Clinical Professor of Occupational Therapy
Education
- BS, Southern Connecticut State University
- CER, Quinnipiac University
- MPH, Southern Connecticut State University
- DHS, Nova Southeastern University
Organization
- Occupational Therapy
Office Location
- Medicine, Nursing, Health Sci 352J
Mail Drop
- NH-HSC
Courses
Experience
VNA Community Healthcare
Home Care Occupational Therapist
Guilford/Hamden, CT
2009 - Present
Quinnipiac University – Department of Occupational Therapy
Clinical Professor of Occupational Theapy
Hamden, CT
2005 - Present
Home Care Occupational Therapist
Masonicare Home Health and Hospice
Wallingford, CT
2005 - Present
Yale New Haven Hospital – Department of Rehabilitation Services
Occupational Therapist Level 2 per diem
New Haven, CT
2005 - 2015
Masonic Healthcare Center
Per Diem Occupational Therapist
Wallingford, CT
2002 - 2005
Interim Health Care
Home Care Occupational Therapist
North Haven, CT
2001 - 2009
Visiting Nurse Association South Central
Home Care Occupational Therapist
New Haven, CT
1997 - 2009
Yale New Haven Hospital – Department of Rehabilitation Services
Occupational Therapist Level 2
New Haven, CT
1996 - 2005
Selected Publications
Addressing Communication Challenges through
Zapletal, A., Hoppe, M., Baird, J., Van Oss, T., & Prast, J
International Meeting on Simulation in Healthcare (IMSH), Orlando, FL, Quinnipiac University (2023)
Addressing Microaggressions: Strategies, Tools and Techniques
Baird, J., Zapletal, A., Prast, J., Hoppe, M., & Van Oss, T.
American Occupational Therapy Association, Kansas City, MO , Quinnipiac University (2023)
Occupational Therapy and Community Programming
VanOss, T., Kenneth Eichmann, K, Gamache, M., Cleary, M., Cobb, N., Kessel, L., Biedrzyki, N., Bogardus, J., VanOss, J. & DiGiovanni, G.
Connecticut Occupational Therapy Association, virtual, Quinnipiac University (2023)
A PHOTOVOICE initiative to Promote Health and Wellness Among First Year Students.
VanOss, T., Biedrzycki, N., VanOss, J., Bogardus, J.
Association of Schools Advancing Health Professions (ASAHP) , Fort Lauderdale, FL (2023)
Occupational Therapy’s Role in Technological Health Promotion
VanOss, T., Velie, P., Morgan, M., Wood, M., D’Amicantonio, S., & Sawyer, M.
Connecticut Public Health Association (CPHA) , Plainville, CT (2023)
Occupational Therapy’s Evolving Role with College Students.
VanOss, T., & Biedrzycki, N
Association of Caribbean Occupational Therapist (ACOT). , Virtual (2023)
Using Photovoice with the CHAMPS Initiative: Creating Health Attitudes in Medical Professionals
VanOss, T., VanOss, J., Biedrzycki, N., Bogardus, J
International Society of Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (ISSOTL), , Utrecht, Netherlands (2023)
Multi-institutional Collaboration to Promote SoTL through Simulation
VanOss, T., Baird, J., Zapletal, A., Prast, J., & Hoppe, M.
International Society of Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (ISSOTL), Utrecht, Netherlands (2023)
Multi-Institutional Collaboration to Promote Scholarship of Teaching and Learning
Zapletal, A., (presenter) Baird, J., Prast, J., Hoppe, M., & Van Oss, T
American Occupational Therapy Education Summit, Denver, CO (2023)
Prevalence of Depression, Anxiety, and Stress in Graduate Speech-Language Pathology Students
Armstrong, E., (presenter) Bogardus, J., Brown, D. Van Oss, T.,
American Speech, Hearing, Language Association (ASHA) convention, Boston, MA (2023)
Making History: Permanent Flexibility Allows Occupational Therapy Practitioners to Open Home Health Care Cases Propelling the Occupational Therapy Practice Forward.
Sajdak, K. & VanOss, T.
Special Interest Sections Quarterly (2022)
Stress, Anxiety, Depression, and Perfectionism among Graduate Students in Health Sciences Programs.
Bogardus, J., Armstrong, E. S., VanOss, T., & Brown, D.
