Research Grants

Below is a listing of COTF Research Grant Recipients (year, award, name of recipient, title and amount) since 1985.

DATE	AWARD	RESEARCHER'S NAME	TITLE OF RESEARCH PROJECT	AMOUNT
1985	COTF Research Grants	Mary Law	Validation of the Klein-Bell ADL Scale for use in paediatric occupational therapy	0
1986	COTF Research Grants	Mary Edwards	Occupational therapy for the rheumatoid hand: An evaluation	0
1986	COTF Research Grants	Mary Bridle	Occupational therapy private practice in Canada	0
1986	COTF Research Grants	Catherine Backman	The effect of a work splint on hand function in women with rheumatoid arthritis	0
1987	COTF Research Grants	Mary Law	Task force on outcome measures in occupational therapy	0
1987	COTF Research Grants	Lori Roxborough	An analysis of tonic electromyographic activity in seated subjects with spastic quadriplegia	0
1987	COTF Research Grants	Joyce Magill	A screening instrument for determining student needs of occupational therapy services in schools	0
1988	COTF Research Grants	Maureen Ward	Study to determine the reliability, validity, and responsiveness of a hand function assessment designed by Mohini Ahuja	0
1988	COTF Research Grants	Margy Fairbairn	Study on teachers’ perception of the roles and effectiveness of occupational therapists in schools	0
1989	COTF Research Grants	Denise Reid	Study to identify current trends among Canadian occupational therapists concerning hand splinting practices with children with central nervous system dysfunction	0
1989	COTF Research Grants	Vancouver General Hospital	Preparation of a research proposal on eating habits of the institutionalized elderly	0
1989	COTF Research Grants	Julia Lockhart	Study to determine the effectiveness of a multi-sensory writing program on the cursive writing ability of children with sensorimotor difficulties	0
1990	COTF Research Grants	Denise Reid	To complete previously awarded grant	0
1990	COTF Research Grants	Gayle Restall	To study play of preschool autistic children at home	0
1990	COTF Research Grants	Tanya Packer	To study fatigue in persons with post-polio syndrome (developmental funding)	0
1991	COTF Research Grants	Deirdre Dawson	To determine the relationship between perceptual impairment and self-care staatus in a sample of elderly persons	0
1991	COTF Research Grants	Susan Doble	The validation of the motor and process skills assessment on adults with multiple sclerosis	0
1991	COTF Research Grants	Anne Etienne	A pilot study on the nature of the process experienced during treatment, and the educational role played by the occupational therapist during that process	0
1991	COTF Research Grants	Suzanne Quenec’dhu	The value accorded to autonomy in daily living activities of elderly persons	0
1992	The Enid Perry Environmental Research Award	Lori Letts	Construct validation of the Safer Tool for Environmental Assessment	0
1992	COTF Research Award	Tanya Packer	A study on the influence of environmental familiarity on occupational performance	0
1992	COTF Mental Health Research Award	Carrie Clark	A study on the influence of client interviews on satisfaction with mental health services	0
1992	COTF Research Award	Sandra Hayman	To study clinical reasoning and activity in psychosocial occupational therapy	0
1993	COTF Research Grants	Terry Krupa	An analysis of employment stressors and coping strategies ofpersons with psychiaric disabilities from a client-centred perspective	0
1993	COTF 10th Anniversary Research Award	Nancy Pollock	Occupational performance needs of school-aged children with physical disabilities in the community	0
1994	The Enid Perry Environmental Research Award	Jacqueline Rousseau	Development of an assessment tool of the “handicap situation” in home setting for adults with motor disabilities	0
1994	COTF Research Award	Deirdre Dawson	Development of the Community Driving Assessment for Power Mobility Users	0
1994	COTF Research Grants	Harriet Woodside	The relationship of hope to productivity: An exploratory study of adults who have schizophrenia	0
1994	COTF Research Grants	Dr. Jan Polgar	Adolescents with non-progressive disabilities: Definitions of success	0
