Chair: Kate Bain, OT, HScD, BApp Sci(OT), Dip OT, C/NDT

The purpose of the NDTA Research Committee is the establishment and recognition of the NDT Practice Model – through research – as evidence-based practice.Committee representation is a balance of instructors, clinicians, and academicians with C/NDT; PT/OT/SLP members; and members representing both pediatrics and adults.

Interested in joining the Research Committee? Contact Kate Bain, OT, C/NDT. Ideas, questions, discussion always welcome.

Initiatives and Task Forces:

• Mini-Grant program: Temporarily unavailable - new and exciting things to come!
• NDTA Research Foundation: Initiative with the NDTA Board of Directors toward fundraising for NDTATM Contemporary Practice Model large scale grants, e.g. PhD/post Doc studies such as a fidelity measure study and efficacy studies
• Fidelity Measure Task Force: Working toward development of a measurement tool to objectify adherence to NDTATM Contemporary Practice Model when used or referred to in published studies, or for peer to peer self-study.
• Posters program: For the NDTA annual National Conference
• Examining The Evidence Articles:Articles update: Updating the NDTA website articles incorporating NDTATM Contemporary Practice Model articles intervention to 2014 - 2020 Articles with "supporting evidence" for NDTATM Contemporary Practice Model intervention, i.e. having some common practice components.
• Outcome Measures working group: Suggestions for measuring outcomes of NDTATM Contemporary Practice Model intervention
• NDTA website: Toward creation of a dedicated Research web page on ndta.org, inclusive of articles and clinically friendly outcome measures and design suggestions
• NDTA research video/webinar: NDTATM Contemporary Practice Model example for use in certificate courses
• Document outcomes from C/NDT courses: Considerations include therapist satisfaction, client outcomes (qualitative/quantitative), time involvement
• Guest presenters: for informative Q & A sessions

Members:

• Cathy Hazzard, PT, C/NDT Board Liaison
• Rona Alexander, CCC-SLP, PhD, C/NDT
• Sarah Conci, MPT, MS, BSc, C/NDT
• Nancy Darr, PT, DSc, NCS
• Michelle Donelly, BAppSc(OT), MA, PhD
• Debbie L. Evans-Rogers, PT, PhD, PCS.C/NDT
• Gaganpreet Gill, PT, MPT, C/NDT
• Gay L. Girolami, PT, PhD, C/NDT
• Dora Jane Gosselin, PT, DPT, PhD, PCS, C/NDT
• Sara Kerrick, PT, PCS, C/NDT
• Naomi Lorch, PhD, PT, C/NDT
• Leslie Paparsenos, PT, MSPT, C/NDT
• Elizabeth Ridgeway OTD, OTR, C/NDT
• Mary Swiggum, PT, PhD.
• Janet Bush Tankersley, PT, DPT, PhD, PCS
• Carol Terilli, PT, DPT, C/NDT