Megan Gately OTD, PhD, OTR/L
Assistant Professor, Geriatrics
72 E. Concord Street | (781) 687-3143megately@bu.edu
Sections
Geriatrics
Biography
Dr. Gately is an occupational therapist and researcher at the New England GRECC and a member of the GRECC Connect Adoption and Implementation core. Dr. Gately utilizes mixed methods to examine how telehealth can be optimized to reduce barriers to care, including remote delivery of occupational therapy services to meet the functional and quality of life needs of rural older adults and those with cognitive impairment.
Education
PhD, Tufts University
Occupational Therapy, OTD, Tufts University
Occupational Therapy, MS, Tufts University
Literature, MA, Harvard University
English, BA, Suffolk University
Publications
Gately ME, Waller DE, Metcalf EE, Moo LR. Caregivers' Role in In-Home Video Telehealth: National Survey of Occupational Therapy Practitioners. JMIR Rehabil Assist Technol. 2024 Mar 14; 11:e52049. PMID: 38483462.
Published on 1/1/2024Trudeau SA, Slotnick SD, Gately ME. Can Residents With Late-Stage Dementia Still Engage? Am J Alzheimers Dis Other Demen. 2024; 39:15333175241228383. PMID: 38262932.
Published on 10/1/2023Gately ME, Metcalf EE, Waller DE, McLaren JE, Chamberlin ES, Hawley CE, Venegas M, Dryden EM, O'Connor MK, Moo LR. Caregiver Support Role in Occupational Therapy Video Telehealth: A Scoping Review. Top Geriatr Rehabil. 2023 Oct; 39(4):253-265. PMID: 37901356.
Published on 10/1/2022Gately ME, Waller D, Metcalf EE, Moo LR. Occupational Therapy Practitioner Perspectives of the Role of Caregivers in Video Telehealth. J Gerontol Nurs. 2022 Oct; 48(10):15-20. PMID: 36169296.
Published on 7/22/2022Rasmussen R, Levari DE, Akhtar M, Crittle CS, Gately M, Pagan J, Brennen A, Cashman D, Wulff AN, Norton MI, Sommers SR, Urry HL. White (but Not Black) Americans Continue to See Racism as a Zero-Sum Game; White Conservatives (but Not Moderates or Liberals) See Themselves as Losing. Perspect Psychol Sci. 2022 Nov; 17(6):1800-1810. PMID: 35867341.
Published on 6/1/2022Gately ME, Quach ED, Shirk SD, Trudeau SA. Understanding Variation in Adoption of Video Telehealth and Implications for Health Care Systems. Med Res Arch. 2022 Jun 01; 10(5). PMID: 36405543.
Published on 3/1/2022Gately ME, Muccini S, McLaren JE, Moo LR. Experience of the healthcare system for caregivers of persons with dementia. Aging Health Res. 2022 Mar; 2(1). PMID: 36405242.
Published on 7/5/2021Gately ME, Muccini S, Eggleston BA, McLaren JE. Program Evaluation of My Life, My Story: Virtual Storytelling in the COVID-19 Age. Clin Gerontol. 2022 Jan-Feb; 45(1):195-203. PMID: 34219605.
Published on 6/6/2021Gately ME, Tickle-Degnen L, McLaren JE, Ward N, Ladin K, Moo LR. Factors Influencing Barriers and Facilitators to In-home Video Telehealth for Dementia Management. Clin Gerontol. 2022 Jul-Sep; 45(4):1020-1033. PMID: 34096477.
Published on 4/30/2021Trudeau SA, Gately ME. Promoting Quality of Life in Advanced Dementia Care: Reading Buddies Program as Service-learning. OBM Geriat. 2021 Apr 30; 5(2). PMID: 34708211.