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Gretchen Snethen

  • College of Public Health

    • Health and Rehabilitation Sciences

      • Associate Professor

        Programs

        • Recreational Therapy

Biography

Gretchen Snethen is an associate professor in the Recreational Therapy program within the department of Rehabilitation Sciences and the assistant director for the NIDILRR funded Temple University Collaborative on Community Inclusion. Her professional experience consists of direct and managerial work with youth and adults with mental illness. Her research focuses on understanding the relationship between environmental factors and community participation; using the community to promote physical activity engagement; and developing interventions that use recreation and leisure as a means to promote independence in the community. In addition to her research, Gretchen remains connected to the recreational therapy profession through her leadership with the American Therapeutic Recreation Association Evidence-Based Practice Taskforce.

Education

  • PhD, Leisure Behavior, Indiana University
  • MS, Recreational Therapy Administration, East Carolina University
  • BA, English, The University of Kansas

Curriculum Vitae 

Google Scholar: Gretchen Snethen's Google Scholar profile

Courses Taught

Number

Name

Level

RCTH 5301

Evidence Based Practice in Recreational Therapy I

Graduate

Selected Publications

Recent

  • Snethen, G., Brusilovskiy, E., McCormick, B., Hiremath, S., & Salzer, M. (2021). The relationship between community participation and physical activity among individuals with serious mental illnesses. Mental Health and Physical Activity, 20. doi: 10.1016/j.mhpa.2021.100381.

  • Snethen, G., Jeffries, V., Thomas, E., & Salzer, M. (2021). Welcoming places: Perspectives of individuals with mental illnesses. American Journal of Orthopsychiatry, 91(1), 76-85. doi: 10.1037/ort0000519.

  • Townley, G., Brusilovskiy, E., Klein, L., McCormick, B., Snethen, G., & Salzer, M. (2021). Community Mental Health Center Visits and Community Mobility of People with Serious Mental Illnesses: A Facilitator or Constraint? Community Mental Health Journal. doi: 10.1007/s10597-021-00821-w.

  • Nagata, S., McCormick, B., Brusilovskiy, E., Snethen, G., Townley, G., & Salzer, M. (2021). Depressive symptoms and community participation among individuals with serious mental illnesses. American Journal of Orthopsychiatry. doi: 10.1037/ort0000560.

  • McCormick, B., Brusilovskiy, E., Snethen, G., Klein, L., Townley, G., & Salzer, M. (2021). "Getting out of the house: The relationship of venturing into the community and neurocognition among adults with serious mental illness": Correction. Psychiatric Rehabilitation Journal. doi: 10.1037/prj0000491.

  • Brusilovskiy, E., Klein, L., Townley, G., Snethen, G., McCormick, B., Hiremath, S., & Salzer, M. (2020). Examining the relationship between community mobility and participation using GPS and self-report data. Social Science and Medicine, 265. doi: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2020.113539.

  • Thomas, E., Snethen, G., O’Shea, A., Suarez, J., Hurford, I., & Salzer, M. (2020). An Examination of the Community Participation Interests of Young Adults with Serious Mental Illnesses. Journal of Behavioral Health Services and Research, 47(4), 526-543. doi: 10.1007/s11414-019-09678-0.

  • Fortuna, K., Brusilovskiy, E., Snethen, G., Brooks, J., Townley, G., & Salzer, M. (2020). Loneliness and its association with physical health conditions and psychiatric hospitalizations in people with serious mental illness. Social Work in Mental Health, 18(5), 571-585. doi: 10.1080/15332985.2020.1810197.

  • Nagata, S., McCormick, B., Brusilovskiy, E., Zisman-Ilani, Y., Wilson, S., Snethen, G., Townley, G., & Salzer, M. (2020). Emotional States Associated With Being in the Community and Being With Others Among Individuals With Serious Mental Illnesses. American Journal of Orthopsychiatry. doi: 10.1037/ort0000516.

  • Thomas, E., Snethen, G., McCormick, B., & Salzer, M. (2019). An exploration of linear and curvilinear relationships between community participation and neurocognition among those with serious mental illnesses. Psychiatric Rehabilitation Journal, 42(4), 358-365. doi: 10.1037/prj0000364.

  • Hiremath, S., Amiri, A.M., Thapa-Chhetry, B., Snethen, G., Schmidt-Read, M., Ramos-Lamboy, M., Coffman, D., & Intille, S. (2019). Correction: Mobile health-based physical activity intervention for individuals with spinal cord injury in the community: A pilot study (PLoS ONE (2019) 14: 10 (e0223762) DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0223762). PLoS ONE, 14(11). doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0225490.

  • Amiri, A., Hiremath, S., Salzer, M., & Snethen, G. (2019). Predicting physical activity levels in individuals with schizophrenia through integrated global positioning system and accelerometer data. Schizophrenia Research, 212, 246-248. doi: 10.1016/j.schres.2019.07.027.

  • Hiremath, S., Amiri, A., Thapa-Chhetry, B., Snethen, G., Schmidt-Read, M., Ramos-Lamboy, M., Coffman, D., & Intille, S. (2019). Mobile health-based physical activity intervention for individuals with spinal cord injury in the community: A pilot study. PLoS ONE, 14(10). doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0223762.

  • Townley, G., Terry, R., Brusilovskiy, E., Snethen, G., & Salzer, M. (2019). Associations between physical health limitations and community participation among people with and without serious mental illnesses. Psychiatric Services, 70(8), 689-695. doi: 10.1176/appi.ps.201800407.

  • Thomas, E., Snethen, G., & Salzer, M. (2019). Community Participation Factors and Poor Neurocognitive Functioning Among Persons With Schizophrenia. American Journal of Orthopsychiatry. doi: 10.1037/ort0000399.

  • Townley, G., Brusilovskiy, E., Snethen, G., & Salzer, M. (2018). Using Geospatial Research Methods to Examine Resource Accessibility and Availability as it Relates to Community Participation of Individuals with Serious Mental Illnesses. American Journal of Community Psychology, 61(1-2), 47-61. doi: 10.1002/ajcp.12216.

  • Pfeiffer, B., Coster, W., Snethen, G., Derstine, M., Piller, A., & Tucker, C. (2017). Caregivers' perspectives on the sensory environment and participation in daily activities of children with autism spectrum disorder. American Journal of Occupational Therapy, 71(4). doi: 10.5014/ajot.2017.021360.

  • Thomas, E., Snethen, G., & Salzer, M. (2017). A developmental study of community participation of individuals with serious mental illnesses: Implications for policy and practice. American Journal of Orthopsychiatry, 87(5), 597-605. doi: 10.1037/ort0000269.