1994	Community Occupational Therapy Research Fund	Tina Pranger	Consumer involvement in mental health service planning and delivery	0
1995	The Enid Perry Environmental Research Award	Sonja Magnuson	Parenting a child with a disability: Influences on decisions regarding mobility issues	0
1995	COTF Research Award	Élisabeth Dutil	To study the reliability of the “ADL Profile-Questionnaire” with people having had a brain injury	0
1995	Community Occupational Therapy Research Fund	Mary Ann McColl	Construct validation of the Canadian Occupational Performance Measure	0
1995	COTF Research Grants	Sylvie Tétreault	A study to explore the factors associated with leisure participation and community activities of children with functional limitations	0
1996	COTF Research Grants	Karen Rebeiro	An exploratory study of the personal meaning of occupational engagement: The women's group	0
1996	Community Occupational Therapy Research Fund	Teresa Chiu	Community occupational therapy for mental health: An outcome study	0
1996	COTF Research Grants	Azeena Ratansi	The relationship between functional activities and falls in individuals with established osteoporosis: A potential for occupational therpy	0
1997	Enid Perry Environmental Research Award	Lygia Figueiredo	Life-long parenting of older children with developmental disabilities: Socio-environmental issues	0
1997	COTF Research Award	Mary Law	Effective occupational therapy: Gathering, analyzing and using the evidence	0
1997	Community Occupational Therapy Research Grant	Louise Demers	Reliability study of Quebec User Evaluation of Satisfaction with Assistive Technology (QUEST)	0
1997	COTF Research Award	Bonnie Kirsh	Factors affecting work integration for mental health consumers	0
1998	COTF Research Grants	Karen Rebeiro	An exploratory study of a consumer-run, occupation-based mental health initiative	0
1998	Community Occupational Therapy Research Grant	Louise Demers	L’Évaluation de la Satisfaction envers une Aide Technique (ÉSAT): Etude de validité	0
1998	COTF Research Grants	Lori Letts	Evaluating the reliability and validity of the Power-Mobility Community Driving Assessment (PCDA)	0
1998	COTF Research Grants	Jan Miller Polgar	Comparing the effects of two methods of pelvic stabilization on occupational performance in children and adolescents with athetoid cerebral palsy	0
1998	COTF Research Grants	Denise Reid	Evaluation of the rigid pelvic stabilizer on occupational performance of children with cerebral palsy: A client-centred approach	0
1999	Canadian Adaptive Seating and Mobility Association (CASMA) Research Grant	Denise Reid	Factors influencing the occupational performance of elderly stroke survivors who use prescribed wheeled mobility systems in the home environment: Users' and caregivers' perceptions	0
1999	COTF Research Grant	Johanne Desrosiers	Influence de l’environnement sur les situations de handicap suivant un accident vasculaire cerebral	0
1999	“Outcomes that Matter” Literature Review Grant	Bonnie Kirsh	Does the model matter? A review of literature on vocational outcomes for persons with severe mental illness	0
1999	“Outcomes that Matter” Literature Review Grant	Anita Unruh	Application of evidence-based decision-making to the spirituality construct: definitions: and outcome measures	0
1999	“Outcomes that Matter” Literature Review Grant	Denise Reid	Evaluation of the impact of wheeled mobility devices on the occupational performance of adult users and their caregivers	0
1999	“Outcomes that Matter” Literature Review Grant	Seanne Wilkins	The effectiveness of education and functional training programs for older adults with chronic illness	0
1999	“Outcomes that Matter” Research Grant	Anne Carswell	The relationship between perceived level of function and measured performance on a standardized lifting assessment in individuals with chronic low back pain receiving Workers' Compensation	0
1999	“Outcomes that Matter” Research Grant	Monica Bettazoni	Occupational therapy interventions for schizophrenia: Does treatment enhance illness intrusiveness, occupational performance and quality of life?	0
1999	“Outcomes that Matter” Research Grant	Claire-Jehanne Dubouloz	How do clients with rheumatoid arthritis rebalance their occupations during their period of treatment in community-based occupational therapy?	0
