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Kristin Winston, Ph.D., OTR/L, FAOTA

she/her/hers

Program Director

Associate Professor

Location

Proctor Hall Proctor 315

Dr. Winston has been an occupational therapist for over 35 years with a primary clinical focus in pediatrics.  She has specialized in working with children birth to five years of age and their families particularly those children and families who are dealing with concerns related to feeding and eating. Dr. Winston also has experience working with children and adults experiencing concerns related to neurologic diagnoses such as cerebral palsy and stroke.  Dr. Winston has worked in an academic setting for the past 20 years teaching coursework on occupational analysis, theory, pediatrics, and leadership.

Dr. Winston is active at the local and national level in the Maine Occupational Therapy Association, The American Occupational Therapy Association, and the Society for the Study of Occupation. 

I also serve as a mentor to students in the Master of Science in Occupational Therapy Program who are applying to the Center to Advance Interprofessional Education and Practice (CAIPE) for the Interprofessional Honors Distinction. The distinction recognizes students’ interprofessional activity and learning while at SWAGÊÓƵ and is a nationally recognized micro credential. 

Credentials

Education

Bachelor of Science, Occupational Therapy
University of New Hampshire
1985
Master of Education, Early Childhood Education
University of Vermont
1990
Doctor of Philosophy, Occupational Therapy
Nova Southeastern University
2009

Expertise

  • Autism
  • Child development
  • Eating
  • Families
  • Interprofessional education
  • Interprofessional practice
  • Motor control
  • Motor learning
  • Occupational therapy
  • Pediatric occupational therapy
  • Qualitative research

Clinical Affiliations

(, Maine)

Post-Doctoral Training

,
(, Maine)

Research

Selected publications

  • Winston, K. & Russell, M. (2022). Guidelines and best practices for setting and developing goals. In J.C. O’Brien & J.W. Solomon, (Eds.) Occupational Analysis and Group Process (2nd ed., pp. 82-88). St. Louis, MO: Elsevier
  • Russell, M. & Winston, K. (2022). Establishing individual and group goals.  (2nd ed., pp. 89-96). In J.C. O’Brien & J.W. Solomon, (Eds.) Occupational Analysis and Group Process (2nd ed., pp. 82-88). St. Louis, MO: Elsevier
  • Winston, K. (2022). Mealtime occupations—Interventions for feeding and eating.  In M.E. Patnaude (Ed) Early’s physical dysfunction practice skills for the occupational therapy assistant (4th ed., pp.172-181). St. Louis, MO: Elsevier
  • S.B. Doerrer, J.R. Walter, V. Priganc et al., The impact of shoulder pathology on individuals with distal radius fracture, Journal of Hand Therapy, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jht.2021.09.002 
  • Bonelli, C. M.; Priganc, V.; Kasser, S.; and Winston, K. (2021). The Relationship of Fatigue and Parental Disability in Mothers with Inflammatory Arthritic Conditions in Comparison to Mothers Without Chronic Diagnoses. UVM Honors College Senior Theses. 390.
    https://scholarworks.uvm.edu/hcoltheses/390
  • DiZazzo-Miller, R., Winston, K., Winkler, S., & Donovan, M. (2017 in Press scheduled for Issue 71 Volume 5). The Family Caregiver Training Program: A Randomized Control Trial. American Journal of Occupational Therapy.
  • Reese-Walter, J. & Winston, K. (Accepted 2016 In Press). Therapeutic Occupations and Modalities. In W. Schultz-Krohn & H. McHugh-Pendleton (Eds) Pedretti's Occupational Therapy: Practice Skills for Physical Dysfunction, 8th ed.
  • Winston, K. (2017) Interventions to enhance feeding, eating, and swallowing. In K. Sladyk, K. Jacobs, and N. MacRae, (Eds.) Occupational Therapy Essentials for Clinical Competence (3rd ed.). Thorofare, NJ: SLACK Inc.
  • Fabrizi, S., Ito, M., Winston, K.,(2016). Effect of occupational therapy-led playgroups in early intervention on child playfulness and caregiver responsiveness: A repeated-measures design.  American Journal of Occupational Therapy, 70(2), 1-9.
  • Dunbar, S.B. & Winston, K. (2015). An occupational perspective on leadership: Theoretical and practical dimensions (2nd ed.)  Thorofare, NJ: Slack Inc.
  • Garbarini, J. & Winston, K. (2015). Exploring the leader in you. In S.B. Dunbar & K. Winston (Eds.) An occupational perspective on leadership: Theoretical and practical dimensions (2nd ed.)(pp. 61-74) Thorofare, NJ: Slack Inc.
  • Winston, K. (2015). Situational leadership and occupational therapy. In S.B. Dunbar & K. Winston (Eds.) An occupational perspective on leadership: Theoretical and practical dimensions (2nd ed.)(pp. 15-24) Thorofare, NJ: Slack Inc.
  • Winston, K. (2015). Feeding a child with mealtime challenges: A mother’s work. Work: A journal of prevention, assessment, and rehabilitation, 50(3), 443-450
  • Winston, K. & Loukas, K. (2014). Feeding and Eating. In K. Sladyk, K. Jacobs, and N. MacRae, (Eds.) Occupational Therapy Essentials for Clinical Competence (2nd ed., pp. 457-472). Thorofare, NJ: SLACK Inc.
  • Winston, K. & Harmon, J. (2014). Emma: Anxiety disorder/Inpatient.  In S.M. Cahill & P. Bowyer (Eds.) Cases in Pediatric Occupational Therapy: Assessment and Intervention, (pp. 153-155). Thorofare, NJ: Slack Inc. 
  • Winston, K. (2014) Finn: Autism spectrum disorder and feeding concerns.  In S.M. Cahill & P. Bowyer (Eds.) Cases in Pediatric Occupational Therapy: Assessment and intervention (pp. 106-108). Thorofare, NJ: Slack Inc. 
  • Paxson, D., Winston, K., Johnston, S., Tobey, T., & Iwama, M. (2012). The Kawa Model: Therapists’ experience in practice. Occupational Therapy in Mental Health, 28, 340-355.
  • Winston, K. A., Dunbar, S. B., Reed, C. N., & Francis-Connolly, E. (2010).  Mothering occupations when parenting children with feeding concerns: A mixed methods study. Canadian Journal of Occupational Therapy, 77, 181-189. doi: 10.2182/cjot.2010.01.00