Anne Lang-脡tienne Memorial Lecture
Join the 91精品黑料吃瓜 occupational therapy learning, teaching and clinical supervision community for the Anne Lang-脡tienne Memorial Lecture, which will be delivered at the end of the annual symposium featuring presentations of our master鈥檚 research papers.
2024 lecture
Marie-Jos茅e Drolet, OT. Ph.D.
Date, time and place: July 26, 1 p.m. to 2.15 p.m., Lees Hall, room 142
Marie-Jos茅e Drolet, OT, Ph.D., is a Full Professor in the Department of Occupational Therapy at the Universit茅 du Qu茅bec 脿 Trois-Rivi猫res and holds the 2021-2024 Excellence in Teaching Chair at this university. Her career as a clinical occupational therapist led her to develop an interest in philosophy, where she completed her master's and doctoral degrees, before focusing on research in ethics. In recent years, she has dedicated a significant portion of her research to eco-responsibility in occupational therapy, the topic of her presentation. She is also the co-founder of the , which provides resources for clinicians and students committed to practicing in an eco-responsible manner.
Previous lectures
Hiba Zafran
Hiba Zafran, PhD, is a queer, introverted multiple migrant, whose cultural roots are in the Levant. She acknowledges that she lives on the unceded territory of the Kanien'keh谩:ka people, in Tiohti脿:ke (Montreal). During her lecture 鈥淔inding the words, discerning the light: The occupation of storytelling injustice鈥, Dr. Zafran has presented narratives, stories, and illustrations of people who have experienced injustice and inequity. She proposed avenues for reflection on the ways to tell and hear these stories as an occupational therapist. It was a very inspiring conference for students, occupational therapists and professors.
Dr. Gayle Restall
Gayle Restall is a retired professor and a researcher in the Department of Occupational Therapy, College of Rehabilitation Sciences, at the University of Manitoba. In the 2022 Anne Lang-脡tienne Memorial Lecture, she inspired students, occupational therapists and other program members with her presentation, 鈥淭he Ethical and Moral Imperatives of Relationship Building in Occupational Therapy.鈥 She proposed areas to consider and strategies to move towards a collaboration-based occupational therapy practices.
Dr. Barry Trentham
Barry Trentam is an assistant professor in the Department of Occupational Science & Occupational Therapy at the University of Toronto and academic coordinator, Mississauga campus (UTM). He gave the second Anne Lang-脡tienne lecture by videoconference August 6, 2021. The presentation was titled 鈥淐rafting Spaces for Advocacy and Allyship Through Critical Intersectional Peer Dialogue,鈥 a topic which resonated considerably with the audience.
Dr. Rachel Thibault
Rachel Thibault, a retired occupational therapy professor at the University of Ottawa, was the guest of honour for the first Anne Lang-脡tienne lecture, which took place by videoconference July 31, 2020. In her presentation, 鈥淟鈥檃ctivit茅 intentionnelle eud茅monique et la relation d鈥檃ide,鈥 she addressed resilience as well as the five transformative activities that bring meaning and wellness. The event allowed the occupational therapy community at 91精品黑料吃瓜 to gather and pay tribute to Anne Lang-脡tienne鈥檚 values and vision. The event was a great success.
