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Jane A. Painter, Ed.D., OTR/L
Associate Professor
Clinical Education Coordinator
Consultant Therapeutic Life Center

Educational Background
A.S. in Data Processing
B.S. in Occupational Therapy, Indiana University
M.H.S. in Occupational Therapy, University of Florida
Ed.D. in Health Education and a minor in Adult Education, Gerontology, North Carolina State University

Professional Interests/Research

Jane Painter has 30 years of experience working with older adults, and is an associate professor at East Carolina University, Occupational Therapy Department.  She is on the North Carolina Falls Coalition, NC Healthy Aging Coalition, Pitt Partners Older Adults Subcommittee, and is co-chair of the Eastern North Carolina Falls Task Force.  Her interests, presentations, and publications include geriatric community-based therapy: fall prevention, fear of falling, home safety; Alzheimer’s disease in relation to environmental cues to increase function and caregivers home safety concerns, and stroke.  She assisted in the development of the SPICE for Life program that was named in 2007 as one of the ten best fall prevention programs in the country.  She has recently become a master trainer for the Matter of Balance fear of falling community-based  program.

State Service
·      NC Falls Coalition, Co-chair of Social Marketing subcommittee and Work Plan Committee member
·      NC Healthy Aging Coalition, member
·      Carolina Geriatric Education Consortium
·      AARP Health Specialist Volunteer

Honors and Awards
College of Allied Health Science’s Teaching Award, 1998
College of Allied Health Science’s Teaching Award, 2002
Nominated: ECU’s Board of Governor’s Distinguished Teaching Award, 2003
Who’s Who In Health Science Education, 2005
Manchester Who’s Who in Occupational Therapy, 2006

Teaching
OCCT 6006, 6007, 6350, 6400, 6450, 6455, 6650, 6660

Recent Presentations
NC Conference on Aging, October 2008

• Opening session:  Examples of Research Down-East, the ECU Perspective
• Healthy Aging, Track Plenary session, Fostering National, State, and Community Collaboration to Reduce Older Adult Falls and Fall-Related Injuries.
• Workshop: Effectiveness of Tai chi to Reduce Falls in Older Adults
• Poster:  Perceptions of Older Adults and CarFit, Dickerson, A. & Painter, J., Cosentino, C., Hocking, K., and Hernandez, I.

AARP November, 2008.  Invited to speak to AARP Health volunteers on Fall Prevention and Intervention Strategies in Older Adults, Raleigh, NC

Carolina Geriatric Education Consortium, November, 2008.  Invited to present our Eastern Fall Prevention Task forces endeavors including our two grants and newly established Fall Risk Assessment Clinic

Grants
2008-2009:  Received a one year $20,000 block grant with Carolina Geriatric Education Center in October, 2007 for Fall Prevention Education for Health Professionals. This is a multi-disciplinary grant and includes the PI, Paula Josey, RN at EAHEC, and two co-PIs including myself and Dr. Leslie Allison, ECU Physical Therapy Department.

2008-2009:  I am the co-PI of the Fall-ER grant through ECU’s Office of Sponsored Programs and Pitt County Memorial Medical Foundation.  The primary PI is Dr. Leslie Allison, PT and we received the requested $49,936 from the foundation; Match:  $21,4by ECU for a total of $71,419

Selected Publications
Painter, J. (2005). The Memory Functioning Questionnaire, Gerontology Special Interest Section Quarterly, 28(3), 3-4.

Painter, J. & Elliot, S. (2004). Developing and implementing a senior community based fall prevention and home safety program. Occupational Therapy in Health Care, 18, 21-32.

Painter, J. & Elliott, S. (2004). Memory and safety suggestions for those with Alzheimer’s Disease. Physical and Occupational Therapy in Geriatrics, 22, 53-66.

Painter, J., Akroyd, D., Elliot, S. & Adams, R., (2003). Burnout among occupational therapists. Occupational Therapy in Health Care, 17(1), 63-78.

Painter, J., & Elliott, S., (2003). Educational Programs for Community-Dwelling Seniors. OT Practice, February 24, 2003, 25-26.

Painter, J. (1997). Enhancing function for persons with Alzheimer’s Disease. OT PRACTICE, 3(1), 25-29.

Painter, J., Akroyd, D., Barefoot, T., Schemedeke, K., & Daniels, B. (2000). Predictors of organizational commitment among certified occupational therapy assistants. Occupational Therapy in Health Care, 12(2/3), 95-109.

Painter, J. A. (1996). Home environment considerations for people with Alzheimer's Disease. Occupational Therapy in Health Care, 10(2/3), 45-57.