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Marianne Hidalgo Mortera

Department : Rehabilitation And Movement Sciences
Program/Division : Doctorate of Occupational Therapy (OTD)
Academic Title: Associate Professor

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Email: mm3728@shp.rutgers.edu

Education
Degree	Degree Source	Year Awarded
PhD in Occupational Therapy	New York University, New York, NY	May 2004
BA in Biology; minor in Spanish	Capital University, Columbus, OH	May 1983
MA in Occupational Therapy	New York University, New York, NY	October 1987

Publications
Title	Authors	Where and When
Quick reference neuroscience for rehabilitation professionals: The Essential NeurologicPrinciples Underlying Rehabilitation Practice, 4th Edition	Gutman, S. A., & Mortera, M. H.	Routledge, Taylor & Francis (2024)
Perception and use of complementary and integrative health practices among rehabilitation professional: A survey.	Wen, P-S., Vora, A., Mortera, M., Sasson, N., Reed, W. R., Ehsanian R., Galantino, M.L., Erb, M., Hu, X, Kim, S.	European Journal of Integrative Medicine. 55(10) 102173. 2022
An overview of systematic reviews on the pharmacological randomized controlled trials for reducing intracranial pressure after traumatic brain injury.	Kim, S., Mortera, M., Heyn, P., Sood, P., Wen, P., Wong, D.C., Tanveer, S., & Hu, X.	Brain Injury. 36(7), 829-840. 2022
The impact of complementary and integrative medicine following traumatic brain injury: A scoping review.	Kim, S., Mortera, M. H., Wen, P., Thompson, K. L., Lundgren, K., Reed, W. R., Sasson, N., Wright, S., Vora, A., Krishnan, S., Joseph, J., Heyn, P. C., & Chin, B. S.	Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation, E33-E43(11). 2022
Using a survey to characterize rehabilitation professionals’ perceptions and use of complementary, integrative, and alternative medicine.	Kim, S., Capo-Lugo, C., Reed, W. R., Vora, A., Ehsanian, R., Krishnan, S., Hu, X., Galantino, M., Mortera, M. H., Beattie, A., Sasson, N., Theodore, B. R., Erb, M., & Heyn, P.	Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine. 00 (00), 1-3. 2020
Overview of pharmacological interventions after traumatic brain injuries: impact on selected outcomes.	Kim, S., Mortera, M. H., Hu, X., Krishnan, S., Hoffecker, L., Herrold, A., Terhorst, L., King, L., Machtinger, J., Zumsteg, J. M., Negm, A., Heyn, P.	Brain Injury, 33 (4), 442-455. 2019
Overview of common complementary and integrative approaches to managing chronic pain: A guide for patients with chronic pain.	Krishnan, S., Anderson, D., Chan, S., Kim, S., Reistetter, T., Sood, P., Mortera, M. H., Heesakker, J. M., Heyn, P. C.	Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. 99(11), 2393-2394. 2018
Long term neurobehavioral symptoms and return to productivity in Operation Enduring Freedom/Operation Iraqi Freedom Veterans with and without traumatic brain injury.	Mortera, M. H., Kinirons, S., Simantov, J., & Klingbeil, H.	Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. 99(2 Suppl):S50-7. 2018
The Issue Is: Revision of the Occupational Therapy Practice Framework.	Gutman, S. A., Mortera, M., Hinojosa, J., & Kramer, P.	American Journal of Occupational Therapy, 61(1), 119-126. 2007
The Issue Is-Applied scientific inquiry: An answer to manage care’s challenge?	Gutman, S. A., & Mortera, M.	American Journal of Occupational Therapy, 51, 704-709. 1997
The Centennial Vision and physical disabilities practice.	Amini, D., Mortera, M., Gulick, K., Oertli, S., Sheffield, F., & Patria, L.	Physical Disabilities Special Interest Section Quarterly, 31 (1), 1-4, 2008
The occupational therapy researcher: Achievement through applied scientific inquiry.	Mortera, M. H.	OT Practice, July 9, 13-16, 2007
Instrument development in brain injury rehabilitation: Part 1.	Mortera, M. H.	Physical Disabilities Special Interest Section Quarterly, 29 (3), 1-4, 2006
Instrument development in brain injury rehabilitation: Part 2.	Mortera, M. H.	Physical Disabilities Special Interest Section Quarterly, 29 (4), 1-2, 2006
Disability status assessments.	Mortera, M. H., & D’Amico, M.	Occupational therapy assessment tools: An annotated index, 5th Edition; In Press.
Chapter 12: Interventions to improve upper extremity skills.	Mortera, M. H., & Gutman, S. A.	Training to improve functional outcomes for physical rehabilitation, 3rd Edition; S. B. O’Sullivan & T. Schmitz; 307-331; FA Davis, Philadelphia, PA; 2021
Chapter 28: Restoring family, parenting, and social roles.	Gutman, S. A., & Mortera, M. H.	Occupational therapy for physical dysfunction, 8th Edition; D. P. Dirette & S. A. Gutman; 603-616; Wolters Kluwer, Philadelphia, PA; 2020 https://doi.org/10.1080/07380577.2021.1980643
Chapter 11: Interventions to improve upper extremity skills.	Gutman, S. A., & Mortera, M. H.	Training to improve functional outcomes for physical rehabilitation, 2nd Edition; S. B. O’Sullivan & T. Schmitz; 262-281; FA Davis, Philadelphia, PA; 2016 https://fadavispt.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?bookid=1860§ionid=140751816
The acute inpatient rehabilitation phase of recovery.	Mortera, M. H.	Neurorehabilitation self-paced clinical course series: Neurorehabilitation for traumatic brain injury; G. Giles; 175-229; American Occupational Therapy Association, Bethesda, MD; 2015
Disability status and adaptive behavior assessments.	Mortera, M. H., & D’Amico, M.	Occupational therapy assessment tools: An annotated index, 4th Edition; I. Asher; 99-154; American Occupational Therapy Association, Bethesda, MD; 2014
Chapter 9: Interventions to improve upper extremity skills.	Gutman, S. A., & Mortera, M. H.	Training to improve functional outcomes for physical rehabilitation; S. B. O’Sullivan & T. Schmitz; 216-231; FA Davis, Philadelphia, PA; 2010
Disability status and adaptive behavior assessments	Mortera, M. H., & D’Amico, M.	Occupational therapy assessment tools: An annotated index, 3rd Edition; I. Asher; 673-707; American Occupational Therapy Association, Bethesda, MD; 2007
Coping and adaptive behavior assessments.	D’Amico, M., & Mortera, M.	Occupational therapy assessment tools: An annotated index, 3rd Edition; I. Asher; 633-671; American Occupational Therapy Association, Bethesda, MD; 2007
Chapter 27: Restoring family, parenting, and social roles.	Gutman, S. A., & Mortera, M. H.	Occupational therapy for physical dysfunction, 9th Edition; D. P. Dirette & S. A. Gutman; Wolters Kluwer, Philadelphia, PA; In Press
Chapter 2: Activity analysis and activity synthesis.	Mortera, M. H., & Gutman, S. A.	Occupational therapy for physical dysfunction, 9th Edition; D. P. Dirette & S. A. Gutman; Wolters Kluwer, Philadelphia, PA; In Press

