A light lunch and snacks during breaks will be provided. Please let us know if you have any dietary restrictions/allergies that we can try our best to accommodate.
Dr. Carrie Anne Marshall is an Occupational Therapist, an Assistant Professor in the School of Occupational Therapy, and Director of the Social Justice in Mental Health Research Lab at Western University in London, Ontario, Canada. Her research focuses on intersections between poverty and mental health, with a particular focus on homelessness. Dr. Marshall is the lead author of the Bridging the Transition Framework, a framework aimed at guiding practice for occupational therapists and other professionals who support individuals from unhoused to housing.
Dr. Rebecca Gewurtz is an Occupational Therapist,an Associate Professor in the School of Rehabilitation Science at McMaster University, and an Adjunct Scientist at the Institute for Work and Health. She is the Director of the Inclusive Design for Employment Access (IDEA) Social Innovation Laboratory where she is leading research examining strategies for building employer capacity to hire,accommodate, and promote persons with disabilities. She is also interested in income security, benefit systems, and housing and homelessness. She holds a PhD from the University of Toronto and completed a collaborative program through the CHSRF/CIHR in Health Services and Policy Research.