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Ana Allegretti, Ph.D., OTR
School of Health Professions
Area of expertise for Ana Allegretti, Ph.D., is in Assistive Technology, certified ATP by Rehabilitation Engineering Society of North America (RESNA) since 2012.
She is currently working as a contractor for the VA Polytrauma in San Antonio in assisting with the development of the Assistive Technology Clinic for outpatients.
She is very interested in collaborating with other researchers in the field of rehabilitation and nursing, developing research projects in the assistive technology field and developing research projects in the area of pressure ulcer prevention.
Education
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| Year | Degree | Discipline | Institution |
| 2011 | Postdoctoral Training | University of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh , PA |
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| 2008 | PhD | University of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh , PA |
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| 2004 | MS | University of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh , PA |
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| 2001 | MS | Universidade Presbiteriana Mackenzie SP , Brazil |
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| 1996 | BS | Pontifica Universidade Catolica de Campinas Campinas , Brazil |
Appointments
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| 8/2014 - Present | Assistant Professor | UT Health San Antonio, Occupational Therapy, San Antonio, TX |
Expertise
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Assistive Technology Professional - Competence in developing research projects, teaching and analyzing the needs of consumers with disabilities, assisting in the selection of appropriate assistive technology for the consumers` needs, and providing training in the use of selected device(s). |
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Pressure Ulcer Prevention - Developing research projects related to the use of support surface in preventing pressure ulcer in long term care/skilled nursing facilities, rehabilitation units and acute and operating room |
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Researcher Consultant - Provide assistance in research design, grant application, day-to-day operations of research projects. Collaborative Research with other rehabilitation professionals |
Publications
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| Allegretti AL, Barnes KJ, Berndt P. Impact of use a ride-on toy car by children with mobility impairment doi:10.5014/ajot.2018.72S1-RP204B; 2018 Nov. (American Journal Occupational Therapy; vol. 72). |
| Allegretti AL, Barnes KJ, Berndt AE. Ride-on toy car, an innovative and feasible method of mobility; 2017 Oct. (Journal of Allied Health; vol. 46, no. 4). |
| Barnes KJ, Clegg, AD; Joseph, R; Allegretti, AL. Video Cases to Confirm and Expand Student Learning After Didactic Teaching of Interprofessional Practice; 2017 Jan. (Journal of Allied Health; vol. 45, no. 4). |
| Cruz D, Paulisso D, Allegretti AL, Schein R., Schmeler M. Cross-Cultural adaptation of the instrument functional mobility assessment (FMA) for use in Brazil Galway, Ireland; 2016 Jun. (COTEC-ENOTHE 2016). |
Journal Article |
| PaulissoD.C, Schmeler M.R., Schein R.M., Allegretti AL, Campos L., Costa J.D., Fachin-Martins E., Cruz D. Functional Mobility Assessment is reliable and correlated with satisfaction, independence and skills Assistive Technology 2019 Jun;. |
| Peters C, Chang A, Morales A, Barnes KJ, Allegretti A. Assessments used in occupational therapy interventions for children with cerebral palsy: A scoping review Cadernos Brasileiros de Terapia Ocupacional/Brazilian Journal of Occupational Therapy 2019 Mar;27(1):168-185. |
| Mendes P., Gradim L., Silva N., Allegretti AL, Carrijo D, Cruz D. Pressure distribution analysis in three wheelchairs cushions of subjects with spinal cord injury Disability and Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology 2018 Apr;18:1-6. |
| Dantas I, Leal J, Hilger L, Allegretti AL, Mendes F. Training healthy persons and individuals with Parkinson?s disease to use Xbox Kinect games: A preliminary study International Journal of Therapy and Rehabilitation 2018 Feb;25(6):280-290. |
| Brienza D, Krishnan S, Karg P, Sowa G, Allegretti AL. Predictors of pressure ulcer incidence following traumatic spinal cord injury: a secondary analysis of a prospective longitudinal study Spinal Cord 2017 Sep;:1-7. |
| Ziraldo C.,Solovyev A.,Allegretti A.,Krishnan S., Henzel K.,Sowa G.A.,Brienza D.,An G.,Mi Q.,Vodovotz Y. . A Computational, Tissue-Realistic Model of Pressure Ulcer Formation in Individuals with Spinal Cord Injury PLOS Computational Biology 2015 Jun;. |
| Allegretti AL, Malkiewicz A, Brienza DM. Measuring interface pressure and temperature in the operating room Advance in Skin and Wound Care journal 2012 May;25(5):226-230. |
| Brienza D.,Kelsey S.,Karg P., Allegretti A., Olson M., Schmeler M.,Zanca J., Geyer M.J., Kusturiss M., Holm M., . A Randomized Clinical Trial on Preventing Pressure Ulcers with Wheelchair Seat Cushions Journal of the American Geriatric Society 2010 Nov;58(12):2308-2314. |
| Authier EL, Pearlman J, Allegretti AL, Rice I, Cooper RA. A sports wheelchair for low-income countries Disability and Rehabilitation 2007 Jun;29(11-12):963-967. |
| Allegretti A., Mancini M., Schwartzman S. Evaluation of Functional Abilities in Cerebral Palsy Children Using Pediatric Evaluation of Disability Inventory (PEDI) Arquivos Brasileiros de Paralisia Cerebral 2004 Jan;1(1):35-40. |
| Ding D, Cooper RA, Kaminski BA, Kanaly JR, Allegretti A, Chaves E, Hubbard S, Allegretti AL. Integrated control and related technology of assistive devices Assistive Technology 2003 Jan;15(2):89-97. |
Teaching
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| Date | Description | Institution | # Students |
| 5/2019 - Present | Doctoral Capstone Proposal Development 1 | The University of Texas Health Science Center | |
| Summer 2019 Enrollment 5. IDEA score in process
