Curriculum Vitae - Washington University in St. Louis

Meredith P. Gronski, OTD, OTR/L
December, 2014
2. Citizenship:
USA
Other
3. Address and Telephone Numbers:
a. Office Address
Program in Occupational Therapy
4444 Forest Park
Campus Box 8505
St. Louis, Missouri 63108
Phone:
Fax:
e-mail
314-286-1109
314-286-0631
[email protected]
4. Present Position:
Assistant Professor and Lead Occupational Therapist- Children, Youth & Families Practice,
Program in Occupational Therapy and Department of Otolaryngology,
Washington University, St. Louis, MO
5. Education:
2005
Doctor of Occupational Therapy
Washington University School of Medicine
St. Louis, MO
2003
Bachelor of Arts, Psychology
Washington University in St. Louis
St. Louis, MO
6. Academic Positions / Employment:
2014- present
Assistant Professor and Lead Occupational Therapist- Children, Youth &
Families Practice, Program in Occupational Therapy and Department of
Otolaryngology, Washington University School of Medicine
2013-2014
Instructor
Program in Occupational Therapy and Department of Otolaryngology
Washington University School of Medicine
St. Louis, Missouri
2007-2013
Clinical Specialist
Program in Occupational Therapy
Washington University School of Medicine
St. Louis, Missouri
2007- 2007
Occupational Therapist
Therapy Relief, Inc. / First Steps of Missouri
St. Louis, Missouri
2006 – 2007
Occupational Therapist
Saint Louis Public Schools
St. Louis, Missouri
2005
Doctoral Student Extern
Special School District of St. Louis County
St. Louis, Missouri
2002-2004
Graduate Assistant
Program in Occupational Therapy
Washington University School of Medicine
St. Louis, MO
7. University and Hospital Appointments and Committees:
2013 – present
OTD Accreditation/ Curriculum Committee
2012 - present
Curriculum Committee
2010 - present
Admissions Committee (WUSM, Program in OT)
2010 - 2011
Academic Fieldwork Committee (WUSM, Program in OT)
8. Medical Licensure and Board Certification:
Certified Occupational Therapist, #212206
Missouri License, #2006001215
9. Military Service: N/A
10. Honors and Awards:
2015
Recipient of the Pi Theta Epsilon Honor Society Faculty Award
11. Editorial Responsibilities:
2014 - present
2013 - present
International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology, Reviewer
Ear & Hearing, Reviewer
12. Professional Societies and Organizations:
2005 - present
Member
American Occupational Therapy Association
2005 - present
Member
Missouri Occupational Therapy Association
2010 - present
Member
Alexander Graham Bell Association for Deaf and Hard of Hearing
13. Major Invited Professorships and Lectureships:
14. Consulting Relationships and Board Memberships: N/A
15. Research Support
a. Governmental
b. Non-governmental
2011-2013
Principal Investigator, WUSM Program in OT- Research Development
Fund
“Participation & Vestibular Functioning in Children with Hearing
Loss”, $20,000 (Dr. Timothy Hullar, MD, Co-Investigator)
16. Patents N/A
17. Clinical Title and Responsibilities:
2013 - present
Lead Community Therapist: Children Youth and Families
WUSM Program in Occupational Therapy
St. Louis, MO
2007 - present
Responsibilities:
Provide direct evaluation and intervention to persons with low vision, complete
required documentation on a timely basis, communicate with referring
physicians and optometrists, coordinate and participate in community awareness
and marketing related activities, program development, provide OT Community
Practice staff and WUOT students with opportunities to shadow, superviseFW
students.
Lead Occupational Therapist, Central Institute for the Deaf
St. Louis, MO
Clinical Specialist, Community Practice Program: Children, Youth and Families
WUSM Program in Occupational Therapy
St. Louis, MO
18. Teaching Title and Responsibilities:
2008 - present
2009 - 2013
2009 - 2013
2009 - 2013
2009 - 2013
2010 - 2013
2010 - present
2013 - present
2011 - present
2013 - present
2013 - present
2013 - present
Guest Lecturer: Occupational Therapy and Audiology & Communication Sciences
Intervention Models in Occupational Therapy Practice (2 credits), Fall
Applied Skills for Daily Living: OT Practice I (3 credits), Fall
Innovative Practice Models: Home/Work/School/Community (2 credits), Spring
Applied Skills for Daily Living: OT Practice II (3 credits), Spring
Problem-based Learning Tutorial: Clinical Reasoning (3 credits), Fall
Applied Clinical Research- Pediatrics (3 credits), Fall, Spring, and Summer
Applied Clinical Practice- Pediatrics (3 credits), Fall, Spring, and Summer
Directed Practice Research- Pediatrics (3 credits), Fall and Spring
Co-Coursemaster; Interventions to Support Daily Functioning for Individuals with
Sensory and Motor Impairments (3 credits), Fall
Co-Coursemaster; Interventions to Support the Recovery and Participation of
Individuals with Psychosocial Challenges (3 credits), Spring
Co-Coursemaster; OT Practice Seminar (3 credits), Fall and Spring
Mentored MSOT Student Projects, Program in Occupational Therapy
2009
Janelle Carter
2010
The impact of school-based occupational therapy intervention on children
who are deaf and hard of hearing
Amy Fehr
Executive functioning and academic success in children with unilateral
hearing loss
Abby Foster
The comparison of theory of mind abilities and social behaviors in
children who are deaf and hard of hearing
Diane Snyder
Vestibular dysfunction in a child with sensorineural hearing loss
2011
Lee Glassburn
Participation patterns of children who are deaf and hard of hearing.
