Profile
Joyce Tryssenaar is an Associate Professor in the School of Rehabilitation Science and Co-ordinator of the MSc (Rehabilitation Science) course-based online option. She is also the Occupational Therapy Coordinator for the Northern Studies Stream. Her field of research includes curriculum development and evaluation, tutor training in PBL programs, aging with serious mental illness and qualitative research methods. She has many years of clinical experience in all areas of mental health and mental illness practice including crisis intervention, in and outpatient settings, and case management. Her teaching area in the professional Masters (OT) program focuses on disability, development, and occupation with regard to individuals with mental illness, adult education, stigma, and grief and loss. In the online program her teaching responsibilities include clinical reasoning and decision-making, and facilitating learning in the rehabilitation context. She also has a small private practice working in the auto insurance sector.
Research SpecialtyJoyce’s field of research includes curriculum development and evaluation, rural and remote education and practice, and interprofessional experience in online learning.
Fun Fact
I live in Thunder Bay, Ont. – the center of Canada where the air is clean, unspoiled nature is 5 minutes away, and there are no traffic jams.
Taking Graduate Students
I will take MSc (thesis option) graduate students whose research interests are in mental health/mental illness or adult education.
Courses Taught
MSc OT (Northern Studies Stream), RS (Online Option), McMaster University
2010-2011
RS710: Facilitating Learning in the Rehabilitation Context, Co-ordinator
RS730: Scholarly Paper, Advisor
RS710: Facilitating Learning in the Rehabilitation Context (course development)
2009-2010
RS710: Facilitating Learning in the Rehabilitation Context, Co-ordinator
RS730: Scholarly Paper, Advisor
Term 3: Disability, Development and Occupation: Inquiry and Integration, Co-ordinator
Term 3: Disability, Development and Occupation: Professional Roles & Experiential Practicum, Co-ordinator
2008-2009
RS710: Facilitating Learning in the Rehabilitation Context, Co-ordinator
RS704: Independent Study in Rehabilitation Science (x2), Supervisor
RS770: Leadership in Rehabilitation (course development)
Recent Research
Project Title: Outcomes of the Northern Studies Stream and Rehabilitation Studies Programs: A retrospective review and analysis
Investigators: Winn, C., Chisholm, B., Hummelbrunner, J., Tryssenaar, J.
Funding Agency: School of Rehabilitation Science
Amount: $3,000.00
Funding Period: August 1, 2010-July 31, 2011
Project Title: An Evaluation of the Implementation of Online Interprofessional Courses as a Component of the MN/NP Program
Investigators: Boblin, S., Staples, E., Black, M., Patterson, C., Tryssenaar, J.
Funding Agency: Council of Ontario University Programs in Nursing
Amount: $20, 000.00
Funding Period: November 1, 2008 – November 1, 2010 |