Journal of Allied Health in press (2022)
Clinical Simulation for Healthcare Professionals
Zapletal, A., Hoppe, M., Van Oss, T., Prast, J., Baird, J., & Herge, E. A.
(SLACK 2022)
Using the Clinical Learning Environment Comparison Survey to Assess Learner Preparation
Zapletal, A., Hoppe, M., Baird, J., Van Oss, T., & Prast, J.
International Meeting on Simulation in Healthcare (IMSH), Los Angeles, CA (2022)
Social Determinants of Health: Using Simulation to Train Occupational Therapy Students
Zapletal, A., Prast, J., Hoppe, M., Van Oss, T., & Baird, J.
American Occupational Therapy Education Summit, Orlando, FL, Quinnipiac University (2022)
Using Standardized Assessments to Enhance Evaluation of Students and SP Programs
Baird, J., Van Oss, T., Zapletal, A., Prast, J., & Hoppe, M.
Association of Standardized Patient Educators (ASPE), virtual (2021)
SP Simulation and Debriefing: What works
Baird, J., Prast, J., Hoppe, M., Van Oss, T., & Zapletal, A.
Association of Standardized Patient Educators (ASPE), virtual (2021)
Development of Chronic Disease Intervention Scenarios
. Van Oss, T., Hewlett, H., Muehlberger, K., Pasquarose, R., & Taylor, R
Association of Standardized Patient Educators (ASPE), virtual (2021)
Development of Standardized Patient Scenarios
Van Oss, T., Hewlett, H., Muehlberger, K., Pasquarose, R., & Taylor, R
New England Faculty Development Consortium, Virtual (2021)
Experiential Learning Project to Support Well-Being
Van Oss, T., Barry, J. & DiGiacinto, J.
New England Faculty Development Consortium, Virtual (2021)
Multi-Site Pilot Study: Simulation Compared to Traditional Clinical Learning Activities
Zapletal, A., Baird, J., Van Oss, T., Prast, J., & Hoppe, M
American Occupational Therapy Association, virtual (2021)
Virtual Teaching: Remote Learning Best Practices for Health Profession Education
Zapletal, A., Hoppe, M., Baird, J., VanOss, T., & Prast, J.
International Meeting on Simulation in Healthcare (IMSH), Virtual (2021)
Modifications for Home Accessibility
Fink, A., & Van Oss, T.
Lifeway Mobility CEU event, virtual (2021)
Evidence to Practice: Occupational Therapy Role in Chronic Disease Health Management and Maintenance
Van Oss, T., Barry, J., Hudson, K., Cicero, K., & Giordano, B.
People’s United Center for Women & Business , virtual (2021)
Health Needs Assessment of Unhoused and Marginally-Housed People in New Haven, CT During the COVID- 19 Pandemic
Leubner, M. & Van Oss, T.
Connecticut Public Health Association (CPHA) annual conference, virtual (2021)
Home Health Community of Practice
Van Oss, T., Schlegel, G., McIvor, S., Collazo, A., & Giannitti, S.
Connecticut Occupational Therapy Association (ConnOTA) SIS annual conference, virtual (2021)
Stimulation vs Clinical Sites: Methods to Teach Communication
VanOss, T., Prast, J., Zapletal, A., Hoppe, M. & Baird, J
Association of Caribbean Occupational Therapist (ACOT) 15th Biennial Scientific Conference, Cayman Islands - virtual (2021)
Student Perceptions of Learning: Comparing Traditional to Simulated Clinical Environments
Baird, J., Van Oss, T., Zapletal, A., Prast, J., & Hoppe, M.
International Society for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, Perth, Australia - virtual (2021)
Reinventing Standardized Patient Experience During Covid: A Sustainable Approach
Majeski, K., Van Oss, T. & Ceccolini, G.
Association of Schools Advancing Health Professions, Long Beach, CA - virtual (2021)
Occupational Therapy for Physical Dysfunction
Van Oss, T. Sanders, M. & Hewitt, P.
Environmental Assessment and Modification: Home and Community 8th Philadelphia, PA (Wolters Kluwer 2020)
Identifying Occupation-Based Needs and Services for Individuals Experiencing Homelessness Using Interviews and Photovoice
Van Oss, T., Duch, F., Frank, S. & Laganella, G.
