Preethy Samuel
Education/Training
Baccalaureate:
| 1998 | B.O.T. | Christian Medical College |
Graduate:
| 2006 | Ph.D. | Wayne State University (Sociology) |
| 2002 | M.O.T. | Loma Linda University |
Research
Research Support:
Ongoing Research Support
Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) LeRoy (PI) 10/2015-11/2016
This project will focus on evaluating the efficacy of Michigan’s Statewide Transition Plan for Home and Community-Based Settings in addressing the recent Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) rule change on Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS) and the impact on the adults with Intellectual/ Developmental Disabilities (I/DD) and recipients of Habilitation Supports Waiver.
Role: Project Evaluator (23% FTE)
Completed Research Support
Administration for Community Living (ACL) LeRoy (PI) 1/2015-12/2016
The goal of the study was to examine the current status of students with special educational needs by country, student demography, & academic performance and its impact on policy issues of Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) administration by the Organization for Economic Co-operation & Development (OECD), under the Thomas J. Alexander Fellowship program for 2014.
Role: Co-I (Responsible for data analysis) 9% FTE
NIDRR EDPR# H133G120091 Kramer (PI) 10/2012- 9/2015
Evaluation of Project TEAM (Teens making Environmental and Activity Modifications): Effectiveness, Social Validity and Feasibility. The goal of this multi-site field initiated grant is to empower youth with developmental disabilities to overcome environmental barriers to increase participation in life roles, using a community based participatory action methods of research.
Role: Co-I (Overseeing data collection and evaluation in Detroit) 3% FTE
Faculty Research Award Program, Wayne State University 1/2012-12/2013
Evaluation of Quality of Life of Families of Children with Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities.
The goal of this project is to examine the psychometrics measures of family (FQOLS-2006 and Beach Center FQOL Survey) and child centered measures (ABAS II) of well being, for patients in an urban health care system in Detroit.
Role: PI
NIH 5P30 AG015281 Lichtenberg & Jackson (PIs) 4/2012- 3/2013
Impact of caregiving for children with disabilities on the Quality of Life of Urban African American Grandparents. The goal of this pilot grant funded by the Michigan Center on Urban African American Aging Research (MCUAAAR) is to examine caregiver burden and quality of life of grandparent caregivers.
Role: Pilot Scholar of MCUAAAR (PI of a pilot project funded under this mechanism)
Professional Memberships & Honors
Professional Memberships:
1998 Member, All India Occupational Therapists’ Association (AIOTA).
2003 Member, American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA)
2006 Member, Michigan Occupational Therapy Association (MIOTA)
2006 Member, Council on Research & Evaluation (CORE), Association for University Centers on Disabilities (AUCD).
2006 Member of the Family Support and Multicultural workgroups of the Michigan
Developmental Disabilities Council of the Michigan Department of Community Health.
2006 Member of local parent support and advocacy groups for parents of children with special needs- including the Oakland Regional Interagency Consumer Committee (RICC), Judson Center parent groups, Early-on parent web-network, Autism Support Group of Western Wayne County, South Asian American’s national support group to facilitate support and advocacy among this ethnic group and the Beach Center Community of Practice (web-based).
2008 Reviewer of the American Journal of Occupational Therapy, Journal of Intellectual
Disability Research and Journal on Developmental Disabilities, American Journal on Intellectual Disabilities, PLOS-One
2011 Member of the Michigan Act Early Initiative of the Association of Maternal and Child Health Program (AMCHP) funded by CDC to create a roadmap for early identification of Autism by bringing together a state level team of parent advocates, educators and various medical and service professionals.
2012 Vice Chair of the Quality of Life Special Interest Group of the International Association for the Scientific Study of Academy of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (IASSIDD)
Honors:
2002 Faculty Award for integrity, dependability, scholastic & professional attainment, on
completion of the Post Professional MOT, Loma Linda University, CA.
2003 Student Research Award, School of Allied Health Professions, Loma Linda University
2001-2003 College of Liberal Arts Fellowship, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI.
2003-2005 Graduate Teaching Assistantship, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI.
2008 Recipient of the Merit Switzer Research Fellowship of the National Institute on
Disability Research and Rehabilitation (NIDRR), US Department of Education.
2012 Invited trainee of PCORI’s intensive workshop on patient engagement:
Transforming Patient-Centered Research: Building Partnerships and Promising Models, organized by PCORI, Oct 27-28, 2012 in Washington, D.C.