Consuelo M Kreider

Consuelo M Kreider, PhD, OTR/L

Clinical Associate Professor

Department: HP-OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY
Business Phone: (352) 273-6621
Business Email: ckreider@ufl.edu

About Consuelo M Kreider

Consuelo Kreider, PhD, OTR/L is a Clinical Associate Professor. She teaches in the Doctor of Occupational Therapy program and supervises PhD students in the Rehabilitation Science Doctoral program. Her clinical expertise is in community-based occupational therapy working with individuals and families with neurodevelopmental and psychosocial challenges. Her research expertise is in qualitative methods, which enables in-depth understanding of both the individual’s experiences and the social environmental processes that support performance and participation of individuals with diverse experiences. Dr. Kreider has received funding from the National Science Foundation and the National Institutes of Health for investigation of the development of skills, strategies, and supports for fostering the social functioning and self-management of individuals with neurodiversity who are transitioning to new adult roles and social contexts. Her work extends to examination of access to supports and services for rural Veterans with disabilities through the Veterans Rural Health Resource Center – Gainesville. Supports developed through her research have been adopted by the University of Florida and have been judged as an Institute of Education What Works Clearinghouse intervention for post-secondary educational settings.

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Teaching Profile

Courses Taught
2014-2015,2018-2021,2020-2023
RSD6905 Individual Work
2013-2022
HSC4970 Public Health and Health Professions Senior Honors Thesis
2019-2020,2022-2023
RSD6940 Supervised Teaching
2019-2023
OTH6763 Evidence Based Pract
2008-2014,2018-2020
OTH6641 Occupational Therapy Interventions I
2010,2018-2020
OTH6635 Principles of Occupational Therapy Screening and Evaluation I
2013-2014,2020-2021
RSD6910 Supervised Research
2020-2024
OTH6527C Occupation-based Practice and Rehabilitation for Children and Youth
2019
HSC4913 Supervised Research Experience
2018-2019
OTH6002 Foundations of Occupational Therapy
2018-2019
OTH6709 Issues in Occupational Therapy Practice II
2019
OTH6708 Issues in Occupational Therapy Practice I
2019
RSD6930 Special Topics in Rehabilitation Science
2018
OTH6209 Appl Lifespan Hum Dev
2012-2013,2015-2018
OTH5722 Professional Devt Ot
2011,2017-2018
OTH6905 Individual Work
2015-2016
HSC3801 Clinical Observation / Health Care Volunteer Work
2016
HSC4905 Individual Study
2007-2009,2011-2014,2013-2014
OTH6642 Occupational Therapy Interventions II
2010-2014
OTH5435 Ther Skil I:Biomd Fct
2007,2011
OTH6636 Principles of Occupational Therapy Screening and Evaluation II
2011
OTH5115C Ther Skill 2: Area Op
2010
OTH5848 Internship I
2021-2024
RSD7979 Advanced Research
2021-2024
OTH6911 Capstone
2022-2024
RSD7980 Research for Doctoral Dissertation

Board Certifications

  • Occupational Therapist Resistered OTR
    National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy, Inc.

Research Profile

My research focus is on support development and access to needed care for vulnerable clinical populations such as rural Veterans with disabilities and young adults with neurodivergences such as learning, attention, and autism disorders.

I conduct application-oriented research (i.e., applied and use-inspired basic research; Stokes, 1997) with an overarching objective of understanding the interrelationships among individuals’ knowledge, diverse abilities and skills, and unique environmental contexts and supports – factors that impact performance and, ultimately, health outcome paths. My applied work uses this understanding to develop and test supports and interventions for fostering the self- and condition-management and social functioning (i.e., everyday life functioning) of individuals with disabilities.

