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Guy L. McCormack, PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA
Position: Clinical Assistant Professor, Chair
Phone: 573-882-3988
Fax: 573-884-2610
Office: 406 Lewis Hall
Email: mccormackg@health.missouri.eduCourses Currently Teaching:
Professional Issues/ Surface Anatomy
Applied Neurophysiology
Fieldwork I- Older Adults
Complementary Therapies
Problem-based casesEducation
Doctorate of Philosophy in Human Science
Emphasis on Scientific Systems of Healing; Saybrook University, San Francisco, California; Dissertation: The Relationship of Non-Contact Therapeutic Touch to Pain Intensity, Absorption, and Health Belief in an Elderly Population
Master of Science Degree
Major: Allied Health; The Ohio State University; Columbus, Ohio
Master’s Thesis
A Pilot Study to Determine the Feasibility of Utilizing Sensory Integration in the Vocational Evaluation of the Mentally Retarded.
Bachelor of Science Degree
Occupational Therapy, University of Puget Sound, Tacoma, Washington
Special Interests:
Wellness & Health Promotion
Pain Management
Neuroscience Applications to Occupational Therapy
Neurofeedback TrainingPresentations (Papers)
March 25 -2010 Applied Physiological & Biological Conference in San Diego, CA- Effectiveness of Neurofeedback in Improving Attention, Social Responsiveness in Children with AutismApril 29- May 2 2010 – How Occupational Therapy Influences Neuroplasticity- American Occupational Therapy Conference& Expo in Orlando, Florida
May 3-May 10- World Federation of Occupational Therapy research paper on The Use of Neurofeedback in Persons with Stroke, and Poster on The Use of Non-Contact Therapeutic Touch and Acupressure for Managing Pain. Santiago, Chili
July 2009 - The Use of Neurofeedback Training to Improve Variables of Attendion. The 40th National Conference & Exposition. The Autism Society, St. Charles, Illinois
April 2009 -A Pilot Study on the Use of Neurofeedback on Children with Autism Spectral Disorders. Advances in Neurofeedback Training Symposium for Applied Psychophysiology and Biofeedback Association, Washington, D.C. Invited speaker
April 2009 - The Effectiveness of Neurofeedback Training for Stroke: A Pilot Study McCormack,G, Luehman, M., Weber, J. AOTA poster session at Huston, Texas,
AOTA Annual Conference & Expo. Houston, Texas.
April 2009- The Use of Neurofeedback for Children with Autism. Clinical Interchange Conference, EEG Spectrum International, Glendale, California. Invited Speaker.
March 2008 – The Effects of Hand and Foot Massage on Pain In an Elderly Population. Second Paper: Spiritual and Religious Dimensions in the Realm of Occupation-Based Practice. The 21st Midwest Dean’s Conference. St. Ambrose University, Davenport, Iowa.
September 2008 – The Use of Acupressure to Relieve Low Back Pain.American Society for Pain Management Nursing, Tucson, Arizona.
October 2007 Invited presentation entitled “Complementary Therapies: On the margins of Myth and Science. School of Allied Health, University of Oklahoma
April 2007 Presented Institute: AOTA Conference and EXPO St. Louis, MO. Institute 019-complementary Therapies, Occupational therapy, Evidence-Based Practice. McCormack, G, Parker, J, Picard, Meryl, Stein, Franklin.
Research In-Progress
Neurofeedback Training for Children with Autism
Neurofeedback Training for Adults with Neurological
Brain Fitness to prevent Cognitive Decline in Older Adults
Scholarly and Professional Publications:
2010 Jacobs, K. & McCormack, G -Editors (2010). The OT Manager. AOTA Press Bethesda, MD. In Press
2010 McCormack, G, Douglas, B, Pauley, S, Sinquefield, L (2010) Neurofeedback Training: Implications for Occupational Therapy. OT Practice, 15(1) 18-22.
2009 McCormack,G, Douglass,B, Pauley,S, Volkers, J (2009). How Occupational Therapy Influences Neuroplasticity. AOTA CEU article OT Practice, 14 (17) .
2009 McCormack,G (2009). The Effects of Non-contact Therapeutic Touch on Pain in the Elderly. International Journal of Occupational Therapy- Wiley Publication. 16 1, 44-56.
2009 Krug, G & McCormack, G (2008). Occupational Therapy: Evidence-Based Interventions for Stroke. Journal of Missouri Medicine, 106 (2), 145-149.
2007 McCormack, G & Gupta, J (2007). Using Complementary Approaches to Manage Pain. OT Practice (July 30, 2007)
2007 Cochran, A, Funkenbusch, K, McCormack,G, Murphy,R (2007). Client-Centered Practice for Agricultural Workers with Osteoarthritis. OT Practice; p 17-21
2006 Schutz-Krohn, W., Brasic, Royeen, C. McCormack, G, Pope-Davis, S and Jourdan, JM (2006) Traditional Sensorimotor approaches to Intervetion in McHugh-Pendleton and Schulz-Krohn, W, Pedrett’s Occupational Therapy: Practice Skills for Physical Dysfuntion (6 ed) St. Louis: Mosby Elservier, p 726-768
Book Authorship's
Pain Management: A Mindbody Approach: Date of Publication: 1993 (March) 450-500 pages; Publisher Communication Skill Builders/Therapy Skill BuildersThe Therapeutic Use of Touch for Health Professionals: Date of Publication: 1991 450-500 pages; Publisher: Communication Skill Builders/Therapy Skill Builders
Page last updated on: February 25, 2010
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