Brian J. Dudgeon, PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA

Associate Professor
Occupational Therapist

Research
His research interests include pain, developing and aging with disability, applications of assistive technology, spasticity management, and genetics. He conducts qualitative research and used mixed group and population-based methods.

Teaching
His academic responsibilities include teaching courses in Physical Disabilities Theory and Practice, Assistive Technology, Industrial Rehabilitation, Introduction to Research and Research in Rehabilitation.

Training
Dr. Dudgeon earned a Bachelor of Science in Occupational Therapy, a Master's degree in Rehabilitation Medicine, and a Ph.D. in Education from the University of Washington.

Selected Publications:

Dudgeon BJ, Ehde DM, Cardenas DD, Engel JM, Hoffman AJ, & Jensen MP (2005). Describing pain with physical disability: Narrative interviews and the McGill Pain Questionnaire. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 86, 109-115.

Kanny EM, Smith R, Dudgeon BJ (2005). Genetics in occupational therapy education: A Survey of professional entry-level programs. American Journal Occupational Therapy, 59, 165-172.

Dudgeon BJ (2005). Pediatric Rehabilitation, In J.C. Smith, Ed., Occupational Therapy for Children, Fifth Edition (pp. 890-911), St. Louis, MO: Elsevier Mosby.

Dudgeon BJ, Tyler EJ, Rhodes LA, & Jensen MP (2006). Managing usual and unexpected pain with physical disability: A qualitative analysis. American Journal of Occupational Therapy, 60, 92-103.

Bogan LK, Powell JM, & Dudgeon BJ (2007). Experiences of living with non-cancer related lymphedema: Implications for clinical practice. Qualitative Health Research. 17, 213-224.

Johnson KL, Dudgeon B, Kuehn C, & Walker W (2007). Assistive Technology Use Among Adolescents and Young Adults with Spina Bifida. American Journal Public Health, 97, 330-336.

Dudgeon BJ, & Deitz JC (2008). Wheelchair Selection, In M.V. Radomski & C. A. Trombly-Latham, (Eds.), Occupational Therapy for Physical Dysfunction, Sixth Edition, (pp. 487-509), Baltimore, MD: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.

Dudgeon BJ (in press). Community Integration. In E. Crepeau, E.S., Cohn, & B.A. Boyt Schell (Eds.), Willard and Spackman's Occupational Therapy, Eleventh Edition. Philadelphia, PA: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.