M. Pollie Price, Ph.D., OTR/L
Occupational Pursuits
- Outdoor enthusiast: camping, hiking, backpacking, skiing, roller blading, gardening, trekking
- Mother of an 18 year old son: just being around for an occasional meal and gas money, and to nag about college apps.
- Entertaining: I love to throw parties of any kind, especially if they involve cooking. I can spend all day Saturday cooking in the kitchen.
- Service: Unity of Salt Lake Board Trustee; active in many church committees: Barefoot Consciousness (green living); fundraising; youth education; Circle of Friends homeless project
- Reading/studying spiritual practices, including Reike
- Creative endeavors: singing, playing guitar; karaoke; drawing; writing
Education
University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
Doctor of Philosophy in Occupational Science, 2003
University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
Master of Arts in Occupational Therapy, 1994
University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, OK
Bachelor of Science in Occupational Therapy, 1980
Current Position
Assistant Professor
Research Interests
- Qualitative method to study practice
- Occupation-centered practice
- Therapeutic Process
- Life satisfaction and quality of life after disability
- Life history
- Intersection of theory, research and practice
Scholarship
Publications
Price, M. P. & Miner, S. (2009). Mother becoming: Learning to read Mikala's signs. Scandinavian Journal of Occupational Therapy, pp. 1-10.
Price, P. & Miner, S. (in press). Extraordinarily ordinary moments in the NICU. Manuscript accepted for publication. Occupational Therapy Journal of Research, Spring 2009.
Mitchell, J., Ward, K., & Price, P. (Fall, 2007). Occupation-based practice and its' Relationship to Social and Occupational Participation in Adults with Spinal Cord Injury. Occupational Therapy Journal of Research, 27, 149-156.
Price, P. & Miner, S. (2007). Occupation Emerges in the Process of Therapy. American Journal of Occupational Therapy ,61, 441-450.
Price, P. (2008). Therapeutic relationship. In E. B. Crepeau, E. Cohn, & B.A.B. Schell (Eds.), Willard and Spackman's occupational therapy (11th ed., ch. 33). Philadelphia: Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins.
Price, P. (2005). Measuring occupational performance within a socio-cultural context. In M. Law, C. Baum, & W. Dunn (Eds.), Measuring Occupational Performance: Supporting Best Practice in Occupational Therapy (2nd ed). Thorofare, NJ: Slack, Inc.
Price-Lackey, P. (2001). Measuring occupational performance within a socio-cultural context. In M. Law, C. Baum, & W. Dunn (Eds.), Measuring Occupational Performance: Supporting Best Practice in Occupational Therapy. Thorofare, NJ: Slack, Inc.
Peer-Reviewed Presentations
October 26, 2007 Delivered paper at the 7th Annual Research Conference of the Society for the Study of Occupation:USA; Albuquerque, NM, October 25-28: How occupation emerges in the practices of occupational therapists across settings.
September 22, 2007 Delivered paper at the 8th International Interdisciplinary Conference: Advances in qualitative methods; September 21-24; Banff, Ontario, Canada: Innovative Methods in the Research of Professional Practices.
March 2-3, 2007 Paper accepted: How Occupation Emerges in the Practices of experienced Therapists. Midwest Dean's Conference; College of St. Catherine, St. Paul, MN. Conference cancelled due to weather.
October 6, 2006: Paper: Occupation Emerges in the Practices of Occupational Therapists. 6th Annual Research Conference of the Society for the Study of Occupation:USA; St. Louis, Mo.
November 2004: Paper: Occupation-Centered Practice: Providing Opportunities for Becoming and Belonging. Delivered at the Third Annual Research Conference of the Society for the Study of Occupation:USA; Warm Springs, Oregon.
Contact Information
Email: pollie.price@hsc.utah.edu
Phone: 801-587-9227
