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Assistant Professor
Division of Occupational Therapy Education
Department of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences
College of Allied Health Professions
984000 Nebraska Medical Center
Omaha, NE 68198-4000
402.552.6865
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Academic Appointments:
Assistant Professor, UNMC, 2022-Present
Degrees/Certifications:
OTD, Washington University in St. Louis, 2020
BS, University of Wyoming, 2015
AS, Laramie County Community College, 2012
Primary Teaching Responsibilities:
OCCT530 Occupation-based Practice 1: Infant & Child
Scholarly Activity:
- Scholarship of teaching and learning
- Behavioral and mental health among children, adolescents, and emerging young adults
- Marginalized populations
- Community-based intervention and programming
- Systems change
- Promotion of diversity, equity, and inclusion
Publications: (last 5 years)
Taff S, Clifton M. (2022). A scoping review: Belonging and inclusion in higher education. Higher Education Studies, 12 (4), 122-133. https://doi.org/10.5539/hes.v12n3p122
Motley RO Jr, Joe S, McQueen A, Clifton M, Carlton-Brown D. (2022). Development, construct validity, and measurement invariance of the Modified Classes of Racism Frequency of Racial Experiences Measure (M-CRFRE) to capture direct and indirect exposure to perceived racism-based police use of force for Black emerging adults. Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology. https://doi.org/10.1037/cdp0000525
Joe S, Clifton M, Carlton-Brown D. (2021, December). HomeGrown StL 4th Annual Regional Summit on the State of Opportunities for Black Boys and Young Men: Closing the healing, growth, and opportunity gaps (CSD Conference Report No. 21-34). Washington University, Center for Social Development, Race & Opportunity Lab, HomeGrownStL. https://doi.org/10.7936/cej1-ds84
Clifton M, Boden L, Milton LE. (2021). Toxic stress in children and youth: Exploring the role of community-based programming to support health and well-being in the United States. Children & Society, 36, 137-148. https://doi.org/10.1111/chso.12489
Clifton M, Taff SD. (2021). The FOCUUS Model— Facilitating Occupational Performance on Campus: Uplifting Underrepresented Students. Journal of Occupational Therapy Education, 5 (3). https://doi.org/10.26681/jote.2021.050314
Service:
Member, MedHub Health Professions Council, 2022-present
Member, Coalition of Occupational Therapy Advocates for Diversity, 2021-present
Member, American Occupational Therapy Association, 2017-present
- All CAHP Staff
- Contact the College of Allied Health Professions
- Clinical Perfusion Faculty
- Diagnostic Cytology Faculty
- Genetic Counseling Faculty
- Medical Imaging & Therapeutic Sciences Faculty
- Medical Laboratory Science Faculty
- Medical Nutrition Faculty
- Occupational Therapy Faculty
- Physical Therapy Faculty
- Physician Assistant Faculty
- Office of Academic Affairs
- Office of Business Affairs
- Office of Enrollment Management & Student Affairs
- Office of Research Affairs
- CAHP Organizational Chart
- CAHP Awards