Maralynne D. Mitcham, PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA Professor and Program Director Occupational Therapy Educational Program Rehabilitation Sciences P.O. Box 250965 151B Rutledge Avenue Charleston, SC 29425 Phone: (843) 792-9734 Fax: (843) 792-0710 E-mail: mitchamm@musc.edu

Education:

• PhD, Educational Psychology. University of Georgia (1983)
• MHE, Health Education, Medical College of Georgia (1977)
• BS, Occupational Therapy, Medical College of Georgia (1976)
• Diploma Occupational Therapy, Saint Andrew's School of Occupational Therapy, Northampton, England (1971)

Areas of Teaching:

• Introduction to Evidence-Based Practice
• Qualitative Methods for Evidence-Based Practice
• Research Seminar and Research Experience
• Community-Based Practice
• Introduction to Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy
• Theoretical Foundations of Occupational Therapy
• Instructional Processes

Research Interests:

• Aging in Place
• Community-Based Practice
• Faculty Development

Selected Publications:

• Mitcham, M.D., & Gillette, N.P. (1999). Developing the instructional skills of new faculty members in occupational therapy. American Journal of Occupational Therapy, 53 (1), 20-24.
• Wager, K.A., Trickey, B.A., Mitcham, M.D., & Brotherton, S. (1998). An interdisciplinary educational approach to assessing the health care and health educational needs of the elderly in a South Carolina community. Journal of Allied Health, 27(4), 202-207.
• Mitcham, M.D., Lancaster, C.J., and Stone, B.M. (2002). Evaluating the effectiveness of occupational therapy faculty development workshops. American Journal of Occupational Therapy, 56 (3) 335-339.
• Mitcham, M.D. (2003). Integrating theory and practice: Using theory creatively to enhance professional practice.  S. Ryan, G. Brown, and S. Esdaile (Eds) Becoming an advanced health care practitioner.  Oxford: Butterworth-Heineman.
• Graber, DR, Mitcham MD.  (2004).  Compassionate clinicians take patient care beyond the ordinary.  Holistic Nursing Practice, 18(2), 87-94.
• Hooper, B, Mitcham, MD.  (2004, July 12).  Teaching to promote graduate, occupational-centered education: A new focus for faculty development.  OT Practice, 13-17.
• Mitcham, MD, Burik, JK, and Wicks, AM.  (2005).  An occupational therapy perspective.  In B. Haight and F. Gibson, Working with the elderly: Group Processes and Techniques (4th ed.). Sudbury, MA: Jones and Bartlett.
• Yuen, HK, Mitcham, MD, and Morgan, LI.  Managing post-therapy fatigue for cancer survivors using energy conservation.  Journal of Allied Health (in press).

Recent Grants as Principal Investigator:

• Community Connections: Partners for Learing and Service.  Health Resources and Services Administration.  $368,906.00 (2002-2005).  Maralynne D. Mitcham, Principal investigator.
• Community Connections II:  Learning, Service and Research.  Health Resources and Services Administration. $637,324.  (2005-2008).  Maralynne D. Mitcham, Principal investigator.