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Sharon Cermak

Positions & Honors

Positions
2009-present Professor, Division of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy at the School of Dentistry, University of Southern California, Los Angeles

1994-2008 Professor in Occupational Therapy, Boston University, Sargent College
1981-1994 Associate Professor in Occupational Therapy, Boston University, Sargent College

1976-1981 Assistant Professor in Occupational Therapy, Boston University, Sargent College
1973-1975 Instructor in Occupational Therapy, Boston University, Sargent College

Selected Honors & Awards
2002 Caroline Thompson lectureship. University of Wisconsin at Madison
2002 Bridges Award, Pediatric Therapy Network, for linking research to practice
1998 R.K. Gray Research Fellowship (Australia)
1995 A. Jean Ayres lecture award, Sensory Integration International
1992 Member, Medical Relief Team, Heal the World (Michael Jackson). Bucharest, Romania
1991 Recipient of the A. Jean Ayres Award (American Occupational Therapy Foundation)
1986 Charter Member, Academy of Research, American Occupational Therapy Foundation
1982 Fellow, American Occupational Therapy Association

Education

Boston University Ed.D. 1981 Special Education
Boston University M.S. 1971 Occupational Therapy
Ohio State University B.S. 1969 Occupational Therapy

Selected Publications

  1. Ben-Sasson, A., Hen, L., Fluss, R., Cermak, S.A., Engel-Yeger, B., Gal, E. (2009). A meta-analysis of sensory modulation symptoms in individuals with autism spectrum disorders. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 39 (1), 1-11.
  2. Ben-Sasson, A., Cermak, S.A., Orsmond, G.I., Tager-Flusberg, H., Kadlec, M.B., Carter, A.S. (2008). Sensory clusters of toddlers with autism spectrum disorders: differences in affective symptoms. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 49 (8), 817-825.
  3. Tirella, L., Chan, W., Cermak, S., Litvinova, A., Salas, K.C., & Miller, L. (2008). Time use in Russian baby homes. Child: Care, Health, and Development, 34 (1), 77-86.
  4. Miller, L.C., Chan, W., Litinova, A., Rubin, A., Comfort, K., Tirella, L., Cermak, S. & the Boston-Murmansk Orphanage Research Team. (2007). Medical diagnoses and growth of children residing in Russian orphanages. Acta Paediatrica, 96 (12), 1765-1769.
  5. Daunhauer, L., Coster, W.J., Tickle-Degnen, L., & Cermak, S. (2007). Effects of caregiver-child interactions on play occupations among young children institutionalized in Eastern Europe. American Journal of Occupational Therapy, 61, 429-440.
  6. Ben-Sasson, A., Cermak, S., Orsmond, G. , Carter, A., & Fogg, L. (2007). Can we differentiate sensory over-responsivity from anxiety in toddlers? Perspectives of occupational therapists and psychologists. Infant Mental Health Journal, 28 (5), 536-558.
  7. Ben-Sasson, A., Cermak, S., Orsmond, G., Tager-Flusberg, H., Carter, A., Kadlec, M.B., & Dunn, W. (2007). Extreme sensory processing behaviors in toddlers with autism spectrum disorders. American Journal of Occupational Therapy, 61, 584-592.
  8. Miller, L., Anzalone, M., Lane, S., Cermak, S., & Osten, B. (2007). Typology and terminology of sensory integration. American Journal of Occupational Therapy, 61(2), 135-140.
  9. May-Benson, T., & Cermak, S. (2007). Development of an assessment of ideational praxis. American Journal of Occupational Therapy, 61(2), 148-153.
  10. Miller, L.C., Chan, W., Litvinova, A., Rubin, C., Comfort, K., Tirella, L., Cermak, S. et al. (2006). Fetal alcohol spectrum disorders in children residing in Russian orphanages: A phenotypic study. Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research, 30 (3), 531-538.