Lisa Fyffe, M. S., OTR Colorado State University Department of Occupational Therapy Fort Collins, CO 80523-1573 (970) 491-4323 EDUCATION Master s of Science, Occupational Therapy Colorado State University, August 2006 Bachelor s of Science, Occupational Therapy Minor, Anatomy and Neurobiology Cum Laude Graduate Colorado State University May 1999 CERTIFICATIONS AND ASSOCIATIONS National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy #1038726 Colorado Occupational Therapist Provisional License #1998 Member of the American Occupational Therapy Association American Heart Association CPR and First Aide Certification ACADEMIC EMPLOYMENT HISTORY Fall 2013-Present Assistant Professor Colorado State University. Department of Occupational Therapy Course development and management in content related to professional development, pediatric intervention and adult intervention. Student mentorship and advising. Service activities including Curriculum Committee and Scholarship Committee. Spring 2012 Lab Instructor, OT 661: Human Occupation: Adolescence and Young Adults Colorado State University, Department of Occupational Therapy Worked collaboratively with faculty to develop a new course related to adolescent and young adult intervention. Responsible for developing new course content, assignments, and grading rubrics. Fall 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2010, 2011 Lab Instructor, OT 621: Human Occupation: Infancy and Childhood, Colorado State University, Department of Occupational Therapy Instructed occupational therapy graduate students in the practical applications of pediatric intervention. Responsible for developing course content, assignments, and grading rubrics. L. Fyffe 1
Fall 2010 Mentor for Supervised College Teaching, Colorado State University, Department of Occupational Therapy Working collaboratively with primary faculty, provided direct supervision and mentoring for supervised college teaching credit to a post-professional MS OT graduate student. CLINICAL EMPLOYMENT HISTORY May 2011-August 2012 Owner, Fyffe Pediatric Therapy Established a private community based practice serving children with occupational therapy needs. Responsibilities include providing therapy services, billing and financial management and all aspects of business plan development. May 2011-August 2012 Occupational Therapist, Poudre Valley Health System Acute care and rehabilitation for adult, adolescent and pediatric clients admitted for elective surgeries, trauma and illness including assessment, intervention and discharge planning needs. Population served includes orthopedic, neurological, medical, intensive care, psychiatric and surgical care. February 2000-May 2011 Pediatric Occupational Therapist, Poudre Valley Health System Outpatient pediatric therapy for children with sensory processing, orthopedic disorders, neurological dysfunction, feeding difficulties, co-morbid psychological diagnosis, and infant development. Inpatient pediatric therapy for infants and children with a medical diagnosis, traumatic injury or high risk factors for poor development. Neonate Intensive Care Unit therapy providing developmental care and feeding support for infants with prematurity (28 weeks gestation and above), drug exposure in utero, genetic syndrome, neurological condition or structural anomaly. August 1999-May 2000 Occupational Therapist, Thompson Valley School District Motor, sensory and neurological interventions for preschool children in a special needs classroom and in community-based settings. Responsible for planning and implementing Individual Education Plans (IEP) as part of a multi-disciplinary team. L. Fyffe 2
June 2000-August 2000 Occupational Therapist, Poudre School District Motor, sensory and neurological interventions for elementary school children in a special needs classroom and in community-based settings. Life skills training for middle school and high school students in the classroom and community settings. January 2000-Febuary 2001 Occupational Therapist, Life Care Centers, Northern Colorado Sub acute rehab for geriatric population with intent to return to previous living environment. Long-term care for geriatric population with long-term care needs, including chronic, debilitating mental illness. SCHOLARLY ACTIVITIES June 2008 Published: Are Reward/Consequence Strategies Appropriate for Children with SPD? in the SPD Foundation on-line newsletter. June 2000-August 2006 Lead Program Developer/Manager: Changing Your Engine Speed group program for children with sensory-based attention disorders, adapted school-based curriculum for medical setting, managed program enrollment, provided community education for parents, doctors and educators, marketing responsibilities including brochure design and media coverage, managed volunteer staff and collaborated with family and school for home and community carry-over. May 2006 Presenter: Poster Session at Colorado State University Department of Occupational Therapy Research Symposium Understanding the Brain Processes and Behavioral Differences Between Children with Hypo-Responsive Sensory Processing Disorder and Hyper-Responsive Sensory Processing Disorder. Spring 2006 Lead Program Developer: A Parent-to-Parent Mentor Program in the Neonate Intensive Care Unit at Poudre Valley Health System including grant writing to secure funding, recruitment of mentors, securing advocacy resources and working collaboratively with staff for program implementation. May 2004 Presenter: Pediatric OT: Sensory Integration Issues, a one-day continuing education course attended by occupational and physical therapists sponsored by the Centennial Area Health Education Center October 2003 L. Fyffe 3
Lead Event Organizer: TEACCH Conference, including the recruitment of a speaker, site selection, obtaining approval for continuing education credits, marketing and administrative duties for 35 healthcare and education professionals in the region. CONTINUING EDUCATION June 2013, 2011 Participant in the COTE Institute: Designing Courses for Integrative Learning: Theory, Research, Implementation and Assessment. April 2010 Participant in the Smart but Scattered course for developing cognitive-based techniques for children and adolescents with poor executive functioning skills. July 2008 Participant in the Level 1 Mentorship program at the SPD Foundation with an emphasis on treatment of sensory processing disorder. November 2007 Participant in the NDT Strategies for Sensory Integrative Treatment course for strategies to blend NDT and SI techniques. April 2007 Participant in the NDT for Infants course for using NDT techniques with children age birth to 1 year. April 2005 Participant in the Is IT ADHD or SPD conference for identifying similarities and differences in children with SPD and ADHD. July 2004 Participant in the TEACCH 5-day training course for assessment and treatment of persons with autism at the University of North Carolina, learning techniques for identifying autistic behaviors and their effect on function and how to modify environments and communication to maximize skill achievement. October 2003 Participant and Event Coordinator for the TEACCH program for working with children with autism. May 2003 Participant in the M.O.R.E.-Integrating the Mouth with Postural and Sensory Functions for working with children with oral-motor, sensory and postural dysfunction. November 2002 Participant in the Sensory Defensiveness: A Comprehensive Treatment Approach for working with children with sensory processing difficulties. May 2002 Participant in the Alert Program for Self-Regulation leadership L. Fyffe 4
training for individuals to implement therapy for students with attention deficits based on a sensory-motor model. October 2001 Co-Coordinator and Participant in the Sequential-Oral-Sensory Approach to Feeding Intervention for working with children with food aversions due to prematurity or medical status. August 2001 Participant in the When Life Begins in the NICU: Understanding the Effects of Prematurity on the Child and the Family conference. April 2001 Participant in the Fragile Infant Feeding Institute for feeding interventions for high-risk infants and children. January 1999 Completed the requirements to administer and score the Assessment of Motor and Process Skills evaluation. January 1998 Participant in the Fundamentals of Handwriting continuing education for handwriting intervention with school-age children. L. Fyffe 5