Alexia E Metz
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Associate Professor
Program Director, Occupational Therapy Doctoral Program, School of Exercise and Rehabilitation Sciences , Health and Human Services
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Overview
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Fall 2024 application for promotion and tenure
Dr. Eric L. Longsdorf, Chair of the Department of Exercise & Rehabilitation,
Dr. Mark Merrick, Dean of the College of Health and Human Services,
Chair and members of the Appointments and Promotion Committee,
Chair and members of the Tenure Subcommittee,
Dr. Scott Molitor, Interim Provost of the University of Toledo,
Mr. Matt Schoeder, Interim President of the University of Toledo,
Members of the Board of Trustees,Dear esteemed reviewers,
I am humbled to have been on faculty in the Occupational Therapy Doctoral Program for 17 years.I remain grateful for the mentorship that I received during my time at the rank of Assistant Professor, as it was a true initiation into academia: I learned to teach graduate professional students, I forged lines of research, and I had an introduction to professional service. This established a solid foundation for steady growth and enhancement in each of these areas throughout the past decade at the rank of Associate Professor.
At the rank of Associate Professor, I have solidified my identity as a researcher in the field of occupational therapy by honing my research goals and meaningfully engaging students in my scholarship. I have demonstrated a steady track record of publishing peer-reviewed articles in indexed journals. I have grown in my dedication to excellence in the classroom where I strive to innovate my teaching methods and assessment measures while also mentoring part-time and junior instructors. Interprofessional education has become a notable theme in my teaching, comprised by teaching cross listed courses in the occupational and physical therapy doctoral programs and directing a grant-funded graduate certificate program for interprofessional teaming in early childhood. I have committed to significant service roles, most prominently by becoming the program director for the University’s accredited occupational therapy doctoral program.
I am now requesting to be reviewed for promotion to the rank of Professor and awarded tenure. For you to evaluate whether I meet the criteria for excellence in all areas and demonstrate potential for sustained contributions to my program, department, college, university, and field, I have prepared materials for your review including a summary of my elaborations, my curriculum vitae, a detailed narrative of professional activity for my scholarship, my teaching narrative, and my service narrative. I have loaded documentation including my publications, popular media articles about my research, course syllabi, course action plans (including course evaluation results), key assessments of learning, and letters of support.
Although my elaborations do not specify participation in the Annual Reports of Professional Activities (ARPAs) process, I have loaded my annual Faculty Evaluation Summaries (FES) which document my performance related to professional development goals in the ARPAs section as there is no other area designated for them. Each FES contains evaluative comments provided by my program director or a colleague. For your convenience, I have gathered these comments into one document loaded in the Past Annual Evaluation Section.Thank you in advance for your time and consideration.
Sincerly,
Alexia E. Metz, PhD, OTR/LBio:
Having identified Occupational Therapy as my desired career, I attended Eastern Michigan University to earn a B.A. in the field--as that was the entry level requirement at the time. After graduating in 1995, I practiced as an OT, primarily with children and in a variety of settings including home health, early intervention, schools, and outpatient rehabilitation.
My motivation for going to graduate school was to gain a better understanding of the neurological mechanisms of behavioral change and to train as a researcher. I earned my Ph.D. in neuroscience from Northwestern University in 2006 and did a brief postdoctoral fellowship there. I trained in cellular neurophysiology.
I came on faculty at UToledo in the summer of 2007 as an Assistant Professor. My teaching assignments have aligned with my clinical expertise and graduate courses. I converted my research methods from animal model to human subjects and established my own lines of scholarship.
I gained the rank of Associate Professor according to the prescribed timeline. At that rank, I have progressed as an independent scholar and dedicated increasing time to peer review services. I moved into the role of Program Director for the Occupational Therapy Doctoral Program in 2020.
Publications
selected publications
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Article (Faculty180)
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2024Information about Tummy Time in infants available on the Internet. Health Education Journal. 83:293-308.
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2020Empathy and Regard: Perspectives held by Graduate Students of Rehabilitation Sciences.. Internet Journal of Allied Health Sciences and Practice. 18:10.
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2017A team-based interprofessional education course for first-year health professions students. Curr Pharm Teach Learn. 9:1099.
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2017A team-based interprofessional education course for first-year health professions students. Curr Pharm Teach Learn. 9:1099.
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2017The Effect of Positional Support on Tolerance of Wakeful Prone in Infants. Physical & Occupational Therapy in Pediatrics. 37:308-321.
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2017The Effects of Inflated Seating Cushions on Engagement in Preschool Circle Time. Early Childhood Education Journal. 45:411.
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2014Association Between Dysfunctional Elimination Syndrome and Sensory Processing Disorder. American Journal of Occupational Therapy. 68:472-477.
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2014Examining the Meaning of Training Animals: A Photovoice Study With At-Risk Youth. Occupational Therapy in Mental Health. 30:337-357.
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2014The effect of thematic toy play during storybook reading with children who are deaf and hard of hearing. The Journal of Early Childhood Literacy. 14:240-264.
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2014The effect of thematically related play on engagement in storybook reading in children with hearing loss. Journal of Early Childhood Literacy. 14:240-264.
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2011
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2007Dendritic D-type potassium currents inhibit the spike afterdepolarization in rat hippocampal CA1 pyramidal neurons. The Journal of Physiology. 581:175-87.
