Personal Information
Trudy Mallinson, PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA, NZROT
Department of Clinical Research and Leadership
School of Medicine and Health Sciences
The George Washington University
2100 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Suite 318, Washington, DC 20037
O: (202) 994-6833 C: (773) 213-6745 trudy@gwu.edu
Education
- 2002 Postdoctoral Fellowship, Northwestern University
- 2000 Doctorate in Public Health, University of Illinois at Chicago
- 1994 Master of Science in Occupational Therapy, University of Illinois at Chicago
- 1989 Bachelor of Science in Psychology and Education, University of Canterbury
- 1983 Diploma in Occupational Therapy, Central Institute of Technology
Academic appointments
2015-present Associate Professor, The George Washington University, School of Medicine & Health Sciences, Department of Clinical Research and Leadership
2013-2015 Visiting Associate Professor, The George Washington University, School of Medicine & Health Sciences, Department of Clinical Research and Leadership
2010-2013 Assistant Professor, University of Southern California, Department of Occupational Science & Occupational Therapy
2002-2013 Research Assistant Professor, Northwestern University, Feinberg Medical School, Department of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
2002-2010 Faculty Fellow, Northwestern University, Feinberg Medical School, Institute for Health Care Studies
Teaching Awards & Honors
- 2016 Inducted to Alpha Eta Honor Society
- 2011 Inducted as Honorary Member of Pi Theta Epsilon, the National Honor Society for Occupational Therapy
Departmental
2013-2014 Occupational Therapy Doctorate Program
Participated in 1-day planning meeting to advance development of post-professional occupational therapy doctoral program, contributed in regular meetings to development of syllabi and curriculum
School
2016-2017 Doctorate in Translational Health Science
Admissions committee member, workgroup member developing advising policy, regularly attend PhD program faculty meetings
2013-14 Doctorate in Translational Health Science
Participated in meetings to advance the development of a doctorate in translational science by contributing to regular development meetings, reviewing and contributing to proposal development, and meeting with university committees.
University
2017 Research Days
Participated in the GW Research Days conference, April 5, 2017 by mentoring two students to present posters at this event.
2015 Research Days
Participated in the GW Research Days conference, April 1, 2015 by mentoring two students to present posters at this event.
UNIVERSITY SERVICE ACTIVITIES
Courses Taught
- 2017 HSCI 6265 Grantsmanship and Translational Research Proposals, MS Clinical Research and Leadership, The George Washington University
- 2016 OT 8220 Measurement of Function and Learning, Occupational Therapy Doctorate program, The George Washington University
- 2016 HSCI 6265 Grantsmanship and Translational Research Proposals, MS Clinical Research and Leadership, The George Washington University
- 2015 OT 8220 Measurement of Function and Learning, Occupational Therapy Doctorate program, The George Washington University
- 2015 OT 8215 Quality Improvement using Translational Methods, Occupational Therapy Doctorate Program, The George Washington
- 2015 HSCI 6297 Independent Study for Health Professionals – Rasch Analysis, Occupational Therapy Doctorate Program, The George Washington University
- 2015 HSCI 6265 Grantsmanship and Translational Research Proposals, MS Clinical Research and Leadership, The George Washington University
- 2014 OT 8215 Quality Improvement using Translational Methods, Occupational Therapy Doctorate Program, The George Washington University
- 2014 HS 6271 Research Methods for Health Professionals, MS Clinical Research and Leadership, The George Washington University
- 2014 HSCI 6265/6275 Grantsmanship and Translational Research Proposals, MS Clinical Research and Leadership, The George Washington University
- 2013 CRA 6205 Clinical Investigations, MS Clinical Research and Leadership, The George Washington University
New Courses or Programs Developed
- 2016 OT 8220 Measurement of Function and Learning, Occupational Therapy Doctorate program, The George Washington University (15 week course)
- 2015 OT 8220 Measurement of Function and Learning, Occupational Therapy Doctorate program, The George Washington University (7 week course)
- 2015 HSCI 6297 Independent Study for Health Professionals – Rasch Analysis, Occupational Therapy Doctorate program, The George Washington University
- 2015 HSCI 6265 Grantsmanship and Translational Research Proposals, MS Clinical Research and Leadership, The George Washington University
- 2014 HS 8215 Quality Improvement using Translational Methods, Occupational Therapy Doctorate program, The George Washington University
Teaching Innovations
- 2017 Dissemination and Diffusion: Created 2 class sequence considering translation of knowledge as part of grant writing process
- 2017 Logic Models: Developed an interactive online PowerPoint tool for teaching students about use of logic models in grant writing
- 2016 Rehab Measures Database assignment enables students to produce peer-reviewed report published in national database
- 2016 Standardized Assessment: Developed an interactive online PowerPoint tool for teaching students about using standardized assessments in clinical practice.
