Stacy Smallfield, DrOT, OTR/L, BCG, FAOTA

Associate Program Director
Associate Professor
Doctoral Capstone Coordinator

Department of Health & Rehabilitation Sciences
Occupational Therapy Program
402.559.8419
Email

Academic Appointments:

• Associate Program Director, UNMC, 2021-present
  Associate Professor, UNMC, 2021-present
  Doctoral Capstone Coordinator, UNMC, 2021-present
• Assistant Director of Entry-Level Professional Programs, Program in Occupational Therapy, Associate Professor of Occupational Therapy and Medicine, Washington University in St. Louis, 2017-2021
• Assistant Director, Entry Level Doctoral Program, Program in Occupational Therapy, Associate Professor, Program in Occupational Therapy and Medicine, Washington University in St. Louis, 2016-2017
• Professor, Department of Occupational Therapy, University of South Dakota, 2015-2016
• Interim Program Director, Department of Occupational Therapy, University of South Dakota, 2014
• Associate Professor, Department of Occupational Therapy, University of South Dakota, 2012-2015
• Assistant Professor, Department of Occupational Therapy, University of South Dakota, 2003-2008
• Instructor, Department of Occupational Therapy, University of South Dakota, 1999-2000

Degrees/Certifications:
Certificate, Board Certification in Gerontology, American Occupational Therapy Association, 2015-present
Certificate, Academic Medical Leadership Program, Washington University School of Medicine, 2017
DrOT, Nova Southeastern University, 2007
MSOT, Washington University in St. Louis, 1996
BA, Gustavus Adolphus College, 1995

Primary Teaching Responsibilities:
OCCT500 Occupational Foundations
OCCT 642 Evidence Based Practice 3
OCCT 701 Practitioner as Educator
OCCT 710 Doctoral Capstone 1: Design
OCCT 711 Doctoral Capstone 2: Develop
OCCT 712 Doctoral Capstone 3: Collaborate
OCCT 713 Doctoral Capstone 4: Implement
OCCT 714 Doctoral Capstone 5: Disseminate

Scholarly Activity:

• Scholarship of teaching and learning
• Evidence-based practice in gerontology

Publications: (last 5 years)
Smallfield S, Burry E, Lawrence KM, Yang KM, Chin KM, Klute H. (2022). The Development of a Well-Being Program for Occupational Therapy Graduate Students. Journal of Occupational Therapy Education, 6 (2).

Fields B, Smallfield S. (2022). Practice Guidelines—Occupational therapy practice guidelines for adults with chronic conditions. American Journal of Occupational Therapy, 76, 7602397010.

Laposha I,  Smallfield S. (2022). Self-Care: An Occupational Therapy Student Perspective. Journal of Occupational Therapy Education, 6 (1).

Lawrence K, Chin K, Smallfield S. (2021). Occupational Therapy Student Perceptions of Wellness: Focus Group Findings. Journal of Occupational Therapy Education, 5 (4).  

Smallfield S, Fang L, Kyler D. (2021). Self-management interventions to improve activities of daily living and rest and sleep for adults with chronic conditions: A systematic review. American Journal of Occupational Therapy, 75, 7504190010.

Smallfield S, Emmert C, Fang L, Kaldenberg J. (2020). iPad use among older women with low vision: Follow-up focus group findings. Occupational Therapy in Health Care ahead of print (ahead of print), 1-15.

Smallfield S, Kaldenberg J. (2020). Evidence Connection—Occupational therapy interventions for older adults with low vision. American Journal of Occupational Therapy, 74, 1-5.

Smallfield S,  Milton L. (2020). Bridging the gap between entry-level education and the demands of clinical practice. In S. Taff, L. Grajo, & B. Hooper (Eds.), Perspectives on Occupational Therapy Education: Past, Present, and Future (pp. 55-62). Thorofare, NJ: Slack Incorporated.

Smallfield S, Elliott SJ. (2020). Evidence Connection—Occupational therapy interventions for productive aging among community-dwelling older adults. American Journal of Occupational Therapy, 74, 7401390010.

Smallfield S. (2020). Technology and environmental intervention for visual impairment. In L. Gitlow & F. Flecky (Eds.), Assistive Technologies and Environmental Interventions in Healthcare: An Integrated Approach (pp. 332-355). Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons Ltd.

Kaldenberg J, Smallfield S. (2020). Occupational therapy practice guidelines for older adults with low vision. American Journal of Occupational Therapy, 7402397010.

Yang KM, Smallfield S. (2020). Exploring Sleep Health Among Occupational Therapy Students. Journal of Occupational Therapy Education, 4 (1). https://encompass.eku.edu/jote/vol4/  iss1/8   

Smallfield S, Kaldenberg J. (2020). Occupational therapy interventions to improve reading performance of older adults with low vision: A systematic review. American Journal of Occupational Therapy, 74, 7401185030.

Smallfield S, Elliott S, Leland N. (2019). Occupational Therapy Practice Guidelines for Community Dwelling Older Adults. Bethesda, MD: AOTA Press.

Laposha I, Smallfield S. (2019). Examining the occupational therapy definition of self-care: A scoping review. Occupational Therapy in Health Care. https://doi.org/10.1080/07380577.2019.1703238

Smallfield S, Wood S. (2019). Student Perspectives of the Occupational Therapy Doctoral Experience in an Academic Setting. Journal of Occupational Therapy Education, 3(1). Retrieved from https://encompass.eku.edu/jote/vol3/iss1/8

Smallfield S, Flanigan L, Sherman A. (2019). Comparing Outcomes of Entry-Level Degrees from One Occupational Therapy Program. Journal of Occupational Therapy Education, 3(1). Retrieved from https://encompass.eku.edu/jote/vol3/iss1/7

Smallfield S,  Lucas Molitor W. (2018). Occupational therapy interventions supporting social participation and leisure engagement for community-dwelling older adults: A systematic review. American Journal of Occupational Therapy, 72, 7204190020.  

Smallfield S, Lucas Molitor W. (2018). Occupational therapy interventions addressing sleep for community-dwelling older adults: A systematic review. American Journal of Occupational Therapy, 72, 7204190030.

Service:
Member, Editorial Board, Annals of International Occupational Therapy, 2018-2021
Member, Editorial Board, Occupational Therapy in Health Care, 2019-present
Reviewer, American Journal of Occupational Therapy, 2021-present

Member, American Occupational Therapy Association, 1994-present

• Chairperson, Occupational Therapy Advanced Certification Commission, 2022 – present
• Annual Conference Abstract Reviewer, 2014 – 2017
• Steering Committee, Gerontology Special Interest Quarterly, 2013 – 2016
• Editor, Gerontology Special Interest Section Quarterly, 2013 – 2016
• Board and Specialty Certification Application Reviewer, 2016
• Faculty Ad Hoc Committee, 2018 – 2019
• Occupational Therapy Advanced Certification Commission, 2019 – Present

Member, South Dakota Occupational Therapy Association, 1997-2000, 2003-2016

• Continuing Education Committee, 1997 – 2000
• SD Board of Medical and Osteopathic Examiners OT Advisory Committee, Member, 2006 – 2008
• SD Board of Medical and Osteopathic Examiners OT Advisory Committee, Chair, 2008 – 2009
• Bylaws, Policies and Procedures Committee, 2009 – 2014
• President-Elect, Executive Board, 2009 – 2010
• President, Executive Board, 2010 – 2012
• Past-President, Executive Board, 2012 – 2013

Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education (ACOTE), Roster of Accreditation Evaluators

• Council Member, 2022 – present
• Team Chairperson, 2017 – Present
• Co-evaluator, 2014 – 2016