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Dr. Brockevelt is Chair and Professor of Occupational Therapy. She has over 30 years of experience as an occupational therapist and 20 years as an educator/scholar. Dr. Brockevelt was instrumental in developing the occupational therapy program at USD and in securing licensure for the practice of occupational therapy in SD. In 2013 she was named to the American Occupational Therapy Roster of Fellows.
Child development; kinesiology and biomechanical foundations of occupation; healthcare leadership and management; qualitative research
Child & Infant Mental Health, Sensory Function in Children, Scholarship of Teaching and Learning
- Ph D, Occupational Therapy, Nova Southeastern University, 2006
- MA, Anatomy & Structural Biology, The University of South Dakota, 1999
- BA, Occupational Therapy, The College of St. Catherine, 1979
- SD Occupational Therapy License #0001, South Dakota State Board of Medical Examiners
- Neurodevelopmental Treatment Certification, NDTA
- Occupational Therapist, Registered, National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy
- The subjective well-being of children with emotional, behavioral, or developmental needs, School of Health Sciences Research and Scholarship Seed Grant, (2019 - 2019)
- Determinants of Care & Life Quality in American Indian Women with Cervical Cancer, National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities of the National Institutes of Health under award number U54MD008164 (by Elliott) , (2013 - 2015)
- Smart Home Technology Facilitates Telehealth & Independence, USD Governor's Technology Funds, (2012 - 2013)
- Developing Competency in Telehealth Technology, The University of South Dakota , (2011 - 2012)
Citations listed below are presented in a standardized, modified format for display purposes only. They do not necessarily reflect the preferred style and conventions of the faculty member or discipline.
- Naber, Allison, and Brockevelt, Barbara. Courage Beyond Breast Cancer: Addressing Secondary Lymphedema, 20-23. Vol. 25, Iss. 4 Bethesda, MD: OT Practice Magazine, 2020.
- Brockevelt, Barbara L., Cerny, Shana L., Newland, Lisa A., and Lawler, Michael J.. Activities within an Ecological, Relationship-Based Model of Children's Subjective Well-Being, 589-608. Vol. 12, Iss. 2 Child Indicators Research, 2019. (DOI: 10.1007/s12187-018-9563-2)
- Newland, Lisa, Giger, Jarod T., Lawler, Michael J., Roh, Soonhee , Brockevelt, Barbara, and Schweinle, Amy. Multilevel Analysis of Child and Adolescent Subjective Well-Being across 14 Countries: Child- and Country-Level Predictors . In Children's Subjective Well-Being. Child Development, 2018.
- Feldhacker, Diana, Cerny, Shana, Brockevelt, Barbara, and Lawler, Michael J.. Occupations and Well-being of Children and Youth. In Handbook of Leisure, Recreation, Physical Activity, Sports, and Quality of Life, editors Lia Rodriguez de la Vega and Walter N. Toscano. Springer, 2018.
- Lawler, Michael J., Choi, Changyong, Yoo, Joan, Lee, Juyeon, Roh, Soonhee , Newland, Lisa, Jarod, Giger T., Sudhagoni, Ramu, Brockevelt, Barbara, and Bong Joo, Lee. Children's subjective well-being in rural communities of South Korea and the United States , 158-164. Vol. 85 Children and Youth Services Review, 2018. (DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2017.12.023)
- Lawler, Michael J., Newland, Lisa, Giger, Jarod T., Roh, Soonhee , and Brockevelt, Barbara. Ecological, Relationship-Based Model of Children's Subjective Well-Being: Perspectives of 10-year-old Children in the United States and 10 Other Countries, 1-18. Vol. 10 Child Indicators Research, 2017. (DOI: 10.1007/s12187-016-9376-0)
- Nissen, Ranelle, and Brockevelt, Barbara. The Effect of Education on Student Perceptions about Telehealth, 5-10. Vol. 4, Iss. 4 International Journal of Health Sciences , 2016.
- Brockevelt, Barbara. A comparison of the Sensory Profile scores of children with autism and an age-and gender-matched sample., Editors Keith Hanson, MD, 459; 461; 463-465. Vol. 66, Iss. 11 Sioux Falls, SD: South Dakota Medicine, 2013.
- Seefeldt, Teresa, Mort, Jane, Brockevelt, Barbara, Giger, Jarod T., Jordre, Becca, Lawler, Michael J., Nilson, Wade, Svien, Lana, and . A Pilot Study of Interprofessional Case Discussions for Health Professions Students Using the Virtual World Second Life.., Editors Robin M. Zavod, PhD, 224-231. Vol. 4 Currents in Pharmacy Teaching and Learning, 2012. (DOI: 10.1016/j.cptl.2012.05.007)
- Brockevelt, Barbara, and Brydl-Andrews, Holly. Occupational Therapy Student Perceptions of Concept Mapping as a Learning Tool., Editors Elizabeth Lannigan, 1-4. Bethesday, MD: American Occupational Therapy Association, 2011.
- Brockevelt, Barbara. Enabling participation: Perspectives of Adolescents with Visual Impairment and Their Families. Sydney : World Federation of Occupational Therapists, 2006.
- Brockevelt, Barbara. Promoting Pediatric Wellness: A Community Service Learning Experience.. In Action for Health in a New Millennium. Stockholm: World Federation of Occupational Therapists, 2002.
- Barnett, Debra, and Brockevelt, Barbara. Guidelines for Provision of Physical and Occupational Therapy in Educational Settings. Pierre, SD: South Dakota .. Pierre, SD: South Dakota Division of Education, Section for Special Education., 1988.
- Brockevelt, Barbara, Morey, Jeanette, and Stuart, Sheila. Feeding and Swallowing: Normal Development, Assessment & Treatment.. Sioux Falls, SD: Center for Disabilities, 1985.
