Alumni

Student Name

Degree/Program

Rôle

Topic

Date of Completion

Anisia Wong

MSc/ Rehabilitation Science

Supervisor

The Effect of a Story-Telling Attention Refocusing Intervention on Parental Stress in Parents with Infants in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Introduction · First prize for best poster presentation at the Canadian Psychological Association 84th Annual National Convention.

August 2023

Student Name (s)

Degree/ Program

Role

Topic of Study

Date of Expected

Completion

Alyssa Alguire

Janine Kowalczyk

Hetta Patel

MSc OT                

Supervisor

NICU and oral feeding management: A national survey

2023-2024

Chelsea Heikamp

Sara Doesburg

Emily Kooiman

MSc OT                

Supervisor

Parental satisfaction with being involved in a parent delivered sensorimotor program in the NICU

2023-2024

Catherine Fournier

Lothika Shanmgarajah

Talia Widrich

MSc OT                

Supervisor

Role of OT in feeding management in the school setting

2023-2023

Sydney Lopes

Elyanna Wenner

Kaitlyn Murray-MacDonald

MSc OT                

Supervisor

Breastfeeding rates post parental visitations in the NICU: A retrospective study

2023-2023

Lingnong Pan

Maeve Hay Cooper

MSc OT                

Supervisor

A national study on oral feeding management & lactation support across Canadian NICUs

2022-2023

Paulina Pronska

Siobhan Wakeham

MSc OT                

Supervisor

Effectiveness of lactation support in NICUs: A scoping review

2022-2023

Grace Hennessey

Suraya Meghji

MSc OT                

Supervisor

Sucking measures as predictors of achievement of oral feeds

2022-2023

Emily Hartvich

Morgan Deibert

Eva Ang

Sambidha Ghimire

MSc OT                

Supervisor

A scoping review of developmental assessments that can be used for early screening.

2022-2023

Brittany Grum

Kayla Do

MSc OT                

Supervisor

Family perceptions on the Covid-19 parental visitation restrictions in the NICU

2021-2022

Alex Kim

Stephanie Mensinga

MSc OT                

Supervisor

Outcome of infants with NAS in the NICU

2021-2022

Samiira Mohamed

Hillary Wilson

MSc OT               

Supervisor

Interventions to enhance oral feeding readiness: Scoping review

2021-2022

Meghan Lau Kimberly Hirtz

MSc OT                

Supervisor

Interventions to reduce maternal stress: Scoping review

2021-2022

Miriam Kidanemariam Hailey Muir

MSc OT                

Supervisor

The impact of infant and maternal factors on oral feeding performance   in premature infants

2020-2021

Chanelle Patterson

Laura Deorksen

MSc OT               

Supervisor

Investigating Nurses Perspectives on the SoundEar Device to Improve its Effectiveness in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit

2020-2021

Layne Robinson

Lydia Heng

MSc OT                

Supervisor

Investigating the developmental trajectory of long-term oral feeding problems in ‘healthy’ preterm infants.

2020-2021

Georgia Lundy

Alana Adamson

MSc OT                

Supervisor

The readiness of graduate health science students in using evidence based practice

2019-2020

Leah Blankstein

Holly Jin

MSc OT               

Supervisor

A scoping review on the developmental outcomes and quality of life of school-aged children who were diagnosed with bronchopulmonary dysplasia as infants

2019-2020

Narisha Govindasamy

Carly Ververs

MSc OT                

Supervisor

Oral feeding management in preterm infants: Building a national survey of all Canadian level III Neonatal Intensive Care Units

2019-2020

Haley Gallant

Anjali Patel

MSc OT                

Supervisor

Long-term developmental outcomes of NAS: A scoping review

2018-2019

Vanessa MacFarlane McKenzie Sinclair

MSc OT                

Supervisor

Potential risk factors for long term feeding problems in infants born preterm

2018-2019

Jeremy Rockley

Jessica Samson

MSc OT                

Supervisor

Exploring parental goals in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit: A pilot study

2018-2019

Jenna Raabe

Talia Herzstein

MSc OT                

Supervisor

A scoping review of how the gastrointestinal system affects oral feeding in premature infants

