Jeffrey L. Crabtree, OTD, MS, OTR, FAOTA

Dr. Jeffrey L. Crabtree is Associate Professor in the Department of Occupational. He has several years' experience teaching at the community college, undergraduate, and graduate levels of education. He is primarily responsible for teaching the Psychosocial Dimensions of Therapeutic Relationships and Occupations, Reflective Seminars I and II, and the Non-Thesis Occupational Therapy Project courses and modules on ethics, theory, and cross-cultural issues in the Occupational Therapy Program. In addition, he teaches the Rehabilitation Theories and Practices course in PhD in Health and Rehabilitation Sciences program. In addition, he is the director of the Community Mobility and Participation in Society (COMPASS) Lab. The primary objective of this lab is to investigate the personal, social, and environmental factors that facilitate or inhibit social participation in the aging population.

Education

Dr. Crabtree received his Doctor of Occupational Therapy from Creighton University, his MS degree in Health Science from San Francisco State University and his BS degree in Occupational Therapy from the University of Washington.

Scholarly Work

Crabtree's scholarly work includes numerous presentation and publication in refereed journals and book chapters that address ethics, aging, culture, and occupational performance. He has served on many local, state, and national boards and committees. He has also co-written/edited four books; three focus on aging services and a fourth, published by Prentice Hall, addresses multicultural competence in rehabilitation.

Publications Since 2000

Crabtree, J. L. (signed contract). Occupational therapy from the 20th to 21st century: Changes and trends in education, research, and practice (tentative title). In K. Sladyk & K. Jacobs. (Eds.). Occupational therapy: Evidence and competency based practice. Thorofare, NJ: Slack, Inc.

Emlet, C., Crabtree, J. L. & Condon, V. (2007). In-home assessment of the elderly: An interdisciplinary approach (2nd ed.). Austin, TX: PRO-ED, Inc.

Crabtree, J. L. (2005). The self under siege: Warring constructs of individualism vs. communitarianism and autocratic vs. democratic models of governance in rehabilitation settings (pp. 43-50). In R Purtrilo, G. Jensen, & C. B. Royeen. Educating for moral action: A sourcebook in health and rehabilitation ethics. Philadelphia: F. A. Davis Company.

Crabtree, J. L. (2004). Occupational therapy: A glimpse of its future. Journal of Health Sciences Hiroshima University, 4(1), 41-46.

Jones, R. M., Royeen, M. & Crabtree, J. L. (2003). Cultural considerations in patient assessment. In R. M. Jones & R. M. Rospond. (Eds.). Patient assessment in pharmacy practice (pp. 9-20). Baltimore, MD: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.

Crabtree, J. L. (2003). On occupational performance. Occupational Therapy in Health Care, 17(2), 1-18.

Ahmad, S., Griffiths, Y. & Crabtree, J. L. (2003). Using Course Objectives and the Learning Through Discussion Method to Establish Instructional Validity [Abstract]. Proceedings of the 16'th Annual Midwest Deans' Occupational Therapy Research Conference.

Crabtree, J. L. (2002). Book review of "Measuring Occupational Performance: Supporting Best Practice in Occupational Therapy". Occupational Therapy in Health Care, 16(2/3), pp. 119-121.

Crabtree, J. L., Royeen, C. B., Mu, K. (2001). Using the Learning Through Discussion method in an occupational therapy doctoral program: A search for deep learning. Journal of Allied Health, 30(4), 243-247.

Royeen, C. B., Duncan, M., Crabtree, J. L., Richards, J. & Clark, G. F. (2000). Effects of billing Medicaid for occupational therapy services in the schools: A pilot study. American Journal of Occupational Therapy, 54(4), 429-433. Also published in C. B. Royeen. (Ed.). Pediatric issues in occupational therapy (pp. 376-383). Bethesda, MD: AOTA Press.

Crabtree, J. L. (2000). What is a worthy goal of occupational therapy? Occupational Therapy in Health Care, 12(2/3), 111-126. Also published in R. T. Flemming Cottrell. (Ed.). Perspectives for occupation-based practice (pp. 447-453). Bethesda, MD: AOTA Press.

Student Committees

Primary Faculty	2^nd/3^rd Committee Member	Students names	Title of Research Project	Projected graduation date	Published/presented
Dr. Jeffrey Crabtree	Dr. Michael Justiss	April Ebrecht Katherine Osborn Cindy Schluesner Shandi Yuodzukinas	Characteristics and Environmental Factors of Paratransit Applicants: A Descriptive Study	May ‘07	April 2007 Ruth Lilly Auditorium, Riley Hospital January 2008, Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting, Washington, DC
Dr. Jeffrey Crabtree	NA	Mary Hofmeister	Ethics, Good Practice, or Whatever	May ‘08
Dr. Jeffrey Crabtree	Dr. Susan Swinehart	Tamara Jordan Katie Lake Don Spurgeon	A Description of OT Students’ Moral Development	May ‘08	April 25, 2008 Ruth Lilly Auditorium, Riley Hospital
Dr. Jeffrey Crabtree	Dr. Michael Justiss	Mary Spiehler Julie Westberg Melissa Williams	Literature Review of Assessment Tools of Cognitive Skills Required for Riding a Fixed Route Bus System	May ‚08	April 25, 2008 Ruth Lilly Auditorium, Riley Hospital
Dr. Jeffrey Crabtree	Professor Joyce Troyer	Ginny Hadden Breann Hopf Kara O’Kane Christine Shively	Examination of the Lived Experience of Older Adults using Paratransit Services and its Impact on Quality of Life	May ‘09
Dr. Jeffrey Crabtree	Professor Joyce Troyer	Beth Buhrt David Graber Elizabeth Hadley Holly Vanderpool	The Lived Experience of Paratransit Transportation for People with Developmental Disabilities	May ‘09

April 25, 2008, Research Presentation Day

From Left to Right: Mary Spiehler, Melissa Williams, Julie Westberg

From Left to Right: Katie Lake, Don Spurgeon, Tamara Jordan