Kate Barlow, OTD, OTR/L, IMH-E®

• Doctor of Occupational Therapy, Virginia Commonwealth University, 2015
• Master of Science in Occupational Therapy, Virginia Commonwealth University, 2015
• Bachelor of Science in Occupational Therapy, Boston University, 1997

Academic Articles (w/ hyperlinks)

Rabaey, P., Barlow, K., Jama, H., & Lehr, V. (2023). Investigation of assessment tools in the area of pediatric feeding evaluation: A mixed-methods study. American Journal of Occupational Therapy, 77(4), 7704205110. doi: https://doi.org/10.5014/ajot.2023.050040

Taylor, C. J., Barlow, K., & Helfrich, C. (2023). Exploring professional behavior development in entry-level occupational therapy students. Journal of Occupational Therapy Education, 7 (2), 1-23.  https://doi.org/10.26681/jote.2023.070202

Barlow, K.  & Sullivan, K. (2022.) An international interprofessional tele-mentorship programme: a mixed-methods study, World Federation of Occupational Therapists Bulletin, 77(1), 1-9.  DOI: 10.1080/14473828.2021.2018173

Szymcyk, A., & Barlow, K. (2021). Occupational therapy in Africa. International Journal of Nursing and Health Care Science, 1(1). https://columbuspublishers.com/uploads/articles/202109121257116052240_ijnhcs_2021_05.pdf

Barlow, K. & Gile, N. (2021). Post-secondary transitional services and the role of the occupational therapist. Global Journal of Pediatrics, 1(1), 1002. https://www.corpuspublishers.com/assets/articles/article-pdf-169.pdf

Barlow, K. & Sepulveda, A. (2020). The promotion of positive mental health for new mothers during Covid-19. World Federation of Occupational Therapy Bulletin, 76(2), 86-89. https://doi.org/10.1080/14473828.2020.1822577

Barlow, K., Lehr, T., Kenney, D., & Salemi, M. (2020). Examining the 2:1 Model of Fieldwork for Occupational and Physical Therapy Students. COJ Nursing and Healthcare. 6(5). 685-689. https://crimsonpublishers.com/cojnh/pdf/COJNH.000646.pdf

Barlow, K., Salemi, M., & Taylor, C. (2020). Implementing the Same Site Model in Occupational Therapy Fieldwork: Student and Fieldwork Educator Perspectives. Journal of Occupational Therapy Education, 4 (3). Retrieved from https://encompass.eku.edu/jote/vol4/iss3/7

Barlow, K. & Reynolds, S. (2018). A mixed-methods study examining developmental milestones and parental experiences in Ghana. The Open Journal of Occupational Therapy, 6(2), Article 5. https://scholarworks.wmich.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1407&context=ojot

Other Publications (w/ hyperlinks)

[Barlow, K., Barnekow, K., & Sepulveda, A. (2023, July). Infant mental health: An evidence-based approach. American Occupational Therapy Association OT Practice, 27(7), pp. 20-23. https://www.aota.org/publications/ot-practice/ot-practice-issues/2023/infant-mental-health-an-evidence-based-approach

Barlow, K., Kniska, M., Carpenter, A. & Sego, S. (2023). Examining the impact of interprofessional education for implementation of developmental monitoring: Taking a public health approach. American Journal of Occupational Therapy, (77)4, (Supplement_2), 7711510321p1. doi: https://doi.org/10.5014/ajot.2023.77S2-PO321

Barlow, K., Taylor, C., Newman, N., & Lehr, V. (2022). Comparing Models of fieldwork through student performance. American Journal of Occupational Therapy, 76(Supplement_1), 7610510235p1.  https://doi.org/10.5014/ajot.2022.76S1-PO235

Barlow, K., Sullivan, K. & Scott, L. (2022). OT in public health: Educating Head Start on early identification of delays. American Journal of Occupational Therapy, 76(Supplement _1),

7610510207p1. https://doi.org/10.5014/ajot.2022.76S1-PO207

Scott, L. & Barlow, K. (2022). Taking a community approach to developmental monitoring and screening for early identification of developmental delays and disabilities. International Journal of Integrated Care, 22(S1).  doi.org/10.5334/ijic.ICIC21147   https://www.ijic.org/articles/abstract/10.5334/ijic.ICIC21147/

