Gail Teachman, PhD

Assistant Professor

Room 2531, EC
519 661-2111 x88958
gteachma@uwo.ca
@GailTeachman
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Education

  • Postdoctoral Fellowship (McGill)
  • PhD (Toronto)
  • MSc (Toronto)
  • BScOT (Toronto)

Graduate Program Supervision

  • Health and Rehabilitation Science MSc | PhD
  • Occupational Therapy MScOT

Research In Profile

Coming soon.

Featured Publications and Projects

Chapters and Reports

  • Teachman, G. (2020) Brief invited contribution to Consent [Chapter 8] in The Ethics of Research with Children and Young People: A Practical Handbook, 2nd Ed, (pp.150-151). V. Morrow & P. Alderson, Eds., SAGE Publications
  • Montreuil, M., Teachman, G., & Carnevale, F.A. (2019). Recognizing the voices of all children, including those with ‘cognitive impairments,’ in research. In M. A. Cascio & E. Racine (Eds.), Research Involving Participants with Impaired Cognition: Ethics, Autonomy, Inclusion, and Innovation (pp. 135-148). Oxford University Press.

Articles in Peer-Reviewed Journals

  • Teachman, G., McDonough, P., Macarthur, C. and Gibson, B.E. (2020), Interrogating inclusion with youths who use augmentative and alternative communication. Sociology of Health and Illness, 42,(5), 1108-1122.
  • Cascio, A., Motta-Ochoa, R., Teachman, G., Grond, F., Tembeck, T., Blaine-Moraes, S, & Park, M. (2020). What’s at stake with biomusic? Engaging the humanities and social sciences in the ethical reflections on an emerging technology. Journal of Humanities in Rehabilitation. https://www.jhrehab.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Cascio_JHR_Spring2020.pdf
  • Facca, D, Gladstone, B., & Teachman G. (2020). Working the Limits of ‘Giving Voice” to Children: A Critical Conceptual Review, International Journal of Qualitative Methods. https://doi.org/10.1177%2F1609406920933391
  • Fadyl, J., Teachman, G., & Hamdani, S. (2020) Return to normal or social change? The impact of rehabilitation as a social practice. Disability & Rehabilitation, 42(20), 2959-2966.
  • Update to Teachman, G., Lévesque, M., Keboa M. T., Danish, B. A., Mastorakis, K., Noronha, C., Passos dos Santos, R., Singh, H. K., & Macdonald, M. E. (2018). Group Peer Review: Reflections on a Model for Teaching and Learning Qualitative Inquiry. International Review of Qualitative Research, 11(4), 452-4661.

Visit Google Scholar for a comprehensive list of publications.

Current Grants and Research Projects

  • Reframing childhood disability: Bridging political and disciplinary boundaries to improve disabled children’s lives (SSHRC Insight Development Grant 2020-22).
  • Listening to children in health matters: Examining the intersection of family-centred care, best interests, and children agency (WSS CIHR Seed Grant, 2020-21)
  • Partnering with disabled youth: A participatory study of youth engagment in health research and governance' (CHILD-BRIGHT Training Innovation Grant; VOICE McGill sub-grant; WSS Catalyst Grant 2019 - 2021)
  • Beyond Giving Voice: Advancing theory and methodologies for qualitative research with children (SSHRC Connection Grant, 2020-21)
  • Thriving in the detour: Understanding the meaning of parent-to-parent support for families of children who are Ddeaf or hard of hearing (Dd/HH) (Western Emerging Team Grant, PI: Dr. Sheila Moodie)
  • Clarifying the best interests standard in children's medical decision-making: Toward a consistent and reliable practice (SSHRC Insight Development Grant, PI: Dr. Jacob Shelley)
  • Conceptualizing paediatric concussion recovery: A pilot patient-oriented multimedia storytelling project (with Dr. Katie Mah, PDA, Western and Dr. Barbara Gibson, Bloorview Research Institute, Toronto)

Featured Graduate Student Projects

Visit Scholarship@Western for a list of completed student theses and dissertations in the repository.

Graduate Student Opportunities

Contact professor Teachman at gteachma@uwo.ca for information.

Additional Information

Academic Appointments and Research Affiliations

  • Adjunct Scientist, Bloorview Research Institute, Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabiilitation Hospital, Toronto
  • Core Member, VOICE (Views on Interdisciplinary Childhood Ethics, McGill University

Awards

  • CIHR Postdoctoral Fellowship (2016-18)
  • Vanier Canada Graduate Scholar (2011-2014)
  • Joan Eakin Award for Methodological Excellence in a Qualitative Doctoral Dissertation (2017)
    Honorable Mention, Centre for Critical Qualitative Health Research, University of Toronto
  • Governor General’s Gold Medal (2016)
    School of Graduate Studies, University of Toronto
  • Peer Mentorship Award (2016)
    Rehabilitation Sciences Institute, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto
  • Faculty of Medicine Award for Research Innovation (2013)
    Department of Occupational Science & Occupational Therapy, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto
  • Year of Excellence Award: Outstanding Clinical Contributions and Achievements (2009)
    Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital, Toronto
  • Fieldwork Education Roster of Excellence (2003) [Teaching Award]
    School of Medical Rehabilitation, University of Manitoba
  • Outstanding contribution to Clinical Education (2001) [Teaching Award]
    Department of Occupational Therapy, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto

Professional Activities