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Cristina Parsons
Title: VA HSR Advanced PhD Fellow
Contact: Cristina.Parsons@va.gov;
Location: Denver

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Research Interests

 

Dr. Cristina Parsons is an occupational therapist and postdoctoral research fellow in the Denver COIN. Her research focuses on vocational rehabilitation pathways for Veterans with an emphasis on social determinants of health and quality of life. Dr. Parsons is passionate about improving access to and quality of vocational rehabilitation services for Veterans to prevent negative outcomes associated with underemployment including homelessness, suicide, and criminal justice involvement.

Recent Publications

2023

 

Parsons, C. C., Hehn, M. T., Loudenback, A. J., Burke, H. K., Fox, A. L., Spratt, L. M., Brazile, M., Alarawi, R. & Zarestky, J. (2023). Cultivating qualitative researchers: Lessons learned during a pandemic. International Journal of Qualitative Methods, 22. https://doi.org/10.1177/16094069231157705 (IF=4.8)

Manuscripts Under Review

 

Parsons, C. C., and Persch, A. C. (2024). Navigating Social Security Employment Supports: The Experiences of Young Adults with Intellectual Disabilities Who Want to Work. [manuscript submitted for publication] Occupational Therapy. Colorado State University.

Parsons, C. C., Gibson, M., Thum, M., Cleary, D., and Persch, A.C. (2024). Inclusion of young adults with intellectual disabilities (ID) in their own transition to employment: Designing the Vocational Fit Assessment– Self Report (VFA–SR). [manuscript submitted for publication] Occupational Therapy. Colorado State University.

Editor-Reviewed Publications

 

Parsons, C. C., and Persch, A. C. (2022). The Impact of COVID-19 on Vocational Rehabilitation Services of Social Security Beneficiaries. An Analysis of RSA-911 Data. Policy Research, inc. Retrieved from https://ardraw.policyresearchinc.org/

Persch, A., Parsons, C., Anderson, S., & Schmidt, E. (2022). Transition technologies that support employment, community mobility, and interpersonal skills in autism and intellectual disabilities. SIS Quarterly Practice Connections, 7(3).

Parsons, C. C., and Persch, A. C. (2021). Employment Support Services as a Function of Transition-Age Young Adults with Intellectual Disability: Preliminary Findings. Policy Research, inc. Retrieved from https://ardraw.policyresearchinc.org/

Book Chapters

 

Persch, A. C., and Parsons, C. C. (2020). Outcomes assessment. In P. Kramer & N. Grampurohit (Eds.), Hinojosa and Kramer’s evaluation in occupational therapy. (5th ed., pp. 147-155). American Occupational Therapy Association, Inc. 

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