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 Roxanna
Bendixen, PhD,
OTRAssistant Professor Department of Occupational Therapy University of Florida
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Current CV:
Lead Mentor Dr. Krista Vandenborne, Professor, Chair, Physical Therapy, Deputy Director
Research Areas Education
Funding National Center for Medical Rehabilitation Research/National Institute for Neurological Disorders and Stroke Rehabilitation Research Career Development Award 09/25/07-08/31/12 (Scholar appt. 1/1/08)
Clinical and Translational Science Institute, ( R.Yost, PI) A Global Metabolomic Approach to Pediatric Neuro-Metabolomic Disorders. The goal of this pilot project is to identify plasma metabolic biomarkers for the pediatric diseases of autism spectrum disorders (ASD), Pyruvate Dehydrogenase (PDH) deficiency, and the effects of Ketogenic Therapy for Epilepsy (KTE) on human metabolomic patterns with the goal of identifying biomarkers and the affected metabolic pathways in these diseases and/or treatments. 2008-2009.
NIH-R01 National Institute of Nursing Research, Co-Investigator Fathers as in-home trainers of autistic children. 2007-2009 Publications (last 2 years) |
Classen, S., Shechtman, O., Stephens, B., Davis, E., Bendixen, R., Belchior, P., Sandhu, M., Justiss, M., Posse, C., McCarthy, D., & Mann, W. (2007). The impact of roadway intersection design on driving performance of young and senior adults. Traffic Injury Prevention, 8, 1-10.
Ferdig, R.E., Amberg, H.G., Elder, J.H, Valcante, G., Donaldson, S., & Bendixen, R. (2008). The development of a web-based platform for fathers of children with autism. Learning Technology [Online serial], 10(2), 11-15.
Bendixen, R., Levy, C., Lutz, B., Horn, K., Chronister, K., & Mann, W. (2008). A telerehabilitation model for victims of polytrauma. Rehabilitation Nursing, 33(5), 215-220.
Bendixen, R., Levy, C., Olive, E., Kobb, R., & Mann, W. (2009). Cost effectiveness of a telerehabilitation program to support chronically ill and disabled elders in their homes. Telemedicine and e-Health, 15(1), 31-38. http://www.liebertonline.com/doi/abs/10.1089/tmj.2008.0046?journalCode=tmj
