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erin Casey Phillips
PhillipsErinA@sau.edu
 

EDUCATION

            1991                 Master of Science in Occupational Therapy
                                    Washington University School of Medicine
                                    St. Louis, MO

            1988                 Bachelor of Arts Biology; minor in Spanish
                                    Washington University
                                    St. Louis, MO

WORK EXPERIENCE

            Present           Gold’s Gym Health Plex
                                   Fitness instructor; Pilates and yoga
                                   Davenport, IA

            2003-2005       Work Systems Rehabilitation and Fitness
                                  Staff clinician for UE rehabilitation, work conditioning and on-
                                  site job analysis; group exercise instructor.
                                  Pella, IA

            1996-2003       Pella Regional Health Center
                                  Established in-house OT department in 1996; served as staff
                                  clinician in acute, long term, and home health care settings.
                                  Pella, IA

            1993-1995       Milliken Hand Rehabilitation Center
                                  Barnes Hospital Department of Plastic and Reconstructive
                                  Surgery
                                  Staff OT in hand therapy.
                                  St. Louis, MO

            1992-1993      Washington University Program in Occupational Therapy
                                 Clinical faculty position; teaching assistant for Neuroscience;
                                 research assistant for pediatric movement study (Almli) and
                                 adult driving evaluations (Hunt); clinical work at Belle Center
                                 for Children with Developmental Delay.
                                 St. Louis, MO

            1991-1992       Irene Walter Johnson Institute of Rehabilitation
                                  Occupational therapist; acute care and burn unit
                                  St. Louis, MO

PROFESSIONAL LICENSURE AND CERTIFICATION

            Occupational Therapist, registered (MO)
            Occupational Therapist, licensed (IA)
            Certified Yoga Instructor          2003
            Professional Health and Fitness Institute
            Certified Pilates Instructor         2002
            Professional Health and Fitness Institute

            Certified Yoga Instructor          2008
            Davenport School of Yoga

RESEARCH ACTIVITIES

Brachial Plexus Injury Movement Study                                1992-1993
            St. Louis Children’s Hospital
            Research assistant for data collection and analysis of video recorded
            movements of premature infants.
            Investigator:      C. Robert Almli, Ph. D

            Evaluation of Driving Skills in Normal Aging
            and Persons with Clinical Dementia                                      1992-1993
            Washington University Memory and Aging Project
            Research assistant for clinical data collection and in-car assessments.
            Investigators:    John Morris, M.D.
                                   Linda Hunt, MS, OTR

            The Psychological Effects of Traumatic Hand Injury               1990-1991
            Data collected with patient interview to record psychological symptoms of
            PTSD, depression, and locus of control following severe hand injury.
            (Masters Project)
            Investigators:    Dorothy F. Edwards, Ph.D.
                                    V. Leroy Young, M.D.

PUBLICATIONS

Groth, G., Vandeven, K., Phillips, E.C., & Ehretsman, R.L. (2001).
          Goniometry of the Proximal and Distal Interphalangeal Joints, Part II: 
          Placement    Preference, Interrater Reliability, and Concurrent Validity.
         Journal
Groth, G., Guccione, J., Paynter, P., Phillips, E.C., Sopp, B., Wulf, M.B., Walker,
          E.J.,
          Mantz, K.A. & Kraemer, B. (1998). Manual of Acute Hand Injuries (1^st ed.)
          D.S. Martin & E.D. Collins (Eds.) Therapy Considerations Following Acute
          Hand Injuries. (pp.604-645). CV. Mosby.

Phillips, E.C. (2001).  Running for the Soul 2. C. Piepenburg (Ed.) Curves in the
            Road. (pp.61-62). Road Runner Sports, Inc.

Phillips, E.C. & Siggelkow, W. (1995). A 12-month Internship Model of Level II
            Fieldwork.  American Journal of Occupational Therapy, 49 (2), 146-9.

PRESENTATIONS

Safety at Work: Body Mechanics and Ergonomics
            3M Corporation; Knoxville, IA
            Lunch and Learn In-service (March 2003)

Office Ergonomics and Ergonomic Analysis
            Marion County Title Association; Knoxville, IA
            Presentation and job analysis for video display terminal workers.
            (February, 2003)

Building Safety
            S. Pavelka and E.C. Phillips
            Pella Corporation; Pella, IA
            Education on ergonomic practices for machine operators. (October 2002)

            Flexible Casting: Taping Methods for the Hand
            J. Guccione and E.C. Phillips
            Poster presentation for the American Society of Hand Therapy
            National Conference, San Francisco. (September 1998)

TOS Intervention and Home Exercise Program
            Program Development
            Milliken Hand Rehabilitation Center (April 1994)

            Goniometry of the PIP and DIP Joints of the Hand
            St. Louis Hand Society (1995)

PTSD and Hand Injuries
            Guest Lecture, Washington University Program in Occupational Therapy
            Special Topics in Psychiatry (February 1994)

            A Level II Fieldwork Internship: A Student Perspective
           Commission on Education
           American Occupational Therapy Association
           National Conference, Seattle (June 1993)

           Emotional Impact of Hand Injury: Implications and Intervention
           American Occupational Therapy Association
           National Conference, Houston (March 1992)

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