Roseann Schaaf

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Thomas Jefferson University
College of Health Professions
Department of Occupational Therapy
Vice Chairman
Thomas Jefferson University
College of Graduate Studies
Department of Occupational Therapy
Director of Graduate Programs
Thomas Jefferson University
College of Health Professions
Department of Occupational Therapy
Instructor

Mailing Address

824 Edison Building
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19107
United States

Contact Information

Phone: (215) 503-9609
Roseann.Schaaf@mail.tju.edu

Qualifications

Ph.D., OTR/L, Bryn Mawr College, Neural and Behavioral Sciences, 2001.

Expertise and Research Interests

Physiological measures in children with sensory processing dysfunction; Vagal tone; sensory modulation dysfunction; brain-behavior interactions; sensory processing; play; mother-child interactions.

Current Research Projects:

- Parasympathetic nervous system functions in children with sensory modulation dysfunction.
- Neuro-biological underpinnings of play behavior

Mother-Child Interactions
Neuroscience
Pediatrics

Other Expertise

Schaaf, R.C. (2001-2002).Principle Investigator: Functional Behaviors and Parasympathetic Nervous System Functions in Children with Sensory Modulation Dysfunction. Switzer Fellowship funded through the National Institute for Disabilities RehabilitationResearch.

Schaaf, et al (2001). Changes in play behavior during occupational therapy using a sensory integrative approach. American Occupational Therapy National Conference, Philadelphia, PA.

Schaaf, R.C., 'Parasympthetic functions in children with sensory modulation dysfunction,' Developmental Psychobiology Research Group, Estes Park, CO, May 24, 2000.

Schaaf, R.C., 'Update in neuroscience: New trends in the decade of the brain,' American Occupational Therapy Association National Conference,Seattle, WA, April 1, 2000.

Future Research

Interested in collaboration in the following area(s):

In the capacity of a junior or senior researcher/mentor (either depending on size of project) -
· I am interested in collaboration with a cardiac physiologist or psychophysiologist to further examine physiological responses (i.;e.: vagal tone, electrodermal reactivity, cortisol levels) in children with sensory disorders.

Keywords

COS Keywords:

Autism, Child Development, Occupational Therapy, Physiological or Development Process, Play.

Additional Terms:

Mother-child Interactions, Physiological Measures, Play, Regulatory Disorders, Sensory Integration Or Sensory Processing, Sensory Modulation Dysfunction, Vagal Tone.

Memberships

Society for Neuroscience

Honors and Awards

2001-2001, Switzer Fellowship, National Institute for Disabilities Rehabiitation Research, National Institutes of Health, Functional Behavior and Parasympathetic Functions in Children with Sensory Modulation Dysfunction

Funding Received

  • National Institute for Disabilities Rehabilitation Research: Functional Behavior and Parasympathetic Functions in Children with Sensory Modulation Dysfunction, $45,000, Jul 1, 2001 to Jun 30, 2002.

Publications

  • Schaaf, R.C. and Blanche, E.I., Proprioception: A cornerstone of sensory integrative intervention, In: S. Smith-Roley, E. Blanche and R.C. Schaaf (Eds.). The Nature of Sensory Integration with Diverse Poplations, 01 Jun 2001
  • Schaaf, R.C. and Anzalone, M.A., :Sensory Integration with High Risk Infants, In: S. Smith-Roley, E. Blanche & R.C. Schaaf (Eds.). The nature of sensory integration with diverse populations, June 2001
  • Schaaf, R.C, Parasympathetic Functions in Children with Sensory Modulation Dysfunction, Bryn Mawr College, Dissertation Abstracts, 16 May 2001
  • Schaaf RC, Burke JP, What happens during play: A neurodevelopmental perspective, In: B. Chandler (Ed.), The essence of play, a child's occupation. Rockville, MD: The American Occupational Therapy Association, 1997

Profile Details

Last Updated: 4/27/2006

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