Contact info:
Email: k.keptner@csuohio.edu
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/karen-keptner-phd-otrl-519b3111/
Professional website: https://kkeptner9.wixsite.com/anot
Business website (The College OT): https://keptnerot.com/
Karen has been an OT for over 20 years and has worked in a variety of settings, including physical and mental health and both hospital-based and community-based practice settings. She primarily works with struggling students in both undergraduate and graduate settings. She is developing an assessment tool for university populations based on occupation, using occupational adaptation as a guide. She offers OT services to struggling students both in class and online. She has developed occupational therapy service learning experiences in both the correctional system, with undergraduate students, and community-based services in Navajo nation.
Eichler, J. & Keptner, K.M. (online, May 2023). Defining Occupational Therapy practice with higher education populations: A census of practitioners in an emerging space. British Journal of Occupational Therapy https://doi.org/10.1177/03080226231168008
Heath, M. & Keptner, K.M. (2023). The impact of belonging and discrimination on psychological well-being among transitioning adults: A study using the Panel Survey for Income Dynamics Transition Supplement. Current Psychology. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12144-023-04393-8
Keptner, K. M. (2017). Long-term follow up of an occupation-based group addressing occupational performance and satisfaction in university freshmen. Occupational Therapy in Mental Health, 33(4), 1-18. https://doi.org/10.1080/0164212X.2017.1331150. Get a free e-print here: https://www.tandfonline.com/eprint/V82HEEE4IGGZHIBAG7G6/full?target=10.1080/0164212X.2017.1331150
Keptner, K. M. (2019). Relationship between occupational performance measures and adjustment in a sample of university students. Journal of Occupational Science, 26(1), 6-17. https://doi.org/10.1080/14427591.2018.1539409. Get a free e-print here: https://www.tandfonline.com/eprint/QRFVQGATMETD9AYGSQT5/full?target=10.1080/14427591.2018.1539409
Keptner, K.M., Ekelman, B. & Milliken, B.(2023) Occupational disruption amid COVID-19 movement restrictions: A qualitative case study exploration. Journal of Occupational Science. https:/doi.org/10.1080/14427591.2023.2212679
Keptner, K.M., Fitzgibbon, C., & O’Sullivan, J. (online July 22, 2020). Effectiveness of anxiety reduction interventions on state anxiety: A comparison of four techniques incorporating sensory modulation. British Journal of Occupational Therapy. https://doi.org/10.1177/0308022620935061
Keptner, K. M., Harris,A., Mellyn,J., Neff,N., Rassie,N., & Thompson,K. (2016) Occupational therapy services to promote occupational performance, performance satisfaction, and quality of life in university freshmen: A pilot study. Occupational Therapy in Mental Health, 32(2), 185-202. https://doi.org/10.1080/0164212X.2015.1135094. Get a free e-print here: https://www.tandfonline.com/eprint/UDK72VZPP5VNRJMATYEA/full?target=10.1080/0164212X.2015.1135094
Keptner, K.M., Lambdin-Pattavina, C., Jalaba, T., Nawotniak, S., & Cozzolino, M. (2024). Preparing and responding to the current mental health “Tsunami”: Embracing Mary Reilly’s call to action. American Journal of Occupational Therapy, 78(1), 7801347010. https://doi.org/10.5014/ajot.2024.050200
Keptner, K. M. & Rogers, R. (2019). Competence and satisfaction in occupational performance among a sample of university students: An exploratory study. Occupational Therapy Journal of Research: Occupation, Participation, and Health, 39(4). 204-212. https://doi.org/10.1177/1539449218813702. Download the accepted (pre-print) version below.
Keptner, K.M., & McCarthy, K. (2020) Mapping occupational therapy with post-secondary students: A scoping review. Open Journal of Occupational Therapy, 8(1), 1-17. https:/doi.org/10.15453/2168-6408.1617. Check out this article here: https://scholarworks.wmich.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1617&context=ojot
Keptner, K.M. & McCarthy, K. (2020). College students and COVID-19: Implications for mental health. World Federation of Occupational Therapists Bulletin. https://doi.org/10.1080/14473828.2020.1822575. Get a free e-print here: https://www.tandfonline.com/eprint/PXANYYR34TM2VVMQYG62/full?target=10.1080/14473828.2020.1822575