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Phone: (905) 525-9140 ext: 27816
Fax: (905) 524-0069
Office: Rm.436, IAHS
Email: lettsl@mcmaster.ca
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Profile
Lori Letts is an Associate Professor and Assistant Dean of MSc (OT) within the School of Rehabilitation Science at McMaster University. She received her Bachelor of Science degree in Occupational Therapy from the University of Western Ontario.
After working as an occupational therapist in general rehabilitation, long term care, and with clients in the community, she returned to graduate school. In 1991, she received a Master of Arts with a joint degree in Gerontology and Regional Planning and Resource Development. Her thesis examined environmental influences on the functional abilities of older adults. Following that, she worked as Researcher with Community Occupational Therapists and Associates in Toronto, and was also the Assistant National Coordinator of the CAOT Seniors' Health Promotion Project. She completed doctoral studies in the Faculty of Environmental Studies at York University in 2002. The focus of her doctoral dissertation was on the use of participatory research and community organizing as means to promote health with older adults in the city of Toronto. Her research interests include: environments, health promotion, primary health care, aging, community rehabilitation, participatory research, social change and community organizing. She holds a status-only appointment with the Occupational Therapy Department at Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care in Toronto, Ontario.
Fun Fact
I love to cook when I have time. I commute from Waterloo, and CBC Radio One is always on in my car.
Taking Graduate Students
Willing to take on supervision and/or committee membership for 1-2 graduate students (masters or doctoral level).
Lab/Research Institute
Functional Assessment Lab, run by the Mobility, Aging and Participation Research Group, School of Rehabilitation Science.
Courses Taught
MSc OT Programme, McMaster University
2008
Guest Lecture; Term 2, Person, Environment & Occupation, Inquiry Seminar, Evidence-based decision making
Guest Lecture; Term 5: Adult & Disability, Inquiry Seminar: Primary Health Care and Self-Management
2007
Year 2: Applying Evidence to Practice: Integration, MSc (OT) 747, September 2007 - July 2008, Course Coordinator
Term 3: Disability, Development & Occupation, Term Chair
Term 3: Disability, Development & Occupation, Professional Roles and Experiential Practicum (PREP), MSc (OT) 638, April - June 2008, Course Co-Coordinator
Guest Lecture; Term 1, Health Wellness and Occupation, PREP, 3 sessions: Measuring Occupational Performance & Appraisal of OP Measures; Appraisal of Interventions; Critical Thinking Revisited. Planning, coordination & grading of Critical Appraisal Assignment.
Guest Lecture; Term 3, Disability, Development & Occupation, I&I Inquiry session: Environmental Theories (videoconference to Northern Studies Stream); Environment and Disability (McMaster site)
Guest Lecture; Term 2, Person, Environment & Occupation, PREP, Instrumental q Activities of Daily Living
Guest Lecture; Term 2, Person, Environment & Occupation, Inquiry Seminar, Evidence-based decision making
2006
Term 3: Disability, Development & Occupation, Professional Roles and Experiential Practicum (PREP), MSc (OT) 638, April - June 2007, Course Co-Coordinator
Year 2: Applying Evidence to Practice: Integration, MSc (OT) 747, September 2006 - July 2007, Course Coordinator
Evidence-based practice stream, Chair
Term 1: Health, Wellness & Occupation, Professional Roles and Experiential Practicum PREP), MSc (OT) 618, Sept - Dec, 2006, Course Co-Coordinator
MSc Rehabilitation Science Programme, McMaster University
2007
RS706/RHSc505 Measurement in Rehabilitation, Instructor, January – April 2008
2006
Guest Lecture; Term 2, Person, Environment & Occupation, Inquiry and Integration: Environmental theories
Guest Lecture; Term 2, Person, Environment & Occupation, PREP Home Assessment, Community Assessment
Guest Lecture; Term 3, Disability, Development & Occupation, I&I Inquiry session: Evidence-based decision making
Guest Lecture; Term 5: Adult & Disability, Inquiry and Integration: Occupational Therapy and Primary Health Care Reform.
Guest Lecture; Term 4: Evidence-based practice inquiry: Qualitative research.
