Gail Teachman, PhD

Chapters and Reports

• 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.
• Teachman, G. (2017). Optimizing interviews with disabled children and youth. In Liamputtong, P. (Ed.) Handbook of Research Methods in Health Social Sciences (pp1-18) Singapore: Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-2779-6_124-1
  
  

Articles in Peer-Reviewed Journals

• Dash, M. J., Wilson, J. Hamdani, Y., Laliberte Rudman, D. & Teachman, G. (2023). Representations of Parents of Autistic Children: A Critical Interpretive Synthesis. Scandinavian Journal of Occupational Therapy
• Teachman, G., & Gladstone, B. (2020). Guest Editors’ Introduction: Special Issue: Constructions of ‘children’s voices’ in qualitative research. International Journal of Qualitative Methods. https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/1609406920980654
• 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
• 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.
• 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.

Visit Google Scholar for a comprehensive list of publications.

• Exploring the complex interplay between childhood disability, impairment, and chronic pain: Co-producing knowledge with children (WSS CIHR Seed Grant, 2023-24; VOICE Innovation Research Grant 2023-25; with Dr. Katie Mah, PDF and Dr. Fiona Webster)
• 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 engagement 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)
• 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 (VOICE Innovation Grant and Mitacs funding with Dr. Katie Mah, PDA, Western and Dr. Barbara Gibson, Bloorview Research Institute, Toronto)
  
  

Reframing Childhood Disability: Pushing Boundaries in the Rehabilitation Sciences

• Cox, Emily (2022). MSc, Health and Rehabilitation Sciences Program, Occupational Science Stream.

Piloting a study to examine children’s understandings of chronic pain and coping

• Ferreira, Kristina (2022). MSc, Health and Rehabilitation Sciences Program, Occupational Science Stream.

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

Students working in the Childhood Rehabilitation Ethics and Disability (CRED) Research Lab will have a strong background and/or interest in how social theory can add value to critical qualitative health research and/or the study of childhood and occupation.

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

• Adjunct Scientist, Bloorview Research Institute, Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital, Toronto
• Core Member, VOICE (Views on Interdisciplinary Childhood Ethics, McGill University
• Member: Centre for Research on Health Equity and Social Inclusion (CRHESI)
• Academic Fellow, Centre for Critical Qualitative Health Research (CQ), University of Toronto

• Western News, Western Professor wants children’s rehab programs to listen to their voices, May 16, 2023.
• Teachman, G. (2019, November 21). Centre for Research on Health Equity and Social Inclusion, Lightning Talk. Is Inclusion always a ‘good thing’? Perspectives from youth with disabilities.
• Teachman, G. (2020, June 9). Voice Matters: A critical dialogical approach for reseach with disabled children. Presentation to Beyond Giving Voice Virtual Symposium Series.

• Doris Stuppard Leadership Award (2021). Ontario Society of Occupational Therapists (OSOT) – conferred with Lifetime membership for sustained contributions to professional leadership.
• CIHR Postdoctoral Fellow (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

• Board Member, Canadian Society for Occupational Science.