Research Statement
Danielle's scholarship agenda offers opportunities to engage in all areas of scholarship (discovery, teaching, application, and teaching and learning).
Danielle seeks to examine the role of occupational therapy in perinatal health by exploring opportunities for occupational therapy professionals and students to practice within maternal health settings. Specific topics of interest including: whole family health promotion and wellness, the transition to the role of motherhood, and opportunities for interprofessional collaboration within women's health.
In addition, Danielle is interested in developing innovative experiential learning opportunities in community-based and emerging settings.
Other areas of interest include: occupational therapy in higher education to support student success, creating educational pipelines to health profession graduate programs, professional development in occupational therapy students, and early identification and treatment of neurodevelopmental disorders.
Presentations
- Thompson-Costello, P., Friberg, D., Iliff, S., Barnes, M., & Struckymeyer, L. (2022, April 3). Becoming a new doctoral capstone coordinator: Building your toolkit [Workshop]. American Occupational Therapy Association Annual Conference and Expo, San Antonio, TX. Presentation, Presented, 04/03/2022.
- Murphy, R., Friberg, D., Billock, C., & Sadek, A. (2022, April 2). A lifestyle medicine approach to pediatric health promotion and well-being [Workshop]. American Occupational Therapy Association Annual Conference and Expo, San Antonio, TX. Presentation, Presented, 04/02/2022.
- Friberg, D., Billock, C., Murphy, R., & Sadek, A. (2022, March 31). Pre-OT program: An opportunity for improved equity [Poster presentation]. American Occupational Therapy Association Annual Conference and Expo, San Antonio, TX. Poster, Presented, 03/31/2022.
- James, S., Brown, Z., & Friberg, D. (2021, October 21-24). Preparing OT practitioners to treat the LGBTQ+ population [Conference session]. Occupational Therapy Association of California’s Virtual Annual Conference and Expo. Presentation, Presented, 10/23/2021.
- Friberg, D., & Leizerovich, E. (2021, October 21-24). The doctoral capstone: Creating opportunities for mutual partnerships [Conference session]. Occupational Therapy Association of California’s Virtual Annual Conference and Expo. Presentation, Presented, 10/23/2021.
- Kiraly-Alvarez, A., Clegg, A., Lucas Molitor, W., & Friberg, D. (2021, October 22-23). An exploration of outcomes of the doctoral capstone [Poster presentation]. American Occupational Therapy Association Education Summit, St. Louis, MO. Poster, Presented, 10/22/2021.
- Lucas Molitor, W., Friberg, D., Iliff, S., & Struckmeyer, L. (2020, April 27). The next frontier: Capstone innovation to influence the future of occupational therapy [Live webinar session]. American Occupational Therapy’s 2020 Virtual Conference Series. Presentation, Presented, 04/27/2020.
- Friberg, D. (2019, October 17-20). Understanding the entry-level doctoral project and experience [Conference session]. Occupational Therapy Association of California’s Annual Conference, Pasadena, CA. Presentation, Presented, 10/18/2019.
- Friberg, D. (2016, November). Understanding the use of family-centered principles by early intervention occupational therapists in the development of sensory diets. Poster presentation at Utah Occupational Therapy Association conference, Salt Lake City, UT. Poster, Presented, 11/05/2016.
- Lewis, K., & Friberg, D. (2014, October). Your practical toolbox of sensory interventions. Presentation, Critical Issues Facing Children and Adolescents Conference, Salt Lake City, UT. Presentation, Presented, 10/23/2014.
Publications
- Rivera, A., & Delbert, T., Lucas Molitor, W., Kiraly-Alvarez, A.F., Friberg, D., Domina, A., & Clegg, A. (2022). A snapshot of how entry-level occupational therapy programs collect and use doctoral capstone outcomes. Journal of Occupational Therapy Education. Vol. 6.
Published, 10/2022.
https://doi.org/10.26681/jote.2022.060411 - Kiraly-Alvarez, A. & Clegg, A., Lucas Molitor, W., & Friberg, D. (2022). An exploration of the occupational therapy doctoral capstone: Perspectives from capstone coordinators, graduates, and site mentors. Journal of Occupational Therapy Education. Vol. 6.
Published, 08/2022.
https://doi.org/10.26681/jote.2022.060114