Barlow, K. (2021). An interdisciplinary approach to pediatric feeding using a decision tree. International Journal of Integrated Care, 21(S1): A169.  https://www.ijic.org/articles/abstract/10.5334/ijic.ICIC2023/

Barlow, K., & Thomforde, D. (2021). International interprofessional mentorship for new clinicians. International Journal of Integrated Care, 21(S1): A 343. https://www.ijic.org/articles/abstract/10.5334/ijic.ICIC20585/

Barlow, K. (2021). Efficacy of using interprofessional WIC community visits to increase cultural competence. American Journal of Occupational Therapy, 75, 7512500006. https://research.aota.org/ajot/article/75/Supplement_2/7512500006p1/12681/Efficacy-of-Using-Interprofessional-WIC-Community?searchresult=1

Barlow, K. & Rabaey, R. (2021). Investigation of Assessment Tools in the Area of Pediatric Feeding Evaluation. 8^th International Pediatric Feeding Disorder Conference. Virtual. Conference Program. https://presentations.akamaized.net/FileLibrary/3718/19/2021_FM_Conference_Guide-04252021_v2.pdf

Szymczyk, A., Barlow, K., with Alochi, V. (2021, July). Occupational therapy in Africa. Occupational Therapy African Regional Group Newsletter, 7-9. https://www.otarg.org.za/Newsletters/OTARG%20Newsletter%20July%202021.pdf

Barlow, K. & Sullivan, K. (2021, March). Evaluation of Feeding, Eating and Swallowing for Children with Cerebral Palsy. American Occupational Therapy Association OT Practice, 26(3), https://www.aota.org/-/media/Corporate/Files/Publications/CE-Articles/CE_March_2021.pdf

Barlow, K. (2020, September 29). “Utilizing Therapy Students to Educate Families on the Milestone Tracker App at Local WIC Centers”. Act Early Network News, Fall 2020 Issue.  https://www.aucd.org/template/news.cfm?news_id=15020&id=17

Sepulveda, A, Barlow, K., Demchick, B. & Flanagan, J. (2020). Children’s mental health: Promoting mental health through early screening and detection. American Occupational Therapy Association OT Practice, 25(4), 10-14. https://www.aota.org/publications/ot-practice/ot-practice-issues/2020/children-mental-health

Barlow, K., Pizur-Barnekow, K., Hughes, R., & Webber, D. (2019, November). Occupational therapists as ambassadors for the CDC’s “Learn the Signs. Act Early” program. American Occupational Therapy Association OT Practice, 24(12), 30-31, 30-31.

Barlow, K. & Salemi, M. (2019). Childhood occupations: The prevalence of childhood engagement in chores. American Journal of Occupational Therapy, 73, 7311500058. https://doi.org/10.5014/ajot.2019.73S1-PO8025

Sullivan, A. & Barlow, K. (2018, May). A proposal for a therapeutic intervention for ARFID. In Connected by Diversity Positioned for Impact: WFOT Congress 2018 Conference Programme. World Federation of Occupational Therapists, Cape Town, South Africa. https://congress2018.wfot.org/downloads/abstracts/SE%2087/A%20Proposal%20for%20a%20Therapeutic%20Intervention%20for%20ARFID.pdf

Nafai, S., Barlow, K., & Stevens-Nafai, E. (2017, February). OT in Morocco: Sustaining service learning trips through telehealth. American Occupational Therapy Association OT Practice, 22(2), 20-22.

• 2023 – Boston University Occupational Therapy Alumni Award
• 2022 – National Board of Certification in Occupational Therapy (NBCOT) Innovation Award
• 2022 – American International College Excellence in Teaching Award
• 2022 – American Occupational Therapy Association Service Commendation Award Ambassador-MA, American Occupational Therapy Political Action Committee 2020-2021

