Clinical Professor, Division of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy<\/p>\n
Director of Global Partnerships, Department of Health Sciences, UNC School of Medicine<\/p>\n
CB #7122 UNC Chapel Hill
\n321 S. Columbia Street
\nBondurant Hall- Room 2050
\nChapel Hill, NC 27599-7122<\/p>\n
scoppola@med.unc.edu<\/a><\/p>\n 919-966-9006<\/p>\n Post-Professional Doctor of Occupational Therapy \u2013 2017 Doctoral Project: Development of a Humanities-Informed Occupational Therapy Course on Aging Boston University, Boston, MA<\/p>\n Master of Science in Occupational Therapy \u2013 1985 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Thesis: Current practice of occupational therapists in augmentative communication<\/p>\n Bachelor of Science in Education \u2013 1979 Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York. Special Education Interrelated Program<\/p>\n OCCT 902 \u2013 Philosophy of Research – Graduate seminar investigates various philosophical concepts guiding the scientific enterprise of academic research, particularly in health sciences disciplines in Western European traditions. Explores assumptions surrounding what<\/em> things are known, the nature of things to be studied, <\/em>and the methods used, <\/em>as they relate to decisions about research design and methods. Participants identify underlying (and sometimes unexamined) belief systems in research conducted in their own and other disciplines. Attends to ethical considerations relative to conducting and disseminating research.<\/p>\n OCCT 736 \u2013 OT Practice Environments. Pragmatic reasoning guides the study of practice settings. Students explore regulatory, ethical, fiscal, policy and cultural contexts of practice. The course uses a systems perspective to read and analyze traditional and non-traditional practice contexts locally and internationally. Students engaged in interprofessional and intraprofessional learning experiences to shape team based communication and collaboration.<\/p>\n OCCT 729 \u2013 Perspectives on Health and Disability and Older Adults. Changes in late life health and occupations are integrated with humanities-based, inter-professional, and practice-based learning experiences. This multi-focal approach informs the science and art of practice for client-centeredness, critical thinking, and satisfaction in aging practice. This advanced course builds upon fieldwork, coursework and a companion course on aging.<\/p>\n OCCT 729 L \u2013 Inquiry based learning serves as methodology and outcome of this student facilitated lab that integrates aging courses in the semester. An evolving narrative of an intergenerational family in rural NC serves as a basis for learning about practice in aging informed by evidence and by principles of life course theory, transactional theory and critical theory. Faculty and PhD students collaborate to deliver this lab.<\/p>\n National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR) (3\/9\/2021-2\/28\/2023) \u201cA Nurse-Led Palliative and Supportive Care Intervention for Newly Diagnosed Adults with Acute Myeloid Leukemia.\u201d, Grant\u00a0Number: 1R34NR019131 – 01A1\u00a0– $388,750 . (Co-Investigator – 10% Salary Support) PI: Byrant, Ashley Leak<\/p>\n UNC Arts Across Ages. Carolina Seminar 2019-2020; 2020-2021; 2021-2022.\u00a0 Brings together interdisciplinary faculty to build ideas, collaborations, and strategies for UNC students and older adults to share arts experiences and make connections with each other through the arts. Massey-Weatherspoon Fund. Role: Convener\/ co-convener. $1600.<\/p>\n Bureau of Health Professions (BHPr), Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), (2015 \u2013 2018) \u201cGeriatrics Workforce Enhancement Program\u201d Award Number Grant 6U1QHP28733-01, Grant \u2013 $2,550,000. (5% Salary Support) PI Jan Busby-Whitehead, MD.<\/p>\n Falls: An interdisciplinary feasibility study of older adults\u2019 experience telling fall narratives. (2015-2016). PI Jane Thrailkill, Mellon Grant. Duke University- Andrew W Mellon Foundation. (14-MF-1085). ($60,000) Co-Investigator $6,000.<\/p>\n Writing Diabetes: An Interdisciplinary Collaboration Examining the Significance of Illness Essays for Patients, Clinicians, and Researchers. (2015-2016) PI Jane F. Thrailkill, English & Comparative Literature. UNC Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research \u2013 Fostering Interdisciplinary Research Explorations (FIRE) Grant. $25,000. Consultant.<\/p>\n Preparing Speech-Language Pathologists and Occupational Therapists for Working in Teams: Focus on High Need Socio-culturally Diverse Children with Disabilities and Their Families (2012-2016) PI Elizabeth R. Crais, PhD; US Department of Education. $971,490. Co-Investigator 5% annually<\/p>\n Barrett, K., Coppola, S., Alvarez, L. (2020). International Occupational Therapy: Strategies for Working and Learning Abroad. <\/em>Bethesda: AOTA Press.<\/p>\n Coppola, S., Elliott, S., Toto P. (2008). Strategies to Advance Gerontology Excellence (SAGE)<\/em>: Promoting Best Practice in Occupational Therapy. <\/em>\u00a0Bethesda: AOTA Press.<\/p>\n Farias, L., Coppola, S., Krug, G., (in press). Transformational Learning Theory. In S. Taff, M. Ikiugu, N. Pollard,\u00a0 and S.Kantartzis\u2019s (Eds.)