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Marie Holmefur

Marie Holmefur Position: Professor School/office: School of Health Sciences

Email: bWFyaWUuaG9sbWVmdXI7b3J1LnNl

Phone: +46 19 303612

Room: P2160

Marie Holmefur
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About Marie Holmefur

Marie Holmefur is Professor of Occupational Therapy and Vice-Head of School for Research at the School of Health Sciences.

Marie is a registrered Occupational Therapist who earned her PhD from Karolinska Institutet in 2009 and was appointed professor of Occupational Therapy at Örebro University in 2018. Marie's research focuses on measurement and interventions aimed at enhancing everyday life in persons with a long-standing disabilities. Her early work centered on hand function in children with unilateral disabilities in arm and hand, particularly the develelopment and evaluation of the the Assisting Hand Assessment (AHA). She has a strong interest in instrument development and psychometric testing. employing both modern test theory (such as Rasch analysis) and classical test theory in her studies.

Marie's current research focuses on daily activities in people with cognitive disabilities across several projects. A number of interventions are curently being evaluated, including:

  • "Let's Get Organized" – a time management intervention
  • "Parenting Young Children" – a support intervention for parents with cognitive difficulties
  • "Partnering 4 Change" – an intervention enhancing participation and support in school
  • A project developing social work for people with cognitive disabilities.  

Marie is the main supervisor of two doctoral students

and assistant supervisor of two doctoral students

 

Teaching

Marie teaches on basic and advanced level and also on postgraduate level in areas of research methodology with focus on quantitative studies, psychometrics, evidence-based practice and research ethics. Marie is also course leader in all three levels.  

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Publications

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Articles in journals

Articles, reviews/surveys

Conference papers

Manuscripts

Reports