1999	“Outcomes that Matter” Research Grant	Majka Lagarde	Transforming sheltered workshops into affirmative businesses: An evaluation of outcomes	0
2000	COTF Research Grant	Sheryl Klein	Evaluating activities of daily living from an occupational therapy perspective	0
2000	MEDIchair/Royal Bank Research Grant	Sandra Hobson	The influence of falling and fear of falling on engagement in self care productivity and leisure activities for community-dwelling older adults	0
2001	COTF Research Grant	Mary Egan	Fearing: The development of client-centred evidence-based occupational therapy for intervention with individuals affected by dementia	0
2002	COTF Research Grant	Catherine Backman	A day in the life of mothers with Rheumatoid Arthritis	0
2003	COTF Research Grant	Ginette Aubin	“Étude de l’impact des deficits cognitifs sur les activités quotidienne et le fonctionnement dans la communauté des personnes souffrant de schizophrénie: validation d’une grille d’analyse de tâche”	0
2003	COTF Research Grant	Gayle Restall	Use of client-centred approaches: Where do we go from here?	0
2004	COTF Research Grant	Carolina Bottari	Validation of a new measure of ADL independence based on executive functions for persons having sustained a traumatic brain injury: intra and inter-rater reliability.	0
2005	COTF Critical Literature Review Grant	Lori Letts	Optimizing daily living in clients with dementia and their caregivers: A critical literature review of occupational therapy interventions	0
2005	COTF Critical Literature Review Grant	Lili Liu	Indicators of Universal Design Principles	0
2005	COTF Crtical Literature Review Grant	Debbie Laliberte Rudman	Examining evidence pertaining to return to driving following stroke in later life: Predictors and effectiveness of interventions	0
2005	COTF Research Grant	Claire Dumont	L'amélioration des propriétés métrologiques de la version pour enfants du test du rendement dans l'utilisation de l'ordinateur	0
2005	COTF Research Grant	Annette Rivard	Professionalism and Occupational Therapy in Current Health Care Environments	0
2005	COTF Community OT Grant	Lynn Shaw	Exploring barriers to & strategies for enabling RTW/RTF for persons with chronic disability	0
2006	COTF Research Grant	Rebecca Renwick	Perspectives of Children with Disabilities about their Quality of Life: Towards an Understanding and a New Methodology	0
2006	COTF Research Grant	Barry Trentham	Navigating the Learning Environment: Experiences of University Students with Physical Disabilities	0
2006	COTF Research Grant	Claude Vincent	Implantation clinique et évaluation des propriètés de mesure d'un circuit d'obstacles pour l'évaluation des performances a se mobiliser en fauteuil roulant	0
2007	COTF Research Grant	Mary Egan	Enabling occupation: How does it work in community mental health	0
2007	COTF Research Grant	Sandra Hodgetts	Effects of a Sensory Processing Intervention for Children with Autism	0
2007	COTF Research Grant	Heidi Lauckner	Towards a framework for understanding community development from an occupational therapy perspective: Explaining the links between occupatonal, health and community	0
2007	COTF Research Grant	Annette Majnemer	Factors influencing handwriting capacity for children with ADHD	0
2007	COTF Research Grant	William Mortenson	Wheelchair Use in Nursing Homes: An Exploratory Ethnographic Study	0
2007	COTF Critical Literature Review Grant	Brenda Vrkljan	Best Practices in Driver Assessment for Persons with Disabilities: A Critical Review of the Literature	0
2008	COTF Research Grant	Isabelle Gélinas	Étude exploratoire : évaluation des capacités a conduire un véhicule Automobile chez une clientèle en santé mentale adulte	0
2008	COTF Critical Literature Review Grant	Katya Feder	Critical literature review of handwriting interventions for Children	0
2008	COTF Research Grant	Jacqueline Rousseau	Réadaptation psychosociale et jeunes adultes schizophrènes : identification des besoins et développement d'un instrument d'évaluation	0
2009	COTF Research Grant	Jacqueline Rousseau	Mobilite des aines dans leur domicile : validation transculturelle de l'Evaluation a domicile de l'interaction personne-environment	0