Recent Research
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Development of a community scholar program: An interprofessional initiative |
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Investigators |
Richardson, J., Letts, L., Demogas, D., Guenter, D., Price, D., Childs, A., Johnson, P., Smith, B. J., & Taylor, M. |
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Funding Agency |
Inerprofessional Care/Education Fund, HealthForce Ontario |
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$158,208 |
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Funding Period |
February 2008-March 2009 |
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Pilot work to support the project development of a community scholar program: An interprofessional initiative |
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Investigators |
Richardson, J., Letts, L., Demogas, D., Guenter, D., Price, D., Childs, A., Johnson, P., Smith, B. J., & Taylor, M. |
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Funding Agency |
Interprofessional Education Initiative, Program for Interprofessional Practice, Education and Research (PIPER), McMaster University |
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$6,000 |
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Funding Period |
December 2007 – June 2008 |
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TITLE |
Promoting Physical Activity in the Spinal Cord Injury Community: Development, Mobilization, and Assessment of an Evidence-Based Approach |
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Investigators |
Martin Ginis, K. A., Ditor, D., Bray, S., Hanna, S., Hicks, A., Letts, L., Latimer, A., Hayes, K., Prapavessis, H., Wolfe, D., & Brawley, L. |
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Funding Agency |
Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada, Community-University Research Alliance |
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$948,328 |
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Funding Period |
2007-2012 |
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TITLE |
Best Practices in Driver Assessment for Persons with Disabilities: A Critical Review of the Literature |
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Investigators |
Vrkljan, B., Clubb, L., Pauley, T., Garrett, S., Wood, B., Stav, W., & Letts, L. |
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Funding Agency |
Canadian Occupational Therapy Foundation |
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$5,000 |
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Funding Period |
July 2007 – December 2008 |
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TITLE |
Requirements and Unmet Needs for Aids, Devices and
Supports for People with Agility/Mobility Impairments |
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Investigators |
Richardson, J., Letts, L., Wilton, R., Stewart, D., & Law, M. |
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Funding Agency |
Human Resources and Social Development Canada (HRSDC) |
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$21,360 |
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Funding Period |
2007 |
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Development, Mobilization and Impact Assessment of Physical Activity-Enhancing Programs for the Spinal Cord Injury Community |
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Investigators |
Martin Ginis, K., Daw, C., Adair, B., Boyd, E., Leonard, P., Arbour, K., Bray, S., Hanna, S., Hicks, A., Letts, L., Heath, B., Hayes, K., Prapavessis, H., Wolfe, D., Brawley, L., Faulkner, G., & Latimer, A. |
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Funding Agency |
Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada, Community University Research Alliances (CURA) Program, Letter of Intent |
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$19,879 |
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Funding Period |
October 2006-February 2007 | |
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Books
Letts, L., Rigby, P., & Stewart, D. (Eds.). (2003). Using environments to enable occupational performance. Thorofare, NJ: Slack.
Book Chapters
Townsend, E., Coburn, L., Letts, L., Thibeault, R., & Trentham, B. (2007). Enabling social change. In E. Townsend & H. Polatojko (Eds.), Enabling Occupation II: Advancing an occupational therapy vision for health well-being, and justice through occupation (pp. 153-171). Ottawa, ON: CAOT Publications ACE.
Wilkins, S., Letts, L., & Richardson, J. (in press). Evaluation of functional performance. In B. Bonder & Bello -Haas, V. D., Functional performance in older adults (3 rd ed.). Philadelphia, PA: FA Davis.
Letts, L. (in press). Health promotion. In E. Crepeau, E. Cohn, & B. Schell (Eds.), Willard & Spackman's Occupational Therapy (11 th ed.). Baltimore: Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins.
Rigby, P., Stark, S., Letts, L., & Ringaert, L. (in press). Physical environments. In E. Crepeau, E. Cohn, & B. Schell (Eds.), Willard & Spackman's Occupational Therapy (11 th ed.). Baltimore: Lippincott, Williams and Wilkins.
Rigby, P., Lowe, M., Letts, L., & Stewart, D. (in press). Assessing context: Home, community and workplace access. In M. Trombly & M. Radomski (Eds.), Occupational therapy for physical dysfunction (6th ed.). Baltimore: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.
Journal Articles
Letts, L., Dawson, D., Bretholtz, I., Kaiserman-Goldenstein, E., Gleason, J., McLellan, E., Norton, L., & Roth, C. (2007). Reliability and validity of the Power-mobility Community Driving Assessment (PCDA). Assistive Technology, 19, 154-163. |
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