Debbie Rudman
MSc (Western); BSc(OT), PhD (Toronto)
Associate Professor
Faculty Scholar
School of Occupational Therapy
Office: Room 2537 - Elborn College
Phone: 519-661-2111 ext. 88965
Research Interests
- Shaping of occupation in later life, and interconnections between occupation, identity, participation, and well-being
- Contemporary structuring and negotiation of retirement and later life work
- Critical social theory and occupational science
- Negotiation of chronic disability and other transitions (e.g. migration) in later life
- Critical gerontology
- Disparities in occupational possibilities
Research Affiliations
- Affiliate member appointment, Women’s Studies and Feminist Research, University of Western Ontario
- Associate member appointment, Department of Public Health Sciences, University of Toronto
- Associate Scientist, Lawson Health Research Institute, London Health Sciences Centre and St. Joseph’s Health Care, London, Ontario
Teaching Areas
- Qualitative methodologies
- Scholarly practice in occupational therapy
- Occupational science
Graduate Student Supervision
- Master's
- PhD




