Simone Vanessa Gill, PhD, OTR/L
Associate Professor, Occupational Therapy
Biography
Dr. Gill investigates how individuals’ bodies and environmental demands influence walking and motor functioning across the lifespan. She uses a variety of methods to examine how children and adults modify their walking patterns to navigate through the environment. She is particularly interested in understanding how childhood and adult obesity affect the ability to adapt to change. She is a member of the American Occupational Therapy Association, the Obesity Society, the Society for Research in Child Development, the International Society of Developmental Psychobiology, and the American Diabetes Association.
Dr. Gill directs the Motor Development Laboratory where she investigates how people’s bodies and environmental demands influence walking and motor functioning across the lifespan. She uses a variety of methods to examine how children and adults modify their walking patterns to navigate through the environment: three-dimensional motion capture, computerized video coding, wearable motion sensor technology, portable spatio-temporal gait systems, and digital pressure mats. Her long-term goals are to: develop novel systems approaches to optimize health outcomes in early childhood, design innovative interventions that minimize fall risks associated with childhood and adult obesity, create new methods to detect fall risks linked with childhood and adult obesity
Other Positions
- Assistant Professor, Rheumatology, Medicine, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine
Education
- New York University, PhD
- New York University, PhD
- New York University, MA
- Tufts University, MS
- Carnegie Mellon University, BS
Publications
- Published on 11/5/2024
Dahlerbruch K, Helfrich C, Gill SV. Participation as Co-Occupation Between Parents and Adult Children With Profound Intellectual and Multiple Disabilities. OTJR (Thorofare N J). 2024 Nov 05; 15394492241292267. PMID: 39498857.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 3/30/2024
Gill SV, Shin D, Kim TW, Magane KM, Hereen T, Winter M, Helfrich C, Saitz R. A Fall Prevention Feasibility Trial for People With HIV and Alcohol Use. OTJR (Thorofare N J). 2025 Jan; 45(1):85-94. PMID: 38554013.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 3/29/2024
Flores MB, Tovin MM, Gill SV, Iverson JM. Movement as a Gateway to Participation for Individuals With Neuromotor Conditions: A Scoping Review. Pediatr Phys Ther. 2024 Apr 01; 36(2):225-254. PMID: 38568271.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 11/24/2023
Choi CW, Cunha D, Helfrich C, Gill SV. Factors contributing to whether or not people with obesity undergo bariatric surgery. Obes Res Clin Pract. 2023; 17(6):511-518. PMID: 38000977.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 7/25/2023
Shin D, Choi CW, Desrochers PC, Gill SV. Factors Mediating or Moderating the Effects of Obesity on Walking: Targeting Areas for Rehabilitation. J Mot Behav. 2024; 56(1):62-68. PMID: 37491006.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 4/3/2023
Maffei MF, Chenausky KV, Gill SV, Tager-Flusberg H, Green JR. Oromotor skills in autism spectrum disorder: A scoping review. Autism Res. 2023 May; 16(5):879-917. PMID: 37010327.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 3/20/2023
Graber KA, Halverstadt AL, Gill SV, Kulkarni VS, Lewis CL. The effect of trunk and shank position on the hip-to-knee moment ratio in a bilateral squat. Phys Ther Sport. 2023 May; 61:102-107. PMID: 37001335.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 12/23/2022
Shin D, Gill SV, Kim TW, Magane KM, Mason T, Heeren T, Winter M, Helfrich C, Saitz R. Study Protocol for a Pilot Randomized Trial of a Virtual Occupational Therapy Fall Prevention Intervention for People With HIV and Alcohol Use. Subst Abuse. 2022; 16:11782218221145548. PMID: 36578450.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 9/18/2022
Kim D, Lewis CL, Silverman AK, Gill SV. Changes in dynamic balance control in adults with obesity across walking speeds. J Biomech. 2022 Nov; 144:111308. PMID: 36150320.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 7/22/2022
Shin D, Keegan L, Gill SV. Changes in Gait Self-Efficacy, Fear of Falls, and Gait Four and Eight Months after Bariatric Surgery. Behav Sci (Basel). 2022 Jul 22; 12(8). PMID: 35892345.
Read at: PubMed
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