Noralyn Davel Pickens, OT, Ph.D.

Contact

npickens@twu.edu
214-689-7754
T. Boone Pickens Institute of Health Sciences - Dallas Center 8515

Biography

Dr. Noralyn Pickens is Professor and Associate Director of the School of Occupational Therapy - Dallas Center. Dr. Pickens teaches in the MOT, OTD, and PhD programs. She is an Affiliate Scientist with the R2D2 Center at University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and serves as current Editor of the AOTA Productive Aging Special Interest Section Quarterly. Dr. Pickens' research addresses assessment and intervention to facilitate aging-in-place, with additional research and mentoring in caregiving and occupational therapy in end-of-life care. 

Education

Ph.D., Kinesiology: Therapeutic Sciences, University of Wisconsin System : Madison, 2001
M.S., Educational Psychology, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, 1996
B.S., Occupational Therapy, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, 1987

Research Interests

Aging-in-place; Home safety assessment; End-of-life care; Qualitative methodologies

Latest Articles

Associations between self-generated strategy use and MET-Home performance in adults with stroke
Neuropsychological Rehabilitation (2019)
Suzanne P Burns, Deirdre Dawson, Jaimee Perea, Asha Vas, Noralyn Pickens

Occupational Therapy Interventions in Skilled Nursing Facilities: A Scoping Review
Annals of International Occupational Therapy (2019)
Vanesssa D. Jewell, Noralyn D. Pickens, Shelly Burns

Development, reliability, and validity of the Multiple Errands Test Home Version (MET-Home) in adults with stroke.
American Journal of Occupational Therapy (2019)
Suzanne Perea Burns, Deidre Dawson, Jaimee J.D. Perea, Asha Vas, Noralyn D Pickens

TWU - 75 years of educating leaders in occupational therapy
Revista OT (2019)
Noralyn Pickens, Cynthia Evetts, Francie Baxter

In-home contextual reality: A qualitative analysis using the Multiple Errands Test Home Version (MET-Home)
Neuropsychological Rehabilitation (2018)
Suzanne Perea Burns, Noralyn Pickens, Deidre R Dawson, Jaimee D Perea, Vas K Asha

Construct Validity of the Participation and Sensory Environment Questionnaire – Teacher Version
Assessment for Effective Intervention (2018)
Aimee Piller, Tina Fletcher, Beth Pfieffer, Noralyn Pickens

Psychometric Evaluation of the Occupation-Centered Intervention Assessment
OTJR: Occupation, Participation and Health: Latest Trends and Research in Occupational Therapy (2017)
Vanessa Jewell, Noralyn D. Pickens

Caregiver perceptions of a telehealth wellness program
American Journal of Occupational Therapy (2017)
Katrina Serwe, Gayle Hersch, Noralyn Pickens, Karen Pancheri

Translating Caregiver Wellness to Telehealth: A Mixed-Methods Feasibility Study
American Journal of Occupational Therapy (2017)
Katrina Serwe, Gayle Hersch, Karen Pancheri, Noralyn Pickens

Embedding Technology into Inter-professional Best-practice Home Safety Evaluation
Disability and Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology (2016)
Suzanne Perea Burns, Noralyn Davel Pickens

Best Practices: Occupational Therapists Working with Caregivers in Palliative and End-of-Life Care
OT Practice Magazine (2016)
Noralyn Pickens, Tiffany Long

An exploration into occupation-centered practice in skilled nursing facilities
Physical & Occupational Therapy in Geriatrics: Current Trends in Geriatric Rehabilitation (2016)
Vanessa D Jewell, Noralyn Davel Pickens, Gayle Hersch, Gail Jensen

Client-Centered Reasoning Processes in Home Modification Interventions: Implications for Interdisciplinary Teams
Journal of Housing for the Elderly (2016)
Suzanne P. Burns, Noralyn D. Pickens, Roger O. Smith

How patient educators teach students: Giving a face to a story
Open Journal of Occupational Therapy (Online) (2015)
Natalie Hedge, Marsha Neville, Noralyn D. Pickens

Home Modifications for People with Alzheimer's Disease: A Scoping Review
American Journal of Occupational Therapy (2015)
Linda Struckmeyer, Noralyn Davel Pickens

Becoming at home in home modifications: Comparing the professional reasoning skills of novice and expert therapists
Occupational Therapy In Health Care (2015)
Whitney DuBroc, Noralyn Pickens

Occupational engagement of veterans in LTC: Testing the effectiveness of a military cultural intervention
Physical & Occupational Therapy in Geriatrics: Current Trends in Geriatric Rehabilitation (2014)
Twylla Kirchen, Gayle Hersch, Noralyn Pickens

Chapters

End of life issues
in Handbook of Rehabilitation in Older Adults | Springer Publishers (2019)
Janice Kishi Chow, M. Heather McKay, Noralyn Pickens

Physical and virtual environments: Meaning of place and space
in Willard and Spackman's Occupational Therapy | Wolters - Kluwer (2019)
Noralyn D. Pickens, Cynthia Evetts

Introduction to occupation and co-occupation
in Occupational Therapy in Mental Health: A Vision for the Future, 2nd Edition | F.A. Davis Company (2019)
Kris Pizur Barnekow, Noralyn D. Pickens

Home Modifications
in Clinical and professional reasoning in occupational therapy, 2nd edition | Lippincott Williams & Wilkins (2018)
Noralyn Pickens, Suzanne Burns

Occupational Therapists
in The Encyclopedia of Elder Care, 4th edition | Springer Publishing Co (2017)
Carol Getz Rice, Noralyn Pickens

Environmental modifications: Ethics of assessment and intervention
in Practical Applications for the Occupational Therapy Code of Ethics (2015) | AOTA Press (2017)
Rochelle Mendonca, Noralyn Pickens, Roger O. Smith

Externally Funded Projects

Development of a Multi-Focal app for home reintegration: There's an app for that? -Subcontract with Univ of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Year 3 of 3
National Institute of Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR) | $107,563.00 | 2017
Role: Principal Investigator

Access Ratings for Buildings: NextGen App
National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR) | $60,000.00 | 2017
Role: Co-Principal Investigator

Development of a Multi-Focal app for home reintegration: There's an app for that? -Subcontract with Univ of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Year 2 of 3
National Institute of Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR) | $107,563.00 | 2015
Role: Principal Investigator

Internally Funded Projects

School of Occupational Therapy training and treatment clinic: Agape Clinic
TWU Teaching and Research Grant for Equipment (TARGET) | $14,360.00 | 2017
Research Grant

Comparison of Actigraph and FitBit - Criterion related validity and clinical utility
TWU Small Grants Competition | $750.00 | 2015
Research Grant

Professional Affiliations

• American Occupational Therapy Association
• Texas Occupational Therapy Association
• World Federation of Occupational Therapy