Research
Improving everyday lives
As one of Canada鈥檚 leading research universities, Dalhousie attracts millions in research grants and awards annually. The School of Occupational Therapy is one of 8 schools and colleges in the Faculty of Health. Please see our faculty listing for current research interests.
If you are applying for our Master of Science - Occupational Science research thesis stream, please connect with the faculty member(s) who may be best suited to supervise you as you pursue your research interests. See profiles here.听
Occupational Science Research Updates
Askari S, Harvey K, & Sam-Odutola M. (2023). Patients experience of cognitive fatigue post-stroke: an exploratory study. Disability and rehabilitation, 1鈥�8. Advance online publication.
Beagan BL, Bizzeth S, Pride T, Sibbald K. (2022). LGBTQ+ identity concealment and disclosure within the (heteronormative) health professions: 鈥淒o I? Do I not? And what are the potential consequences?鈥� [Open Access] SSM 鈥� Qualitative Research in Health, 2, 100114. 听 听
Bizzeth SR, Beagan BL. (2023).鈥淎h, it鈥檚 best not to mention that here鈥�: Experiences of LGBTQ+ health professionals in (heteronormative) workplaces in Canada. Frontiers in Sociology, 8: 1-11.
Beagan BL, Sibbald KR, Bizzeth SR, Pride TM. (2023). Factors influencing LGBTQ+ disclosure decision-making by Canadian health professionals: A qualitative study. [Open Access] PLOS One, 18(2): e0280558.
Beagan BL, Bizzeth SR, Etowa JB. (2023). Interpersonal, institutional and structural racism in Canadian nursing: A culture of silence. [Open Access] Canadian Journal of Nursing Research, 55(2): 195-205.
Beagan BL, Bizzeth SR, Sibbald KR, Etowa JB. (2022). Epistemic racism in the health professions: A qualitative study with Black women in Canada. [Open Access] Health: An Interdisciplinary Journal for the Social Study of Health, Illness and Medicine. Advance online.
Beagan BL, MacLeod A, Owen M, Pride T, Sibbald KR. (2022). Lower-class origins in Canadian health and social service professions: 鈥淎 different level of understanding.鈥� Social Science & Medicine, 115233.
Best KL, Rushton PW, Sheriko J, Arbour-Nicitopoulos KP, Dib T, Kirby RL, Lamontagne ME, Moore SA, Ouellet B, & Routhier F. (2023). Effectiveness of wheelchair skills training for improving manual wheelchair mobility in children and adolescents: protocol for a multicenter randomized waitlist-controlled trial.听BMC Pediatrics,听23(1), 1鈥�485.
Burrola-Mendez Y, Kirby RL, Rushton PW, Contepomi S, Tawashy AE, Kankipati P, Jim茅nez Garc铆a N, Terhorst L, Goldberg M, & Pearlman J. (2023). Psychometric properties of the International Society of Wheelchair Professionals鈥� basic manual wheelchair-service-provision knowledge Test Version 1 and development of Version 2. PloS One, 18(3), e0281584鈥揺0281584.
Dib T, Burrola-Mende听 Y, Br没l茅-Ouimette L., Fung KHM, Lecavalier M, & Rushton PW. (2023). The French-Canadian WheelCon for manual wheelchair users: paediatric adaptation and preliminary evaluation of its measurement properties.听Disability and Rehabilitation,听ahead-of-print(ahead-of-print), 1鈥�10. 听
Kiepek N. (in press). Occupation in the Anthropocene. Canadian Journal of Occupational Therapy.
Kiepek N, & Ausman C. (2023). 鈥淵ou are you, but you are also your profession鈥�: Nebulous boundaries of personal substance use. Contemporary Drug Problems, 50(1), 63鈥�84.
Kiepek N, Ausman C. Beagan B, & Patten, S. (2022) 鈥淎 reward for surviving the day鈥�: Women professionals鈥� experiences of substance use in comparison to men. Performance Enhancement & Health, 10(2), 100200.
Kiepek N, Beagan B, & Patten S. (2022). Reflecting on conceptualisations of 鈥榤eaning鈥� in occupational therapy. Brazilian Journal of Occupational Therapy / Cadernos Brasileiros de Terapia Ocupacional, 30, e3156. 听
Kiepek N, Ausman C, Beagan B, & Patten, S. (2022). Substance use and meaning: Transforming occupational participation and experience. Brazilian Journal of Occupational Therapy / Cadernos Brasileiros de Terapia Ocupacional, 30, e3037.
Pride T, Beagan BL, MacLeod A, Sibbald K. (2022) Educational experiences of health professionals from marginalized groups: 鈥淚t definitely takes more work.鈥� Diaspora, Indigenous, and Minority Education, Early online.
Robert M, Labb茅 M, Hebinck M, P茅rinet-Lacroix R, Albert U, -Nicitopoulos KA, Boulenger A, Batcho C, Maltais D, Rushton P, & Best K. (2023). Education and Measurement are the Top Priorities to Advance Physical Literacy for Individuals with Physical Disabilities. Physical Activity and Health, 7(1), 103鈥�114.
Sibbald KR, Beagan BL. (2022) Disabled healthcare professionals鈥� experiences of altruism: Identity, professionalism, competence, and disclosure. [Open Access] Disability & Society. 听