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

Teaching

Graduate Courses Taught
  • HD 550 Hospitalized Children and Youth
  • HD 591 Special Topics:  Play in Child Development
Undergraduate Courses Taught
  • 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
  • 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