Open Researcher and Contributor ID (ORCID)

0000-0002-9537-4528

Publications

2023
Whole Health coaching to rural Veterans through telehealth: Advantages, gaps, and opportunities.
Frontiers in public health. 11 [DOI] 10.3389/fpubh.2023.1057586. [PMID] 37050942.
2022
Meeting the Needs of Rural Veterans: A Qualitative Evaluation of Whole Health Coaches’ Expanded Services and Support during COVID-19
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 19(20) [DOI] 10.3390/ijerph192013447. [PMID] 36294023.
2022
Providers’ Shift to Telerehabilitation at the U.S. Veterans Health Administration During COVID-19: Practical Applications.
Frontiers in public health. 10 [DOI] 10.3389/fpubh.2022.831762. [PMID] 35309184.
2021
(Dis)ability-informed mentors support occupational performance for college students with learning disabilities and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorders through problem-solving and a focus on strengths
British Journal of Occupational Therapy. 84(5):263-270 [DOI] 10.1177/0308022620937636. [PMID] 34305266.
2021
Exploration of Relationships among Clinical Gastrointestinal Indicators and Social and Sensory Symptom Severity in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder
Pediatric Reports. 13(4):594-604 [DOI] 10.3390/pediatric13040071. [PMID] 34842807.
2021
Practical Considerations in Qualitative Health Research During the COVID-19 Pandemic.
International journal of qualitative methods. 20 [DOI] 10.1177/16094069211043755. [PMID] 34602922.
2021
Serving Rural Veterans with Disabilities: A National Survey of Centers for Independent Living.
Journal of community health. 46(4):740-751 [DOI] 10.1007/s10900-020-00941-6. [PMID] 33156455.
2020

Telerehabilitation for Rural Veterans: A Qualitative Assessment of Barriers and Facilitators to Implementation

Journal of Multidisciplinary Healthcare. Volume 13:559-570 [DOI] 10.2147/jmdh.s247267.
2020
Disability advocacy messaging and conceptual links to underlying disability identity development among college students with learning disabilities and attention disorders.
Disability and health journal. 13(1) [DOI] 10.1016/j.dhjo.2019.100827. [PMID] 31422170.
2020
Telerehabilitation for Rural Veterans: A Qualitative Assessment of Barriers and Facilitators to Implementation
Journal of Multidisciplinary Healthcare. Volume 13:559-570 [DOI] 10.2147/jmdh.s247267.
2019
HRQoL in Barth Syndrome: Agreement between Child Self-reports and Parent Proxy-reports and Its Relationship to Parental HRQoL.
Journal of human & clinical genetics. 1(2) [DOI] 10.29245/2690-0009/2019/2.1104. [PMID] 33748828.
2019
Strategies for Coping with Time-Related and Productivity Challenges of Young People with Learning Disabilities and Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
Children. 6(2) [DOI] 10.3390/children6020028. [PMID] 30781837.
2018
Beyond Academics: A Model for Simultaneously Advancing Campus-Based Supports for Learning Disabilities, STEM Students’ Skills for Self-Regulation, and Mentors’ Knowledge for Co-regulating and Guiding.
Frontiers in psychology. 9 [DOI] 10.3389/fpsyg.2018.01466. [PMID] 30174632.
2017
Clinical impact of early diagnosis of autism on the prognosis and parent-child relationships
Psychology Research and Behavior Management. Volume 10:283-292 [DOI] 10.2147/prbm.s117499.
2017
Clinical impact of early diagnosis of autism on the prognosis and parent-child relationships
Psychology Research and Behavior Management. Volume 10:283-292 [DOI] 10.2147/prbm.s117499.
2016
Social networks and participation with others for youth with learning, attention, and autism spectrum disorders.
Canadian journal of occupational therapy. Revue canadienne d'ergotherapie. 83(1):14-26 [DOI] 10.1177/0008417415583107. [PMID] 26755040.
2015
A multifaceted approach to supporting STEM/SBE students with learning disabilities: Highlights of engineering student participants.
Qscience proceedings. 2015(4) [DOI] 10.5339/qproc.2015.elc2014.70. [PMID] 28111616.
2015
A review of gluten- and casein-free diets for treatment of autism: 2005-2015.
Nutrition and dietary supplements. 7:87-101 [DOI] 10.2147/NDS.S74718. [PMID] 28111520.
2015
Holistic Needs of University Students with Invisible Disabilities: A Qualitative Study.
Physical & occupational therapy in pediatrics. 35(4):426-41 [DOI] 10.3109/01942638.2015.1020407. [PMID] 25978113.
2015
Mixed-Method Exploration of Social Network Links to Participation.
OTJR : occupation, participation and health. 35(3):151-9 [PMID] 26594737.
2015
Taste perception and sensory sensitivity: Relationship to feeding problems in boys with Barth Syndrome.
The Journal of rare disorders. 3(1):1-9 [PMID] 26191532.
2014
Review of occupational therapy intervention research in the practice area of children and youth 2009-2013.
The American journal of occupational therapy : official publication of the American Occupational Therapy Association. 68(2):e61-73 [DOI] 10.5014/ajot.2014.011114. [PMID] 24581415.
2012
A mixed-methods investigation of sensory response patterns in Barth syndrome: a clinical phenotype?
American journal of medical genetics. Part A. 158A(7):1647-53 [DOI] 10.1002/ajmg.a.35413. [PMID] 22711649.
2011
Review of occupational therapy research in the practice area of children and youth.
The American journal of occupational therapy : official publication of the American Occupational Therapy Association. 65(3):351-9 [PMID] 21675342.

