Marion Russell, OTD, MOTR/L, SCFES
Associate Professor
Contact
School of Pharmacy and Health Professions
Faculty - Pharmacy, OT, PT
Occupational Therapy Faculty
CRISS III - Criss 3 - 122C
Marion Russell, OTD, MOTR/L, SCFES
Associate Professor
I am a graduate of the Post-Professional Doctor of Occupational Therapy program at Creighton University and joined the faculty here at Creighton in August 2018. I am originally from Berlin, Germany and have experience working in private practice and clinical settings in the United States, Germany, and Austria.
Since 2016, I have been a member of a specialized feeding and eating therapy team at the NoTube Interdisciplinary Therapy Center in Graz, Austria. Prior to that, I worked with medically fragile children at a special purpose private school in Scarborough, Maine. I have taught pediatrics and theory courses at my alma mater, the University of Southern Maine, where I earned my Master of Occupational Therapy after finishing a bachelor of arts in English Literature at Concordia University in Montreal, Canada. My scholarly work focuses on the impact of enteral feeding on family mealtime routine, pediatric feeding and eating behavior disorders, health disparities experienced by transgender clients, telehealth and type 1 diabetes. I am an American Occupational Therapy Association certified Eating, Feeding and Swallowing Therapist and continue to specialize in enteral tube weaning and telemedical services.
Research Focus
As a scholar, I am committed to life-long learning and consistent contribution to the field of occupational therapy. My research focuses on three main areas: the provision of telehealth services; interventions to address difficulties in pediatric feeding and eating behaviors; and education and advocacy to combat healthcare disparities experienced by members of the transgender population. The overarching goal of this work is to contribute to occupational therapy as a field, prepare students who are equipped to competently serve all clients they encounter in their clinical work, and to increase accessibility, participation, and quality of life for adult clients as well as children and their caregivers.Department
Occupational Therapy
Position
Associate Professor
Articles
- The Open Journal of Occupational Therapy
Russell, M., & Bahle-Lampe, A. (2016). The Care for the Dying: A critical historical analysis of occupational therapy in hospice. The Open Journal of Occupational Therapy, 4(2). doi: 10.15453/2168-6408.1216
4(2) - Australian Occupational Therapy Journal
Russell, M., Jewell, V.D., Poskey, G., & Russell, A. (2018). Enteral feeding and its impact on family mealtime routines for caregivers of children with cerebral palsy: A mixed method study. Australian Occupational Therapy Journal, 65(1), 25-34,
65(1), p. 25-34 - Reynold, M., Volkmer, K, Jewell, V., & Russell, M. (2019). Creative solutions for implementing occupation-centered practice in skilled nursing facilities. Occupational Therapy Practice, Continuing Education Article.
General
- OT Practice
Jewell, V.D., Russell, M., Feiten, B., & Ludwig, E. (2020). Implementing Occupational Therapy Services with Children with Type 1 Diabetes. OT Practice. [manuscript accepted] - European Journal of Pediatrics
Marinschek, S., Pahsini, K., Aguiriano-Moder, V., Russell, M., Plecko, B., Reininghaus, E. Z., Till, H., & Dunitz-Scheer, M. (2020). Efficacy of a standardized tube weaning program in pediatric patients after successful repair of their esophageal atresia-tracheoesophageal fistula. European Journal of Pediatrics [manuscript accepted]
Presentations
- Provided evidence on team teaching as a model of instructions and tools for practice 2019