Teaching
OT 8101 - Human Occupations
OT 8002 - Human Development
OT 8203 - OT for Children and Youth
OT 8233 - Case Analysis
OT 8601/8602/8603 - Capstone (Mentorship)
OT 8502 - Research in Occupational Therapy Practice II
Grants
Fulbright U.S. Scholar Award – Czech Republic Sept 2024 – June 2025
The Institute for Research in Inclusive Education, Masaryk University
Postdoctoral Research Title: Moving Towards Cultural Community Participation for Czech Children with Developmental Disabilities
Research Mentors: Prof. PhDr. Karel Pančocha and Prof. PhDr. Sheri Kingsdorf
Community Mentors: Rehabilitation Department at Integrachni Centrum Zahrada
Awards
2024 Emerging Leader – Association for University Centers on Disabilities, AUCD Emerging Leaders Map – “Celebrating Inclusivity Across Communities”
American Kinesiology Association (2024) - Doctoral Scholar Award
American Kinesiology Association (2025) - Graduate Student Writing Award
Research
Community Participation
Developmental Disabilities
Families
Arts & Culture Institutions
Community Based Participatory Research
Photovoice
Hladik, L., St. John, B., Carbery, M., Gray, M., Drew, J. R., & Ausderau, K. K. (2023). Benefits and Challenges of a Telehealth Eating and Mealtime Intervention for Autistic Children: Occupational Therapy Practitioners’ Perspectives. OTJR: Occupational Therapy Journal of Research, 43(3), 540–548.
Caudill, A., Hladik, L., Gray, M., Dulaney, N., Barton, K., Rogers, J., Noblet, N., & Ausderau, K. K. (2022). Health Narratives as a Therapeutic Tool for Health Care Access for People with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities. Occupational Therapy In Health Care, 0(0), 1–18.
Hladik, L., Meyer, R., Allen, S., Bonnici, S., Froelke, N. A., Romaniak, H., Ougayour, Y., Nelson, N., Alkhamees, A. K., Davis, H., & Ausderau, K. K. (2022). Accessibility and Inclusion for Families with Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders in Cultural Institutions. Curator: The Museum Journal, 65(2), 435–449.
St John, B. M., Hickey, E., Kastern, E., Russell, C., Russell, T., Mathy, A., Peterson, B., Wigington, D., Pellien, C., Caudill, A., Hladik, L., & Ausderau, K. K. (2022). Opening the door to university health research: Recommendations for increasing accessibility for individuals with intellectual disability. International Journal for Equity in Health, 21(1), 130. h
St. John, B. M., Hladik, L., Ausderau, K. K., Novak, P., & Gartland, S. (2022). Chapter 13. Feeding Challenges for Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder. In S. Marcus & S. Brenton (Eds.), Infant and Child Feeding and Swallowing (2nd ed.). AOTA Press.
St. John, B., Gray, M., Malzacher, A., Hladik, L., Lurie, S., & Ausderau, K. (2021). Using photovoice with people with intellectual disability to illuminate definitions of health and factors influencing participation in health promotion. Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 34(3), 866–876.
St. John, B. M., Hladik, Elizabeth, Romaniak, Holly C., & Ausdearu, Karla K. (2018). Understanding health disparities for individuals with intellectual disability using photovoice. Scandinavian Journal of Occupational Therapy, 0(0), 1–11.