Donna M. Wooster, M.S., OTR, BCP
Assistant Professor

Education  

1998- present      University of South Alabama, Mobile, AL
                          Ph.D. in Instructional Design & Development
                          Courses in process
1994                   University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT
                          Master of Science in Allied Health
1989                   Worcester State College, Worcester, MA
                          Bachelor of Science in Occupational Therapy
1979                   Quinsigamond Community College, Worcester, MA
                          Associate of Science in Occupational Therapy  

Practice Specialties

Pediatrics and Community Based Practice

Research Interests

A variety of pediatric topics - Pediatric strength testing, non-organic failure to thrive, sensory integration, safely transporting children with disabilities, pediatric hospice, and oral motor abilities.
Adult interests - Parents with disabilities, supported employment, domestic violence prevention, and educating teenage mothers

Recent Publications  

Wooster, D. (2001).  Early intervention programs.  In M. Scaffa (Ed.) Occupational therapy in community based practice settings. Philadelphia: F. A. Davis.

Wooster, D., Gray, L.,  & Gifford, K. (2001).  Specialized practice in home health. In M. Scaffa (Ed.) Occupational therapy in community based practice settings. Philadelphia: F. A. Davis.  

Gifford, K., Wooster, D., Gray, L.& Chromiak, B. (2001) Home health. In M. Scaffa (Ed.) Occupational therapy in community based practice settings. Philadelphia: F. A. Davis.  

Scaffa, M., Van Slyke, N., Wooster, D. (2000). A community service learning approach to level I fieldwork: An investment in the future. Innovations in Occupational Therapy Education, 2 (1), 1-6.

Wooster, D. (2000) Intervention for non-organic failure to thrive. Infant-Toddler Intervention: The Transdisciplinary Journal,10 (1) , 37-46.

Hunt, L., Lewis, D., Reisel, S., Waldrup, R.,& Wooster, D. (2000). Establishing age norms for straw-drinking ability.  Infant-Toddler Intervention: The Transdisciplinary Journal,10 (1), 1-8.  

Wooster, D. (1999). Assessment of non-organic failure to thrive.  Infant-Toddler Intervention: The Transdisciplinary Journal, 9 (4), 353-371.  

Wooster, D., Brady, N., Mitchell, A., Grizzle, M. & Barnes, M. (1998).  Pediatric feeding: A transdisciplinary team’s perspective.  Topics in Language Disorders,18 (3), 34-49.

Specialty Certifications  

April 2000      Specialty Recertification in Pediatrics
                     American Occupational Therapy Association                    

Nov. 1997      Sensory Integration Praxis Test Certification
                    Sensory Integration International

April 1995      Specialty Certification in Pediatrics
                     American Occupational Therapy Association

Honors

1999      Award of Excellence from the Alabama Occupational Therapy Association

Membership in Professional Associations

American Occupational Therapy Association
Alabama Occupational Therapy Association

Contact Information

Office:  Room # 5208
Telephone:  (251) 434-3923
Email:  dawooster@usouthal.edu