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About Laura Greiss Hess

Laura Greiss Hess is an occupational therapist (OT) whose education, clinical and research experience spans over 22 years of work with individuals with neurodevelopmental disorders and their families. She completed her PhD in Education at the University of California, Davis, her MS in Occupational Therapy at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and her BS in Special Education and Human Development at Vanderbilt University. Laura’s professional background and formal training include: OT (U.C. Davis MIND Institute and school-based practice), special education teacher, comprehensive certification in sensory integration and certification in assistive technology applications. She has collaborated on research publications and presented nationally and internationally on fragile X syndrome, autism spectrum disorders, sensory processing, interdisciplinary team collaboration, imitation / motor development, school-based OT and assistive technology.

Positions

July 2015 - Present Assistant Professor, Dominican University of California ‐ Department of Occupational Therapy
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January 2015 - May 2015 Adjunct Professor, California State University, Stanislaus ‐ Department of Special Education
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2006 - 2015 Pediatric Occupational Therapist, San Joaquin County Office of Education
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2006 - 2015 Pediatric Occupational Therapist, Stockton Unified School District ‐ Autism Preschool Programs
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2010 - 2014 Occupational Therapist, UC Davis, MIND Institute ‐ Graduate Student Researcher
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2002 - 2010 Occupational Therapist, UC Davis, MIND Institute ‐ Graduate Student Researcher
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1998 - 2002 Pediatric Occupational Therapist, San Joaquin County Office of Education
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1998 - 2002 Pediatric Occupational Therapist, Stockton Unified School District ‐ Autism Preschool Programs
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1994 - 1995 Special Education Teacher, Caminiti Exceptional Center
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1992 - 1994 Special Education Teacher, St. Coletta School
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Curriculum Vitae

Disciplines

Research Interests

Grants

2018 Assistive Technology Applications in Higher Education for Students With and Without Disabilities
Dominican University
HNS 2018 Competitive Research Grant
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Professional Service and Affiliations

2008 - Present Editorial Board Member, Journal of Occupational Therapy, Schools & Early Intervention: innovations in practice, theory and r
1998 - Present Member, Occupational Therapy Association of California
1997 - Present Member, The American Occupational Therapy Association
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Honors and Awards

  • Rookie Teacher of the Year, nominee, Council for Exceptional Children, (CEC) Tampa Bay, Florida, 1995.

Courses

  • Integrated Capstone
  • Occupations of Children and Adolescents 1
  • Educational Principles and Practices in Occupational Therapy

Education

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2014 Ph.D., University of California, Davis ‐ Education
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1998 M.S., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill ‐ Occupational Therapy
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1992 B.S., Vanderbilt University ‐ Special Education and Human Development
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Links

Contact Information

Dominican University of California
50 Acacia Ave.
San Rafael, CA 94901

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Presentations (38)