2017-2018

Hannah Gray

Calida DeJong

MSc OT                

Supervisor

Effectiveness of sound ear device in the NICU

2017-2018

Anna Caulfield

Sarah Geleynse

MSc OT                

Supervisor

An oral feeding model for infants in the NICU

2017-2018

Samantha Oostlander

Jillian Falla

MSc OT                

Supervisor

Occupational therapy management strategies for infants with neonatal abstience synrome: scoping review

2017-2018

Kelly Bishop

Meagan Jackson

Taylor Yuzdepski

MSc OT                

Supervisor

The pivotal period in oral feeding progression of premature infants in the NICU

2016-2017

Catherine Larmer Bianca Jakisa

MSc OT                     

Supervisor

The readiness of occupational therapy students in using evidence based practice

2016-2017

Courtney Barton

Michelle Bickell

MSc OT                  

Supervisor

A systematic review of infant and pediatric oral motor assessments

2016-2017

Deka Ali

Neha Bhardwaj

MSc OT         

Supervisor

Identifying feeding difficulties in preterm infants: Literature review and screening tool development

2016-2017

Phillips S

Kelly Bishop

Meagan Jackson

Taylor Yuzdepski

MSc OT           

Supervisor

Identification of a pivotal period in the oral feeding progression in preterm infants

2015-2016

Caitlin Hardy

Jessica Senese

MSc OT                      

Supervisor

The role of OT in oral feeding problems and eivdence base practice

2015-2016

Madison Hunter

Julia Martino

Jade Watts

Emily McDonald

MSc OT                

Supervisor

Factors that influence oral feeding in infants

2015-2016

Student Name

Degree

Rôle

Topic

Date

Alexandra Macmaster

Medical student

Supervisor

Lactation Services across NICU in Canada

2022-2023

Dr. Amanda Bates

Medical Resident

Supervisor

Impact of a NICU parental engagement model of care on emergency room visits and hospital readmissions in preterm infants

2019-2021

Dr. Rhea D’Costa

Medical Resident

Supervisor

A standardized daily feeding

protocol improves overall health in premature low-birth-weight infants.

2017-2020

Dr. Natalie Reitzel

Medical Resident

Supervisor

Two non-nutritive sucking methods to enhance breastfeeding in preterm infants

2017-2019

Dr. Emily Lehan

Medical Resident

Supervisor

Impact of family integrated care on ER visits

2018-2019

Dr. Luana Farren-Dai

Medical Resident

Co-Supervisor

Developmental screening practices in NICU across Canada

2018-2019

Lara Casey

Medical Student

Volunteer mentorship

1) Factors affecting direct breastfeeding, 2) Sound in the NICU

2017-2018

Dr. James Xu

Medical Resident

Supervisor

Enteral feeding approach national survey

2017-2018

Dr. Miona Milutonov

Medical Resident

Supervisor

Sensorimotor interventions to enhance breastfeeding establishment in preterm infants

2015-2017

Student Name

Degree/Program

Rôle

Topic

Date of Completion

Katrina Wei

BSc Health Sciences

Volunteer mentorship

A national survey of oral feeding management approaches across Canadian NICUs

2022-2023

Ellie Storm

BSc candidate

Life Sciences

Volunteer mentorship

Lived experiences of mothers of substance exposed infants

2021-2023

Stephanie Nagy

BSc

Nursing

Volunteer mentorship

Oral feeding outcomes in infants born with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome.

Fall 2018- ongoing

Emily Wener

BSc

Health Sciences

Volunteer mentorship

Direct breastfeeding establishment does not prolong hospital stay in preterm infants.  

*Received the Queen’s ASUS summer research award

Fall 2018-

Spring 2021

Kevyn Timmons

BSc Life Sciences

Volunteer mentorship

Two non-nutritive sucking methods to enhance breastfeeding in preterm infants

2018-2019

Sarah Philips

BSc Biomedical Engineering

Volunteer mentorship

Identification of a pivotal period in the oral feeding progression in preterm infants

2016-2017