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Denise Donica
| Email: | denisedonica [at] gmail [dot] com |
| Address: | Winterville, NC |
| Years with HWT: | 12 |
| Biography: | Denise K. Donica, DHSc, OTR/L, BCP is an Associate Professor at East Carolina University in Greenville, North Carolina. Prior to this appointment she taught adjunct at University of Indianapolis and Indiana Univeristy. Dr. Donica earned her Doctor of Health Science in December 2007 and her Master of Health Science in May 2005 from the University of Indianapolis. Her bachelor's degree in occupational therapy is from Indiana University in 1999. She also holds another bachelor's degree from Indiana University in psychology and criminal justice that she completed in 1997. Dr. Donica's focus of clinical practice as an occupational therapist has been with the pediatric population. She is Level 1 certified in Handwriting Without Tears® and is currently a consultant and workshop presenter for Handwriting Without Tears®. She has worked with children individually and within small group settings and has conducted handwriting research on children from low-income backgrounds. Dr. Donica has also worked extensively with adults clients in a variety of settings including hospital based service and community based service. She has studied extensively on various topics in occupational therapy with an emphasis on handwriting in children. Her current research included a historical research study on the development of handwriting instruction and an outcomes research study on a handwriting enhancement program she developed at a local public school completed in collaboration with six students. Dr. Donica is mother and wife. |