Sonia Lawson, PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA

Associate Professor, Entry-Level OTD Program Director, Graduate Faculty

Name

Contact Info

Phone:
410-704-2313
Office:
Health Professions, 5120R
Email:
slawson@towson.edu

Education

PhD, Human Development, Educational Psychology, University of Maryland

MEd, Curriculum Theory and Development, University of Maryland

BS, Occupational Therapy, Towson University

Chronic Disease Self-Management Program Leader Certificate

Certified CarFit Evaluator

Areas of Expertise

Adult neurological conditions and stroke rehabilitation

Educational theory and program development

Experiences of caregivers for older adults

Select Publications

  • Eglseder, K., Lawson, S., & Beatty, R. (2022). Situated cognition and self-directed learning: Pedagogical approaches to developing skills in advocacy. Journal of Occupational Therapy Education, 6(4). Retrieved from
  • Silvestri, J., Lawson, S., & Sadowsky, C. (2022). Chronic shoulder pain in manual wheelchair users with spinal cord injury: The lived experience. Open Journal of Occupational Therapy, 10(1), 1-12. doi.org/10.15453/2168-6408.1867.
  • Silvestri, J., Lawson, S., & Sadowsky, C. (2021). Chronic shoulder pain in manual wheelchair users with spinal cord injury: The lived experience. Open Journal of Occupational Therapy. [in press]
  • Murphy, L. & Lawson, S. (2018). Orthopedic conditions. In H. Pendleton & W. Schultz-Krohn (Eds.), Pedretti’s Occupational Therapy for Physical Dysfunction, (8th ed.). St. Louis, MO: Elsevier Science.
  • Zadnik, M., Lawson, S., DeLany, J., Parente, F., & Archer, K. (2017). Analysis of objective factors related to a successful outcome on the national examination for occupational therapists. Rehabilitation Research, Policy, and Education, 31(1), 50-60.
  • Lawson, S., Tang, Z., & Feng, J. (2017). Brief Report - Supporting stroke motor recovery through a mobile application: A pilot study. American Journal of Occupational Therapy, 71(3), 1-5.
  • Lawson, S., Rowe, A., & Meredith, Y. Y. (2015). Survey of stroke caregiver training provided by OT, PT, and SLP across practice settings. Physical & Occupational Therapy in Geriatrics, 33(4), 320-335. doi: 10.3109/02703181.2015.1089970.
  • Tang, Z., Lawson, S., Messing, D., Guo, J., Feng, J. (2015) Collaborative rehabilitation support system: A comprehensive solution for everyday rehab. 2015 IEEE International Symposium on Multimedia. 61-64. (Published proceedings).
  • Guo, J., Smith, T., Messing, D., Tang, Z., Lawson, S., and Feng, J. (2015) ARMStrokes: A mobile app for everyday stroke rehabilitation. Proceedings of ASSETS 2015. 429-430. (Published proceedings).
  • Yeager, J., Reitz, S., Merryman, B., & Lawson, S. (2014). Health promotion initiatives within academic communities. In, M. Scaffa and S. Reitz (Eds.), Occupational Therapy in Community-based Practice Settings (2nd ed.) (pp. 409-420). Philadelphia, PA: F.A. Davis.
  • Lawson, S. (2014). Preferred study strategies and instructional methods for learning and academic success among occupational therapy students. American Occupational Therapy Association Education Special Interest Section Quarterly, 24(1).
  • Lawson, S., & Murphy, L. (2012). Hip fractures and LE joint replacement. In H. Pendleton & W. Schultz-Krohn (Eds.), Pedretti’s Occupational Therapy for Physical Dysfunction (6th ed.). St. Louis, MO: Elsevier Science.
  • Lawson, S., & Murphy, L. (2012). Hip fractures and LE joint replacement. In M. Early (Ed.), Physical Dysfunction Practice Skills for the Occupational Therapy Assistant (2nd ed.). St. Louis, MO: Elsevier Science.
  • Lawson, S. (2008). Learn to communicate with your Spanish speaking clients: Study abroad! OT Practice 13(3), p. 9-12.
  • Lawson, S. (2006). Hip fractures and LE joint replacement. In H. Pendleton & W. Schultz-Krohn (Eds.), Pedretti’s Occupational Therapy for Physical Dysfunction, (6th ed). St. Louis, MO: Elsevier Science.
  • Lawson, S. (2006). Hip fractures and LE joint replacement. In M. Early (Ed.), Physical Dysfunction Practice Skills for the Occupational Therapy Assistant (2nd ed.). St. Louis, MO: Elsevier Science.
  • Lawson, S. (2005). Hip fractures and LE joint replacement. In M. Early (Ed.), Pedretti’s Occupational Therapy for Physical Dysfunction for the Occupational Therapy Assistant (2nd ed.). St. Louis, MO: Elsevier Science.

Select Presentations

  • Lawson, S. & Malott, E. (2020). Exploring caregiver decision-making & community service utilization: A mixed-methods study. Poster presented at the virtual Annual Conference of the American Occupational Therapy Association. Bethesda, Maryland.
  • Sethi, C. & Lawson, S. (July, 2020). MOTA hot topic: Faces of cultural disparity in occupational therapy – a conversation forum. Webinar presented for the Maryland Occupational Therapy Association.
  • Lawson. S. & Eglseder, K. (October, 2019). Transforming students’ beliefs and skills for advocacy through situated cognition and authentic experiences. Poster presented at the AOTA Education Summit. Las Vegas, Nevada. 
  • Lawson, S. & Eglseder, K. (April, 2018). Promoting integration and reasoning through faculty-led authentic learning experiences. Poster presented at the Annual Conference of the American Occupational Therapy Association. Salt Lake City, Utah.
  • Riley, M. & Lawson, S. (March, 2017). Creating forms using google docs forms to simulate electronic health record (EHR) documentation for fieldwork preparation. Poster presented at the American Occupational Therapy Association Annual Confernce, Philadephia, PA.