Associate Professor
Division of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy
Bondurant Hall 2064, CB #7122
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Phone: (919) 843-4463
Email: vanessa_jewell@med.unc.edu
Education
- PhD, Occupational Therapy-Emphases in Gerontology and Occupational Science, 2015, Texas Women’s University
- MS, Occupational Therapy, 2006, Colorado State University
- BS, Psychology, 2003, University of Iowa
Research and Clinical Interests
- Family-centered type 1 diabetes care/research within a rural healthcare context
Research Accomplishments
- Developed a novel assessment titled, Diabetes Health Management and Distress Scale – Parents of Children; an innovative assessment designed to measure the caregiver’s health management routines and well-being and their perceived self-efficacy to manage their child’s diabetes cares and health routines. Funded by the International Society of Pediatric and Adolescent Diabetes Society and JDRF.
- Principal Investigator of Creighton University’s first-ever awarded PCORI grant, Building Rural Stakeholder Engagement in Patient-Centered Type 1 Diabetes.
- Since the completion of the PCORI grant in November 2020, Dr. Jewell has subsequently served as Principal Investigator or mentor on five funded grants that built upon her established patient-centered research agenda.
- Developed a widely recognized assessment titled, The Occupation-Centered Intervention Assessment, while completing her PhD in Occupational Therapy at Texas Woman’s University. This assessment provides a guide for theory application for the development and testing of novel occupational therapy interventions and is utilized by OT education programs globally
Recent Publications
- Little K, Qi Y, Jewell VD. Promoting student understanding of occupation-centered practice and Updated Inter-Rater Reliability of the Occupation-Centered Intervention Assessment. J Occup Ther Educ. 2023; 7(1). Article 8: https://encompass.eku.edu/jote/vol7/iss1/8
- Wozniak E, Cover L, Qi Y, Jewell VD. Mixed methods study of the experiences and routines of caregivers of children with type 1 diabetes. Open J Occup Ther. 2023;11(1), 1-14. https://scholarworks.wmich.edu/ojot/vol11/iss1/6.
- Feldhacker D, Jewell VD, Jung S, Collins H*, Lohman H, Russell M. Telehealth interventions within the scope of occupational therapy practice: a systematic review. Am J Occup Ther. 2022; 76(6): 7606205090. https://doi.org/10.5014/ajot.2022.049417.
- Jewell VD, Wise A, Knezevich E, Abbott AA, Feiten B, Dostal K. 2022. Type 1 diabetes management and healthcare experiences across rural Nebraska. J Ped Health Care. 1-8. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pedhc.2022.07.005
- Jewell VD, Wienkes TL, Pickens NP. 2022. The Occupation-Centered Intervention Assessment. AOTA Press.
- Shin J, Jewell VD, Abbott AA, Russell M, Carlson K, Gordon M. Fidelity protocol development for a telehealth type 1 diabetes occupation-based coaching intervention. Can J Occup Ther. 2022; 89(2):158-169. https://doi.org/10.1177/00084174221078644.
- Gallegos E, Harmon KB, Lee G, Qi Y, Jewell VD. 2022. A descriptive study of the quality of life and burden of mothers of children with type 1 diabetes. Occup Ther Health Care. 1-17. https://doi.org/10.1080/07380577.2022.2038401