Grants

Jan 2024 ACTIVE
Tele-Rehabilitation Enterprise Wide Initiative
Role: Project Manager
Funding: US DEPT OF VET AFF GAINESVILLE MED CTR
Jan 2024 ACTIVE
Tele-Rehabilitation Enterprise Wide Initiative, Improving Home Safety and Functioning for Rural Veterans, and An Environmental Scan of Adaptive Sports for Rural Veterans
Role: Principal Investigator
Funding: US DEPT OF VET AFF GAINESVILLE MED CTR
Oct 2021 – Sep 2023
John Kramer VA project w/Kreider 2021-2022
Role: Project Manager
Funding: US DEPT OF VET AFF GAINESVILLE MED CTR
Oct 2021 – Sep 2023
Kreider VA project 2021-2022
Role: Principal Investigator
Funding: US DEPT OF VET AFF GAINESVILLE MED CTR
Jan 2021 – Sep 2021
Proposed Intergovernmental Personnel Act Agreement for John Kramer, PhD
Role: Project Manager
Funding: US DEPT OF VET AFF GAINESVILLE MED CTR
Oct 2020 – Jun 2023
Implementing 3-Step Workout for Life to Accelerate Functional Recovery in Home Health Care Services
Role: Co-Investigator
Funding: AMERICAN OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY FOUNDATION
Nov 2019 – Sep 2021
Kreider VA IPA 2019-2020
Role: Principal Investigator
Funding: US DEPT OF VET AFF GAINESVILLE MED CTR
Aug 2017 – Jul 2018
Building Capacity and Forging Collaborations in Autism Research for Underserved Families
Role: Co-Investigator
Funding: TRAILHEAD INST via PATIENT-CENTERED OUTCOMES RES INST
Feb 2013 – Sep 2018
Comprehensive Support for STEM Students with Learning Disability (CS3LD)
Role: Principal Investigator
Funding: NATL SCIENCE FOU

Education

PhD in Rehabilitation Science
2013 · University of Florida
MHS in Occupational Therapy
2009 · University of Florida
BHS in Occupational Therapy
1989 · University of Florida

Contact Details

Phones:
Business:
(352) 273-6621
Emails:
Business:
ckreider@ufl.edu
Addresses:
Business Mailing:
PO Box 100164
GAINESVILLE FL 32610
Business Street:
J-164 JHMHC
GAINESVILLE FL 32611