- Cross, Audrey, Brockevelt, Barbara, Kruisselbrink, Allison R., Triplett, Annika S., and Flett, Jessica M.. The effectiveness of Dynavision training to improve visual motor skills of collegiate athletes: A pilot study. Gazetta Medica Italiana Archivio Per Le Sienze Mediche.
- Service Award, AOTA Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education, 2016
- Roster of Fellows, American Occupational Therapy Association, 2013
- Service Award, Delta Gamma Center, 2008
- AOTA/AOTF Leadership Fellowship, AOTA & AOTF, 2008
- Service Award, American Occupational Therapy Association, 2003
- Nominated, Belbas-Larson Award for Teaching, The University of South Dakota, 2002
- Wesley W. Parke Research Endowment, USD Anatomy, 1995
- Wesley W. Parke Research Endowment, USD Anatomy, 1994
- American Occupational Therapy Foundation Scholarship, American Occupational Therapy Foundation, 1991
- Service Award, American Occupational Therapy Association, 1989
- Service Award, South Dakota Occupational Therapy Association, 1988
- Brockevelt, Barb, and Cerny, Shana, Children's Subjective Well-Being: Transformative Interaction Between Child, Context, and Meaningful Activity. Presented at the American Occupational Therapy Conference, New Orleans, LA. (April 06, 2019)
- Naber, Allison, and Brockevelt, Barbara, Courage beyond Breast Cancer: A Holistic OT Approach . Presented at the American Occupational Therapy Association Annual Conference & Expo, New Orleans, LA. (April 05, 2019)
- Cerny, Cerny, Brockevelt, Barb, and Mogensen, Lise, Indicators of Well-Being in Children with Adverse Childhood Experiences . Presented at the Child Maltreatment and Well-being, Berlin, Germany. (March 21, 2019)
- Cerny, Shana, Brockevelt, Barbara, DeLano, Brenda, Heinert, Shaylee, Larsen, Kirstyn, Niemeyer, Mariah, Silver, Christina, and Weiczorek, Kenna, Understanding Children's Subjective Well-Being. Presented at the 2018 Occupational Therapy Research Day, Vermillion, SD. (May 03, 2018)
- Giger, Jarod T., Newland, Lisa, Lawler, Michael J., Roh, Soonhee , Brockevelt, Barbara, and Schweinle, Amy, Individual- and Country-Level Predictors of Children's Subjective Well-being in 14 Countries. Presented at the 6th Conference of the International Society for Child Indicators, Montreal, Canada. (June 2017)
- Brockevelt, Barbara, Cerny, Shana, Fluth, Nicole, Ludwig, Kaitlyn, Myers, Shelby, Pooker, Ashley, and Ross, Stephanie, Feeding Disorders in Children. Presented at the 2017 Occupational Therapy Research Day, Vermillion, SD. (May 04, 2017)
- Brockevelt, Barbara, Cerny, Shana, Bodurtha, Laura, Byrne, Sarah, Crook, Krista, Holbrook, Kate, Laskowski, Beth, Mettler, Lindsey, Vander Molen, Kenzie, and Visser, Dana, Predictors of Child Subjective Well-Being. Presented at the 2017 Occupational Therapy Research Day, Vermillion, SD. (May 04, 2017)
- Newland, Lisa, Giger, Jarod T., Lawler, Michael J., Roh, Soonhee , Brockevelt, Barbara, and Schweinle, Amy, Child and adolescent subjective well-being across 14 countries: A multilevel analysis. Presented at the Society for Research in Child Development Biennial Meeting, Austin, TX. (April 2017)
- Brockevelt, Barbara, Newland, Lisa, and Lawler, Michael J., Activities in an ecological, relationship-based model of children's subjective well-being. Presented at the Exploring the Global Well-Being of Children and Youth Conference, Berlin, Germany. (July 2015)
- Nissen, Ranelle, Brockevelt, Barbara, Bailey, Scott, Jackson, Brianna, and Mentzer, Amanda, Student Perceptions of Telehealth. Presented at the USD 6th Annual Occupational Therapy Research Symposium, Lee Medical Building, Vermillion, SD. (May 06, 2015)
- Lawler, Michael J., Newland, Lisa, Giger, Jarod T., Roh, Soonhee , and Brockevelt, Barbara, Ecological, relationship-based model of children's subjective well-being: Perspectives from the United States and ten other countries. Presented at the School of Health Sciences Research Conference, Vermillion, SD. (April 24, 2015)
- Brockevelt, Barbara, and Smallfield, Stacy, Home design to enhance participation, health and wellness. Presented at the AOTA Annual Conference & Expo, Baltimore, MD. (April 04, 2014)
- Brockevelt, Barbara, Interprofessional education experiences with community-dwelling older adults. Presented at the American Occupational Therapy Assocation 2014 Annual Conference & Expo, Baltimore, MD. (April 03, 2014)
- Brockevelt, Barbara, Creating meaningful learning experiences in child development: Exploring online video, iPad and Android applications. Presented at the American Occupational Therapy Association Annual Conference & Expo, San Diego, CA. (April 27, 2013)
- Brockevelt, Barbara, The Impact of Recreation and Support Groups in Promoting the Development of Social Skills, Independence, and Participation in Community Activities for Children with Visual Impairment: A Program Evaluation. Presented at the The American Occupational Therapy Association 90th Annual Conference, Orlando, FL. (April 30, 2010)
- Brockevelt, Barbara, and Brydl-Andrews, Holly, A Qualitative Study of the Use of Concept Mapping in Occupational Therapy Education. Presented at the The Scholarship of Teaching & Learning in Occupational Therapy, Orlando, FL. (April 28, 2010)