Publications:          

Duncombe, L.W. (2005). The cognitive behavioral model in mental health.  In N. Katz (Ed.) Cognition and Occupation Across the Life Span.  Bethesda, MD. AOTA, 187-210.

Duncombe, L.W. (2004). Comparing learning of cooking in home and clinic for people with schizophrenia.  American Journal of Occupational Therapy,58, 272-278.

Duncombe, L.W. (2002). Termination and Withdrawal.  In K. Sladyk, (Ed.). The Successful Fieldwork Student.  Thorofare, NJ: Slack, Inc.

Duncombe, L.W. & Lowenstein, N. (2002). Professional behaviors.  In K. Sladyk, (Ed.). The Successful Fieldwork Student.  Thorofare, NJ: Slack, Inc.

Duncombe, L.W. (1998). Cognitive behavioral model in mental health. In N. Katz (Ed.) Cognition and occupation in rehabilitation.  Bethesda, MD.  AOTA

Duncombe, L.W. (1997). Cultural considerations in the development of children with disabilities: Implications for future work potential.  Work: A Journal of Prevention, Assessment, and Rehabilitation, 9 (1), 65-70.

Duncombe, L.W. (1997). Video review: The stigma of mental illness. Psychiatric Rehabilitation Journal, 21 (1), 81-82.

Duncombe, L.W., & Howe, M.C. (1995).  Group Treatment: Goals, Tasks and Economic Implications. The American Journal of Occupational Therapy, 49:3, 199-205.

Book Review: on Black, B. (1991).Work and mental Illness: Transitions to Employment, Johns Hopkins Univ. Press, Baltimore, MD in Work, 1:2.

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Presentations:       

Duncombe, L.W. & Cohn, E. Level II Fieldwork Students’ Reflections on Translation of Learning into Practice: A mechanism for Evaluating an OT curriculum, Peer-reviewed presentation at the American Occupational Therapy Association Annual Conference, Long Beach, CA. April 12, 2008.

Duncombe, L.W., Correlation between the Allen Cognitive Levels and Learning.  MAOT Special Interest Group in Psychiatry. Newton Wellesley Hospital, November 1, 2007.

Duncombe, L.W., Advocating for Quality of Life.  First Baptist Church in Newton, MA.  June 3, 2007.

Duncombe, L.W., Brown Bag Lunch presentation on Advising Strategies for undergraduates.  Invited presenter.  Sargent College Faculty Development Series, September 18, 2006.

Duncombe, L.W., Barrows, C.J. Increasing Social Participation for Individuals with Serious and Persistent Mental Illness.  Peer-reviewed presentation at the 5^th Annual Northeastern U.S. Conference on disability: Being, Belonging, Becoming. (Mobilizing Partnerships to Enhance the Quality of Life for Individuals with Disabilities.  Scranton, PA.  October 19, 2006.

Duncombe, L.W., Barrows, C.J. Meeting Social Participation Needs Through Student Volunteers: A Program Evaluation.  Peer-reviewed presentation to UPENN Collaborative on Community Integration of Individuals with Psychiatric Disabilities, Philadelphia, PA.  September 19, 2006.

Duncombe, L.W., Barrows, C.J. University/Community Collaboration in Mental Health.  Peer-reviewed presentation to Massachusetts Association for Occupational Therapy Annual Conference. Westford, MA. October 21, 2005.

Duncombe, L.W., Barrows, C.J. A University-Community Project in Mental Health: Occupational Therapy Students Practice Skills and Group Home Residents Benefit.  American Occupational Therapy Association Annual Conference.  Long Beach, CA.  May 13, 2005

Writing Student Internship Objectives to Align with the AOTA Fieldwork Performance Evaluation (FWPE), January 22, 2005.  Workshop presented in conjunction with Tufts University to clinicians who take our students. Boston University, Boston, MA.

Occupation as the focus for an introductory course for recruitment and retention, (May, 2004).  Peer-reviewed poster presentation to the American Occupational Therapy Annual Conference, Minneapolis, MN.  (Developed with Wendy Coster.)

How to Score the New Fieldwork Performance Evaluation Form. (November 21, 2003).  Developed with Pat Banks, Tara Hengeveld, and Christine Smith.  Peer-reviewed presentation to Massachusetts Association for Occupational Therapy Annual Conference.  Marlborough, MA.

Evidence to support home-based over hospital-based treatment in mental health.  (July 7-11, 2003).  Peer-reviewed poster presentation to the College of Occupational Therapists (UK) Annual Conference, Glasgow, Scotland.

Correlation between the Allen Cognitive Level Screen and Ability to Transfer Learning. (June 7, 2003).  Peer-reviewed presentation to the American Occupational Therapy Association Annual Conference, Washington, D.C.

Cognitive Level and Transfer of Learning. (November 15, 2002).  Peer-reviewed presentation to Massachusetts Association for Occupational Therapy Annual Conference, Marlborough, MA.

The Effect of Context on Learning Functional Living Skills for People with Schizophrenia. (October 25, 2002).  Peer-reviewed Poster presentation to Innovations in Recovery & Rehabilitation: The Decade of the Person.  An international conference held in Boston, MA. 

Exciting New Evidence Validates and Supports Use of the Allen Model. (October 11, 2002).  Co-authored with Deane McCraith and Alexis Henry.  Symposium in Cognition: Exploring Current Clinical Practice and Research Relating to the Allen Cognitive Battery.  Duluth, Minn.

The Effect of Context on Learning Functional Living Skills for People with Schizophrenia.  (June 27, 2002).  Peer-reviewed Poster presentation to the World Federation of Occupational Therapists, Stockholm, Sweden.

The Allen Cognitive Level Screen and Learning for People with Schizophrenia:  A correlation study. (June 26, 2002). Peer-reviewed Poster presentation to the World Federation of Occupational Therapists, Stockholm, Sweden.

How to Involve Students in Research (May 3, 2002).  Peer-reviewed presentation, 3 hours.  Co-presented with Mary Beth Kadlec, OTR/L, doctoral student at BU.  Given at the American Occupational Therapy Annual Conference, Miami Beach, FL.

Teaching Functional Living Skills to People with Schizophrenia. (November 1, 2001).  A one-hour presentation to the Massachusetts Occupational Therapy Association, Marlborough, MA.

BATF (Best Ability to Function) Across the Care Continuum: A Practice Model (May 29, 2001) Massachusetts Department of Mental Health, Southeastern Area, Achusnet, MA. Invited Panel Member.

Involving Students in Research (May 24, 2001) NOTEPAD (Network of Occupational Therapy Educators Professional Association for Development). Peer-reviewed presentation, 1½ hours.  Co-presented with Mary Beth Kadlec, OTR/L, doctoral student at BU.

The Effect of Context on Learning for Persons with Schizophrenia (April 20, 2001). American Occupational Therapy Association Annual Conference, Philadelphia, PA. Peer-reviewed presentation. ½ hour 

Outcome Measures in Mental Health: KTA-M as an Example (November 3, 2000). Massachusetts Association for Occupational Therapy Annual Conference. Peer-reviewed presentation. 2 hours.

Win-Win Supervision (September 22, 2000) Full-Day Conference sponsored by Upstate New York Combined Clinical Council for Clinicians who supervise students. Utica, NY. Invited. One day presentation.

The Kitchen Task Assessment - Modified: Interrater and Test-Retest Reliability.  (March 31, 2000).  American Occupational Therapy Association Annual Conference, Seattle, WA. Peer-reviewed presentation.  ½ hour.

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