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Phone: (905) 525-9140 ext: 27839
Fax: (905) 524-0069
Office: Rm.432, IAHS
Email: swilkins@mcmaster.ca
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Profile
Seanne Wilkins is an occupational therapist with graduate education in community health and social gerontology. She is an Associate Professor and Associate Dean (Acting) Rehabilitation Science in the School of Rehabilitation Science.
Her teaching in the rehabilitation science program focuses on qualitative analysis and in the occupational therapy program focuses on aging and health as well as adult physical health.
Her research interests include aging, chronic illness, disability and women's health; community health; occupational therapy services; evidence-based practice in rehabilitation and in long-term care; and qualitative research methods. The focus of ongoing projects includes: aging, chronic illness and self-concept in a group of older women with osteoporosis; the effectiveness of early intervention by occupational therapists and physiotherapists with older adults receiving home care services; evaluation of home care versus hospital care in people with post-acute stroke; and community participation among women living with HIV/AIDS.
Fun Fact
Likes to travel and read “trashy” novels.
Taking Graduate Students
Eligible to supervise both MSc and PhD students. Currently not accepting students.
Lab/Research Institute
Mobility, Aging and Participation Research Group
Courses Taught
Faculty of Health Sciences
2005-present
Co-coordinator and instructor, HRM/NUR/RS 758
2009
Coordinator and instructor, RS 700
MSc(OT)
2009
Coordinator, Inquiry & Integration, CHS(OT) 727
2001 – 2008
Coordinator and tutor, Inquiry & Integration, CHS(OT) 727
Recent Research
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Canadian Institutes of Health Research, Infection and Immunity
$211,867
2009-2012
McMaster University
Exploring social participation among adults aging with HIV
P. Solomon , K. O'Brien, S. Wilkins |
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Ontario Stroke System: Heart & Stroke Foundation of Ontario
$142,028
January 1, 2009-March 30, 2010
McMaster University
Rehabilitation in the home environment: A knowledge transfer project to implement best practice and ensure continuity of care with stroke
J. Richardson , J. Bosch, V. DePaul, S. Jack, L. Letts, J. Moreland, S. Wilkins , L. Wishart
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Book Chapters
Wilkins, S ., Letts, L., & Richardson, J. (in press). Evaluation of functional performance. In B. Bonder & V. Dal Bello -Haas, Functional performance in older adults (3 rd ed.). Philadelphia , PA : F. A. Davis.
Journal Articles
Barreca, S., & Wilkins, S . (2008). Exploring the experiences of nurses in a stroke rehabilitation unit. Journal of Advanced Nursing , 63 (1), 36-44.
Solomon, P., & Wilkins, S. (2008). Participation among women living with HIV: A rehabilitation perspective. AIDS Care, 20 (3), 292-296.
Lin, C-Y., Williams, R., Shannon , H., & Wilkins, S. (2007) . Work organization and its effects on the health of Chinese workers with English as a second language: A qualitative approach. Work, 28 , 379-390 . |
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