Karen Hebert

My clinical experience is in the areas of acute and inpatient neurorehabilitation as well as skilled nursing homes. My doctoral work is in experimental psychology and this focus on rigorous methods influences my approach to occupational therapy as a clinician scientist. Prior to joining the faculty at USD I was an assistant professor in the department of Occupational Therapy at two other universities.

I currently teach coursework related to movement and structure, professional issues associated with Level I FW, and health policy. I have previously taught coursework relate to neuroscience, cognition and function, adult neurorehabilitation, and mental health practice.

My current research interests are in the intersection between functional cognition and emotional experiences in daily life. I am interest in the interplay between these areas in individuals with neurological conditions particularly Parkinson Disease as well as older adults. I have also done work on how sensory processing styles influence mental health.

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Hebert, Karen, Ahn, Ji S., Azmi, Hooman, Parulekar, Manisha, and Patel, Sona. Congruency and Emotional Valence Effects on Speech Production in Individuals with Parkinson's Disease. Seminars in Speech and Language, 2024. (DOI: 10.1055/s-0044-1788767)
Hebert, Karen. Emotional Experiences During Completion of Daily Occupations in Individuals With Anxiety, 1-18. Occupational Therapy in Mental Health, 2024. (DOI: 10.1080/0164212x.2024.2364245)
Hebert, Karen, and Feldhacker, Mackenzie. Daily Emotional Experiences in Persons with Parkinson Disease: Relations to Subjective Cognitive Complaints and Quality of Life, 17. Physical & Occupational Therapy in Geriatrics , 2023. (DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/02703181.2023.2297720)
Patel, Sona, Hebert, Karen, Korzyukov, Oleg, and Larson, Charles R.. Effects of sensorimotor voice training on event-related potentials to pitch-shifted auditory feedback., Editors Ning, Li-Hsin, e0269326. Vol. 18, Iss. 1 PLOS ONE, 2023. (DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0269326)
Hebert, Karen, and McReynolds, Sidney. Explicit and Implicit Attitudes towards Individuals with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder among School-Based Professionals, 1-14. Journal of Occupational Therapy, Schools, & Early Intervention, 2023. (DOI: 10.1080/19411243.2023.2177236)
Dayalu, Vikram, Hebert, Karen, Grabowski, Caryn, Cotton, Kelly, and Patel, Sona. Examining the Relationship Between Task-Switching and Speech Errors in Parkinson's Disease, e188. Vol. 103, Iss. 12 Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 2022. (DOI: 10.1016/j.apmr.2022.08.947)
Hebert, Karen, Dayalu, Vikram, Grabowski, Caryn, and Patel, Sona. Cognitive involvement during sensorimotor integration for speech: Early evidence. In Proceedings of Meetings on Acoustics. ASA, 2022. (DOI: 10.1121/2.0001552)
Hebert, Karen, and Ricker, Timothy. Reliability of the Emotional Experiences in Activities of Daily Living Scale, 153944922210852. OTJR: Occupation, Participation and Health, 2022. (DOI: 10.1177/15394492221085288)
Hebert, Karen, Dayalu, Vikram, Grabowski, Caryn, and Patel, Sona. Early evidence of cognitive involvement during sensorimotor integration for speech, A273-A273. Vol. 150, Iss. 4 The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 2021. (DOI: 10.1121/10.0008267)
Hebert, Karen. Emotional Regulation in Daily Occupations in a Time of Crisis. . In nOTeWorthy in NJ. NJOTA Newsletter , 2020.
Racine, Sarah E., Hebert, Karen, and Benning, Stephen D.. Emotional Reactivity and Appraisal of Food in Relation to Eating Disorder Cognitions and Behaviours: Evidence to Support the Motivational Conflict Hypothesis, 3-10. Vol. 26, Iss. 1 EUROPEAN EATING DISORDERS REVIEW, 2018. (DOI: 10.1002/erv.2567)
Hebert, Karen. Sensory processing styles and eating behaviors in healthy adults, 162-170. Vol. 81, Iss. 3 BRITISH JOURNAL OF OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY, 2018. (DOI: 10.1177/0308022617743708)
Podvey, Mara, Hoover, Karen, and Hebert, Karen. Interrater Reliability of the SNiPS Screening Tool. Vol. 71, Iss. 4 AMERICAN JOURNAL OF OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY, 2017. (DOI: 10.5014/ajot.2017.71S1-PO5158)
Hebert, Karen. The Relationship Between Emotion Regulation and Quality of Life in Healthy Adults: Implications for Occupational Therapy. Vol. 71, Iss. 4 AMERICAN JOURNAL OF OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY, 2017. (DOI: 10.5014/ajot.2017.71S1-PO5107)
Hebert, Karen. The association between sensory processing styles and mindfulness, 557-564. Vol. 79, Iss. 9 BRITISH JOURNAL OF OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY, 2016. (DOI: 10.1177/0308022616656872)
Hebert, Karen. The Feeling of Mindfulness: How Sensory Processing Styles Influence Mindful Awareness of Daily Experiences, 6911505208p1. Vol. 69, Iss. Suppl. 1 American Journal of Occupational Therapy, 2015. (DOI: 10.5014/ajot.2015.69s1-po7095)
Hebert, Karen, Valle-Inclan, Fernando, and Hackley, Steven A.. Modulation of eyeblink and postauricular reflexes during the anticipation and viewing of food images, 509-517. Vol. 52, Iss. 4 PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY, 2015. (DOI: 10.1111/psyp.12372)
Hebert, Karen. The association between impulsivity and sensory processing patterns in healthy adults, 232-240. Vol. 78, Iss. 4 BRITISH JOURNAL OF OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY, 2015. (DOI: 10.1177/0308022615575670)
Hackley, Steven A., Valle-Inclan, Fernando, Masaki, Hiroaki, and Hebert, Karen. Stimulus-Preceding Negativity (SPN) and Attention to Rewards, 216-225. COGNITIVE ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY OF ATTENTION: SIGNALS OF THE MIND, 2014. (DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-12-398451-7.00017-8)
Ricker, Timothy, Cowan, Nelson, and Hebert, Karen. Forgetting from Working Memory Feature by Feature. In PsycEXTRA Dataset. American Psychological Association (APA), 2011. (DOI: 10.1037/e520602012-363)
Hebert, Karen. Chapter 12, Emotional Regulation. In Occupational Therapy in Mental Health, editors Catana Brown, Jaime Munoz, Virginia stoffel. Iss. 3rd edition FA Davis Company.

