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PhD, Health Related Sciences
Concentration in Occupational Therapy
Virginia Commonwealth University
Richmond, VA
2020

MS, Occupational Therapy
Dominican College
Orangeburg, NY
2009

AS, Occupational Therapy Assistant
Union County College,
Cranford, NJ
2000

• Dean’s Award for Outstanding Teaching, ̨ÍåSWAGUniversity College of Health Professions (2021).
• Honoring Leadership Award, Inducted into the Dominican College Alumni Hall of Achievement, Dominican College (2017).
• Distinguished Service Award, Speech and Hearing Association of the Hudson Valley (2015).

• Inventor of the indieGo, $1.5M Google Impact Challenge Grant.
• Cathy Kenney MiniGrant ($5,000), 3D Scanning as a Tool for Creating Assistive Technology Solutions, Dominican College (2019).

• Occupational Therapist Registered (OTR), National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy (NBCOT)
• Licensed Occupational Therapist, New York State

• Tenure and Promotion Committee
• Faculty Search Committee
• Institutional Review Board (IRB), Committee member

• Experiences of Using Assisted Communication Among Individuals with Complex Communication Needs. American Occupational Therapy Association Conference, Orlando, FL. Damiao, J., Damiao, G. (March 2024)
• The impact of sensory processing difference throughout the lifespan: A narrative review. Short course, New York State Occupational Therapy Association Conference, Virtual. Cavaliere, C., & Damiao, J. (November 2020)
• The impact of sensory processing difference throughout the lifespan. A narrative review. Short course, American Occupational Therapy Association Conference, Boston, MA. Cavaliere, C., & Damiao, J. (March 2020)
• The Maker Movement and AT: Tools for Improving Outcome Measures. North Country Assistive Technology (NCAT) Distinguished Lectureship, 7th Adirondack Assistive Technology Conference, Clarkson University, NY. Damiao, J. (2017)
• ATIF-05 Wheels to Words: The art of communication through power mobility. Assistive Technology Industry Association (ATIA), Orlando, FL. Damiao, J. (2014)
• ATIF-13 Therapeutic Power Mobility: Improving Mobility, Function, Cognition and Therapeutic Outcomes. Assistive Technology Industry Association (ATIA), Orlando, FL. Damiao, J. (2014)

• Peer reviewer for journal articles
• Volunteer Consultant at the Fellowship Community, Chestnut Ridge, NY

• American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA)
• New York State Occupational Therapy Association (NYSOTA)

• Damiao, J., Damiao, G., Cavaliere, C., Dunscombe, S., Ekelund, K., Lago, R., & Volpe, A. (2024). . American Journal of Occupational Therapy, Vol. 78(1), 7801205070.
• Damiao, J., Blair, A., Martinez, N., Reyes, R., Mahon, B. (2023). Global Journal of Health Sciences, 15(7):35
• Damiao, J., Betlow, J., Francisco, B., Kocz, L., & Moriano, K. (2023). The Journal of Tissue Viability, 32(3), 437–441.
• Damiao, J. (2023). Journal of Occupational Therapy Education, 7 (3).
• Damiao, J., Calianese, N., Cartwright, D., Cherian, C., Lee, E., & Mucek, D. (2023). Global Journal of Health Science, 15(2).
• Damiao, J., Cavaliere, C., Carroll, C., Charneco, D. & Volkov, E. (2022). Global Journal of Health Science, 14(12).
• Cavaliere, C., Damiao, J., Pizzi, M., & Fau, L. (2022). Advance online publication.
• Damiao, J. (2022). Global Journal of Health Science, 14(7).
• Pizzi, M. A. & Damiao, J. (2022). Occupational Therapy in Health Care.
• Damiao, J. (2022).  The Journal of Tissue Viability.
• Damiao, J., & Gentry, T. (2021) Journal of Assistive Technology
• Damiao, J., Pizzi, M., Kiely, C., Ben Are, S., Chitre, M., Dolan, A., Numa, D., & Yastion, M. (2021) Journal of Occupational Therapy, Schools & Early Intervention.
• Damiao, J., & Cavaliere, C. (2021). Global Journal of Health Science;13 (9).
• Damiao, J., & Kean, D. (2016). Journal of Assistive Technology, 28.1, p17 - 21.
• Text-book chapter, Gentry, T., Andelin, L., Capps, M., Damiao, J. & Lent, B. (2021). Zasler, N., Katz, D., Zafonte, R. et al. (Eds.). Assistive Technologies for People with Traumatic Brain Injuries. Brain Injury Medicine: Practice and Principles. 3rd ed. Ch. 73.