Shelley Mulligan PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA, is an Associate Professor at the University of New Hampshire's Department of Occupational Therapy. Her research focuses on sensory processing and integration disorder and measurement, as well as the assessment of occupational performance in children. She is the sole author of the Children's Occupational Performance Questionnaire, and co-author of the Sensory Processing 3 Dimensions Assessment. Her work has been widely published in top occupational therapy and interdisciplinary journals, and she has received notable professional awards in the area of sensory integration. Dr. Mulligan is actively engaged in interdisciplinary research collaborations and is committed to advancing evidence-based occupational therapy interventions and improving patient outcomes. She also serves as Court-appointed special advocate, and Guardian ad litem for children who have been removed from the home as a result of neglect or abuse.
Courses Taught
- OT 500: Behavior&Development Children
- OT 610: Occupatn, Identity, Disability
- OT 620: Med Terminology
- OT 720: Med. Terminology
- OT 753/853: Mind-Body Systems-Pediatrics
- OT 785: Research Methods
- OT 853: Mind-Body Systems - Pediatrics
- OT 862: OT Eval &Intervention Children
- OT 883/886/983: Engagement in Research
- OT 886: Engagement in Research
- OT 890: OT and Sensory Integration
Selected Publications
Mulligan, S. (2021). Item Analysis, Age Trends, and Internal Consistency Reliability of the Children’s Occupational Performance Questionnaire (COPQ). The American Journal of Occupational Therapy, 75(2). doi:10.5014/ajot.2021.043158
Schoen, S. A., Miller, L. J., & Mulligan, S. (2021). Validity of the Occupational Performance Scale of the Sensory Processing Three Dimensions Measure. The American Journal of Occupational Therapy, 75(2). doi:10.5014/ajot.2021.044248
Mulligan, S., Douglas, S., & Armstrong, C. (2021). Characteristics of Idiopathic Sensory Processing Disorder in Young Children.. Front Integr Neurosci, 15, 647928. doi:10.3389/fnint.2021.647928
Mulligan, S. E. (2019). Initial Studies of Validity of the Children's Occupational Performance Questionnaire. OTJR-OCCUPATION PARTICIPATION AND HEALTH, 39(3), 135-142. doi:10.1177/1539449218808276
Mulligan, S., Schoen, S. A., Miller, L. J., Valdez, A., & Magalhaes, D. (2019). The Sensory Processing 3-Dimensions Scale: Initial Studies of Reliability and Item Analyses. The Open Journal of Occupational Therapy, 7(1). doi:10.15453/2168-6408.1505
Mulligan, S., & White, B. P. (2012). Sensory and Motor Behaviors of Infant Siblings of Children With and Without Autism. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY, 66(5), 556-566. doi:10.5014/ajot.2012.004077
Mailloux, Z., Mulligan, S., Roley, S. S., Blanche, E., Cermak, S., Coleman, G. G., . . . Lane, C. J. (2011). Verification and clarification of patterns of sensory integrative dysfunction.. Am J Occup Ther, 65(2), 143-151. doi:10.5014/ajot.2011.000752
White, B. P., Mulligan, S., Merrill, K., & Wright, J. (2007). An examination of the relationships between motor and process skills and scores on the sensory profile. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY, 61(2), 154-160. doi:10.5014/ajot.61.2.154
White, B. P., & Mulligan, S. E. (2005). Behavioral and physiologic response measures of occupational task performance: A preliminary comparison between typical children and children with attention disorder. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY, 59(4), 426-436. Retrieved from https://www.webofscience.com/
Mulligan, S. (1998). Patterns of Sensory Integration Dysfunction: A Confirmatory Factor Analysis. American Journal of Occupational Therapy, 52(10), 819-828. doi:10.5014/ajot.52.10.819
