Blair Carsone PhD, MOT, OTR/L, BCP

I am a licensed occupational therapist with over 10 years of experience in pediatrics and adults. I specialize in sensory processing, sensory-based feeding, and mindfulness.
My clinical practice includes work in outpatient, school-based, hospital, and skilled nursing settings. I am an assistant professor and the Doctoral Capstone Coordinator. I have been a post professional occupational therapy doctoral program director and PhD dissertation committee chair. I provide consulting services specific to professional growth, career advancement, documentation enhancement, problem solution, program development, therapist training, and innovative practice development. My research focuses include autism, sensory processing, and feeding. 
 
I am the founder of Carsone KIDS Inc, a non-profit that provides free educational resources to families and therapists. I am also the creator of the EATS Feeding Assessment.
 

Publications

Alexander, E. B., & Carsone, B. (2024). Equine-assisted therapy pilot program: A post-participation study of client satisfaction. HETI Journal, 23(1), 23-31.

Bell, J., & Carsone, B. (2024). Hearing loss interventions for occupational therapy practitioners: A scoping review. Occupational Therapy in Health Care, 1-28.

Carsone, B. (2021). Occupational therapy intervention and Beery VMI scores of children with autism spectrum disorder, brachial plexus injury, and cerebral palsy (Publication No. 28318846) [Doctoral dissertation, Concordia University]. ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Global.

Carsone, B., Bell, J., & Grisham, M. (2024). Academic resilience perceptions of graduate students and graduate professors. Journal of Academic Perspectives, 2024(2), 116-123.

Carsone, B., Bell, J., & Smith, B. (2024). Fostering academic resilience in higher education. Journal of Perspectives in Applied Academic Practice, 12(1), 68-75. 

Carsone, B., & Castelli, J. (2023). Supporting student success in fieldwork and capstone post-pandemic. FOCUS Quarterly, 3(1), 14-15.

Carsone, B., Dishman, K., & Bender, J. (2024). Health settings: School and special education. In R. VanWye & D. Lunsford (Eds.), Health system management and leadership for physical and occupational therapists (pp. 298-310). Elsevier.

Carsone, B., Green, K., Torrence, W., & Henry, B. (2023). Beery visual motor integration scores of children with autism spectrum disorder: Undergoing occupational therapy. International Journal of Special Education, 38(1), 43-46.

Carsone, B., Green, K., Torrence, W., & Henry, B. (2021). Occupational therapy and Beery VMI scores of children with autism spectrum disorder, brachial plexus injury, and cerebral palsy [version 1; peer review; 1 approved with reservations]. F1000Research, 10, 515.

Carsone, B., Green, K., Torrence, W., & Henry, B. (2021). Systematic review of visual motor integration in children with developmental disabilities. Occupational Therapy International, 2021, 1-9.

Carsone, B., & Lenhardt, R. (2023). Two case studies of pediatric traumatic brain injury: An interdisciplinary approach. Indian Journal of Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy, 17(2), 11-14.

Carsone, B., & Smith, B. (2019). Cultivating mindfulness to alleviate boredom in school-age children. Alternative and Complementary Therapies, 25(3), 147-150.

Carsone, B., & Smith, B. (2021). Hand grip strength and function in older adults. Journal of Nursing and Occupational Health, 2(4), 295-299.

Carsone, B., & Smith, B. (2021). Nursing’s impact on pediatric sensory-based feeding difficulties: A commentary. Journal of Nursing and Occupational Health, 2(4), 300-303.

Carsone, B., & Smith, B. (2023). Environment, attitudes, temperament, sensory (EATS) feeding assessment manual. Carsone KIDS, Inc.

Carsone, B., & Smith, B. (2024). Solutions to children’s sensory-based feeding difficulties: Development of an assessment. Journal of Educational Research on Children, Parents, and Teachers, 5(2), 163-181.

Carsone, B., & Smith, B. (2024). Validity of the environment, attitudes, temperament, and sensory feeding assessment for effectively addressing sensory-based feeding. IOSR Journal of Nursing and Health Science, 13(6), 40-43. 

Carsone, B., Smith, B., Green, K., & Lenhardt, R. (2022). Sensory processing and visual motor integration of children with autism undergoing occupational therapy intervention. HSOA Journal of Physical Medicine, Rehabilitation and Disabilities, 8(2), 1-4. 

Carsone, B., & Ulrich, J. (2024). Health settings: Outpatient setting. In R. VanWye & D. Lunsford (Eds.), Health system management and leadership for physical and occupational therapists (pp. 251-266). Elsevier.

Crouch, C., Smith, B., & Carsone, B. (2023). Therapeutic implications of electronic gaming for children with autism: A review. IJMCL, 5(1), 16-30. 

Kane, T., & Carsone, B. (2024). Occupational therapist practitioners’ perceptions of continuing education for neurorehabilitation: A qualitative study. Research in Education and Rehabilitation, 7(1), 31-44. 

