CURRICULUM VITAE

PERSONAL                                         

Name                                                  Karen Jacobs

Date and Place of Birth                    January 13, 1951
                                                            Brooklyn, New York

Address                                             Boston University
                                                  635 Commonwealth Ave.
                                                            Boston, MA. 02215
                                        (617) 353-7516 (office); (617) 353-2926 (fax)
                                                            kjacobs@bu.edu

FORMAL EDUCATION                   

Ed.D.              University of Massachusetts Lowell, MA 6/93
                        Major: Educational Leadership in Schooling -

Dissertation Title: The Nature and Quality of the Optimal Flow Experience, A Form of Job Satisfaction Among a Selected Occupation: The Case of the Occupational Therapy Practitioner   

M.S.                Boston University Boston, MA 9/79
                        Major: Occupational Therapy          
           
B.A.                 Washington University St. Louis, MO 12/73
                        Major: Psychology   Minor: Education

CREDENTIALS

Registered Occupational Therapist by the National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy (NBCOT)

Certified Professional Ergonomist (CPE) by the Board for Certification in Professional Ergonomics (BCPE)

LICENSED

Licensed Occupational Therapist, Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Licensed Occupational Therapist, State of New Hampshire

POSITIONS HELD

2006 to date  Program Director, Distance Education Post-professional Occupational Therapy Programs
Responsible for the coordinator of the distance education post-professional Master of Science and Doctorate in Occupational Therapy (OTD) programs. Boston University, Sargent College Boston, MA

2002 to date  Clinical Professor
Responsible for the instruction of undergraduate & graduate level occupational therapy, physical therapy and health and rehabilitation sciences courses; and the development and implementation of distance education graduate courses in occupational therapy and physical therapy.
Specialty: ergonomics, assistive technology, educational theory & practice and health care management.
Boston University, Sargent College Boston, MA

1996 to 2002 Clinical Associate Professor
Responsible for the instruction of undergraduate & graduate level occupational therapy courses. Specialty: instructional design, ergonomics, and health care management.
Boston University, Sargent College Boston, MA

1989 to 1996 Clinical Assistant Professor
Responsible for the instruction of undergraduate & graduate level occupational therapy courses.
Specialty: technology, work practice, ergonomics, & marketing.
 Boston University, Sargent College Boston, MA

2004 to date  Adjunct Clinical Associate Professor
Responsible for the instruction of graduate level occupational therapy course in emerging areas of practice in occupational therapy.
Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY

1996 to date  Adjunct Faculty Member
Responsible for the development & instruction of weekend courses in ergonomics & entrepreneurship.
University of Indianapolis; Indianapolis, IN

1990 to date  Editor
Founding editor of the interdisciplinary, international, peer-reviewed journal, WORK: A Journal of Prevention, Assessment & Rehabilitation. IOS Press, The Netherlands.

1987-1989     Adjunct Clinical Instructor
Responsible for the development and instruction of a graduate level course and practicum entitled Work Assessments & Programming.
Boston University, Sargent College Boston, MA

1984-1986     Adjunct Clinical Instructor
Responsible for the instruction of undergraduate level occupational therapy courses.
Tufts University
 Boston School of Occupational Therapy Medford, MA

1983-1987     Adjunct Clinical Instructor
Responsible for the development and instruction of a Masters level course entitled Principles of Skilled ActivityBoston University, Sargent College Boston, MA

1982-1987     Director of Development
Responsible for the public relations, fund raising and grant writing of a private nonprofit school for students with learning disabilities; Director of Occupational
Therapy, Physical Therapy & Adaptive Physical Education services, Vocational Consultant & Job Placement Coordinator, 1980-1984.
The Learning Prep School West Newton, MA

1980-1982     Vocational Program Coordinator
Responsible for the development & coordination of a vocational work/study high school, supervision of staff, coordinator of occupational therapy student fieldwork,
job placement coordinator, public relations liaison &  grant writer.
The Learning Prep School West Newton, MA

1980 to date  Consultant
Consultant & lecturer to a variety of settings: business, industry, hospitals, school systems, educational collaborative, universities, rehabilitation centers, insurance companies, skilled nursing facilities, private practices, attorneys, a mass transportation agency, & publishers.
Specialty: Ergonomics, marketing, entrepreneurship, assistive technology, life coaching, and the implementation of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).

