טלפון: 04-8288951
פנימי: 53951
משרד: בניין אשכול, קומה 6, חדר 613.
שעות קבלה: בתיאום מראש
אודות
תחומי מחקר
– Motor learning in healthy individuals and in those with brain damage
– Stroke rehabilitation
– Health behaviors of people with neurological conditions
My primary area of research is motor learning in healthy individuals and in individuals with neurological impairments, in particular lesions to the CNS. The approach I use is multifaceted, considering different aspects of motor behavior and integrating a wide range of assessment tools and methods to elucidate the mechanisms underlying changes in motor behavior.
As a lecturer in the area of neurological rehabilitation and due to my involvement in the clinical field, I strongly believe in the need to develop tools that will facilitate the translation of knowledge about motor learning and neural plasticity to the actual, daily practice of physical therapists. With this in mind, I lead students through knowledge translation research projects aimed at transferring knowledge into practice in neurologic physical therapy.
My research also focuses on health behaviors among people with stroke or Parkinson's disease. In this context, I am interested in mapping health behaviors and specifically healthcare use along the continuum of these conditions, and in revealing the association between the various patterns of healthcare use and health and well-being outcomes.
Research Areas – Infant motor development – Pediatric physiotherapy – Infant and child handedness and footedness. – Cultural prespectives on infant motor development. – Parental cognition and practices releted to motor development – Motor development in at risk and in special needs populations – Motor development in preterm infants – Premature Infants and Developmentally Appropriate Practice in neonatal intensive care units – Motor aspects in the development of children diagnosed with the autistic spectrum. – Translation of knowledge in the field of motor learning – Translation of knowledge of identifying early signs of autism
פרסומים
1. Atun-Einy, O & Scher, A. (2008). Measuring Developmentally Appropriate Practice in Neonatal Intensive Care Units. Journal of Perinatology: 28: 218-25.
2. Atun-Einy, O, Berger, S & Scher, A. (2012). Pulling to Stand: Common Trajectories and Individual Differences in Development. Developmental Psychobiology: 54: 1-12.
3. Cohen, D.,Atun-Einy,O. & Scher, A. (2012). Seasonal Effect on Infants' Sleep Regulation: A Study in a Mediterranean Climate. Chronobiology International: 29:1352-1357.
4. Atun-Einy, O., Berger, S., & Scher, A. (2013). Assessing Motivation to Move and its Relationship to Motor Development in Infancy. Infant Behavior and Development, 36: 457-469.
5. Atun-Einy, O., Cohen, D., Samuel, M., & Scher, A. (2013). Season of Birth, Crawling Onset, and Motor Development in 7-Month-Old Infants. Journal of Reproductive and Infant Psychology, 31,342-351.
6. Atun-Einy, O., Lotan, M., Harel, Y., Shavit, E., Burstein, S., & Kempner, G. (2013). Physical Therapy for Young Children Diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorders–Clinical Frameworks Model in an Israeli Setting. Frontiers in Pediatrics, 19 1-6.
7. Atun‐Einy, O., Berger, S. E., Ducz, J., & Scher, A. (2014). Strength of infants' Bimanual Reaching Patterns is Related to the Onset of Upright Locomotion. Infancy, 19, 82-102.
8. Atun‐Einy, O. (2015). Asymmetrical Motor Behaviour as a Window to Early Leg Preference: a Longitudinal Study in Infants 7–12 Months of Age. Laterality: Asymmetries of Body, Brain and Cognition, 1-23
9. Kafri, M. Atun-Einy, O. (2015) A Directed Model to Facilitate Implementation of Motor Learning Principles in Physical Therapy. The Journal of the Israeli Physiotherapy Society. 17:4-18.
10. Atun-Einy, O. .,& Scher, A. (2016). Sleep Disruption and Motor Development: Does Pulling-to-stand Impacts Sleep–wake Regulation? Infant Behavior and Development, 42, 36-44.
11. Tonetti, L., Scher, A. Atun-Einy,O. Samuel, M., Boreggiani, M, & Natale, V. (2016). Actigraphic Motor Activity during Sleep from Infancy to Adulthood. Chronobiology International: 29:1352-1357.
12. Atun-Einy, O., Oudgenoeg-Paz, O., & van Schaik, S. D. (2016). Parental Beliefs and Practices Concerning Motor Development: Testing New Tools. European Journal of Developmental Psychology, l ,1-49.
13. Harel, Y., Atun-Einy, O., Lotan, M. (2017). Novel Treatment for Improvement of Sensory-Motor, Function and Emotional Behavior of a Child with Autism Spectrum Disorder: A History Case Report. Autism Open Access, 7:220.
14. Atun-Einy, O., Lotan, M. (2017). A Systematic Review of Hippotherapy (horseback riding) for Individuals with Autism: Is the Cognitive Level Considered? Autism Open Access, 7,21.
15. Atun-Einy, O. +, Tonetti, L., Boreggiani, M, Natale, V. Scher, A. (2018). Infant Motor Activity during Sleep: Simultaneous use of Two Actigraphs Comparing Right and Left Legs. Human Movement Science, 57, 357-365.
16. Atun‐Einy, O. +, Ben-Sasson, A. (2018). Pediatric Allied Healthcare Professionals’ Knowledge and Self-Efficacy regarding ASD. Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders 47, 1-13.
17. Atun‐Einy, O., Kafri, M. (2018). Implementation of Motor Learning Principles in Physical Therapy practice: Survey of Physical Therapists' Perceptions and Reported Implementation. Physiotherapy Theory and Practice 1-12.
18. van Schaik, S. D., Oudgenoeg-Paz, O., & Atun-Einy, O. (2018). Cross-Cultural Differences in Parental Beliefs about Motor Development: Mixed-method findings on Israeli and Dutch Parents. Developmental Psychology.
19. Ben-Sasson, A., Atun‐Einy, O., Yahav, G. Gev, T, Lev-on, S. (2018). Training Physical Therapists in Early ASD Screening. Journal of autism and developmental disorders, 3926-3938.
20. Kafri, M., Atun-Einy, O. (2019). From Theory to Practice: Mapping Conceptual Frameworks for the Application of Motor Learning Concepts in Physical Therapy. Physical Therapy, 99, 1628-1643.
21. Atun-Einy, O., & Kafri, M. (2019). Physical therapists’ perspectives of the construct of motor learning, and their motor learning-based practice: a qualitative study. Physiotherapy Theory and Practice, 1-14.
22. Oudgenoeg-Paz, O., Atun-Einy, O., & van Schaik, S. D. (2020). Two Cultural Models on Infant Motor Development: Middle Class Parents in Israel and the Netherlands. Frontiers in psychology, 11, 119.
23. Atun-Einy, O., Shahar Ashkenazi , T. (2020). En route to Professional Change: Expanding the Physical Therapy Toolbox for Early Screening of Autistic Spectrum Disorder During Infancy. The Journal of the Israeli Physiotherapy Society. 22:6-21. ( in Hebrew).
השכלה
Pediatric Physiotherapist Undergraduate and Graduate Studies B.P.T (Bachelor Degree in Physiotherapy) Tel-Aviv university, Department of Physical Therapy, Faculty of Medicine 1989-1993 Master degree (with distinction) University of Haifa, Department of Special Education, Faculty of Education 1999-2002 Ph.D. (summa cum laude) University of Haifa, Department of Counseling and Human Development, Faculty of Education 2006-2011