Staff

Director

Rushton, P., MCISc (OT), PhD (UBC). Measurement, intervention, knowledge translation and education related to improving the wheeled mobility of both adults and children through an improved wheelchair service provision process.

MSc (Occupational Therapy) Graduate Coordinator

Landry, K., BSc (OT), MSc (Rehabilitation Research-Physiotherapy) (Dalhousie)

MSc (Occupational Science) Graduate Coordinator

Lauckner, H., BSc (OT), MSc, PhD (Queen’s). Community development and occupational therapy; community-base rehabilitation; qualitative research; fieldwork education

Professors Emeriti

O’Shea, B., DipP & OT (Toronto), BSc (Queens), MS (Colorado State), LLD (Dalhousie), Honourary PhD.
Townsend, E., DipP & OT, BSc (OT) (Toronto) MAdEd (St. FX), PhD (Dalhousie)

Professors

Beagan, B., BA, MA (Dalhousie), PhD (UBC). Sociology of health and illness, health profession education, social inequality, research methodology
Warner, G., PhD (Epidemiology) (Case West Reserve Univ). Measurement and Evaluation, Health Services Research, Knowledge Transfer and Exchange, Health System Change to improve participatory outcomes

Associate Professors

Dieleman, C., BSc (OT) (Western), MSc, PhD (Queen's). Mental health care for criminal offenders with mental illness, policy implementation in dual prison hospitals, understanding crime as occupation
Kiepek, N., BSc (Hon), MSc (OT) (Toronto), PhD (Western). Substance use, unsanctioned occupations, deviance, critical discourse analysis, discursive practices
MacKenzie, D., BSc Physical Education (Saskatchewan), BSc (OT) (Alberta), MA (Ed) (MSVU), PhD (Dalhousie). Observation and eye movement, Neurological rehabilitation, and interprofessional education
Merritt, B., BS (Psychology), MS (OT), PhD (Colorado State). Occupation-based assessment, occupational therapy theory, educational leadership, efficacy of occupation-based practice
Phelan, S.K., BSc (Hon) (Guelph), MSc (OT), PhD (Western). Critical Disability, Childhood Disability, Children's Culture, Qualitative Methodology.
Rushton, P., MCISc (OT), PhD (UBC). Measurement, intervention, knowledge translation and education related to improving the wheeled mobility of both adults and children through an improved wheelchair service provision process.

Assistant Professors

Askari, S., BSc (OT) (Shahid Beheshti Univeristy of Medical Sciences), MSc (OT) (Iran University of Medical Science), BA (Payam Noor University), PhD (McGill)
Ghanouni, P., BSc(OT), MSc(OT) (Shahid Beheshti Univeristy of Medical Sciences), PhD (UBC)
Lauckner, H., BSc (OT), MSc, PhD (Queen’s). Community development and occupational therapy; community-base rehabilitation; qualitative research; fieldwork education

Senior Instructor

Harris, J., BScHon (Kinesiology), MSc Kinesiology, MSc (OT), (Dalhousie)
Landry, K., BSc (OT), MSc (Rehabilitation Research-Physiotherapy) (Dalhousie)

Instructor

Abdo, S., BSc, MSc (OT) (Dalhousie)
Joudrey, K., BSc (OT), (Dalhousie)
O’Keefe, C., BSc (OT), MSc (OT Post Professional) (Dalhousie)
Sibbald, K., BSc (Univ. of King's College / Dalhousie), MSc (OT) (Dalhousie)
Tawashy, A., BSc (British Columbia), MSc (British Columbia), MSc (OT) (Dalhousie)
Valavaara, K., BA(Hons) (Alberta), MSc (OT) (Alberta)

School Fieldwork Education Coordinator

Harris, J., BScHon (Kinesiology), MSc Kinesiology, MSc (OT), (Dalhousie)

International Fieldwork Education Coordinator

Lauckner, H., BSc (OT), MSc, PhD (Queen’s)

Provincial Fieldwork Education Coordinators

Newfoundland: Moores, P., BSc (OT) (Hons) (Queen's)
Nova Scotia: Harris, J., BScHon (Kinesiology), MSc Kinesiology, MSc (OT), (Dalhousie)
Prince Edward Island: Reid, L., BA (Psychology) (UPEI), BSc (OT) (Dalhousie)

Cross Appointments

Gallant, K., BSc (Mount Allison), BJ (University of King's College), MSc (Guelph), PhD (Waterloo)
Manuel, P., BA (Carleton), MSc (McGill), PhD (Dalhousie)
McGrath, P., BA (Saskatchewan), MA (Saskatchewan), PhD (Queen's)
Rudnick, A., BMedSc (Hebrew University), MD (Hebrew University), MPsych (Tel Aviv), PhD (Tel Aviv)

Adjunct (FGS)

Malfitano, A., BHSc (OT) (Federal University of Sao Carlos), ME (Estadual University of Campinas), PhD (University of Sao Paolo)
Shaw, L. E., BSc (OT), MSc (OT), PhD, (Western)