- 2015 “How To” Animated Instructional Videos: Developed 11 brief, animated and narrated video clips to show students how to write and run Winsteps control files and how to produce and interpret Winsteps output tables.
TEACHING
- 2016 Independent Applying the QM Rubric (APPQMR). Online course. The George Washington University, July 6-20, 2016.
- 2015 Beyond the Basics. Online course. The George Washington University, 2015.
FACULTY Development activities
Advising GW Health Sciences Emerging Scholars
2013 Perry Payne, JD, MD, MPP, Medicaid Reimbursement of Pre-Implantation Genetic Diagnosis: Costs and Benefits
Mentoring Hines VA Career Development Awardees
2014-2017 Amy Herrold, PhD, Brain Targets for Alcohol Craving in Veterans with mTBI.
Advising Hines VA Post-Doctoral Measurement Scholars
2014-present Sandra Kletzel, PhD
Construct Validity of the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MOCA) in Adults with Parkinson’s Disease and Healthy Controls.
2012-2014 Amy Herrold, PhD
Alcohol Craving in Veterans with Co-occuring Mild Traumatic Brain Injury, Mental Health Disorders and Alcohol Use Disorder.
Advising Doctoral Students
2016-present Jennifer Weaver
The George Washington University
Doctor of Philosophy in Translational Health Science. Preparing for comprehensive exams.
2016-present Brenda Koverman
Variation in Intensity and Type of Inpatient Rehabilitation Services with Brain Injury Patients.
Doctor of Philosophy, Department of Integrated Medical Sciences, Rush University. Preparing for proposal defense. Committee Chair: Trudy Mallinson. Committee Members: Lou Fogg, Ravi Kasi, Clare Giuffrida, Douglas Kuperman
2015-2016 Sarah Wilson
TITLE. Doctor of Philosophy in Occupational Therapy, Department of Occupational Therapy, Nova Southwestern University. Successfully defended proposal, Summer 2016.
Research Residency Mentor: Trudy Mallinson, May 2015 – Aug 2015. Comparative effectiveness of post-acute care settings for stroke patients.
2013-2016 Danbi Lee
Assessing Community Participation Management after Stroke: Developing and Validating the Community Participation Activation Measure (CPAM).
Doctor of Philosophy in Disability Studies, University of Illinois at Chicago. Successfully defended: October 2016. Committee Chair: Joy Hammel. Committee Members: Carolyn Baum, Trudy Mallinson, Glenn Fujiura, Carol Gill.
Current position: Post-doctoral fellow, Northwestern University; Assistant Professor, University of Washington, Fall 2017
Invited Reviewer for International PhD Students
2016 Susan Darzins
Validity and Clinical Utility of the Personal Care – Participation Assessment and Resource Tool (PC-PART).
Doctor of Philosophy in Allied and Public Health, Australian Catholic University, Successfully defended, December 2016.
Committee Chair: Christine Imms. Committee Members: Christine Imms, Dr. Marilyn Di Stefano. External Reader: Trudy Mallinson
Current position: Senior Lecturer, Australian Catholic University, School of Allied Health.
Advising OTD Students
2017 Kimberley Okechukeu, Taking Steps to Prevent Falls, Successfully defended: July 20, 2017 http://hsrc.himmelfarb.gwu.edu/smhs_crl_capstones/6/
Current position: Occupational Therapist, Skilled Nursing Facility
2017 Heidi Jasper Petrozzino, Adapting the LSVT BIG® for Parkinson’s Disease in Practice: An Exploratory Study, Successfully defended: July 20, 2017.
Current position: Senior occupational therapist, Rehabilitation Hospital, Chicago
2017 Jacqueline Kendona, Decreasing Social Isolation in Older Adults Through Intergenerational Social Engagement, Successfully defended: May 2017. http://hsrc.himmelfarb.gwu.edu/smhs_crl_capstones/5/.
