Bernard Austin Kigunda Muriithi Data-verified

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Assistant Professor of Occupational Therapy

Last publication 2025 Last refreshed 2026-04-04

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3 h-index 18 pubs 83 cited

Biography and Research Information

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Bernard Austin Kigunda Muriithi is an Assistant Professor of Occupational Therapy whose research focuses on occupational disruption, resilience, and performance challenges. His work investigates the impact of events like COVID-19 lockdowns on individual health and well-being, examining which occupations are significant predictors of health outcomes during such disruptions. Muriithi has also explored the lived experiences of refugee musicians, identifying factors that enable their musical performance despite facing considerable barriers. He has developed and validated the Occupational Resilience Measure (ORM 1.0), a novel multidimensional assessment tool with potential applications in occupational therapy practice. His research further examines the occupational performance challenges faced by homeless adults and the activity priorities for this population, drawing insights from staff and management at transitional housing facilities. Muriithi collaborates with researchers Jennifer Muriithi from the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville and Kara Gore from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences.

Metrics

  • h-index: 3
  • Publications: 18
  • Citations: 83

Selected Publications

  • Occupational Resilience (Part 2): Toward a Cross-culturally Relevant Measure of a Novel Construct. (2025)
  • Occupational Resilience (Part 1): Origins and Significance to Health and Well-being. (2025)
  • Occupational Resilience (Part 2): Toward a Cross-culturally Relevant Measure of a Novel Construct (2025)
  • Occupational Resilience (Part 1): Origins and Significance to Health and Well-being (2025)
  • Occupational Performance Challenges Facing Homeless Adults in a Transitional Housing Facility: Perspectives From Staff & Management (2025)
  • Which Occupations Significantly & Uniquely Predicted Health During COVID-19 Lockdowns? (2025)
  • Activity Performance Priorities for Adults Experiencing Homelessness: Insights from Management and Staff at a Transitional Housing Facility (2024)
  • A Qualitative Exploration of Relations Between Salutogenesis and Persistent Music Performance Among Refugees Resettled in the United States (2024)
  • The effects of occupational disruption during COVID-19 lockdowns on health: a cross-sectional study (2024)
    3 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Test–Retest Reliability & Internal Consistency of the Occupational Resilience Measure (ORM 1.0) (2023)
    1 citation DOI OpenAlex
  • Lived Experience of Refugee Musicians: Factors That Enable Performance of Music Among Resettled Immigrants Facing What Can Be Unsurmountable Barriers (2023)
    1 citation DOI OpenAlex

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