65 Work 247-255 (2020)
Homelessness: Understanding Unmet Needs and Identifying Resources
Van Oss, T., Barnes, S., Carmona, C., Dobranski, K., Duffy, C., Duffy, K., & Shaw, S
65 Work 257-263 (2020)
Incorporating Injury Prevention Into Energy Weatherization Programs
Tohn, E., Wilson, J., Van Oss, T., & Gurecka, M
26(1) Journal of Public Health Management & Practice 80-82 (2020)
Assess Performance to Promote Clinical Development
Baird, J., Zapletal, A., Prast, J., Hoppe, M., & Van Oss, T..
International Meeting on Simulation in Healthcare (IMSH) , San Diego, CA (2020)
Standardized Patients: Recruiting, Screening, and Training Delivery
Zapletal, A., Fulmer, V., Hoppe, M., Prast, J., Van Oss, T.,
International Meeting on Simulation in Healthcare (IMSH) , San Diego, CA (2020)
Reducing Inequalities for Persons who are Homeless in New Haven, CT
Duffy, S., VanOss, T., Cunningham, A. & Kudisch, H. & Ray, K.,
United Nations 58th Commission on Social Development , New York, NY (2020)
Assessing Simulation in Occupational Therapy: Learner, Scenario, and Curriculum Scenarios.
Baird, J., Zapletal, A., Prast, J., Hoppe, M., & Van Oss, T
American Occupational Therapy Association Annual Conference, Boston, MA (2020)
Medication Management: A Tool Kit for OT Practitioners
Sanders, M., & Van Oss, T
American Occupational Therapy Association Annual Conference, Boston, MA (2020)
Identifying Occupation-Based Needs & Services for Persons Experiencing Homelessness (PEH) Using Interviews & Photovoice
Van Oss, T., Laganella , G., Frank, S., & Duch, F
American Occupational Therapy Association Annual Conference, Boston, MA (2020)
Homelessness, Understanding Unmet Needs & Identifying Resources.
Van Oss, T., Dobranski , K., Shaw, S., Barnes, S., Duffy, C., Latella, K., & Carmona, C
American Occupational Therapy Association Annual Conference, Boston, MA (2020)
Assessing Simulation in Occupational Therapy: Learner, Scenario, and Curriculum Scenarios
Van Oss, T., Zapletal, A., Hoppe, M., Prast, J., & Baird, J
American Occupational Therapy Association Annual Conference, Boston, MA (2020)
Community Service in the Era of COVID-19: Responding to the Needs of the New Haven Homeless Community.
Leubner, M. & VanOss, T.
CPHA annual conference , virtual (2020)
Acute Care Occupational Therapist Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic
Racamato, M., Piselli, J., Featheringham, J., Kuo, P. & VanOss, T (moderator)
ConnOTA SIS conference, virtual (2020)
Virtual Teaching: Simulation Best Practices
Zapetal, A., Hoppe, M., VanOss, T., Baird, J., & Prast, J.
AOTA Education Summit, virtual (2020)
Simulation Compared to Traditional Clinical Learning Activities: Multi-Site Pilot Data
Zapletal, A, Prast, J., Hoppe, M., VanOss, T., & Baird, J.
AOTA Education Summit, virtual (2020)
Emerging and Innovative Leadership
VanOss, T.
AOTA OT Leadership Live , virtual (2020)
Use of Evidence Based Assessments to Enhance Occupational Therapy Simulation Encounters
Van Oss, T., Zapletal, A., Hoppe, M., Prast, J., Baird, J
American Occupational Therapy Association Education Summit, Las Vegas, NV (2019)
Facilitating Development of Future Reflective Practitioners Through Simulation & Experiential Learning
Van Oss, T., Prast, J., Hoppe, M., Zapletal, A., Baird, J
American Occupational Therapy Association Education Summit, Las Vegas, NV (2019)
Exploring Innovative And Creative Tools For A Comprehensive Assessment For Persons With Neurological Impairments.
VanOss, T., Toussaint, L., & Nadeau, B.
Association of Caribbean Occupational Therapist Scientific Conference, Christ Church, Barbados (2019)
Home Modification and Safe Patient Transfers
VanOss, T & Fink, A
Wallingford, CT, Masonicare (2019)