Lynn CockburnLynn Cockburn Assistant Professor

Department of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy
(416) 978-8541
l.cockburn@utoronto.ca

 

 

 

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Biosketch

Lynn Cockburn graduated with a BSc (OT) from the University of Toronto, a Master of Education from the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (OISE), Toronto, Ontario and a Masters and PhD (Community Health Promotion and Education) in Public Health from Walden University, Minneapolis, MN. Her thesis work addressed how disability organizations have responded to the AIDS situation in the North West Region of Cameroon.

Lynn is a part-time faculty member engaged in teaching and research. Her research interests focus on mental health, community development, diversity and interprofessional education in occupational therapy, rehabilitation, disability in Canada and Cameroon. She has worked as an occupational therapist with adults of all ages experiencing a variety of health and disability situations, in community health centres, the home care sector and institutions. She enjoys working with and facilitating many different kinds of groups, including therapeutic, community, and educational settings. She received the Educational Excellence for Community Health Care Award from the Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto in 2003, and the Canadian Association of Occupational Therapists Award of Merit in 2002.

In addition to her work at the University of Toronto, Lynn is Chair of the Cameroon Working Group of the International Centre for Disability and Rehabilitation. She enjoys spending part of each year in Cameroon.

Selected Recent Publications

  1. 1. Sobowole, G., M.G., and Cockburn, L. (in press). George’s Journey: Developing a Career Path with Supported Employment. Work.
  2. 2. Kirsh, B. and Cockburn, L. (2009). The Canadian Occupational Performance Measure: A Tool for Recovery-Based Practice. Psychiatric Rehabilitation Journal, Psychiatric Rehabilitation Journal, 32(3), 171-6.
  3. 3. Judith Hunter, J., Watt-Watson, J., McGillion, M., Raman-Wilms, Cockburn, L., Lax, L., Stinson, J., Cameron, A., Dao, T., Pennefather, P., Schreiber, M., Librach, L., Kavanagh, T., Gordon, A., Cullen, N., Mock, D., & Salter, M. (2008). An Interfaculty Pain Curriculum: Lessons learned from six years experience, Pain, 140(1):74-86.
  4. 4. Trentham B., Cockburn, L. & Shin, J. (2007). Health Promotion and Community Development Applications in Primary Health Care Occupational Therapy. Canadian Journal of Community Mental Health. 26 (2), 53-69.
  5. 5. Sedgewick, A., Cockburn, L. and Trentham, B. (2007). Occupational Therapy and Mental Health in Canada 1930-1950: Emergence of a Profession. Canadian Occupational Therapy Journal, 74(6), 407-417.

Recent Thesis/Projects Supervised

  1. "Consumer and Occupational Therapists Responses to a Resource Tool about Occupational Engagement for Adults with Mental Health Issues". N. Reid (MScOT).
  2. "Occupational Therapy and Assertive Community Treatment: the experiences of ACT O.T.s in Ontario". J. Goncalves and T. Copp (MScOT).
  3. " Annotated Bibliography on meningitis and implications for Disability and Rehabilitation". K. Wilson (MScOT).
  4. "Media portrayals of Stigma, Discrimination, and Employment of Mental Health Consumers: A Review of the Literature". L. Wechzelberger (MScOT).
  5. "Experiences and needs of women with disabilities in the North West province of Cameroon". S. Kiani (Masters student, Public Health, Simon Fraser University).

Research Interests

Mental health and mental illness; community based occupational therapy practice; participatory and community based research; educational, transcultural and historical Issues in occupational therapy; international disability and rehabilitation issues, with a focus on Cameroon; Social and occupational justice.

Current Courses

OCT 1262Y: Enabling Occupation with Adults - Part 2

 

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