• 04/2023 – American Occupational Therapy Association national conference, Kansas City,  MO. “Conversations That Matter. “Mealtimes Across the Life Span: Current Practice, Strengths and Barriers” (Rabaey, P., Barlow, K., & Rogers, S.) (50 min)
• 04/2023 – American Occupational Therapy Association national conference, Kansas City, MO. “Examining the Impact of Interprofessional Education for Implementation of Developmental Monitoring: Taking a Public Health Approach” (Barlow, K., Kniska, M., Carpenter, A., & Sego, S.) Poster.
• 04/2023 – American Occupational Therapy Association national conference, Kansas City, MO.  “Infant Mental Health and Early Identification in a Public Health Setting” Poster.
• 04/2023 – Coordinated Family and Community Engagement Program, West Springfield, MA “Facilitating Parent Engagement through Developmental Monitoring” (1 hr)
• 04/2023 – Migrant Head Start Parent Meeting (Translated), Springfield, MA “Developmental Monitoring for Children Birth to Five” (1 hr)
• 04/2023 – Carew Street Head Start Parent Meeting, Springfield, MA “Developmental Monitoring for Children Birth to Five” (1 hr)
• 04/2023 – Educare Head Start Parent Meeting, Springfield, MA “Developmental Monitoring for Children Birth to Five” (1 hr)
• 04/2023 – DRIVE, United Way of MA Bay & Merrimac Valley (Translated), Virtual “Fine and Gross Motor Child Development” (1.5 hr)
• 01/2023 – Arizona OT Association Telehealth Special Interest Group, Virtual “International Mentorship” (1 hr)
• 12/2022 – Quincy Community Action Head Start Parent Meeting (Translated), Virtual “Parent Engagement and Developmental Monitoring” (1 hr)
• 11/2022 – Criterion Child Enrichment Early Intervention, Stoneham MA (Virtual) “The Importance of Developmental Monitoring in Early Intervention” (1 hr.)
• 11/2022 – Association of University Centers on Disabilities national conference, Washington, DC. “Interprofessional Education on Cultural Considerations in Early Identification Using the ECHO Model: A Multi-State Public Health Approach” (Weber, S., Buck, D., Barlow, K., & Glantz, C.) (75 min)
• 11/2022 – American Physical Therapy Association, Massachusetts Chapter state conference. “Implementation of Developmental Monitoring and Screening at WIC” (Barlow, K., Kniska, M., Carpenter, A., & Sego, S.) Poster.
• 10/2022 – Massachusetts Association for Occupational Therapy state conference “Advancing OT Through Congressional Advocacy:  Finding Your Voice” (Barlow, K., McKinnon, S., Turner, A & Weissberg, K.). Poster.
• 10/2022 – Massachusetts Association for Occupational Therapy state conference “Implementation of Developmental Monitoring and Screening at WIC” (Barlow, K., Kniska, M., Carpenter, A., & Sego, S.). Poster.
• 10/2022 – Massachusetts Association for Occupational Therapy state conference “American Occupational Therapy Political Action Committee Updates” (30 min)
• 10/2022 – United Way of MA Bay & Merrimac Valley DRIVE (Translated), Virtual “Child Development” (1 hr)
• 08/2022 – World Federation of Occupational Therapy, Paris, France “An International Interprofessional Mentorship Program: A Mixed Methods Study to Examine the Perceived Impact on Clinical Practice” (Barlow, K., Sullivan, K., & Thomforde, D). Poster.
• 09/2022 – AOTA’s Children and Youth Special Interest Section Practice Chat, Virtual “Taking a Public Health Approach in Your Pediatric Practice” (Barnekow, K & Barlow, K.) (1 hr).
• 06/2022 – Therapy Abroad & Phuket Special Education, Phuket, Thailand “Pediatric Feeding” (1 hr)
• 04/2022 – Spiral Foundation: Sensory Integration and Mental Health, Virtual “Learn the Signs. Act Early. What Do You Need to Know and Why?” (1 hr)
• 04/2022 – Associates for Human Services Inc., Taunton, MA Head Start, Virtual “Incorporating Developmental Monitoring in Head Start” (75 min)
• 04/2022 – 48^th Northeast Bioengineering Conference, New York City, NY. “Chewing Assessment Tool for Children with Disabilities” (Cichon, N., Durand, B., Kwaczala, A., Barlow, K., Delaney, A.) (contributing author). Poster.
• 04/2022 – American Occupational Therapy Association national conference, San Antonio, TX. “Occupational Therapy in Public Health: Educating Head Start on Early Identification of Delays” (Barlow, K., Sullivan, K., & Scott, L.). Poster.
• 04/2022 – American Occupational Therapy Association national conference, San Antonio, TX. “Comparing Models of Fieldwork Through Student Performance” (Barlow, K., Taylor, C., Newman, N., Lehr, V.) Poster.
• 04/2022 – Churchill Head Start Parent Meeting, Holyoke, MA, Virtual “Parent Engagement and Developmental Monitoring” (1 hr)
• 04/2022 – Disabilities/Mental Health State Group, Head Start Meeting, Virtual “Incorporating Developmental Monitoring in Head Start” (75 min)
• 04/2022 – American Occupational Therapy Association national conference, San Antonio. “Pediatric Feeding Assessments. What Are You Using for Children Ages 6 months to 6 Years and Why?” (Barlow, K. & Rabaey, P.) (1 hr)
• 03/2022 – Building Bridges Birth to Kindergarten Conference, Springfield, MA. “Improving Early Identification through Developmental Monitoring” (2 hr)
• 02/2022 – United Way DRIVE Community of Practice, MA Bay & Merrimac Valley, Virtual “Learn the Signs. Act Early” (1 hr)
• 01/2022 – Migrant Family Parent Meeting, Springfield Head Start (Translated), Virtual “Parent Engagement and Developmental Monitoring” (1 hr)
• 01/2022 – MA Act Early CEU Course Sponsored by CDC/AUCD. Virtual “Interprofessional Education on the Promotion of Parental Monitoring of Developmental Milestones” (5 hr)
• 11/2021 – 2021 American Speech and Language Association Conference, Washington, DC. “Investigation of Assessment Tools in the area of Pediatric Feeding. (Barlow, K. & Rabaey, P.) (1 hr)
• 09/2021 – Therapro® Webinar Series, Virtual “Becoming an Evidence Based Practitioner: Reading Research 101 (90 min)
• 09/2021 – Greater Lawrence Community Action Council, Inc. Head Start., Virtual Early Identification in Head Start using “Learn the Signs. Act Early.” (90 min)
• 05/2021 – 21^st International Conference on Integrated Care, Virtual “Developmental Monitoring as a Collaborative Effort to Identify Developmental Delays and Disabilities. (Scott, L. & Barlow, K.) Poster.
• 04/2021 – American Occupational Therapy Association national conference, Virtual “The Efficacy of Using Interprofessional WIC Community Visits to Increase Cultural Competence” (Barlow, K.). Poster.
• 04/2021 – 8^th International Pediatric Feeding Disorder Conference, Virtual. Investigation of assessment tools in the area of pediatric feeding. (Barlow, K. & Rabaey, P.) (1.25 hr)

