Recent Publications and Presentations

*Howells, V., & Francis-Connolly, E.B. (2006 March). Constructing a mentoring web: Developing community-based practitioners. Home & Community Health SIS Newsletter.

*Francis-Connolly, E.B. (2004). Mothering across the lifecourse. In S. Esdaile & J.Olson (eds), Mothering Occupations: Challenges, agency, & participation. Philadelphia: F.A. Davis.

*Schuster, E.O., Francis-Connolly, E., Alford-Trewn, P., & Brooks, J. (2003). Conceptualization and development of a course on aging to infancy: A life course retrospective. Educational Gerontology, 29. 841-850.

*Francis-Connolly, E.B. (2003). Constructing parenthood: Portrayals of motherhood and fatherhood in popular American magazines. Journal of the Association for Research on Mothering, 5(1).

*Francis-Connolly, E.B. (2002). The unpredictability of habits and routines for preschool stage mothers. Occupational Therapy Journal of Research, 22.

Francis-Connolly, E.B. (2002). Book Review of Qualitative Research in Occupational Therapy. Occupational Therapy in Health Care, 16 (4).

*Francis-Connolly, E.B. (2000). Toward an understanding of Mothering: A comparison of two motherhood stages. American Journal of Occupational Therapy, 54.

Presentations:

*Scholarship in Occupational Therapy Academia: Culture, context, contributions, and choices. Panel presentation with M.Rice, J. Gupta, & P. Kearney. American Occupational Therapy Association Annual Conference. Long Beach, CA. April 2008.

*Creating communities of scholars. Panel presentation with G. Dahl Reeves, G. Kielhofner, R. Ideishi, & J. Gupta. Education Special Interest Section, American Occupational Therapy Association Annual Conference. St. Louis, MS. April 2007

*The Contribution of Qualitative Research in Evidence-Based Practice. Panel presentation with V. Howells. American Occupational Therapy Association Annual Conference. Charlotte, NC. April 2006

*Taboo Talk: Motherhood, culture, and meaning. National Council on Family Relations Annual Conference. Phoenix, AZ. November 2005.

*Lessons learned from Teaching an Interdisciplinary Course on Aging. Poster Presentation with J. Brooks, D. Fox, & E. Schuster. The Gerontological Society Annual Scientific Meeting. Orlando, FL. November 2005.

*The Academy, the prison and the psychiatric hospital: How each affects mothering occupations. Panel with J. Olson, E. McKay, & C. Jose. The Society for the Study of Occupation: USA, 4th Annual Research Conference. Potomoc, MD. October 2005.

Sociology and Occupational Therapy. Lecture to Jonkoping University Occupational Therapy Students. Jonkoping, Sweden. April 2005.

Mothering in the United States: A comparison of two motherhood stages. Invited presentation to OT faculty, clinicians, and students at Jonkoping University. Jonkoping, Sweden. April 2005.

*Aging to Infancy: An interdisciplinary course. Paper Presented with J. Brooks at The Gerontological Society Annual Scientific Meeting. San Diego, CA. November 2003.

*The Unpredictability of Habits for Preschool Stage Mothers. The 13th World Congress of Occupational Therapists, Stockholm, Sweden. June 2002.

*Constructing a mentoring web: Developing community-based mental health practitioners. Poster presentation with V. Howells. The 13th World Congress of Occupational Therapists, Stockholm, Sweden. June 2002.

*Creating a research culture in a teaching institution. Poster presented with V. Howells. American Occupational Therapy Association Annual Conference, Miami Beach, FL. May 2002.

An interdisciplinary team: Transforming teaching and learning. Presented with P. Alford, J. Brooks, E. Schuster. EMU Teaaching and Learning Showcase. March 2002.

Developing a research thread in a revised 3 + 2 curriculum. Poster presented at the Occupational Therapy Program Director's Meeting, St. Louis, MO. October 2001.

*A Comparison of Two Motherhood Stages: Experience, Practice, and Meaning. National Council on Family Relations, Minneapolis, MN. November 2000