Marjorie E. Scaffa, Ph.D., OTR, FAOTA
Professor

Education

1992            University of Maryland
                   Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Health Education

1981            Virginia Commonwealth University
                   Master of Science (M.S.) in Occupational Therapy  

1978            University of Maryland
                   Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in Psychology

Practice Specialties

Mental Health
Substance Abuse
Home Health
Hospice
Community-Based Practice
Health Promotion and Prevention

Research Interests

Clinical reasoning
Health Promotion and Prevention
Mental Health

Recent Publications

Crist, P. and Scaffa, M. (Eds.) (in press).  Occupational therapy education in the new millennium, Special Issue.  Occupational Therapy in Health Care. 

Scaffa, M. (Ed.) (2001).  Occupational therapy in community-based practice settings. Philadelphia, PA:  F. A. Davis Publishers.

Scaffa, M.  (2001).  Community-based practice: Occupation in context.  In M. Scaffa (Ed.), Occupational therapy in community-based practice settings.  Philadelphia, PA:  
F. A. Davis Publishers.

Scaffa, M.  (2001). The paradigm shift:  From medical model to the community model.  In M. Scaffa (Ed.), Occupational therapy in community-based practice settings.. Philadelphia, PA:  F.A. Davis Publishers. 

Scaffa, M., Desmond, S. and Brownson, C.  (2001).  Public health, community health and occupational therapy. In M. Scaffa (Ed.), Occupational therapy in community-based practice settings.  Philadelphia, PA:  F. A. Davis Publishers.

Reitz, S. M. and Scaffa, M.  (2001). Theoretical frameworks for community-based practice.  In M. Scaffa (Ed.), Occupational therapy in community-based practice settings.. Philadelphia, PA:  F. A. Davis Publishers.

Scaffa, M., Russell, V. and Brownson, C.  (2001). Future directions in community-based practice. In M. Scaffa (Ed.), Occupational therapy in community-based practice settings.  Philadelphia, PA:  F. A. Davis Publishers.

Scaffa, M., Brownson, C. and Shordike, A.  (2001). Implications for professional education and research.  In M. Scaffa (Ed.), Occupational therapy in community-based practice settings.    Philadelphia, PA:  F. A. Davis Publishers.

Quinn, S.C., and Scaffa, M. E., (2000). Making choices: A personal look at alcohol and drug use. 2^nd Edition.  Dubuque, Iowa: McGraw-Hill Companies. 

Scaffa, M. and Gilbert, G. (2000). Selecting an intervention/method. (Chapter 3) In
G. Gilbert, and R. Sawyer, Health education: Creating strategies for school and community health, 2^nd Ed. Boston: Jones and Bartlett Publishers.

Scaffa, M., Van Slyke, N. and Wooster, D.  (2000).  A community service learning approach to level I fieldwork:  An investment in the future.  Innovations in Occupational Therapy Education 2000.

Brownson, C. and Scaffa, M.  (2000). Occupational therapy in the promotion of health and the prevention of disease and disability.  Bethesda, MD: American Occupational Therapy Association.

Scaffa, M. E. (1998). Adolescents and Alcohol Use. In A. Henderson, S. Champlin and W. Evashwick (Eds.), Promoting teen health:  Linking schools, health organizations and community.  Newbury Park, CA: Sage Publications, Inc. 

Special Accomplishments

Alpha Eta Society (Allied Health Professions Honorary)
1999 Roster of Fellows Award, American Occupational Therapy Association
Elizabeth Messick Award, Virginia Occupational Therapy Association
Elsie McKibben Lectureship Award, Alabama Occupational Therapy Association
Eta Sigma Gamma (Health Education Honorary)
George Kramer Practitioner Award, College of Health and Human Performance, University of Maryland
Psi Chi (Psychology Honor Society)
Phi Kappa Phi (Academic Honorary)

Memberships in Professional Associations

American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA)
Alabama Occupational Therapy Association (ALOTA)
American Academy of Health Behavior (AAHB)
American Association for Health Education (AAHE)
Society for Public Health Education (SOPHE)
Eta Sigma Gamma (ESG)
Society for Professional Well-Being (SPW)

Contact Information

Office: Room 5108
Telephone:  (251) 434-3939
Fax:  (251) 434-3934
Email:  mscaffa@jaguar1.usouthal.edu