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2007Voltage-dependent potassium currents during fast spikes of rat cerebellar Purkinje neurons: inhibition by BDS-I toxin. Journal of Neurophysiology. 97:563-71.
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2005R-Type Calcium Channels Contribute to Afterdepolarization and Bursting in Hippocampal CA1 Pyramidal Neurons. Journal of Neuroscience. 25:5763.
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Article (Web of Science)
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2020The Effects of Ball Chair Seating during an Instructional Period in First Grade Classrooms. JOURNAL OF OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY SCHOOLS AND EARLY INTERVENTION. 13:395-409.Full Text via DOI: 10.1080/19411243.2020.1768999
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2019Dunn's Model of Sensory Processing: An Investigation of the Axes of the Four-Quadrant Model in Healthy Adults. BRAIN SCIENCES. 9.Full Text via DOI: 10.3390/brainsci9020035
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2018The influence of the number of toys in the environment on toddlers' play. INFANT BEHAVIOR & DEVELOPMENT. 50:78-87.Full Text via DOI: 10.1016/j.infbeh.2017.11.005
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2017A team-based interprofessional education course for first-year health professions students. CURRENTS IN PHARMACY TEACHING AND LEARNING. 9:1099-1110.Full Text via DOI: 10.1016/j.cptl.2017.07.006 PMID: 29233378
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2017The Effects of Inflated Seating Cushions on Engagement in Preschool Circle Time. EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION JOURNAL. 45:411-418.Full Text via DOI: 10.1007/s10643-016-0797-7
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2017Apps in therapy: occupational therapists' use and opinions. DISABILITY AND REHABILITATION-ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY. 12:772-779.Full Text via DOI: 10.1080/17483107.2016.1262912 PMID: 27982716
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2017The Effect of Positional Support on Tolerance of Wakeful Prone in Infants. PHYSICAL & OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY IN PEDIATRICS. 37:308-321.Full Text via DOI: 10.1080/01942638.2016.1185506
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2014Association Between Dysfunctional Elimination Syndrome and Sensory Processing Disorder. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY. 68:472-477.Full Text via DOI: 10.5014/ajot.2014.011411
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2014Caregivers’ Knowledge, Attitudes, and Implementation of Awake Infant Prone Positioning. JOURNAL OF OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY SCHOOLS AND EARLY INTERVENTION. 7:16-28.Full Text via DOI: 10.1080/19411243.2014.898464
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2014Examining the Meaning of Training Animals: A Photovoice Study With At-Risk Youth. Occupational Therapy in Mental Health. 30:337-357.Full Text via DOI: 10.1080/0164212x.2014.938563
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2014The effect of thematically related play on engagement in storybook reading in children with hearing loss. Journal of Early Childhood Literacy. 14:240-264.Full Text via DOI: 10.1177/1468798413480516
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2012Pretending Enhances Engagement in Messy Play for Children with Sensory Sensitivity. JOURNAL OF OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY SCHOOLS AND EARLY INTERVENTION. 5:259-274.Full Text via DOI: 10.1080/19411243.2012.744653
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2011Knowledge of Results and Learning to Tell Time with Typically Developing 7- and 8-Year-Old Children: A Single Subject Research Design. JOURNAL OF OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY SCHOOLS AND EARLY INTERVENTION. 4:141-153.Full Text via DOI: 10.1080/19411243.2011.595305
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2009Morphological and functional reorganization of rat medial prefrontal cortex in neuropathic pain. PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. 106:2423-2428.Full Text via DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0809897106
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2007Dendritic D-type potassium currents inhibit the spike afterdepolarization in rat hippocampal CA1 pyramidal neurons. JOURNAL OF PHYSIOLOGY-LONDON. 581:175-187.Full Text via DOI: 10.1113/jphysiol.2006.127068
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2007Voltage-Dependent Potassium Currents During Fast Spikes of Rat Cerebellar Purkinje Neurons: Inhibition by BDS-I Toxin. JOURNAL OF NEUROPHYSIOLOGY. 97:563-571.Full Text via DOI: 10.1152/jn.00269.2006
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Chapter (Faculty180)
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2023Informal Play Assessment and Activity Analysis. Making Play Just Right: Unleashing the Power of Play in Occupational Therapy, 2nd ed. Jones & Bartlett Learning. 109-140.
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2023Playful Play Spaces. Making Play Just Right: Unleashing the Power of Play in Occupational Therapy, 2nd ed . Jones & Bartlett Learning. 241-268.
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Meeting Abstract (Web of Science)
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2019Dunn’s Model of Sensory Processing: An Investigation of the Axes of the Four-Quadrant Model in Healthy Adults. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY. 7311505148p1-7311505148p1.Full Text via DOI: 10.5014/ajot.2019.73s1-po5011
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2019When a Sibling Has Disability: Exploring the Experiences of Youth and Young Adults Through Photovoice. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY. 7311505209p1-7311505209p1.Full Text via DOI: 10.5014/ajot.2019.73s1-po8033
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2018Doctoral Case Study Capstone: Examining the Effect of High-Intensity Therapy. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY. 7211505155p1-7211505155p1.Full Text via DOI: 10.5014/ajot.2018.72s1-po8012
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Other Scholarly Work (Faculty180)
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2011Engaging in mentally challenging occupations promotes cognitive health throughout life. American Occupational Therapy Association Gerontology Special Interest Section Quarterly.
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