‘Alone in the Ring’ wins the 2022 D2L Innovation Award
Read about the play’s innovative approach to learning, empathy and activism.
Leadership change for the Rehabilitation Science Online Programs (RSOP)
After four exemplary years of dedicated leadership of the Rehabilitation Science Online Programs (RSOP), Dr. Leslie Duran is stepping down as the Director of these important graduate programs. We are most grateful for Leslie’s creativity, calmness, and professionalism over these years as well as her sophisticated approach and attention to detail in the nuanced aspects of […]
Research round up: Dr. Skye Barbic
With news of her promotion to Associate Professor, we thought we’d take the opportunity to highlight Skye’s most recent research projects and initiatives. Skye’s research interests at a glance Mental health Mental health rehabilitation Health outcomes measurement Skye’s Roles & Connections Foundry BC (Head Scientist) CHEOS (Scientist) Michael Smith Health Research BC (Scholar) Skye’s research […]
Decisions on Driving with Multiple Sclerosis and Parkinson’s Disease
Have you ever wondered about the life cycle of a Capstone project? These projects, which are central to the MOT program, are designed to enhance students’ knowledge of research and use of evidence for practice; they begin in Term 2 of students’ very first year, and they give students the hands-on experience of collecting, analyzing, […]
Join our clinical faculty
Have you considered joining our clinical faculty? Do you have a colleague who would be a great fieldwork or classroom educator? We have a growing community of approximately 350 clinicians who hold part-time, unpaid appointments with the department. Our clinical faculty members are a key part of OSOT’s learning ecosystem, whether working with students on […]
Support the Louise McGregor Memorial Scholarship in Neurorehabilitation
Dr. Susan Harris, Professor Emerita with the Department of Physical Therapy, is encouraging donations to the McGregor Scholarship Fund that she endowed in 2005. The Louise McGregor Memorial Scholarship in Neurorehabilitation is endowed in memory of Louise McGregor, a former faculty member in the School of Rehabilitation Sciences. This award is offered to a MSc […]
Announcing DCD-14 (July 6-9)
We are pleased to be hosting the 14th International Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD) Conference. The conference will take place July 6-9, and the theme for 2022 is DCD in the Real World, grouped into the following streams: It has been 20 years since Canada hosted the International DCD Conference in Banff, Alberta. We are very […]
Clinical Instructor Minnie Teng awarded grant for artificial intelligence healthcare project
We are delighted to see that Minnie Teng has been awarded a Compassion and Artificial Intelligence Grant from AMS Healthcare for her work on “Optimizing interactions between humans and artificial intelligence when administering remote cognitive assessments”. Her team is collaborating with people with disabilities to pilot remote assessments to evaluate how the design of human-computer-environment […]
Three members of faculty receive CFI grants
Three members of our research faculty, Drs. Brodie Sakakibara, Julia Schmidt, and Jill Zwicker, have been awarded infrastructural John R. Evans Leaders Fund (JELF) grants from the Canadian Foundation for Innovation (CFI) to advance their research. Dr. Brodie Sakakibara’s grant, titled “The Stroke Management and eHealth Innovation Laboratory,” helped Dr. Sakakibara establish the Stroke Management […]
Dr. Jill Zwicker receives Canada Research Chair
[Reposted from June 29, 2021] We are excited to announce that OSOT Associate Professor Dr. Jill Zwicker has been awarded a Tier 2 Canada Research Chair (CRC) in Pediatric Brain Development and Rehabilitation for her research in developmental coordinator disorder (DCD). This award will advance Dr. Zwicker’s research in developmental coordinator disorder (DCD), an underdiagnosed […]
The first World Occupational Science Conference will be in Vancouver
We are pleased to have partnered with the International Society for Occupational Science to host the inaugural World Occupational Science Conference (WOSC). Taking place August 18-20, 2022 at the Sheraton Vancouver Wall Centre, a number of keynote and featured speakers have already been announced. Registration to attend will open in the new year. Featured Speakers Keynote: Lilian […]
Catch up on the 2021 Capstone Conference
Our annual graduate conference offers a broad introduction to the research element of our Masters of Occupational Therapy (MOT) program. Explore the program. Photo by Leon