Dr. Sherwood Burns-Nader

Research

Play                                                                                                

  • Development
  • Coping
  • Hospitalized Children

Child Life Interventions

  • Distraction
  • Tablet Distraction
  • Medical Play
  • Play

Psychosocial Issues of Hospitalized Children

  • Coping
  • Family Coping
  • Anxiety
  • Fear

Experiences of Child Life Professionals and Students

  • Burnout
  • Motivation
  • Supervision of Students
  • Needs

Teaching

Graduate Courses Taught

  • HD 550 Hospitalized Children and Youth
  • HD 591 Special Topics:  Play in Child Development
  • HD 631: Assessment and Plan of Care
  • HD 656: Child Life Practicum
  • HD 670: Child Life Internship

Undergraduate Courses Taught

  • HD 496 Child Life Internship
  • HD 426 Hospitalized Children and Youth
  • HD 326 Play in Child Development
  • HD 322 Creative and Conceptual Experiences for Young Children II
  • HD 205 Preschool Development
  • HD 203 Medical Terminology
  • ​HD 202 Infant Development

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Service

Association of Child Life Professionals

  • Research Fellow, Lead Fellow (2024-2027)
  • Co-Chair of the Academic Excellence Task Force
  • Chair of the Child Life Certification Commission
  • Board of Directors

Southeastern Association of Child Life Professionals

  • Member
  • Chair, 2020-2021

Association of Child Life at The University of Alabama

  • Faculty Advisor

Professional Organizations

Training