Professor
College of Rehabilitation Sciences
Department of Occupational Therapy
771 McDermot Avenue
University of Manitoba
Winnipeg, MB R3E 0T6
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University of Manitoba
Winnipeg, Manitoba Canada, R3T 2N2
College of Rehabilitation Sciences
Department of Occupational Therapy
771 McDermot Avenue
University of Manitoba
Winnipeg, MB R3E 0T6
During the earlier years of my career, I studied the functional consequences of upper limb osteoarthritis, the biopsychosocial aspects of work-related low back pain, and the evolution of professionalization. Together with master of occupational therapy (MOT) students in the critical Inquiry course, we have investigated factors that contribute to stress in occupational therapy students, the demographic profile of alternate level of care patients, restorative and transitional care, attributes of cultural competence, screening tools for frailty, mentorship for professionals, transition from student to clinician, the role of occupational therapy in treatment of Long COVID and other episodic disabilities.
Research groups include:
Member, Rehabilitation Science Research Network for COVID, University of Toronto
My goal in teaching is to help students understand concepts, make connections with other parts of curriculum, know how to use resources to find answers, and then apply this integrated knowledge to their evolving understanding of their discipline. I believe that learning should be fun and I try to demonstrate that it is a life-long, joyful process.
I joined the School of Medical Rehabilitation at the University of Manitoba in 1974 and now hold the rank of Professor Emerita in the College of Rehabilitation Sciences. I have taught functional anatomy continuously since 1980. I have conducted motion analysis research in the Faculty of Engineering and work disability research in the Department of Community Health Sciences.
Nationally, I served as the Chair of the Advisory Board of CIHR's Institute of Musculoskeletal Health and Arthritis, and on the Board of Research Canada. I am a past director of the School of Medical Rehabilitation, now the College of Rehabilitation Sciences. I served on the University of Manitoba Senate for 16 years and was twice elected by Senate to the Board of Governors.
In 2011-2012, I was the Chair of the ad hoc Committee of Senate Executive to Review Policies and Practices Related to Accommodation of Students with Disabilities and Governance Procedures Related t o Academic Requirements.
Doctor of Philosophy in Human Anatomy, University of Manitoba (1987)
Master of Science in Human Anatomy, University of Manitoba (1982)
Bachelor of Occupational Therapy, University of Manitoba (1979)
Diploma in Physical and Occupational Therapy, University of Toronto (1963)
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College of Rehabilitation Sciences
R106 - 771 McDermot Avenue
University of Manitoba
Winnipeg, MB R3E 0T6 Canada