Carolyn S Hanson

Carolyn S Hanson, PhD, OTR/L

Clinical Assistant Professor

Department: HP-OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY
Business Phone: (352) 273-6022
Business Email: carolynhanson@phhp.ufl.edu

About Carolyn S Hanson

Dr. Carolyn Hanson is a Clinical Assistant Professor who returned to the Department of OT in 2018. She was a faculty member for many years at UF and her past research was in the area of ergonomics and work hardening. She is teaching undergraduate students in the BHS program (Survey of Diseases and Disabilities l and II) and recently transitioned the course entitled Occupation and Participation Across Cultures (summer B elective part of the International Scholars Program) into an online course with a virtual exchange component. Dr. Hanson is interested in creating sport and recreational opportunities for adults with physical disabilities and was faculty advisor for the UF Wheelchair Basketball Association for 3 years before placing the club on hold due to lack of participants with physical disabilities.

Accomplishments

Great Teaching Certificate and Rising Star Award
2019 · Center for Teaching Excellence
Top reviewer
2019 · OTJR
Top Reviewer of OTJR: Occupation, Participation and Health
2018 · OTJR: Occupation, Participation and Health

Teaching Profile

Courses Taught
2018-2025
HSC3502 Survey of Diseases and Disability
2020-2021
HSC4970 Public Health and Health Professions Senior Honors Thesis
2020-2024
OTH3282 Multicultural Perspectives on Participation and Health
2020,2022-2023
HSC4905 Individual Study
2019-2025
HSC4558 Survey of Diseases and Disabilities 2
2019
HSC4930 Special Topics
2018
OTH6708 Issues in Occupational Therapy Practice I
2018
OTH5722 Professional Devt Ot
2021-2025
OTH6911 Capstone
2022-2023
HSC4913 Supervised Research Experience
2022-2023
RSD6940 Supervised Teaching
2024
HSC3801 Clinical Observation / Health Care Volunteer Work

Research Profile

Areas of Interest
  • adaptive sports
  • novel teaching techniques; AI in higher education

Publications

Academic Articles
2024
Perceptions of Autonomous Shuttles for Adults With Spinal Cord Injuries.
OTJR : occupation, participation and health. 44(1):47-56 [DOI] 10.1177/15394492231182058. [PMID] 37381903.
2020
An overview of wheelchair basketball with implications for life care planning
Journal of Life Care Planning. 18(4):59-64
2008
Driving motor recovery after stroke.
Topics in stroke rehabilitation. 15(5):397-411 [DOI] 10.1310/tsr1505-397. [PMID] 19008201.
2003
The relationship between strength, pain, and community integration in wheelchair users: a pilot study.
Occupational therapy in health care. 17(1):5-21 [DOI] 10.1080/J003v17n01_02. [PMID] 23941186.
2002
Effect of participation in physical activity on body image of amputees.
American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation. 81(3):194-201 [PMID] 11989516.
2001
Ergonomics in a hospital and a university setting: The effect of worksite analysis on upper extremity work-related musculoskeletal disorders.
Work (Reading, Mass.). 16(3):185-200 [PMID] 12441448.
2001
The effect of sports on level of community integration as reported by persons with spinal cord injury.
The American journal of occupational therapy : official publication of the American Occupational Therapy Association. 55(3):332-8 [PMID] 11723975.
2000
The relationship between participation in a sports cAMP and students’ attitudes towards persons with disabilities.
Occupational therapy in health care. 12(4):51-63 [DOI] 10.1080/J003v12n04_04. [PMID] 23931647.
1997
Ergonomics in health care.
The American journal of occupational therapy : official publication of the American Occupational Therapy Association. 51(8):701-3 [PMID] 9279442.
1997
Faculty practice in an age of entrepreneurship: can occupational therapy educators add yet another role?
The American journal of occupational therapy : official publication of the American Occupational Therapy Association. 51(5):388-92 [PMID] 9127066.
1997
Occupational therapy: current practice and training issues in the treatment of cognitive dysfunction.
NeuroRehabilitation. 8(1):31-41 [DOI] 10.3233/NRE-1997-8105. [PMID] 24525942.
1995
Is Running Associated with Osteoarthritis? An Eight-Year Follow-up Study.
Journal of clinical rheumatology : practical reports on rheumatic & musculoskeletal diseases. 1(1):35-9 [PMID] 19077939.
1993
Detecting submaximal efforts in grip strength testing with the coefficient of variation.
Journal of occupational rehabilitation. 3(1):45-50 [DOI] 10.1007/BF01076741. [PMID] 24243151.
1992
The history of work in physical dysfunction.
The American journal of occupational therapy : official publication of the American Occupational Therapy Association. 46(1):56-62 [PMID] 1532688.
1991
Human pinch-force discrimination.
Perceptual and motor skills. 73(2):663-72 [PMID] 1766801.

Grants

Oct 2024 ACTIVE
Child Passenger Safety Seat Fitting Station Database and Mapping
Role: Principal Investigator
Funding: FL DEPT OF TRANSPORTATION SAFETY OFFICE via US DEPT OF TRANS NATL HWY TRAFFIC SAFETY
Nov 2023 – Sep 2024
An Environmental Scan of Adaptive Sports for Rural Veterans
Role: Principal Investigator
Funding: US DEPT OF VET AFF GAINESVILLE MED CTR
Oct 2023 – Sep 2024
Child Passenger Safety Seat Fitting Station Database and Mapping
Role: Principal Investigator
Funding: FL DEPT OF TRANSPORTATION SAFETY OFFICE via US DEPT OF TRANS NATL HWY TRAFFIC SAFETY
Oct 2022 – Sep 2023
Child Passenger Safety Seat Fitting Station Database and Mapping
Role: Principal Investigator
Funding: FL DEPT OF TRANSPORTATION SAFETY OFFICE via US DEPT OF TRANS NATL HWY TRAFFIC SAFETY
Oct 2021 – Sep 2022
Child Passenger Safety Seat Fitting Station Database and Mapping
Role: Principal Investigator
Funding: FL DEPT OF TRANSPORTATION SAFETY OFFICE via US DEPT OF TRANS NATL HWY TRAFFIC SAFETY
Sep 2018 – Aug 2019
Development of a wheelchair basketball club
Role: Principal Investigator
Funding: UF MEDICAL GUILD

Education

Ph.D. in Educational Psychology
1995 · University of Florida
M.A. in Physical Education
1985 · University of Florida
B.S. in Occupational Therapy
1980 · Florida International University
B.A. in Elementary Education
1977 · University of Florida

Contact Details

Phones:
Business:
(352) 273-6022
Emails:
Addresses:
Business Mailing:
PO Box 100164
GAINESVILLE FL 32610
Business Street:
1225 CENTER DR RM 2163
GAINESVILLE FL 32610