Naber, Allison, and Hebert, Karen, Embracing Generative Artificial Intelligence to Enhance Student Engagement in Course-Related Assignments. Presented at the AOTA 2024 Education Summit, Charlotte, NC. (November 08, 2024)
Hebert, Karen R., and Ricker, Timothy J., Cooking Span: A complex span task focused on cognitive abilities in daily living. Presented at the Annual Convention of the Psychonomic Society, New York, NY, USA. (November 2024)
Hebert, Karen, and Feldhacker, Mackenzie, The experience of daily emotions in Person's with Parkinson Disease. Presented at the USD Geriatrics Symposium, Sioux Falls, SD. (November 2023)
Hebert, Karen, Improving Occupation-Based Emotional Processing in Individuals with Neurological Disorders in Adult Rehabilitation. Presented at the AOTA Specialty Conference: Adult Rehabilitation, Baltimore, MD. (October 19, 2023)
Hebert, Karen, and Feldhacker, Mackenzie, The Role of Emotional Experiences and Cognition on Occupational Performance in Individuals with Parkinson’s Disease. Presented at the AOTA Inspire 2023, Kansas City, Missouri. (April 21, 2023)
Hebert, Karen, and McReynolds, Sidney, Identifying Bias Towards Individuals with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Among Occupational Therapists and School-Based Professionals. Presented at the AOTA Inspire, Kansas City Missouri. (April 2023)
Dayalu, Vikram, Hebert, Karen R., Grabowski, Carlyn, Cotton, Kelly, and Patel, Sona, Examining the relationship between task-switching and speech errors in Parkinson's disease. . Presented at the ACRM Annual Conference, Chicago IL. (November 2022)
Patel, Sona, Hebert, Karen, Yucel, Meryam, Ahn, Ji, Lieto, Amber, Terlecky, Austin, Grabowski, Caryn, and Dayalu, Vikram, Functional Near-Infrared Spectroscopy in the Study of Altered Auditory Feedback. Presented at the Annual Convention of the American Speech- Language and Hearing Association, New Orleans, LA. (November 2022)
Hebert, Karen, Dayalu, Vikram, Grabowski, Caryn, and Patel, Sona, Early Evidence of Cognitive Involvement during Sensorimotor Integration for Speech. Presented at the Acoustical Society of America (ASA) (November 2021)
Alvino, E, Chirichella, A, Hebert, Karen, Dayalu, Vikram, and Patael, Sona, Altered Auditory Feedback & Cognitive Load. Presented at the American Speech and Hearing Association (ASHA) Conference (November 2019)
Hebert, Karen, Emotional experiences in daily occupations: introducing the emotions in activities of daily living skills questionnaire. Presented at the American Occupational Therapy Association Conference, Philadelphia, PA. (March 2017)
Podvey, Mara, Hoover, Karen, and Hebert, Karen, Interrater reliability of the SNiPS Screening tool. . Presented at the American Occupational Therapy Association Conference (March 2017)
Hebert, Karen, The relationship between emotional regulation and quality of life in health adults: implications for occupational therapy. . Presented at the American Occupational Therapy Association Conference, Philadelphia, PA. (March 2017)
Hebert, Karen, The feeling of mindfulness: how sensory processing styles influence mindful awareness of daily experiences. Presented at the American Occupational Therapy Association Conference (April 2015)
Ricker, Timothy J., Cowan, Nelson, and Hebert, Karen R., Time-based forgetting from working memory, feature-by-feature. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Psychonomic Society, Seattle, WA, USA. (November 2011)

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