Prerna Lal - University of Nizwa

| April 20, 2025

Prerna Lal
LECTURER - OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY
School of Rehabilitation and Medical Sciences, College of Health Sciences..
College of Health Sciences

Telephone: (+968)509

eMail: prerna.lal@unizwa.edu.om

Office Location: 25 - B ground Floor..

Time at UoN: Since 2024

Marital Status: Married..

Academic Qualifications

Masters of Occupational Therapy (Specialized in Neurosciences), Manipal Academy of Higher Education (Formerly Known as Manipal University), Manipal, Karnataka, India, 2014, Normative Performances of Indian Older Adults on Modified Jebsen Hand Function Test
Bachelor Of Occupational Therapy BOT, DIRD, Guru Gobind Singh Indraprasta University, New Delhi, India, 2012, Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy for Children with Cerebral Palsy

Teaching Activities

Research Activities

- Research Interests

Artifical Intellegence & Assistive Technologies for Older Adults and clients with Dementia
Occupation Participation, Community Participation - Stroke, Dementia, older adults, people with disabilities, social Inclusion
Women Safety, Prevention and Intervention for victims of Human Trafficking
Occupational Injustice

- Conference Presentations

Cognitive Stimulatory Activities for adults with Mild Cognitive Impairments, 36th Annual Conference of the Geriatric Society of India, Yenepoya Medical College, Mangalore, India, 16/12/2023
Normative performances of Indian Adults on Modified Jebsen Hand Function Test, in Annual conference of All India Occupational Therapist Association” Occupational Therapy: Glories of past and challenges to the future”, , Jaipur, India, 26/01/2017

- Conference Attendance

Continued educational development conducted by McGill University on Clinician’s Roadmap to Knowledge Translation, 05/12/2018

- Publications

Article:

1. 2023 Khan K, Lal P. Executive Dysfunctions in Different Learning Disabilities: A Review. Journal of Indian Association for Child and Adolescent Mental Health. 2023;19(2):126-142. doi:10.1177/09731342231179614
2. 2016 TY - JOUR AU - Lal, Prerna AU - Dsouza, Sebestina AU - Jain, Timsy PY - 2019/01/01 SP - 150 T1 - Normative Performance of Indian Adults Aged 20–80Years on Modified Jebsen Test of Hand Function VL - 13 DO - 10.5958/0973-5674.2019.00063.7 JO - Indian Journal of Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy - An International Journal ER -

Faculty Administrative Experience

2024 - 2024: Member, Board of the Studies - Yenepoya Faculty of Allied & Healthcare Professions, Yenepoya (Deemed to be University, Mangalore, India
2023 - 2024: Cordinator & Member, Scientific Research Board - Yenepoya (Deemed to be University)
2023 - 2024: Member, Anti ragging, Employment, and Placement Cell Committee, Interdisciplinary Committee, and Research and Development Cell and Taskforce Curriculum committee. - Yenepoya Faculty of Allied & Healthcare Professions, Yenepoya (Deemed to be University), Mangalore India
2023 - 2024: Program Cordinator - Yenepoya Faculty of Allied & Healthcare Professions, Yenepoya (Deemed to be) University Mangalore, India
2023 - 2024: Head of the Department (HOD) - Yenepoya Faculty of Allied & Healthcare Professions, Yenepoya (Deemed to be) University Mangalore, India
2017 - 2022: Teacher Guardian - Manipal College of Health Professions, Manipal University, Manipal, Karnataka India
2017 - 2022: Class Cordinator - Manipal College of Health Professions, Manipal University, Manipal, Karnataka, India

Community Services

26/10/2024: Supervised, Outreach Program for Older adults on the Occassion of WOrld OT Day, Ollavinahalli, Mangalore, India
26/10/2023: Outreach Camp on Safety for Older adults in Old age Home, Ollavinahalli , Mangalore India

Membership in Professional Bodies