Current position: Manager, Home Health Agency, Pennsylvania
2016 John Liu, Score-to-Measure Conversions in the presence of missing data: An application of co-calibration. Successfully defended: September 2016. http://hsrc.himmelfarb.gwu.edu/smhs_crl_capstones/1/
Current position: Senior Occupational Therapist, Home Health Agency, New York
2016 Jeremy Furniss, Enhancing precision of the MDS functional status items using Rasch measurement. Successfully defended: May 2016.
Current Position: Director of Quality, American Occupational Therapy Association
Mentoring GW Post-Baccalaureate Students
2016-2017 Matthew McHarg
2016-2017 Jeremy Grenadier
MENTORING
1. Lyons L, Gaskin S, Paudel A, Harwood K, Maring J, Gorsky A, Gage B, Mallinson T. (2017). FASI Assessor Training [Online Training Modules]. Digital media created under Contract HHSM-500-2010-0025I-T006 from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.
2. Gorsky A, Gaskin S, Paudel A, Lyons L, Maring J, Harwood K, Gage B, Mallinson T. (under review). Functional Assessment Standardized Items (FASI) User’s Manual. [PDF Document]. Digital media created under Contract HHSM-500-2010-0025I-T006 from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.
*These media are embargoed; agreements with video participants restrict viewing to study assessors and study personnel.
PUBLICATIONS
2017 Developing Quality Measures in Practice Settings. AOTA Annual Conference, Philadelphia, PA, March 29, 2017. Natalie Leland, Pamela Roberts, Shawn Phipps, Valerie A. Hill, Trudy Mallinson, Tracy M. Mroz.
2016 Opportunities for Health Services Research Within ACRM (Symposium speaker). ACRM Annual Conference, Chicago, IL, November 3, 2016. James Graham, Joyce Middleton, Steven Fisher, Trudy Mallinson.
2016 The Importance and Reality of Integrating Outcome Assessment in Clinical Practice: Principles of Selecting Outcomes Assessments. (Instructional Course). ACRM Annual Conference, Chicago, IL, October 31, 2016. Trudy Mallinson, Deborah Backus, Sarah Morrison, Pamela Roberts, Richard Riggs
2016 Measuring Occupational Therapy in an Era of Health Care Reform. Shenandoah University Occupational Therapy Gate Week Lecture, December 6, 2016. Trudy Mallinson (Invited)
2016 Learning Interventions for Collaborative Team Science: Preparing Health and Biomedical Workers for Success in Collaborative Teaming Through Reflective Sense-Making, The George Washington University Research Day, March 30, 2016. Gaetano Lotrecchiano, Yolanda Vovides, Trudy Mallinson, Holly Falk-Krzesinski, Laurie Lyons, Christina Roche, Jesse Pines.
2016 Issues in Measurement Precision for TBI Outcomes Assessment. Lèige, Belgium, March 26, 2016. Trudy Mallinson, Theresa Pape. (Invited).
2016 Issues in Measurement Precision for TBI Outcomes Assessment. Neresheim, Germany, March 24, 2016. Trudy Mallinson, Theresa Pape. (Invited).
2015 Measuring Occupational Therapy in an Era of Health Care Reform. Shenandoah University Occupational Therapy Gate Week Lecture, December 8, 2015. Trudy Mallinson (Invited)
2015 Post-Acute Care Comparative Effectiveness Research: The imperative of uniform instrumentation. ACRM Annual Conference, Dallas, TX, October 27, 2015. Trudy Mallinson.
2015 SC 341 - GSIS Meeting Annual Program: Intervening with Ethnically and Racially Diverse Older Adults: Evidence-based Recommendations, AOTA Annual Conference, Nashville, TN, April 18, 2015. Jeanine Blanchard, Trudy Mallinson, Abbey Martarella. (Invited).
2014 Measuring Occupational Therapy in an Era of Health Care Reform. Shenandoah University Occupational Therapy Gate Week Lecture, December 12, 2014. Trudy Mallinson. (Invited).
2014 Uniform Assessment for Comparative Effectiveness Research in Post-Acute Rehabilitation. American Occupational Therapy Foundation 32nd Research Colloquium: Health Services Research - A Priority for Occupational Therapy in Healthcare Reform, Baltimore, MD, April 4, 2014. Trudy Mallinson. (Invited).
2013 SC 226: Quality of Care and Occupational Therapy in the Era of Health Care Reform. AOTA Annual Conference, San Diego CA, April 26, 2013. Natalie Leland, Trudy Mallinson, Shawn Phipps, Pam Roberts.