Whitney Musselman The relationship of executive function abilities and school participation in
children who are deaf and hard of hearing
Sarah Flood
The impact of a social skills after-school program on the social behaviors
of deaf children in the classroom
2012
Michelle Doti
Participation patterns of children with and without sensorineural hearing
loss
Lauren Stone
Executive function and participation patterns in children who are deaf and
hard of hearing
Chelsea Berthold
Emergent literacy and visual perceptual skills in children who are deaf and
hard of hearing
Alana Dean
The social development of children who are deaf and hard of hearing
Kathryn Lyznicki
Play skill development of children who are deaf and hard of hearing
2013
Keland Scher
Circus arts program efficacy for children who are deaf and hard of hearing
Kelly Cook
Motor skills and participation patterns of children with and without
sensorineural hearing loss
Janelle Kuan
Balance performance of children with and without access to an auditory
environment
Kara Mitchell
Executive function performance on the Children’s Kitchen Task
Assessment with children who are deaf and hard of hearing
Laura Manson
Measuring parent child participation and parenting stress in Children with
multiple disabilities: A case report
2014
Courtney Johnson
Postural reflexes and early motor control in preschoolers with hearing loss
Annika Lammert
Best practice in social skills group training for children: A review of the
literature
Ashley Somraty
Exergaming and the Development of Executive Functioning Skills in
Children with SNHL: A Critical Appraisal of the Topic
Katie Dimitriyev
Social Responsiveness Skills and the Relationship to Theory of Mind in
children who are deaf or hard of hearing
Bianca Anderson-Rosa
Janelle Hively
Supporting Participation in Religious Education: A new role for
OT with children and youth
The implications of play in occupational therapy for children who are deaf
and hard of hearing
Mentored Doctor of Occupational Therapy Research Projects
2012
Johnson, Katherine
2013
Mikush, Campbell
Evaluation of an Adult Living Skills Program for Youth Aging out
of the Foster Care System
The Impact of an External Sound Source on Balance in Older Adults
Cheatham, Sarah
Peripheral Vestibular Dysfunction: Factors Affecting Participation in
Adults
Yost, Sarah
Parent-Child Interactions Affecting Participation in Children who
are Deaf and Hard of Hearing
2014
Norell, Caroline
The Effect of a Self- Talk Intervention on Executive Function and
Academic Performance in Children who are Deaf and Hard of Hearing
19. Bibliography:
a. Peer reviewed manuscripts
1)
Finger, S, & Hustwit, MP. (2003) Five Early Accounts of Phantom Limb
in Context: Pare, Descartes, Lemos, Bell, and Mitchell in Neurosurgery,
52 (3), pp. 675-686.
2)
Gronski, M P, Neimann, A, & Berg, C. (2012). Participation Patterns of
urban preschoolers attending Head Start. Occupational Therapy Journal of
Research. DOI: 10.3928/15394492-20121026-01
3)
Gronski, M P, Johnson, K E, Kloeckner, J, Russell-Thomas, D, Taff, S D,
Walker, K A, Berg, C. (2013). Childhood toxic stress: A community role
in health promotion for occupational therapists. American Journal of
Occupational Therapy. DOI:10.5014/ajot.2013.008755
4)
Gronski, M. P. (2013). Balance and Motor Deficits and the Role of
Occupational Therapy in Children Who are Deaf and Hard of Hearing: A
Critical Appraisal of the Topic. Journal of Occupational Therapy in
Schools and Early Intervention. DOI:10.1080/19411243.2013.860767
5)
Hullar T, Stevens M, Gronski M, Barbour D, Uchanski R. The effect of
audition on balance. J Vest Res 2014, 24:2-3, 164.
b. Invited publications
1)
Gronski, MP. (2012). Beyond Communication: Team efforts to serve
children who are deaf and hard of hearing. OT Practice, 17 (17)
2)
Perlmutter, M & Gronski, MP (in press). Identifying person factors that
impact occupational performance assessment to support analysis of
capacity in children and adults. In M. Law, C. Baum & W. Dunn (Eds.),
Measuring occupational performance: A guide to best practice. Thorofare,
NJ: SLACK.

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