Dr. Javaherian has been teaching full time at the university level for four and a half years in a variety of areas including mental health, neurorehabilitation, and occupational justice. She has served as a faculty research mentor for undergraduate students and will be team-teaching graduate-level research at Loma Linda in the Department of Occupational Therapy. She is a current member of the School of Allied Health Professions Research Committee.
Dr. Javaherian completed her post-professional doctor of occupational therapy in May 2004 via distance learning and on-site intensives at Creighton University focusing in domestic violence. As an online doctoral student for three years, Dr. Javaherian has experience with various web-based programs and student-faculty interaction. She has incorporated Blackboard into many of her courses to enhance the teaching and learning experience. She has also taught a course dedicated to technology that included topics such as web page design, Blackboard, iMovie, and various software programs. Dr. Javaherian has published in the area of online learning and student learning. She is a member of the Technology Mediated Learning Committee in the School of Allied Health Professions.
Dr. Billock has taught in the occupational therapy department at LLU for seven and a half years in both the master's and associate's degree programs. She completed her PhD in occupational science from the University of Southern California in 2005 with her dissertation research on women's experience of spirituality, occupation, and everyday life. Her years of experience reflect a broad range of teaching techniques including didactic lectures using PowerPoint, videos, small group discussions, and case studies. In addition, Dr. Billock taught for three years in a distance education occupational therapy assistant program as well as gave a live lecture to students in Japan. For the distance education courses, Dr. Billock utilized video conferencing technology and was provided the opportunity to find creative ways to connect with off-campus students. Dr. Billock currently teaches primarily in the graduate year often utilizing a seminar style approach that encourages active student participation in expressing theoretical perspectives, critical thinking, and professional skills.
Liane Hewitt has been teaching full time at the university level for 17 years and has been the Department Chairperson since 2000. She is currently completing her doctorate in public health with an anticipated graduation date of Spring 2007. Ms. Hewitt is working with other faculty to develop teaching and learning strategies for an online degree program. She has completed two online classes. Ms. Hewitt developed a distance education program for the occupational therapy assistant program in Fresno, California and was a key instructor in the program utilizing various distance technologies. Ms. Hewitt is a member of the Technology Mediated Learning Committee in the School of Allied Health Professions.
Dr. Huecker has been teaching full time at Loma Linda University for more than 10 years. She is Program Director for the entry-level master's degree in occupational therapy. In August 2005 she completed her doctor of philosophy in occupational science at the University of Southern California. With a focus on ethnographic research methods, her dissertation incorporated extensive use of video and audio recorders. Dr. Huecker has integrated Blackboard into graduate classes and taken professional online courses. She has guided curriculum development in the master's program for five years and is a member of the Occupational Therapy Doctorate Curriculum Committee. Dr. Huecker is also a member of the PhD in Rehabilitation Science Committee in the School of Allied Health Professions.
Dr. Zimmerman is the Associate Dean for Research for the School of Allied Health Professions. She is also Program Director for the PhD in Rehabilitation Science Program. Her teaching responsibilities include research and biostatistics courses for the master's programs in occupational therapy and physician assistant and for doctoral programs in physical therapy. She does research and statistical consultation for her school and for researchers within the university and is an Academic Associate for Quest Diagnostics. Her personal research interests lie in the area of health-related quality of life for patients with various diseases and problems.
Dr. Marshak has been teaching full time at the university level for 15 years in both master's and doctoral programs in the School of Public Health. Her academic training is as a social and health psychologist, and she specializes in health behavior change, behavioral science research, and program evaluation and measurement. Dr. Marshak has chaired over 20 doctoral dissertation committees in health education and preventative care and published in peer-reviewed journals in public health and psychology. She also serves as the Vice Chair for the Institutional Review Board, the ethics committee that reviews projects for protections to human subjects involved in research. She has taught Principles of Health Behavior for the past 14 years to over 1,000 students, in a variety of formats and settings, including twice online. She has also taken an online course to develop and enhance web-based courses. Dr. Marshak incorporates learning via Blackboard into all of her courses and enjoys feedback, personalization, and student interaction that web-based technology provides.
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