Quinnipiac University
Interim Chair of Occupational Therapy
2021 - Present
Martha J. Sanders
Professor of Occupational Therapy
Martha J. Sanders
Professor of Occupational Therapy
Marcy Sanders is a professor and interim chair of occupational therapy at Quinnipiac University. Her clinical expertise lie in ergonomics, community health promotion (children and older adults), and environmental modification. She is the chair of the university ergonomics committee which allows her to provide office and manual materials handling ergonomics services to the QU. She teaches ergonomics, research, and administration courses to graduate students and coordinates the graduate Capstone programs. She has been involved in developing low vision programs for community seniors, school-based health promotion programs for elementary schools, and adaptive skiing training programs. Her projects are conducted with students, allowing them to participate in great real-life learning opportunities.
Her current research focuses on volunteerism in adapted sports, home lighting for older adults, light and health, and examining the efficacy of back-pack safety programming. Her interest in health promotion extends internationally as she provide interprofessional oral health educational programs in the rural Bahamas with dental hygiene faculty and students from Tunxis Community College. She has published over 50 articles in peer-reviewed and non-peer-reviewed publications. She is also proud to have started an adapted soccer program called TOPS soccer in which highshool students are buddies to players with special challenges.
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Her current research focuses on volunteerism in adapted sports, home lighting for older adults, light and health, and examining the efficacy of back-pack safety programming. Her interest in health promotion extends internationally as she provide interprofessional oral health educational programs in the rural Bahamas with dental hygiene faculty and students from Tunxis Community College. She has published over 50 articles in peer-reviewed and non-peer-reviewed publications. She is also proud to have started an adapted soccer program called TOPS soccer in which highshool students are buddies to players with special challenges.
Education
- BS, The Fletcher School At Tufts University
- MSOSH, University of New Haven
- MA, University of Southern California
- PHD, Walden University
Areas of Expertise
- Community Health
- Health & Wellness
- Occupational Medicine, Work and Ergonomics
- Education/Teaching and Learning
- Wellness/Lifestyle Medicine
Organization
- Occupational Therapy
Office Location
- Medicine, Nursing, Health Sci 362G
Mail Drop
- NH-HSC
Courses
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OT 511 Administration and Management in Occupational Therapy
Fall 2022 -
OT 570 Capstone Graduate Projects
Spring 2023 -
OT 727 Work and Ergonomics
Spring 2023 -
OT 752 Knowledge Translation and Synthesis
Spring 2023 -
OT 754 Capstone Seminar III - Preparation
Fall 2022 -
OT 790 Doctoral Project Seminar
Spring 2023 -
OT 791 Doctoral Experience
Spring 2023 -
OTD 515 Research Methods and Evidence-Based Practice
Fall 2022
Experience
Prevention Works
Owner/Director
Madison, CT
1995 - Present
Quinnipiac University
Professor, Occupational Therapy
Hamden, CT
1993 - Present
Professional Sports Care, Inc.
Co-director Occupational Therapy
Meriden, CT
1991 - 1995
Hope Special Education Center
Co-director Options Program
University of Southern California Buena Park, CA
1988 - 1990
Children's Hospital of Los Angeles,
Occupational Therapist II
Los Angeles, CA
1981 - 1988
St. John's Hospital and Health Center
Occupational Therapist
Santa Monica, CA
1979 - 1981
Selected Publications
Conference Presentation
Design Guidelines for Promoting Sleep Through Healthy Lighting
Figueiro, M., Rea, M., Sanders, M.
CT Public Health Association, Virtual, Quinnipiac, Mt Sinai (2021)
Non-Peer Reviewed Journal
The Impact of Sleep on Work
Sanders, M.; Thayer, A.; Guzman, C., Brown, E., Crowley, M;, Cepeda, A.
6 (4) Work and Industry Quarterly Practice Connections 31-33 (2021)
Peer Reviewed Journal
Motivations for volunteering in an adapted skiing program: Implications for volunteer program development.
Sanders, Martha; Balcanoff, Stephen
Disability and Rehabilitation 1-9, https://doi.org/10.1080/09638288.2021.1981466 (2021)
Peer Reviewed Journal
A school-based, interprofessional approach to sustaining oral health on an Island community
Sanders, M.J., Turcotte, C., & Johnson, P.A.
DOI: 10.1080/13561820.2020.1803818 Journal of Interprofessional Healthcare 1-5 (2020)
Conference Presentation
Lighting your Life: Keeping older adults engaged in life.
Sanders, M.
CT Public Health Association Annual Meeting, Virtual (2020)
Conference Presentation
The Impact of Lighting on close visual activities and quality of life in older adults.
Sanders, M.
Human Factors and Ergonomics Society International Virtual Conference , virtual (2020)
Chapter
Physical Dysfunction
VanOss, T., Sanders, M., & Hewitt, P.
Environmental Assessment and Modification: Home, Work, and Community 8th (Wolters Kluwer 2019)
Peer Reviewed Poster
Home lighting feasibility study
Sanders, M.
AOTA, Salt Lake City, UT (2018)
Peer Reviewed Journal
Older manufacturing workers and adaptation to age-related changes
Sanders, M.
3(72) American Journal of Occupational Therapy 7203205060p1-7203205060p11 March (2018)
Peer Reviewed Poster
The benefits of volunteering in adapted skiing
Sanders, M.
AOTA, Salt Lake City, UT (2018)
Non-Peer Reviewed Journal
Lighting the work environment
Sanders, M.
3(3) Work & Industry Special Interest Section Quarterly 29-31 August (2018)
Peer Reviewed Journal
An interprofessional approach to ergonomics
Michalak-Turcotte, C., Sanders, M. J., & Johnson, P.
16(1) Dimensions of Dental Hygiene 30-32 January (2018)
Peer Reviewed Journal
See 2017-2018
Sanders, M.
(2018)
Peer Reviewed Poster
Qualitative findings of Stress and Coping in College Students
Haughey, K., Soja, J., & Sanders, M.
American occupational therapy Association, Philadelphia, PA (2017)
Academic Awards, Fellowships and Grants
Lifetime Achievement Award
Academic Award | 2019-2020
American Occupational Therapy Association
Sigma Xi Lectureship Subsidy Grant
Grant | 2019-2020
Sigma Xi Research Society