2009	COTF Research Grants	Leanne Leclair	Pilot study of a group intervention for children at risk of developmental delay in a childcare setting	0
2009	COTF Research Grants	Heather Colquhuon	Routine administration of the Canadian Occupational Performance measure; Effect on knowledge, clinical-decision making and care	0
2009	COTF Critical Literature Review Grant	Cary Brown	Healthcare profession Educational Interventions to Address Ageist Attitudes	0
2010	COTF Research Grant	Rebecca Gewurtz	The Canadian Guide to occupation, health and wellbeing; Consulting with Stakeholders	0
2010	COTF Research Grants	Mélanie Levasseur	Stratégies d’adaptation, qualité de vie et participation de personnes âgées preéntant des problèmes de santé	0
2010	COTF Research Grants	Susan Strong	Enabling the health literacy of clients during specialty mental health services; Clinicians’ experiences and perspectives	0
2010	COTF Research Grants	Hiba Zafran	The clinical use of a projective evaluation with youth experiencing pre and first episode psychosis: An inquiry into elicited narratives and patterns of performance	0
2010	COTF Critical Literature Review Grant	Carri Hand	Experiences of the environment and its influence on participation among adults with chronic diseases: A meta-synthesis of qualitative research	0
2011	COTF Research Grant	Ed Giesbrecht	Enhancing Participation In the Community by improving Wheelchair Skills (EPIC Wheels)	0
2012	COTF Research Grant	Gail Teachman	Inclusion: What is it for youth who use augmentative and alternative communication?	0
2013	COTF Research Grant	Heidi Lauckner	Occupational Therapy Practice Processes at the Community Level	0
2013	COTF Critical Literature Awards	Rose Martini	Occupational Therapy Interventions: A critical review of the cost-effectiveness of outcome-focused interventions for children with neurodevelopmental disorders	0
2014	COTF Research Grant	Heidi Schwellnus	“A Trial of Coaching with Children and Youth with Cerebral Palsy Focused on enabling Participation in Recreation and Leisure Activities”	0
2014	COTF Research Grant	Ben Mortenson	“Collaborative Power mobility Integrated Learning OpporTunity (CoPILOT)”	0
2014	COTF Clinical Research Grant (1st annual)	Joanne Park	“The Effectiveness of Motivational Interviewing (MI) as an Interventional Tool for Improving Return to Work Rates for Injured Workers.”	0
2015	COTF RESEARCH GRANT	Jocelyn Harris	“Developing a driver training program for individuals post-stroke: A feasibility study	0
2015	COTF CLINICAL RESEARCH GRANT	Leila Amin	The Evaluation of a Return to Work Planning Template to Facilitate Work Re-integration after Cancer Treatment	0
2018	COTF INNOVATION RESEARCH GRANT	Jennifer Kennedy	Breaking down barriers: Understanding family engagement in school-based occupational therapy services	0
2018	COTF MENTAL HEALTH RESEARCH GRANT	Nadine Larivière	Conception et première validation d’une intervention visant le retour et le maintien au travail de personnes avec un trouble de personnalité limité	0
2015	MCMASTER RESEARCH GRANT (1ST ANNUAL)	Susanne Murphy	Using Online Learning Communities to Foster Integration of Learning in Fieldwork Education	0
2015	OEQ/COTF CLINICAL RESEARCH	Rose Martini	A focus group on parent's experience with their child’s participation in a CO-OP intervention	0
2015	OFFICIAL LANGUAGE DISSEMINATION GRANT	Marie-Josée Drolet	“De l’équipe a l’ergothérapie. La philosophie au service et de la pratique ergothérapique. From Ethics to Occupational Therapy. Philosophy for Occupational Therapy Practice	0
2016	COTF RESEARCH	Laurence Roy , McGill	Development of a Research and Practice Agenda on Homelessness and Occupational Therapy in Canada	0
2016	COTF AYOT RURAL REMOTE RESEARCH	Sandra Moll,	Your workplace mental health: A Northern Focus	0
2016	COTF CLINICAL RESEARCH	Mélanie Bourdages	Exploring the relationship between early cognitive screening and function in acute stroke practice	0
2016	McMASTER RESEARCH GRANT	Sandra VanderKaay	Ethical Decision Making in Occupational Therapy Practice in Canada	0
