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Chapters and Reports

• Letts, L., Donnelly, C., Hand, C., Leclair, L., Wener, P. (2022 May). Promoting Occupational Participation With Communities. In M. Egan & G. Restall (Eds.) Enabling Occupation III. Canadian Association of Occupational Therapists..

Articles in Peer-Reviewed Journals

• Hand, C., Prentice, K., Laliberte Rudman, D., McGrath, C. (2022). Contested occupations in place: Experiences of inclusion and exclusion in a senior’s apartment building. Journal of Occupational Science. https://doi.org/10.1080/14427591.2022.2125897
• DePaul VG, Parniak S, Nguyen, P., Hand C, Letts, L., McGrath, C., Richardson, J., Laliberte Rudman D, Bayoumi I, Cooper H, Tranmer J, Donnelly C. (2022). Identification and engagement of naturally occurring retirement communities to support healthy aging in Canada: A set of methods for replication. BMC Geriatrics, 22(355). doi.org/10.1186/s12877-022-03045-z
• Hand, C., Donnelly, C., Bobette, N., Borczyk, M. (2022). Examining utility and feasibility of implementing patient-reported outcome measures in interprofessional primary care. British Journal of Occupational Therapy, 85(7) https://doi.org/10.1177/0308022621104
• Hand, C., Laliberte Rudman D., Huot, S., Pack, R & Gilliland, J. (2020). Enacting agency: Exploring how older adults shape their neighbourhoods. Ageing & Society, 40, 565-583. doi.org/10.1017/S0144686X18001150
• Hand, C., McGrath, C., Laliberte Rudman, D., Donnelly, C., Sands, M. (2019). Initiating participatory action research with older adults: Lessons learned through reflexivity. Canadian Journal on Aging, 38, 512-520. doi.org/10.1017/S0714980819000072
• Hand, C. L., Laliberte Rudman, D. L., Huot, S., Gilliland, J. A., & Pack, R. L. (2018). Toward understanding person–place transactions in neighborhoods: A qualitative-participatory geospatial approach. The Gerontologist, 58, 89–100. doi:10.1093/geront/gnx064

Visit for a comprehensive list of publications.

• Hand, C. (2021-2026). Aging Places: Exploring and Enhancing Older Adults' Inclusion in Neighbourhoods Ontario Early Researcher Award. $150,000.
• Hand, C . (2021-2023). Implementing and evaluating Oasis in South-West Ontario. South West Frail Senior Strategy. $68,000.
• Hand, C. (2018-2024). Exploring and promoting older adults’ inclusion in neighbourhoods. SSHRC Insight Grant. $234,719
• Hand, C. (co-I), DePaul V. (PI) (2021-2025). Fostering healthy aging in naturally occurring retirement communities: a mixed methods explanatory case study. CIHR Project Grant. $1,583,288
• Hand, C. (co-I), McGrath, C (PI) (2020-2025). Enacting a critical participatory action research process with older adults aging with vision loss: A focus on community mobility. SSHRC Insight Grant. $220,432.

• Prentice, K. (2022). PhD, Health and Rehabilitation Sciences Program

• Gorjup, R. (2020). MSc, Health and Rehabilitation Sciences Program.

• Schuster, A. (2019). MSc, Health and Rehabilitation Sciences Program.

• Chams, N. (2017). MSc, Health and Rehabilitation Science Program.

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