1979-1980     Prevocational Occupational Therapist
Responsible for the development of the copyrighted, Jacobs Prevocational Skills Assessment, the development and implementation of a prevocational program &
occupational therapy student supervision.
The Little People’s School West Newton, MA

INTERNATIONAL APPOINTMENT

2007 Chairperson, Ergonomics for Children and Educational Environments (ECEE) Technical Committee of the International Ergonomics Association

 

NATIONAL APPOINTMENTS OR ELECTED POSITIONS

1986-1990     Member, Standing Committee, Work Programs Special
                        Interest Section, American Occupational Therapy Association

1990-1993     Chairperson, Work Programs Special Interest Section,
                        American Occupational Therapy Association

1994-1997     Vice-President, American Occupational Therapy Association

1994-1997     Personnel Liaison, American Occupational Therapy Association

1997-1998     President-Elect, American Occupational Therapy Association

National Academy of Sciences

2004-2007     Member, American Occupational Therapy Political Action Committee (AOTPAC)

STATE APPOINTMENTS OR ELECTED POSITIONS (MASSACHUSETTS)

1981-1985     Continuing Education Editor, Massachusetts Association for
                        Occupational Therapy (MAOT)

1983-1993     Chairperson/co-chairperson, Annual Conference, MAOT
1995-1998 & 2002-2009  

1984-1989     President, Massachusetts Association for Occupational Therapy

1985-1987     Chairperson, Public Relations, MAOT

1999-2001     Member, Andover Commission on Disability, Town of Andover

SOCIETY MEMBERSHIPS

American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA)
Massachusetts Association for Occupational Therapy (MAOT)
Human Factors & Ergonomics Society (HFES)
Hong Kong Ergonomics Society
Women in Science & Engineering (WISE)
International Commission on Occupational Health (ICOH)

SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS

Brookline Rotary Club; Brookline, MA
Boston University Sargent College Rotaract Club, advisor
Pi Theta Epsilon (PTE) Omicron Chapter, advisor

GRANT AWARDS
        

University students’ notebook computer use Harvard-NIOSH Education and Research Center (ERC) 7/09, Amount - $10,000

Middle Schools Students and their Notebook Computer Use. Microsoft.
9/12/08 - Amount - $10,000

University Students and their Computer Use: An Inquiry-Based Learning Experience. Boston University Sargent College Matching Funds. 3/08 - Amount - $2800

University Students and their Notebook Computer Use: Phase II. The Office Ergonomics Research Committee (OERC). 9/07- Amount - $25,500.

University Students’ Notebook Computer Use.The Office Ergonomics Research Committee (OERC). 1/07 Amount - $30,000.

Skólatöskudagar - Bætum heilsu skólabarna. Iðjuþjálfanemendur ráðleggja kennurum, nemendum og foreldrum (Backpack Awareness Days). The Akureyri Foundation. Akureyri Iceland. 9/05 - Amount – 60,000 (Kronas)

Using Personal Digital Assistants (PDAs) to Increase the Effectiveness and Efficiency to Manage Health Care Decisions at the Point of Care. The Instructional Technology Grant program Boston University. 1/02  -
Amount - $7,469.65. 

Dental Occupational Health: A CE/CEU Web Site. NIH Small Business Innovation Research Program - Phase 1 Grant with the New England Research Institutes, Inc. 3/01-3/02; Amount - $98,878

Usability of Handheld Technology for Self-Report Instruments in the Elderly. .Boissy, P. Jacobs, K. Co-PIs. Roybal Center for the Enhancement  of Late-Life Function. 07/01/00-6/30/01; Amount: $8,700 

Ergonomic Training for Companies at Risk for CTDs in Workers. Hoffman, B., Jacobs, K., Co-PIs. Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Department of Industrial Accidents, Office of Safety, Occupational Safety and Health Training and Education Program.6/95-6/96; Amount - $24,000.

Ergonomic Training for Companies at Risk for CTDs in Workers. Hoffman, B., Jacobs, K., Co-PIs. Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Department of Industrial Accidents, Office of Safety, Occupational Safety and Health Training and Education Program. 6/94-6/95; Amount - $28,000

Outcome Study of the Effectiveness of Participation- Oriented Education in Rehabilitation of Driving Skills in Older People. Sargent Accelerated Research. 7/1/94-6/30/95; Amount - $11,800.

The Nature and Quality of the Optimal Flow Experience, A Form of Intrinsic Job Satisfaction Among a Selected Occupation: The Case of the Occupational Therapy Practitioner.  Dudley Allen Sargent Grant, Boston University, 1993-1994; Amount - $400.00

Computer Technology for the Handicapped Student: Masters Degree in Occupational Therapy. U.S. Department of Education H029F90100-90. 9/1/89-8/31/92; Amount - $149,987.