International Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
Open Access
ISSN: 2329-9096
ISSN: 2329-9096
C Douglas Simmons
Visiting Associate Professor
C. Douglas Simmons holds a BS in Occupational Therapy from the State University of New York at Buffalo, a MS in Occupational Therapy from the University of New Hampshire, and a PhD in Occupational Therapy from Nova Southeastern University. He is also a Fellow of the American Occupational Therapy Association and serves on the Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education as an Accreditation Evaluator.
Since 1997 he has been in the academic setting teaching at the bachelor, master, and doctoral levels in occupational therapy and human movement and function. He has been involved in clinical practice with adults experiencing acquired brain injury for over 25 years with a focus on performance related to executive functioning and social interaction.
His research appears both nationally and internationally in publications such as the American Journal of Occupational Therapy, Canadian Journal of Occupational Therapy, Scandinavian Journal Of Occupational Therapy and the Journal of Rehabilitation Research and Development. Recent work associated with social performance participation can be found in Willard & Spackman's Occupational Therapy, a leading text in the field of occupational therapy.
Simmons is currently serving as a faculty mentor for research development and as the faculty advisor to Phi Theta Epsilon at Salem State University. He has served as an expert reviewer to the Traumatic Brain Injury Model System Grant Process for the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitaiton Research (NIDRR) and AOTAs Evidence-Based Practice Guidelines for Traumatic Brain Injury.
Social Interaction and Social Skill Performance in Everyday Activities,Measurement of Social Interaction for Adults with Acquired Brain Injury,Executive Functioning Intervention following Acquired Brain Injury,Measurement of Executive Functioning for Adults with Acquired Brain Injury