Faculty Bio Detail
Ginny Gibson - MS, OTR/L, CHT
Assistant Professor
Occupational Therapy
Email: GGIBSON@samuelmerritt.edu
Program:Master of Occupational Therapy (MOT)
Telephone: 510-869-6511 ext 4873
Address: 450 30th Street
Oakland - CA 94609
Professor Gibson is a graduate of San Jose State University where she recieved both a BS and MS degree in Occupational Therapy. She has taught at SMU since 1997 and maintains a clinical practice at Children's Hosptal and Research Center of Oakland in the Hand Therapy Clinic. Professor Gibson became a certified hand therapist in 2001.
Publications and Presentations:
American Occupational Therapy Association Annual Conference, 2001, Philadelphia. Rigid Taping Technique in the Management of the Poststroke Shoulder Subluxation.
Courses Taught at Samuel Merritt University:
Professional and Community Service and Professional Memberships:
Research Interests:
Assistant Professor
Occupational Therapy
Email: GGIBSON@samuelmerritt.edu
Program:Master of Occupational Therapy (MOT)
Telephone: 510-869-6511 ext 4873
Address: 450 30th Street
Oakland - CA 94609
Professor Gibson is a graduate of San Jose State University where she recieved both a BS and MS degree in Occupational Therapy. She has taught at SMU since 1997 and maintains a clinical practice at Children's Hosptal and Research Center of Oakland in the Hand Therapy Clinic. Professor Gibson became a certified hand therapist in 2001.
Publications and Presentations:
Publications
Gibson, G. (2007) Peripheral Nerve Injury. In Cameron, MH & Monroe, L. (eds) Physical Rehabilitation - Evidence-Based Examination, Evaluation, and Intervention. Philadelphia: WB Saunders Company.
Presentations
ASHT Review Course, 2006, Oakland, CA. Topics: Superficial Physical Agent Modalities and Ultrasound, Congentital Limb Differences
III Congresso Internacional De Cirugia de la Mano, 2006, Guatemala City, Guatemala. Biomechanics of Finger Flexion and Sensory Testing: Two point Discrimination.
ASHT Annual Conference, 2005, San Antonio, TX. Torque Range of Motion.
AOTA Annual Conference, 2005, Long Beach, CA. Rising to the Challenge: Children with Congenital Hand Differences.
ASHT Annual Conference, 2003, Hollywood, CA. Rising to the Challenge: Children with Congenital Hand Differences.
Occupational Therapy Association of California, 2002, Oakland, CA. Structure, Function and Pathology of the Upper Limb.
American Occupational Therapy Association Annual Conference, 2001, Philadelphia. Rigid Taping Technique in the Management of the Poststroke Shoulder Subluxation.
Courses Taught at Samuel Merritt University:
OT 615 Research Seminar
OT 625 Introduction to Kinesiology and Biomechanics
OT 627 Applied Kinesiology and Biomechanics
OT 632 Advanced Clinical Practice – Children
OT 631 Occupational Adaptations and Introduction to Modalities
Professional and Community Service and Professional Memberships:
American Occupational Therapy Association
American Society of Hand Therapists
Research Interests:
Ongoing Research Projects:
Constraint induced movement therapy versus bilateral treatment of equal intensity: A randomized study.
Comparison of Home Exercise Programs using Patient Photgraphs versus Line Drawings.