Children and Youth
Completed Projects: Children and Youth
Each manuscript is available in the WVU Research Repository by selecting the title below.
Advancing Opportunities for the Autistic Community at West Virginia University

- Alum: Andrew Altizer
- Capstone Highlight Video
- Site: WVU Autism Support Program (WV)
- Capstone Mentor: Stephanie Lytle
- Synopsis: This capstone project included working directly with students in the West Virginia University Autism Support Program to attend social events, meet their academic and independent living goals, and the design and development of a sensory room in the West Virginia University Mountain Lair Student Union.
Developmentally Appropriate Care in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU)

- Alum: Ashten Cenkus
- Site: WVU
Medicine Children’s Hospital (WV) - Capstone Mentor: Megan Martino
- Synopsis: This project examined changes in NICU staff confidence, knowledge, and awareness of developmentally appropriate infant care before and after an educational program on environment, feeding, positioning, handling, and family-centered care.