Brittany Hand, PhD, OTR/L
Associate Professor
she/her
HRS PhD Program
M and P Mentor Status
228E Atwell Hall
453 W. 10th Ave.
Columbus, Ohio 43210
Professional Areas of Interest
- Health services and outcomes research
- Development and validation of patient reported outcome measures
- Autism
- Intellectual and developmental disabilities
Overview
Dr. Hand’s research centers on optimizing health service delivery and patient health outcomes among adults on the autism spectrum and a variety of other patient populations. To this end, she conducts health services research to study healthcare access, utilization, and costs at the population and local levels. One patient population of particular interest in her research is adults on the autism spectrum. In her funded work, she is partnering with key stakeholders to design solutions to overcome barriers to primary care for autistic adults.
Recent Publications
- Gilmore, D., Radford, D., Haas, M., Shields, M., Bishop, L., Hand, B.N. (2024, February). Building community and identity online: A content analysis of #Autism on TikTok. Autism in Adulthood. 6(1), 95-105. https://doi.org/10.1089/aut.2023.0019
- Gilmore, D., Harris., L., Hanks, C., Coury, D., Moffatt-Bruce, S., Garvin, J., Hand, B.N. (2023, May). “Giving the patients less work”: A thematic analysis of telehealth use and recommendations to improve usability for autistic adults. Autism. 27(4), 1132-1141, https://doi.org/10.1177/13623613221132422
- Hand, B.N., Hyer, J.M., Schenk, A., Coyne, A., Gilmore, D., Wang, L., Ejaz, A. (2023, April). Comparing kidney transplant rates and outcomes among adults with and without intellectual and developmental disabilities. JAMA Surgery. 158(4), 386-392, https://doi.org/10.1001/jamasurg.2022.7753
- Krantz, M., Dalmacy, D., Bishop, L., Hyer, M., Hand, B.N. (2023, February). Mortality rate and age of death among Medicare-enrolled, autistic older adults. Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders. 100, 102077. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rasd.2022.102077
Recent Presentations
- Hand, BN, PREPARE for Autistic Adults Advisory Board, Gilmore, D, DeVassie, H, Longo, A, Juckett, L, Hanks, C, Havercamp, S, Coury, D. (2024, April) Development of PREPARE for Autistic Adults: An Adult Autism Training for Medical Residents Co-Designed with Autistic Adults and Family Members. Gatlinburg Conference, Kansas City, MO. (Oral presentation).
- Hand, B.N., Gilmore, D., Hyer, J.M. (2023, June 24). Autistic adults’ healthcare independence throughout the first year at a patient-centered adult autism clinic. Occupational Therapy Summit of Scholars. Columbus, Ohio. (Oral presentation).
- Hand, BN., Hyer, JM., Schenk, A., Coyne, A., Gilmore, D., Wang, L., Ejaz, A. (2023, May). Discrimination against autistic adults in kidney transplantation: Comparing transplant rates and outcomes among autistic and non-autistic adults with end-stage renal disease. International Society for Autism Research, Stockholm Sweden. (Poster Presentation).
- Gilmore, D., Hyer, JM., Hand, BN. (2023, May). Changes in autistic adults’ healthcare independence during the first year of adult primary care at a patient-centered specialized autism clinic. International Society for Autism Research, Stockholm Sweden. (Poster Presentation).
Major Awards
- 2022 – Paper named one of top 20 significant advances in autism research during 2020, Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee
- 2024-2027 – Programmatic Panel Member, Autism Research Program, Congressionally Directed Medical Research Program
- 2021-2025 – Loan Repayment Program Award for Clinical Researchers, National Institutes of Health
- 2019 – KL2 Career Development Award, Center for Clinical and Translational Sciences, The Ohio State University
- 2021 – Research Mentoring Training Endorsement, Office of Postdoctoral Affairs, The Ohio State University
Education
- Postdoctoral Fellowship, College of Health Professions, Medical University of South Carolina
- PhD, Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, The Ohio State University
- MOT, Occupational Therapy, The Ohio State University
- BS, Biology, The Ohio State University