• Vital Stim® Certified (11/2003- expires 8/2026)
• CPR Certified as Healthcare Provider (expires 11/2024)
• Research Ethics CITI Certificate (expires 4/2025)
• CLASI Sensory Integration Training Module I (10/2022-11/2022), Module II (10/2022), Module III (11/2022- 02/2023), Module IV (2/2023), Module V (5/2023), Module VI (5/2023)
• Nuad Bo-Rarn Thai Massage Training, International Training Massage School (6/2022)
• Massachusetts Association for Infant Mental Health (MassAIMH) Endorsement for Culturally Sensitive, Relationship-focused Practice Promoting Infant Mental Health® as an Infant Family Associate (4/2022)
• Reiki Practitioner Level I Certification (3/2022)
• Reiki Practitioner Level II Certification (3/2022)
• Primitive Reflex Certification Training Module I & II, (9/2022), IV (9/2022), III (2/2023), V (3/2023)
• ECHO Virtual Immersion Training (2/2022, 7/2023)

• 2020- Present  Member of Massachusetts Association for Infant Mental Health (MassAIMH)
• 2019- Present Member of Pi Theta Epsilon, AOTF, Lifetime Membership
• 2015- Present Member of Massachusetts Occupational Therapy Association (MAOT)
• 2014- Present  Member of World Federation of Occupational Therapy (WFOT)
• 2012- Present Member of American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA)
• 1998- Present Nationally Registered by National for Certification in Occupational Therapy

• OTR8300 – Occupational Therapy and Legal, Ethical and Policy Issues
• OTR 2900 – International Interprofessional Service Learning to Peru
• OTR 5120 – Evidence Based Practice
• OTR 5230 – Psychosocial Occupational I: Pediatrics
• OTR 5231 – Pediatric Physical Occupations
• OTR 5433 – Pediatric Fieldwork Service Delivery
• OTR 5531 – Supervision/Management
• OTR 6030 – Occupational Therapy Process: Pediatrics