Course Description: This is the third course in a four-course sequence designed to support students? integration of coursework into conceptualization of their doctoral capstone. Students will explore theoretical frameworks and models to guide their area of inquiry. They will continue their investigation of research design as it relates to program evaluation, program outcomes, and other outcome measures. Students will analyze and synthesize the literature in an area of interest and develop a base of support for their proposed area of scholarly investigation. |
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| 1/2019 - Present | Research Design and Proposal | The University of Texas Health Science Center | |
| Course Director - Spring 2019. Enrollment 42. IDEA score 4.64/5 This is a new course. It was designed to meet the ACOTE standards for the OTD program. Course description: This is the second course in a four-course sequence designed to develop students? skills to develop a research proposal. Students will apply knowledge they attained in Foundations of Research regarding conducting a literature review, analyzing levels of evidence, synthesizing literature, selecting appropriate research design, and maintaining ethical conduct of research to develop a scholarly research proposal. |
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| 8/2018 - Present | Foundations of Research Design | The University of Texas Health Science Center | |
| Course Director - Fall 2018. Enrollment 42. IDEA score 4.71/5
This is a new course. It was designed to meet the ACOTE standards for the OTD program. |
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| 8/2018 - Present | Environmental Technologies 1 | The University of Texas Health Science Center | |
| Co-Course Director - Fall 2018 Enrollment 42. IDEA score 4.76/5
Course description: This course provides the philosophical and therapeutic basis for occupational therapy utilization of adaptive, technological, and therapeutic media and materials. Activity analysis and problem solving principles are developed and created for environmental technology applications. Included will be environmental adaptations, and adaptive equipment for personal care, leisure, and home management to support occupational performance. |
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| 8/2014 - Present | Environmental Technologies II | The University of Texas Health Science Center | |
| Course Director - Fall 2014- Enrollment 40. IDEA score n/a Fall 2015- Enrollment 39. IDEA score n/a Fall 2016- Enrollment 41. IDEA score 4.74/5 Fall 2017- Enrollment 41. IDEA score 4.13/5 Fall 2018- Enrollment 41. IDEA score 4.24/5 This course explores the assistive technologies available for use by individuals with disabilities so they may participate in educational, vocational, and recreational occupations. Included are seating and mobility devices, computer input/output technologies, augmentative and alternative communication systems, aids for individuals with sensory impairments, and electronic aids to daily living. |
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Grants
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Federal |
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| Funding Agency | US Department of Education |
| Title | Project Reaching More: Increasing Highly Qualified Occupational Therapists to Serve Children with Disabilities |
| Status | Complete |
| Period | 1/2013 - 12/2017 |
| Role | Co-Investigator |
| Grant Detail | Project Reaching More: Increasing Highly Qualified Occupational Therapists to Serve Children with Disabilities. Absolute Priority of CFDA 84.325K (Focus D) US Dept. of Special Education and Rehabilitation Services Over a 5-year period, 32 MOT students were competitively selected as scholars and received additional instruction and professional development for working with children and their families from under-served areas. Additionally, 40 community OTs were provided with training in the supervision of MOT students as a means to increase the number of community OTs who are willing to supervise OT students on their required clinical rotations. |
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| Funding Agency | UTHSCSA Community Service Learning Mini/Midi Grant |
| Title | Moving Towards Mental Health |
| Status | Active |
| Period | 3/2019 - 3/2020 |
| Role | Co-Investigator |
| Grant Detail | This grant was developed by Victoria Alejandro. I am the faculty mentor of the grant. San Antonio clubhouse is the community partner where we collect the data. |
| Funding Agency | Fisher Price |
| Title | Go baby go cars donation |
| Status | Complete |
| Period | 7/2018 - 7/2018 |
| Role | Co-Investigator |
| Grant Detail | Fisher price donated seven ride on toy cars to support the Go Baby Go research project. |
| Funding Agency | UTHSCSA IIMS-CTSA Translational Technology Resources Supplement |
| Title | TTR Supplement Award request |
| Status | Complete |
| Period | 10/2016 - 10/2017 |
| Role | Co-Investigator |
| Grant Detail | DATA MANAGEMENT, AND DATA ANALYSIS CONSULTANT. Partner with the school of Epidemiology and Biostatistics |
| Funding Agency | Internal |
| Title | SHP Seed Grand: The impact of early intervention mobility in non-ambulatory children from 12 to 60 months old |
| Status | Complete |
| Period | 3/2016 - 3/2017 |
| Role | Principal Investigator |
| Grant Detail | The aim of this study is to measure the effectiveness of a ride-on toy car as an early intervention mobility in kids from 1 to 6 years of age and how it influences, social skills, language skills, fine and gross motor skills, and community participation of young children with physical disabilities, and secondly to explore and describe parents? perception of the utility of the intervention and benefit for improvement in their children?s mobility, developmental, and social skills. This is a pre-post mixed model design. Children will be recruited from the Children?s Rehabilitation Institute Teleton-USA (CRIT-USA), and the ride on toy car will be modified and customized to meet each child?s needs. The effectiveness of the intervention will be quantitatively measured using standardized tests: Battelle Developmental Inventory, Adaptive Social Behavior Inventory, and Peabody Developmental Motor Scales (2nd edition). The parents? perception will be investigated with an interview at the end of the study. The results of this mixed model design study will contribute to the body of knowledge of the clinicians that work with young kids, with physical disabilities with limited independent mobility. |