Veronica Rowe

Clinical Expertise

Dr. Rowe has worked as an occupational therapist in various areas of adult and geriatric care including acute care, inpatient and outpatient rehabilitation, long term care, burns, hands, and psychiatric care, areas with an emphasis in neurological disorders. She is also a Certified Brain Injury Specialist Trainer.

Research Interests

Dr. Rowe’s research focus is on current neurorehabilitation interventions after stroke for the hemiparetic upper extremity.   She is also interested in knowledge translation.

 Selected Presentations

 ORAL PRESENTATIONS

Armour, M., Alpasan, M.C., Rowe, V.T., Herron, S., Hanson, C., Langan, J., and Larson, E. (2019, November). Interdisciplinary Perspectives to Functional Measurement and Assessment of the Stroke Survivor. Progress in Rehabilitation Research. Instructional course presented at American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine (ACRM) ) 96th Annual Conference, Chicago, Illinois.

Armour, M., Alpasan, M. C., Ruchinskas, R., Burns, S., McCain, K., Perez, E.,… Rowe, V.T. (2018, September). Interdisciplinary perspectives to functional measurement and assessment of the stroke survivor. Progress in Rehabilitation Research. Instructional course presented at American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine (ACRM) 95th Annual Conference, Dallas, TX.

Rowe, V.T. (2018, May). From motor control to motor learning – Applying evidence based research in the clinic with constraint induced movement therapy and task oriented training. Arkansas Physical Therapy Association. Continuing education course presented at American Physical Therapy Association, Springdale, AR.

Menon, A., Rowe, V.T., & Neville, M. (2018, April). Designing a knowledge translation intervention for implementing task-oriented training programs for clients post stroke. American Occupational Therapy Association. Workshop presented at American Occupational Therapy Association national conference, Salt Lake City, UT.

Rowe, V.T. (2018, January). Occupational therapy – What it is and how it differs from physical therapy. PEO Women’s Organization. Program presented at the PEO women’s organization monthly meeting, Conway, Arkansas.

Rowe, V.T., Langan, J., Neville, M., Osborne, C., & Levack, W. (2017, October). Beyond acute care: Promoting self-management and empowering clients to live a fuller life. Progress in Rehabilitation Research. Instructional course presented at the American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine (ACRM) 94th Annual Conference, Atlanta, GA.

Lairamore, C., Reed, C., & Rowe, V.T. (2017, October). Peer teaching during an interprofessional simulation experience. Collaborating Across Borders. Presented at the Collaborating Across Borders VI conference, Banff, Canada.

Rowe, V.T. (2017, May). Being an interdisciplinary professional: What is it and what does it look like? Rehab Essentials. Dr. Joe Black Lecture Award presented at 2017 Rehab Essentials, Transitional Doctorate in Physical Therapy PT 657: Professionalism – The Doctoring Profession weekend seminar, Missoula, MT.

Rowe, V.T. (2017, May). Task oriented training at home (TOTE home). Webinar presented online at OccupationalTherapy.com.

POSTER PRESENTATIONS

Rowe, V.T., Millard, E., & Clarkson, C. (2019, April). What does “being professional” look like? Interdisciplinary education and practice. American Occupational Therapy Association national conference. Poster presented at 2019 American Occupational Therapy Association national conference, New Orleans, LA.

Rowe, V.T., Millard, E., & Clarkson, C. (2019, April). “Stat!” Acute care with occupational therapy, physical therapy, and nursing: Interprofessional simulation with peer teaching. American Occupational Therapy Association national conference. Poster presented at 2019 American Occupational Therapy Association national conference, New Orleans, LA.

Rowe, V.T., Millard, E., & Clarkson, C. (2019, April). Interprofessional education on feeding, swallowing, and nutrition – best “served” with occupational therapy, speech therapy, and nutrition. American Occupational Therapy Association national conference. Poster presented at 2019 American Occupational Therapy Association national conference, New Orleans, LA.

Rowe, V.T., Perry, S., Wilbanks, L., & Halverson, M. (2018, October). “Reflections” on mirror therapy movements and activities. Progress in Rehabilitation Research conference. Poster presented at 2018 American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine (ACRM) 95th Annual Conference, Dallas, TX.

Rowe, V.T., & Halverson, M. (2018, April). Exploring protocols for mirror therapy: What do they “look” like? American Occupational Therapy Association national conference. Poster presented at 2018 American Occupational Therapy Association national conference, Salt Lake City, UT.

Lin, S., Langan, J., Rowe, V.T., Bosch, P., & Fasoli, S. (2018, April). Utilization of outcome measures in stroke rehabilitation by occupational and physical therapists. American Occupational Therapy Association national conference. Poster presented at 2018 American Occupational Therapy Association national conference, Salt Lake City, UT.

Lairamore, C., Reed, C., & Rowe, V.T. (2018, April). Preparing students to work collaboratively in an acute care environment through an interprofessional simulation experience. National Academics of Practice (NAP) Annual Meeting and Forum. Poster presented at 2018 National Academics of Practice (NAP) Annual Meeting and Forum, Atlanta, GA.

Paramby, T., Rowe, V.T., Roofe, N., Jones, L., & Kubinski, K. (2017, November). Evaluating interprofessional education on swallowing & feeding.  American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) Annual Convention. Poster presented at 2017 American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) Annual Convention, Los Angeles, CA.

Rowe, V.T. (2017, October). Assessing a task oriented training program in the home with mixed methods. Progress in Rehabilitation Research conference. Poster presented at 2017 American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine (ACRM) 94th Annual Conference, Atlanta, GA.

