Jean Patz

Teaching Interests

Lecturer and instructional specialist, Occupational Therapy Program teaching Orientation to Occupational Therapy. Previously taught courses in OT addressing evaluation and intervention in pediatrics to professional masters and post professional masters OT students.

The following is a representative sample of scheduled teaching.

Occ Ther 100 Orientation to Occupational Therapy

Section: 001

Research Interests

Research assistant, Wisconsin Surveillance of Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities System, Epidemiology of Developmental Disabilities Unit, Waisman Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison. Specific role-clinician reviewer of cerebral palsy cases.

The following is a representative sample of publications.

Kirby, R.S., Wingate, M.S., Van Naarden Braun, K., Doernberg, N.S., Arneson, C.L., Benedict, R., Mulvihill, B., Durkin, M.S., Fitzgerald, R.T., Maenner, M.J., Patz, J.A., & Yeargin-Allsopp, M. (2011). Prevalence and functioning of children with cerebral palsy in four areas of the United States in 2006: A report from the Autism and Developmental Disabilities Monitoring Network. Research in Developmental Disabilities, 32, 8 pages.
Online Publication/Abstract

Benedict, R., Patz, J.A., Maenner, M.J., Arneson, C.L., Yeargin-Allsopp, M., Doernberg, N.S., Van Nardeen-Braun, K., Kirby, R.S., & Durkin, M.S. (2011). Feasibility and reliability of classifying gross motor function among children with cerebral palsy using population-based record surveillance. Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology, 25(1), 88-96.
Online Publication/Abstract

Patz, J.A., & Messina, R. (2009). Fine motor, oral motor and self care development. In S. Hooper & W. Umansky (Eds.), Young Children with Special Needs, (pp. 168-230). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Merrill.

The following is a representative sample of presentations.

Benedict, R., Patz, J.A., Andrews, M., Arneson, C., & Sprague, R. (2009, November 5). Classification of Motor Function in Children with Cerebral Palsy: Learning the Gross Motor Function Classification System (GMFCS) and Manual Ability Classification System (MACS), Annual Conference of the Wisconsin Occupational Therapy Association, Wisconsin Occupational Therapy Association, MIddleton, WI.