2018	McMaster Research Grant	Laura Hartman	Managing the real world: An interagency program of real-world healthcare management opportunities for transition-aged youth with disabilities	0
2017	COTF CLINICAL RESEARCH	Sandra Hodgetts	Building inclusive communities: A collective case study of community participation for children with autism spectrum disorder	0
2017	OEQ/COTF Research	Véronique Provencher	Where what and how occupational therapists should assess frail older adults upon hospital discharge?	0
2019	COTF INNOVATION RESEARCH GRANT	Dorothy Kessler	Usability of a mobile application to enhance clients’ engagement in community-based therapy	0
2019	COTF MENTAL HEALTH RESEARCH GRANT	Alexandra Lecours	Habiliter les travailleurs à préserver leur santé mentale et leur participation au travail : une analyse phénoménologique de l’expérience d’ergothérapeutes	0
2019	COTF MENTAL HEALTH RESEARCH GRANT	Sandra Moll	Advancing the unique role of occupational therapists in the delivery of psychotherapy in Canada: A national study	0
2019	MCMASTER RESEARCH GRANT	Yolaine Bolduc	L’ergothérapie la nuit : validation d’un outil de transfert de connaissances à l’intention des ergothérapeutes, concernant le sommeil chez les enfants présentant un retard global de développement ou une déficience intellectuelle	0
2019	LORNA REIMER LEGACY AWARD FOR LEADERSHIP	Jackie Bosch		0
2020	COTF INNOVATION RESEARCH GRANT	Megan Edgelow	Occupational therapy innovation in return to work for first responders	0
2020	COTF INNOVATION RESEARCH GRANT	Janna MacLachlan	Unpacking rehabilitation for children: Learning from Inuit perspectives	0
2020	MCMASTER RESEARCH GRANT	Monique Lizon	Determining the Knowledge Gaps of Occupational Therapists in Indigenous Health	0
2021	COTF Innovation Research Grant	Liliana Alvarex	Where the rubber hits the road: Determinants of positive driving retirement conversations among older adults and healthcare professionals	0
2021	COTF INNOVATION RESEARCH GRANT	Nira Rittenberg	It's More than a Balancing Act: Health Care Professionals as Family Caregivers	0
2021	McMaster Legacy Award	Marie-Brossard-Racine	The role of Occupational Therapists towards academic activities in children with Developmental Coordination Disorder	0
2021	Research on Education	Jessie Wilson	Applying an Indigenous Lens to an Occupational Therapy Fieldword Evaluation Tool: Reflecting on Cultural Competence	0
2021	Pandemic Evidence Informed Practice Grant	Evelyne Durocher	Impact of COVID-19 restrictions on long-term care and retirement home residents’ health, well-being and function
2022	COTF INNOVATION RESEARCH GRANT	Patricia Belchior	Promoting social participation among older adults with neurocognitive disorders through an adapted version of the Lifestyle Redesign©	0
2022	COTF INNOVATION RESEARCH GRANT	Monique Gill	A Qualitative Study to Explore Daily Functioning, Life Transitions and Life Trajectories Among Young Adults who have Experienced Suicide Loss	0
2022	McMaster Legacy Grant	Sandra Hodgetts	What is the best environment for me? A qualitative exploration of autistic student's perspectives on supporting participation at school	0
2022	Research on Education	Paula Rushton	Development of a Canadian Wheelchair Educators' virtual Community of Practice	0
2023	COTF INNOVATION RESEARCH GRANT	Melanie Levasseur	Programme Remodeler sa vie aurpes d'aines quebecois: une etude de cas multiples soutenue par une approche realiste/ French Canadian Lifestyle Redesign with community-dwelling older adults: A realist evaluation of multiple case studies	0
2023	COTF Research Grant	Sandra Fucile	The long-term benefits of parent-driven early intervention Occupational Therapy approach to care in the NICU: Identiying occupational performance outcomes in preterm born children at peschool age.	0
2023	McMaster Legacy Award	Shannon Gravelle	Assistive Technology in Pediatric Occupational Therapy Pracrice: Perceptions of Practitioners and Academic Curriculum Leaders	0
2023	Research on Education	Louis-Pierre Auger	OT and Sexuality - an evidence-based curriculum to improve occupational therapy (OT) students' competencies regarding sexuality across Canada	0
DATE	AWARD	RESEARCHER'S NAME	TITLE OF RESEARCH PROJECT	AMOUNT