\u00a0 Theories, Models, and Concepts in Occupational Therapy: Foundations for Sustaining the Profession<\/em>. Slack Inc.<\/p>\n Farias, L., Coppola, S., Hooper, B.A. (in press).\u00a0 Culture, Situated Assumptions, and Reasoning. In B.A.Schell and J.W. Schell\u2019s (Eds.) Clinical and Professional Reasoning in Occupational Therapy<\/em>. Third Edition. Baltimore: Lippincott, Williams and Wilkins.<\/p>\n Coppola, S. & O\u2019Neill. D. (in press). Arts, Humanities and Aesthetics in Occupational Therapy with Older Adults: An Aesthetic Lens on Practice. In K. Barney & M. Perkinson\u2019s (Eds.) Occupational therapy with aging adults: Promoting quality of life through collaborative practice<\/em>. Second Edition. Elsevier Health Sciences.<\/p>\n Coppola, S., Gillen, G., Schell, B. (in press). Contemporary OT Practice: A Global Perspective. In In: G. Gillen, C. Brown, & E.Ramugondo, E. (eds.). Willard and Spackman\u2019s Occupational Therapy,<\/em> 14thEdition. Wolter Kluwer.<\/p>\n Coppola, S., Ledgerd, R. (in press). OT Professional Organizations. In G. Gillen, T. Brown, E.Ramugondo (Eds.) Willard and Spackman\u2019s Occupational Therapy, <\/em>14thEdition. Wolters Kluwer. Philadelphia:<\/p>\n Coppola, S., Alvarez, L., Barrett, K. (2020). Occupation and intercultural practice. <\/em>In K. Barrett, S. Coppola, & L. Alvarez (Eds.), International Occupational Therapy: Strategies for Working and Learning Abroad. <\/em>(pp 1-12) \u00a0<\/em>Bethesda: AOTA Press.<\/p>\n Coppola, S. & Shann, S. (2020). Global organizations, policies, and initiatives for disability rights and occupational therapy. <\/em>In K. Barrett, S. Coppola, & L. Alvarez (Eds.), International Occupational Therapy: Strategies for Working and Learning Abroad. <\/em>(pp13-26) Bethesda: AOTA Press.<\/p>\n Coppola, S. & Shann, S. (2020). International perspectives on public health and occupational therapy. In K. Barrett, S. Coppola, & L. Alvarez (Eds.), International Occupational Therapy: Strategies for Working and Learning Abroad. <\/em>(pp27-42) Bethesda: AOTA Press.<\/p>\n Coppola, S. (2020). Designing collaborative formal education events with host country participants. In K. Barrett, S. Coppola, & L. Alvarez (Eds.), International Occupational Therapy: Strategies for Working and Learning Abroad. <\/em>(pp123-138) Bethesda: AOTA Press.<\/p>\n Coppola, S. & Higgins, S. (2019). Fieldwork Education: New and Emerging Models to Support the Future of Healthcare.\u00a0 In S. Taff, L.C. Grajo, & B Hooper (Eds.) Occupational Therapy Education: Past, Present, and Future.<\/em> (pp. 201-212). SLACK, Inc.<\/p>\n Schell, B., Gillen, G., Coppola, S. (2019). Contemporary OT Practice: A Global Perspective. In B. Schell and G. Gillen (Eds.) Willard and Spackman\u2019s Occupational Therapy, (13th<\/sup> ed.,<\/em> pp 56-70) Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.<\/p>\n Phipps, S. & Coppola, S. (2019). OT Professional Organizations. In B. Schell and G. Gillen (Eds.) Willard and Spackman\u2019s Occupational Therapy (13th<\/sup> ed<\/em>., pp 71-83). Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.<\/p>\n Alvarez, L., Coppola, S. (2017).\u00a0 International Practice: Ethics of Internationalization.\u00a0 In J.B. Scott & S.M.Reitz (Eds.) Practical Applications for the Occupational Therapy Code of Ethics (2nd<\/sup> ed., 271-282). <\/em>Bethesda MD: AOTA Press.<\/p>\n Coppola, S. (2013). Deweyan educational philosophy in occupation-centered curricula. In M.P Cutchin and V.A. Dickie (Eds.), (pp199-214).Transactional Perspectives on Occupation<\/em>. New York: Springer.<\/p>\n Peer-reviewed Journal Articles<\/p>\n Sanders, K., Busby-Whitehead, J. Coppola, S., Dews, D., Downey, C., Giuliani,C., Henage, C., Holliday, A., Mitchell, S., Palmer, C., Rosemond, C., Weil, A., Williams, S., and Roberts, E. (2022) An interprofessional experience preparing a collaborative workforce to care for older adults. Gerontology and Geriatrics Education. <\/em>https:\/\/www.tandfonline.com\/doi\/full\/10.1080\/02701960.2022.2052870<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n Coppola, S., Miao, A. F., Allmendinger, C., Zhang, W. (2017). Art in Occupational Therapy Education: An Exploratory Mixed-Methods Study of an Arts-Based Module. The Open Journal of Occupational Therapy, 5(4), Article 8. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.15453\/2168-6408.1320<\/p>\n Mackenzie, L., Coppola, S., Alvarez, L., Cibule, L., Malsev, S., Loh, S.Y., Mlambo, T., Ikiugu, M., Pihlar, Z., Sriphetcharawut, S., Baptiste, S., Ledgerd, R. (2017). International occupational therapy research priorities: A Delphi study. OTJR: Occupation, Participation and Health 37(2), 72-81.<\/p>\n Coppola, S., Sakornsatian, S., Thongkuay, S., Trevittaya, P. (2012, November) Innovative practice in accessible and inclusive tourism. World Federation of Occupational Therapists Bulletin. 66, 43-46.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Clinical Professor, Division of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy Director of Global Partnerships, Department of Health Sciences, UNC School of Medicine CB #7122 UNC Chapel Hill 321 S. 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