University of the Sciences in Philadelphia

Roger I. Ideishi, JD, OT/L

Roger I. Ideishi, JD, OT/L BS (Washington); JD (Temple) Associate Professor of Occupational Therapy Email: r.ideishi@usp.edu

Occupational Roles

Husband, Father, Caregiver, Home Fixer-Upper, Gardener, Occupational Therapist, Educator.

Occupational History

Roger's primary occupation is being a family member. He and his wife Siobhan, a pediatric occupational therapist, are the proud and exhausted parents of Kelia, their daughter. He is a Southern California native and actually grew up on the beach, dude. Despite growing up in Southern California, he enjoys an urban city lifestyle, having lived in New York City and Philadelphia. When he is not working at the university, you can find Roger sitting at his daughter's ballet school lobby working on a laptop or taking a run on Kelly Drive along the Schuylkill River. After parenting, he and his wife spend much of their time on their 130-year old Victorian townhouse and garden in the Fishtown neighborhood of Philadelphia, or driving their daughter to and from her daily ballet classes. Roger received his B.S. in Occupational Therapy from the University of Washington in Seattle and a J.D. in Law from Temple University.

Professional Activities

Roster of Accreditation Evaluators for the American Council of Occupational Therapy Education (2000-present)

Awards

USP Faculty Special Recognition Award, 2007
William F. Homiller Award for Excellence in Teaching, 2004
Alpha Chi Professor of the Year, 1998
Master Clinician Award, Thomas Jefferson University, 1993

Areas of Research

Child health services, community engagement for health

Publications

O’Neil, M., Ideishi, R.I., Nixon-Cave, K. & Khort, A. (2008). Care coordination between medical and early intervention services: Family and provider perspectives. Family, Systems & Health, 26(2), 119-143.

Lorenzo-Lasa, R., Ideishi, R.I. & Ideishi, S. (2007). Facilitating preschool learning and movement through dance. Early Childhood Education Journal, 35(1), 25-31

Witchger-Hanson, A.M., Munoz, J., Crist, P., Gupta, J., Ideishi, R., Primeau, L. & Tupe, D. (2007). Service learning: Meaningful, community-centered professional skill development for occupational therapy students, Occupational Therapy in Health Care, 21, 25-49.

Presentations

Ideishi, R.I. & Kramer, P. (2008). Play legacy: Connecting families through play. American Occupational Therapy Association Conference, Long Beach, CA.

Ideishi, S.K., Thaw, J., Ideishi, R.I., & Kramer, P. (2008). Preschool gardening: Occupation & context. American Occupational Therapy Association Conference, Long Beach, CA (poster).

Ideishi, R.I. (2007). Authentic and theoretically grounded community based practice model for children. American Occupational Therapy Association Student Conclave Conference, Pittsburgh, PA.

Francis, B., Kielhofner, G., Gupta, J., Reeves, G. & Ideishi, R. (2007). Creating communities of scholars. American Occupational Therapy Association Conference, St. Louis, MO.

Kearney, P., McGruder, J., Ideishi, R.I., Molinksy, R. & Smith, Y. (2007). Confronting issues of race and culture in the classroom and community with OT students. American Occupational Therapy Association Conference, St. Louis, MO.

Kramer, P., Ideishi, R., Kearney, P., Cohen, M., Ames, J., Shea, G., Schemm, R. & Blumberg, P. (2007). Learner centered teaching techniques as a means of achieving curricular themes. American Occupational Therapy Association Conference, St. Louis, MO (poster).

Wakeford, L., Ideishi, R.I., Olson, J. & Kern, P. (2006). Outdoor play occupations in context. 5th Annual Research Conference for the Society for the Study of Occupations, St. Louis, MO.

McGruder, J., Kearney, P., Ideishi, R.I., Molinksy, R. & Smith, Y. (2006). The impact of race and culture in health professions education. National Conference on Race and Pedagogy, Tacoma, WA.

Ideishi, R.I., Ideishi, S.K. & Yuen, L. (2005). Creating inclusive outdoor play environments. American Occupational Therapy Association Conference, Long Beach, CA.

Crist, P., Munoz, J., Hanson, A., Gupta, J., Ideishi, R., Primeau, L. & Tupe, D. (2005). Service-learning institute: Meaningful, community-centered professional skill development for OT students. American Occupational Therapy Association Conference, Long Beach, CA.

Ideishi, R., O’Neil, M., Kohrt, A., Badeau, S., Wilmot, S. & Mann, R. (2004). Facilitating communication and coordination between medical and early intervention communities. Collaborative Care for Children with Special Health Care Needs Conference, Lynette Byarm Fellowship Lecture Series, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA.

O’Neil, M. & Ideishi, R.I. (2004). Facilitating communication and coordination between medical and early intervention communities to improve services for families and children with special health care needs. American Academy of Pediatrics, Section on Home and Community Care Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL.

Grants

Ideishi, S.K., Baker, J., Ideishi, R.I. & Lorenzo, R. (2007, April). Child and parent self-discovery cultural arts program. Terri Lynne Lokoff Child Care Foundation, Child Care Center Enhancement Grant.

Ideishi, S.K., Baker, J. & Ideishi, R.I. (2006, April). Child and parent cultural arts discovery program. Terri Lynne Lokoff Child Care Foundation, Child Care Center Enhancement Grant.  

O’Neil, M., Ideishi, R.I., Chiarello, L. & Lynch, A. (2003, July). Consensus conference for partnership building: Family perspectives on processes to improve communication and coordination between medical and early intervention communities. Early Childhood, Youth and Women’s Health, Philadelphia Department of Public Health Community Activity Grants.

Ideishi, R.I., O’Neil, M., Bell, H., Lynch, A., Trachtenberg, S. & Golden, B. (2002, September). Facilitating communication and coordination between medical and early intervention communities to improve services for families and children with special health care needs. Early Childhood, Youth and Women’s Health, Philadelphia Department of Public Health Community Activity Grants.

Ideishi, R.I., Baker, J. & Ideishi, S.K. (2002, December).Children’s outdoor occupations in an urban preschool environment. Pennsylvania Campus Compact.

Ideishi, R.I., Baker, J. & Ideishi, S.K. (2002. September). Promoting children’s exploration in a preschool environment. Center for Healthy Communities/ Midwest Health Professions Service Learning Consortium.