principles and Practices in Augmentative and Alternative Communication (pp.29-38). SLACK Incorporated. 

Presentations - International

Tellis, C.M., Roberts, E., Thomas, J., Maines, S., & Long, A. (2023). Current motor learning principles applied to speech-language   pathology. Estill World Voice Symposium: Vienna, Austria.

Tellis, C.M., Roberts, E., Thomas, J., Maines, S., & Long, A. (2023). Breath cycle and airflow rate management. Estill World Voice Symposium: Vienna, Austria.

Maloney, T., Vannest, J., Wilkinson, K., Szaflarski, J., Stall, C., Mamlekar, C. and Dietz, A. (May 2022). fMRI Activation of Unscripted Discourse in Stroke Patients. Organization for Human Brain Mapping. Glasgow, Scotland.

Mamlekar, C. R., Bilenski, H.*, Murphy, S.*, Burns, C.*, and Olley, O.* (October 2022). Enhancing Communication and Participation Using AAC For Individuals with Primary Progressive Aphasia: A Scoping Review. Academy Of Aphasia. Philadelphia, PA.

Presentations - National

Roberts, E., Heidelberger, C., Rehrey, R., Raub, M., Thourot, K., Martin, A., McGoldrick, E., Rosenthal, A., Cimino, L., & Alunni, M. (2023). Integrating socially assistive robotics into speech-language pathology intervention (Technical Session). 2023 American Speech-Language-Hearing Association Convention, Boston, MA.

Roberts, E., Raub, M., Rehrey, R., Heidelberger, C., Thourot, K., Lombardi, S., & Mercatili, M. (2023). Graduate students’ perspectives on factors impacting clinical performance (Poster Presentation). 2023 American Speech-Language-Hearing Association Convention, Boston, MA.

Tellis, C.M., Thomas, J., Maines, S., Barone, N., Long, A., Hain, C. (2023, October). Poster Presentation: Acoustic, Aerodynamic and Electroglottographic Properties of the Qualities and Figure Options used in Voicing. Proposal accepted at the Annual Fall Voice Conference in Washington D.C.

Tellis, G. M., Scaler Scott, K., & Yaruss, J. S. (2023). Exploring the benefits and drawbacks of AI chatbots in stuttering and cluttering assessment and treatment. American Speech-Language Hearing Association (ASHA) Convention, Boston, MA.

Tellis, G. M. (2023). Beyond the textbook: Harnessing the potential of the Anatomage Table in anatomy education. Anatomage Conference, San Jose, CA. (Keynote address).  

 Publications

Novi, S. L., Roberts, E., Spagnuolo, D., Spilsbury, B. M., Price, D. C., Imbalzano, C. A., Ferero, E., Yodh, A. G., Tellis, G. M., Tellis, C. M., & Mesquita, R. C. (2020). Functional near-infrared spectroscopy for speech protocols: Characterization of motion artifacts and guidelines for improving data analysis. Neurophotonics, 7(1), 015001-1-15.

Tellis, G. M., Delmar, S., Monteleone, M., Foster, F., Penrod, B., Fenstermaker, M., & Raj, E. X. (2023). Current and pre-pandemic use of digital technologies by speech language pathologists and speech-language pathology graduate students to assess and treat fluency disorders. Proceedings from the joint world congress on stuttering and cluttering, International Fluency Association.

Roseberry-McKibbin, C., Hegde, M., & Tellis, G. M. (2023). An advanced review of speech-language pathology: Preparation for the SLP Praxis and comprehension examinations (6th ed.).  Austin, TX: PRO-ED.

Tellis, G. M., & Manasco, H. M. (2023). Fundamentals of anatomy & physiology of speech, language, and hearing. San Diego, CA: Plural.

Tellis, G. M., & Scaler-Scott, K. (2023). Source for stuttering and cluttering. Austin, TX: PRO-ED.

Tellis, G. M., Kelley, Q., Foster, F., Fenstermaker, M., Penrod, B., Delmar, S., Russo, R., Scanlon, J., Redhouse, & E., Raj, E. X. (2023). What digital technologies do speech-language pathology students use to assess and treat fluency disorders? Proceedings from the joint world congress on stuttering and cluttering, International Fluency Association.

Tellis, G. M. (2022). Cultural considerations and AAC: Introduction to Hispanic culture—Cultural values and communicating respect. In Hall, N., Juengling-Sudkamp, J., Gutmann, M. L. & Cohn, E. R. (1st ed.), Fundamentals of AAC: a case-based approach to enhancing communication (pp. 111-112). Plural Publishing: San Diego, CA.

Teacher Education

Broskoske, S., Mulally, T. & Walker, T. (2023, October 25-27). An experiential journey: A year of using AI in the classroom [Conference presentation]. Pennsylvania Association of Colleges and Teacher Educators: Teacher Education Assembly. Harrisburg, PA.

Duffy, C. & Yeager, R.B. (2024, April 16-19). Creating mixed reality scenarios to assess Danielson’s fourth domain [Conference presentation]. International Conference on Humanities, Social and Education Sciences. San Francisco, CA.

Mulally, T. (2024, April 16-19). A year with artificial intelligence [Conference presentation]. International Conference on Humanities, Social and Education Sciences. San Francisco, CA.

Schwartz-Bechet, B. & Duffy, C. (2024). Teacher Education Program Student-Faculty Engagement via an International Opportunity. In Trolian, L. & Parker, E. (eds.). Fostering Sustained Student-Faculty Engagement in Undergraduate Education. Routledge: Taylor & Francis, New York, NY.