Board Members
The ACOTUP Board of Directors consists of all the OT program directors. They meet monthly and they decide on, work on etc. Look for tiny descriptor in welcome letter or policy docs.
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Ben Mortenson, BscOT, MSc, PhD, OT, FCAOT
Professor and Department Head
The University of British Columbia, Department of Occupational Science & Occupational Therapy
Sandy Thompson-Hodgetts, PhD, OT
Associate Professor and Chair
University of Alberta, Department of Occupational Therapy
Kirsten Smith, BHSc, MSc(OT), PhD, OT Reg. (Sask)
Occupational Therapy Program Chair, Assistant Professor
University of Saskatchewan, School of Rehabilitation Science
Leanne Leclair, OT Reg (MB)
Department Head and Associate Professor
University of Manitoba, Department of Occupational Therapy of Medical Rehabilitation
Mary Forhan PhD
Department and Graduate Chair
University of Toronto, Department of Occupational Sciences and Occupational Therapy
Temerty Faculty of Medicine
Scientific Director, Obesity Canada
Lynn Shaw, PhD, MScOT, OT Reg. (Ont.)
Director and Professor
University of Western, School of Occupational Therapy
Briano DiRezze
Assistant Dean and Associate Professor
McMaster University Institute of Applied Health Science
Dorothy Kessler, BSc, MSc, PhD, OT Reg. (Ont.)
Associate Director and Associated Professor
Queen’s University, School of Rehabilitation Therapy
Rose Martini, PhD, MSc, BSc
Director of the Occupational Therapy Program
Directrice – Programme d’ergothérapie
Université d’Ottawa/Ottawa University
Brigitte Vachon
Professeure agrégée et Directrice des programmes d’ergothérapie
Faculté de médecine, Université de Montréal
Sara Saunders, Ph.D., OT (C), erg
Director, Occupational Therapy Program and Assistant Professor (Professional)
McGill University, School of Physical & Occupational Therapy
Dominique Giroux
Directrice du programme d’ergothérapie
Faculté de médecine, Université Laval Programme d’ergothérapie
Eric Constantin, erg. M.Read
Directrice du programme d’ergothérapie et professeure praticien en sciences de la sante
École de réadaptation, Université de Sherbrooke (campus de la santé)
Faculté de médecine et des sciences de la santé
Valerie Poulin
Directrice de département
Département d’ergothérapie, Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières
Paula Rushton, PhD, OT
Director/Assistant Dean/Associate Professor
Dalhousie University, School of Occupational Therapy
