Faculty/Staff Information

2020 Doctor of Philosophy - Pediatric Science

         Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions - Provo, UT

 

2017 Doctor of Occupational Therapy – Pediatric Track 

         Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions - Provo, UT

 

1994 Master of Occupational Therapy

         Rockhurst University - Kansas City, MO

 

1989 Bachelor of Arts, English 

         Indiana University - Bloomington, IN

Owner, Director, Clinical Supervisor - Sensory KIDS, LLC - Portland, OR

Clinical & Research Fellow – STAR Institute - Centennial, CO

Occupational Therapist - Portland Public Schools - Portland, OR

Occupational Therapist - St. Charles Medical Center - Bend, OR

Senior Occupational Therapist - Grady Memorial Hospital - Atlanta, GA

Occupational Therapist - Emory University Center for Rehab Medicine - Atlanta, GA  

 

Porter, L., Johnson, K. & Brown, C. (in progress). A Qualitative Exploration of Black Occupational Therapy Students’ Sense of Belonging. Porter, L. (in progress). The Felt Sense of Learning: A Phenomenological Journey Through Advanced Mentorship in Embodied Practice.

Porter, L., Lane, S., Demchick, B., Sweeney, J., & Kearney, B. (2025) Exploration of Learning Preferences for Parents of Children with Sensory Over- Responsivity: A Mixed Methods Study. Translational Science in Occupation. 2(3). Porter, L., Sheekey, C., Brady, E., & Kearney, B. (2025). The Embodied Practitioner: Using PROOF to Enhance Embodied Reflection and Professional Reasoning. OT Practice. Spielmann, V., Schoen, S., & Porter, L. (2025). A Frame of Reference for Sensory Integration and Processing Differences: Sensory Therapies and Research (STAR) in Kramer, P. (Ed.), Frames of reference for pediatric occupational therapy, 3rd Edition. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. Miller, D., Schoen, S., Schmitt, C., & Porter, L. (2023). A Qualitative Analysis of Adults and Adolescents’ Lived Experiences with Sensory Challenges. The American Journal of Occupational Therapy, 77(5). Porter, L., Lane, S., Sweeney, J., Demchick, B., Mullens, P., & Kearney, B. (2023). Parents as Adult Learners in Occupational Therapy for Children with Sensory Challenges: A Scoping Study. The American Journal of Occupational Therapy, 77(1). Spielmann, V., & Porter, L. M. (2019). Model of Imposed Adaptation in Childhood Learning Environments—Application to Autism. A precarious game of developmental Jenga. Autism and Developmental Disorders, 17(2), 18-33. Tavassoli, T., Brandes-Aitken, A., Chu, R., Porter, L., Schoen, S., Miller, L. J., ... & Marco, E. J. (2019). Sensory over-responsivity: parent report, direct assessment measures, and neural architecture. Molecular autism, 10(1), 4. Presentations: Porter, L., Kearney, B., & Sheekey, C. (2025). International Childhood Trauma Conference (2025). Guiding Professional Reasoning And Embodied Reflection: Enhancing Trauma Interventions Through Individualised, Child-led, Sensory-Motor Play. Melbourne, Australia American Occupational Therapy Association – Inspire 2025. Addressing the Needs of Adults with Sensory Differences: All You Need in a Comprehensive Intervention Program. Philadelphia, PA Porter, L. & Brady, E. (2024). Oregon Occupational Therapy Association Conference - Enhancing Professional Reasoning and Reflection in Pediatric Therapy: Organizing Observations to Support Neurodivergent Affirming Practices. Lebanon, Oregon Porter, L. & Sheekey, C. (2024). OT Exchange 2024, Occupational Therapy Australia - Development and Clinical Application of PROOF, an Emerging Professional Reasoning Tool for Play-Based Paediatric OT. Perth, Australia