Lairamore, C., Reed, C., & Rowe, V.T. (2017, October). Preparing students to work collaboratively in an acute care environment through an interprofessional simulation experience. America Physical Therapy Association (APTA) Education Leadership Conference. Poster presented at 2017 American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) Education Leadership Conference, Columbus, OH.

Funding

• TRANScranial direct current stimulation for POst-stroke motor Recovery - a phase II sTudy (TRANSPORT 2). Funded by NIH StrokeNet Clinical Trials and Biomarker Studies for Stroke Treatment, Recovery, and Prevention (U01).  Co-Investigator for standardizing all evaluators and maintaining ongoing fidelity for the Fugl-Meyer Upper Extremity (FM-UE), Wolf Motor Function Test, and the Stroke Impact Scale, and adjudicating all scores of the FM-UE as the primary outcome measure.  Granted $104,075 subaward from August 2018 through July 2022.
• Interdisciplinary Comprehensive Arm Rehabilitation and Evaluation (ICARE). Funded jointly by NIH/NINDS (primary) and NICHD; Grant No. U01NS056256. Conducted certification of all blinded evaluators for correct administration of the Wolf Motor Function Test (WMFT), and assisted in scoring of the functional ability scale portion of the WMFT.  March 2009 through February 2016.

Virginia Chandler Dykes Scholarship of $3000 awarded for doctoral study in occupational therapy at Texas Woman’s University.  Fall 2015 and Spring 2016.

Research Grant of $3,096 to conduct research, “The Use of Accelerometry to Document Upper Extremity Functional Movement” from the University of Central Arkansas, University Research Council.  April 9, 2015.

Summer Stipend of $3000 to conduct research project, “Task Oriented Training and Evaluation at Home” from the University of Central Arkansas.  Summer 2015.

Virginia Chandler Dykes Scholarship of $1000 awarded for doctoral study in occupational therapy at Texas Woman’s University.  Fall 2012, Fall 2013, Fall 2014.

Travel awards granted for dissemination of research at the American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 national conferences.  University of Central Arkansas, University Research Committee.

Travel awards granted for dissemination of research at the AOTA 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 2014, 2016 national conferences.  Texas Woman’s University.

Memberships

• American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine.  Member since July 2015.
• Distinguished Fellow in the Occupational Therapy Academy of the National Academies of Practice (NAP).  Class of 2018.

 Service  

• American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine.
  Stroke Interdisciplinary Special Interest Group (ISIG) - Movement Interventions Task Force co-chair.  2017-2019.
  Stroke ISIG Chair Elect to the ACRM Stroke ISIG Executive Committee. 2019- 2021.
  Stroke ISIG Chair to the ACRM Stroke ISIG Executive Committee.  2021-2023.
  Stroke ISIG Past Chair to the ACRM Stroke ISIG Executive Committee.  2023-2025.
• Editorial Board Member:  Journal of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine Forecast – invited and selected - 2017 – present.
• Editorial Board Member:  Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation - Open Access – invited and selected - 2017 – present.
• Editorial Board Member: Journal of Neurology Forecast – invited and selected - 2017 – present.
• Reviewer, British Journal of Occupational Therapy.  December 2018 – present.
• Reviewer, Occupational Therapy Journal of Research – Occupation, Participation, and Health.  September 2016 – present.
• Reviewer, Neurorehabilitation and Neural Repair.  November 2014 – present.
• Reviewer, Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation.  December 2011 – present.
• Reviewer, American Journal of Occupational Therapy.  September 2008 – present.
• Reviewer of Switzer Research Fellowship Program, National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, Rehabilitation Research.  March 2019.
• Reviewer of Center for Disease Control (CDC), National Center for Injury Prevention and Control (NCIPC) grants in Atlanta, GA, Nov 1-2, 2018.
• Reviewer of book, “Clinically Oriented Theory in Occupational Therapy” through Wolters Kluwer publishing.  July – December 2017.
• Reviewer of Rehabilitation Treatment Taxonomy –Multi-level review of interprofessional rehabilitation treatment taxonomy produced as part of a project entitled:  Better Rehabilitation Through Better Characterization of Treatments: Development of the Manual for Rehabilitation Treatment Specification.  Supported by contract # ME-1403-14803 from the Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute.  June-July 2017.
• Reviewer of Switzer Research Fellowship Program, National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, Rehabilitation Research.  March 2017.
• Reviewer of Field Initiated Projects Research Grants, National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research.  May 2011, 2012
• Reviewer of research proposals, American Occupational Therapy Association 2010 annual conference.  July – August, 2009.
• Community Review Board Expert University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Translational Research Institute, Community Engagement Core, Little Rock, Arkansas.  June 2014 through present.
• P.E.O. Member, A philanthropic organization where women celebrate the advancement of women; educate women through scholarships, grants, awards, loans, and stewardship, and motivate women to achieve their highest aspirations.  Conway, Arkansas.  September 2016 – present.
• Chinese Rehabilitation Education Initiatives Group, An interdisciplinary group of professionals whose goal is to increase knowledge of physical rehabilitation in China.  June 2016 – present.

Awards and Honors

• Young Scientist Theater award.  Poster, “Stat!” Acute Care with Occupational Therapy, Physical Therapy, and Nursing:  Interprofessional Simulation with Peer Teaching” by  Rowe, V.T., Millard, E., and Clarkson, C. was selected and presented at the American Occupational Therapy Association national conference in New Orleans, Louisiana.  April 4, 2019.
• Career Champion Award nominee from the University of Central Arkansas, March 2019.
• Young Scientist Theater award.  Poster, “Exploring Protocols for Mirror Therapy:  What Do They ‘Look’ Like?” by Rowe, V.T. and Halverson, M. was selected and presented out of more than 300 entries at the 2018 American Occupational Therapy Association annual conference in Salt Lake City, Utah. April 19, 2018.