Dr. Priya Bakshi

Dr. Priya Bakshi
Associate Professor
Applied Medicine and Rehabilitation, Department of
Health and Human Services, College of
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Education

  • Other - Occupational Therapy, IUPUI - 2019
  • M.S. - Occupational Therapy, University of Indianapolis - 2009
  • B.S. - Occupational Therapy, Institute for the Physically Handicapped - 1996

Awards and Honors

  • First Destination Report Class of 2021 - 2022
  • Recognized in the First Destination Survey for Class of 2019 - 2020

Licensures and Certifications

  • Certified Hand Therapist - HTCC Hand therapy certification commission - 2012
  • Online Teaching Certification - Indiana State University Online - 2020

Teaching Interests

  • Upper extremity advanced orthopedic conditions, custom orthotic fabrication

Intellectual Contributions

  • Client buy-in: An essential consideration for graded motor imagery in hand therapy - Journal of Hand Therapy/Elsevier - 2020
  • Enhancing Occupational Therapy Students’ Awareness of Social Inequities and Implicit Bias with a Poverty Simulation - The American Journal of Occupational Therapy, Published online - 2021
  • Exploratory Study of Changes in the School Environment Influencing Musculoskeletal Performance in Students - The American Journal of Occupational Therapy - 2021
  • Primary Care: Community-Based Experience for OT/OTA Students - Open Journal of Occupational Therapy, Terre Haute - 2021

Presentations

  • Etiology and Prognostic Factors of Hemiplegic shoulder Pain in Adults following stroke: A systematic review. AOTA National Conference 2019, 2019.
  • Biopsychosocial Aspects to Pain management. INOTA Fall conference Nov 9, 2019, 2019.
  • Explorative study of changes in the school environment influencing musculoskeletal performance in students . AOTA National Conference 2020, 2020.
  • Integration of Graded Motor Imagery in Clinical Practice. AOTA National Conference, 2020, 2020.
  • Practice Trends of Orthosis Fitting & Fabrication in Hand Therapy. AOTA Conference 2022, 2022.

Contract, Fellowship, Grant or Sponsored Research

  • Grant: CarFit event - Indiana Campus Compact - 2019. Funded - $1,604
  • Grant: Focus Indiana Employer Field Trip grant - Career Center 2020 - 2020. Funded - $989
  • Grant: University Research Committee Grant - Office of Sponsored Programs 2018 - 2019. Funded - $900

Research Interests

  • Ergonomics of the work place; graded motor imagery and its current application in chronic pain; work related musculoskeletal injuries

University Service

  • Role: Member - Teacher Education Committee 2019 - 2020
  • Role: Member - Graduate Council 2021 - 2023
  • Role: Member - Graduate Council Student Affairs committee 2019 - 2023

Professional Service

  • Role: Committee Member - American Society of Hand Therapists Education Division 2019 - 2020
  • Role: Program Coordinator - American Society of Hand Therapists Journal Club Director 2022
  • Role: Committee Member - American Society of Hand Therapists Research Division 2021

Public/Community Service

  • Role: Program Coordinator - CarFit EVent - 2019
  • Role: Guest Speaker - Ergonomics presentation - 2019
  • Role: Other - ArtsIlliana 2018 - 2018
  • Role: Other - Special Olympics - 2019
  • Role: Other - Special Olympics - 2018