Heather Roberts, Ph.D., OT
Assistant Professor
Occupational Therapy
Contact
HRoberts3@TWU.edu
940-898-2824
MCL 853
Education
Ph.D., Occupational Therapy, Texas Woman's University
M.S., Healthcare Administration, University of Texas - Arlington
B.S., Occupational Therapy, Saint Louis University
Research Interests
Pediatrics; Cerebral Palsy and Developmental Disabilities; Constraint Induced Movement Therapy; Promoting Evidence Based Practice
Latest Articles
The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Physical Activity in US Children
Journal of Sport and Health Science (2021)
Kirsten Tulchin-Francis, Wilshaw Stevens, Xiangli Gu, Heather Roberts, Tao Zhang
Constraint Induced Movement Therapy Camp for Children with Hemiplegic Cerebral Palsy Augmented by Use of an Exoskeleton to Play Games in Virtual Reality
Physical & Occupational Therapy in Pediatrics: A Quarterly Journal of Developmental Therapy (2020)
H Roberts, A Shierk, N J Clegg, D Baldwin, L Smith
Development of a pediatric goal-centered upper limb spasticity home exercise therapy program for use in a Phase-III trial of abobotulinumtoxinA (Dysport)
Physical & Occupational Therapy in Pediatrics: A Quarterly Journal of Developmental Therapy (2018)
A Shierk, C Jiménez-Moreno, H Roberts, S Ackerman-Laufer, G Backer
Evaluation of Cortical Plasticity in Children with Cerebral Palsy Undergoing Constraint-Induced Movement Therapy based on Functional Near-Infrared Spectroscopy
Journal of Biomedical Optics (2014)
J Cao, B Khan, N Hervey, F Tian, Delgado M
Motion tracking and electromyography-assisted identification of mirror hand contributions to functional near-infrared spectroscopy images acquired during a finger-tapping task performed by children with cerebral palsy
Neurophotonics (2014)
N Hervey, B Khan, L Shagman, F Tian, MR Delgado
Chapters
Emotional Disturbance in the School Setting
in Cases in Pediatric Occupational Therapy, Assessment and Intervention | Slack, Inc (2015)
Heather Roberts
Externally Funded Projects
Therapy Together
Anonymous- Scottish Rite for Children | $20,000.00 | 2021
Role: Co-Principal Investigator
Cognition and Bimanual Performance in Young Children with Unilateral Cerebral Palsy
Woodcock Institute Research Grant program. | $15,000.00 | 2020
Role: Co-Principal Investigator
How does 8 weeks of equine-assisted therapy affect older adults diagnosed with Parkinson's disease?
Human Animal Bond Research Institute | 2019
Role: Co-Investigator
Transformative Practice
American Academy for Cerebral Palsy and Developmental Medicine | $4,000.00 | 2019
Role: Co-Principal Investigator
Goal Directed Pediatric Upper Limb Home Program App for Children and Adolescents with Cerebral Palsy
Ipsen Innovations | $80,000.00 | 2019
Role: Co-Principal Investigator
Pablo Sensors for Pirate Camp
Hawk Incentives | $10,866.00 | 2019
Role: Co-Principal Investigator
Kappa Kappa Tablescapes Grant
$10,000.00 | 2018
Role: Co-Principal Investigator
Internally Funded Projects
Competitive Equipment Grant- Two Horseback Riding Simulators
TARGET | 2020
Research Grant
Research Enhancement Program
Texas Woman's University | $6,888.00 | 2020
Research Grant
Travel Award
Texas Woman's University | $500.00 | 2020
Research Grant
Small Grants- Mini AHA and HAI Training
TWU | $725.00 | 2019
Research Grant
Competitive Higher Education Funds
$13,600.00 | 2018
Research Grant
Professional Affiliations
- American Academy for Cerebral Palsy and Developmental Medicine
- American Occupational Therapy Association
- Woodcock Institute Member