Lenhart, R., Carsone, B., Lunsford, D., Goodman, M., & Caswell, A. (2025). An escape room to cultivate interprofessional skills: A mixed methods study. Teaching and Learning in Communication Sciences & Disorders, 9(2), 1-19. 

Presentations

Bell, J., & Carsone, B. (2025, April 3). Enhancing independence addressing instrumental activity of daily living performance limitations in individuals with hearing loss. [Conference speaker presentation]. AOTA 2025 Conference, Philadelphia, PA, United States.

Bell, J., & Carsone, B. (2025, April 4). Factors influencing perceived hearing handicap in deaf and hard of hearing adults. [Conference poster presentation]. AOTA 2025 Conference, Philadelphia, PA, United States.

Bell, J., & Carsone, B. (2025, January 4). Understanding client-centered interventions for deaf and hard of hearing clients across the lifespan. [Conference poster presentation]. FOTA 2024 Conference, Clearwater, FL, United States.

Bell, J., Grisham, M., Allen, T., Townsend, M., Carsone, B., & Decker, B. (2025, January 4). Sleep quality and smartphone use among healthcare graduate students. [Conference poster presentation]. FOTA 2024 Conference, Clearwater, FL, United States.

Carsone, B. (2022, November 18-19). Pediatric feeding [CEU approved course 20-942190 presentation]. Kids SPOT, Hollywood, FL, United States.

Carsone, B. (2022, November 5). A case study: The positive impact of sensory integration in early intervention[Conference poster presentation]. FOTA 2022 Conference, Clearwater, FL, United States.

Carsone, B. (2015, October 2). Cultivating mindfulness to alleviate boredom [Conference speaker presentation]. Society for the Study of Occupation, Fort Lauderdale, FL, United States. 

Carsone, B., Bell, J., Grisham, M., & Smith, B. (2025, April 3). Resilience in OT education: Enhancing students’ performance and well-being through an academic resiliency program. [Conference speaker presentation]. AOTA 2025 Conference, Philadelphia, PA, United States.

Carsone, B., & Lenhardt, R. (2025, January 4). Designing cultural humility through international service learning. [Conference speaker presentation]. FOTA 2024 Conference, Clearwater, FL, United States.

Carsone, B., & Lenhardt, R. (2023, November 5). Level up your understanding of executive function & sensory-processing behaviors [Conference speaker presentation]. FOTA 2023 Conference, Clearwater, FL, United States.

Carsone, B., Lenhardt, R., Fulton, O., Horsfall, I., & Mullins, L. (2024, September 24). International service learning experience for graduate healthcare students to develop interdisciplinary competencies [Conference speaker presentation]. Nexus Summit 2024, Virtual, United States.

Carsone, B., & Smith, B. (2025, February 21-22). Administration and application of the EATS feeding assessment[Conference speaker presentation]. International Pediatric Feeding Disorder, Phoenix, AZ, United States.

Carsone, B., & Smith, B. (2024, April 25). Discriminant validity of the environment, attitudes, temperament, sensory (EATS) feeding assessment [Conference speaker presentation]. International Pediatric Feeding Disorder, Phoenix, AZ, United States.

Carsone, B., & Smith, B. (2023, November 5). Development of the environment, attitudes, temperament, and sensory feeding assessment [Conference poster presentation]. FOTA 2023 Conference, Clearwater, FL, United States.

Carsone, B., & Smith, B. (2022, November 10). Sensory processing and visual motor integration of children with autism [Conference poster presentation]. ACRM 2022 Conference, Chicago, IL, United States.

Dishman, K., Hardman, L. J., Bell, J., Fulton, O., & Carsone, B. (2024, October 23). Perceptions of occupational therapy practitioners on assistive technology education [Conference speaker presentation]. Closing The Gap Conference, Minneapolis, MN, United States.

Flaherty, B., Carsone, B., & Smith, B. (2023, November 4). Needs of parents for therapeutic carryover: A qualitative study [Conference poster presentation]. FOTA 2023 Conference, Clearwater, FL, United States.

Gates, C., & Carsone, B. (2025, January 4). Fellowship graduates’ perspectives of mentored practice in occupational therapy fellowship programs. [Conference poster presentation]. FOTA 2024 Conference, Clearwater, FL, United States.

Grisham, M., Carsone, B., & Smith, B. (2025, April 5). Needs of parents for early intervention carryover: A qualitative study. [Conference poster presentation]. AOTA 2025 Conference, Philadelphia, PA, United States.

Lenhardt, R., & Carsone, B. (2023, July 15). Power up your understanding of executive function and sensory-processing behaviors [Conference speaker presentation]. FLASHA 2023 Conference, Orlando, FL, United States.

Winston, K., Brooks, K., Buckingham, S., Carsone, B., Hoag, N., Serdenes, M., & Ramdass, V. (2014, April). Satisfaction and coping of fathers of children with disabilities [Conference poster presentation]. American Occupational Therapy Association 2014 Annual Conference, Baltimore, MD, United States.