Awards
Award	Year
Star Educator Award, New York University, NYU Steinhardt Graduate Student Organization,	2022
Service Commendation, Co-Chair, ACRM MISIG Applied Cognition TBI Task Force, 2023	2023
Service Commendation, Co-Chair, ACRM MISIG Applied Cognition TBI Task Force,	2022
Service Commendation, Co-Chair, ACRM MISIG Applied Cognition TBI Task Force	2021
Service Commendation, Co-Chair, ACRM Complementary Integrative Rehabilitation Medicine Networking Group	2022
Service Commendation, Co-Chair, ACRM Complementary Integrative Rehabilitation Medicine Networking Group	2021
Service Commendation, Co-Chair, ACRM Complementary Integrative Rehabilitation Medicine Networking Group	2020
Certificate of Appreciation, Co-Chair, ACRM Complementary Integrative Rehabilitation Medicine Networking Group	2017-2018
Certificate of Appreciation, Co-Chair, ACRM Complementary Integrative Rehabilitation Medicine Networking Group	2016-2017
American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine, 93rd Annual Conference Best Poster Award: Long-term neurobehavioral symptoms in Operation Enduring Freedom/Operation Iraqi Freedom (OEF/OIF) Veterans	2016
Association of Asian-Pacific Occupational Therapists Distinguished Lectureship Award in Occupational Therapy	2009
AOTA Service Commendation for PD SIS Quarterly Editor	2008
Long Island University Faculty Research Award	2001
Service Commendation, Co-Chair, ACRM MISIG Applied Cognition TBI Task Force, 2024	2024

Research Grants
Title	Sponsor	Effective Dates	Role
Dissertation Research Grant	Metropolitan New York Occupational Therapy District (MNYD)	2001	Principal Investigator

BioSketch
Title	Details
Marianne H. Mortera, PhD, OTR/L July 26, 2024	Marianne H. Mortera, PhD, OTR/L is an Associate Professor in the Department of Rehabilitation and Movement Sciences, Occupational Therapy Program. In 1987, her clinical expertise in neurological and cognitive rehabilitation began in the Departments of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at Mount Sinai Hospital and the Rusk Institute of Rehabilitation Medicine at New York University Medical Center in New York City. Her research has focused on Operation Enduring Freedom/Operation Iraqi Freedom Veterans with traumatic brain injury (TBI), and the development and initial testing of the Mortera Cognitive Screening Measure and the Cognitive Screen for Grooming. Her current research includes reviews of pharmacological and yoga interventions for individuals with TBI and developing validity standards in rehabilitation research and practice. Dr. Mortera actively serves on several task forces and work groups with the American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine, and for over 35 years, Dr. Mortera has been a faculty member in entry-level through post-professional educational programs. She has developed and taught more than 45 different courses across the occupational therapy curriculum spanning professional foundations, neuroscience, kinesiology, neurorehabilitation, cognitive rehabilitation, medical conditions, clinical fieldwork education, theory, research methods, measurement, and applied scientific inquiry at New York University, Long Island University, Columbia University, A.T. Still University, Mercy College, Nova Southeastern University, SUNY Downstate, and Pacific University. Dr. Mortera recently co-authored a neuroscience textbook for rehabilitation professional students and clinicians and has written nine book chapters and several journal articles on brain injury rehabilitation and cognitive assessment. She is also a continuing education provider in over 65 invited and peer-reviewed presentations, nationally and internationally, on neuroscience underlying occupational therapy interventions, cognitive assessment, treatment effectiveness, measurement, and study quality in brain injury rehabilitation research and practice.

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