Juliette Cooper, Dip.P&OT, BOT, MSc, PhD

Cross appointments

Senior scholar, UM Office of the University Secretary

Research achievements

Research summary

During the earlier years of my career, I studied the functional consequences of upper limb osteoarthritis, the biopsychosocial aspects of work-related low back pain, and the evolution of professionalization. Together with master of occupational therapy (MOT) students in the Critical Inquiry course, we have investigated factors that contribute to stress in occupational therapy students, the demographic profile of alternate level of care patients, restorative and transitional care, attributes of cultural competence, screening tools for frailty, mentorship for professionals, transition from student to clinician, and the role of occupational therapy in Long COVID and other episodic disabilities.

Research groups

Research groups include:

Member, Rehabilitation Science Research Network for COVID, University of Toronto

Keywords

  • episodic disability
  • chronic conditions
  • functional anatomy
  • electromyography
  • evidence-based practice
  • return to work

Teaching philosophy

My goal in teaching is to help students understand concepts, make connections with other parts of curriculum, know how to use resources to find answers, and then apply this integrated knowledge to their evolving understanding of their discipline. I believe that learning should be fun and I try to demonstrate that it is a life-long, joyful process.

Biography

I joined the School of Medical Rehabilitation at the University of Manitoba in 1974 and now hold the rank of professor emeritus in the College of Rehabilitation Sciences. I have taught functional anatomy continuously since 1980. I have conducted motion analysis research in the Faculty of Engineering and work disability research in the Department of Community Health Sciences.

Nationally, I served as the Chair of the Advisory Board of CIHR's Institute of Musculoskeletal Health and Arthritis, and on the Board of Research Canada. I am a past director of the School of Medical Rehabilitation, now the College of Rehabilitation Sciences and was the Interim Dean of the Faculty of Music from 2005 to 2007. I served on the University of Manitoba Senate for 16 years and was twice elected by Senate to the Board of Governors.

From 2011 to 2012, I was the Chair of the Ad Hoc Committee of Senate Executive to Review Policies and Practices Related to Accommodation of Students with Disabilities and Governance Procedures Related to Academic Requirements.

Education

Doctor of Philosophy in Human Anatomy, University of Manitoba (1987)

Master of Science in Human Anatomy, University of Manitoba (1982)

Bachelor of Occupational Therapy, University of Manitoba (1979)

Diploma in Physical and Occupational Therapy, University of Toronto (1963)

Awards

2020:

  • Heather Crowe Award, Canadian Lung Association
  • Life Membership, Canadian Association of Occupational Therapists

2015:

  • Distinguished Alumni Award (Service to the University of Manitoba), University of Manitoba Alumni Association

2014:

  • Thelma Cardwell Lecturer, Department of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto

2013:

  • Recipient, YM-YWCA Woman of Distinction Award (Science, Technology and the Environment)

2012:

  • Honorary Life Member, Research Canada
  • Peter D. Curry Chancellor’s Award, University of Manitoba
  • Muriel Driver Memorial Lecturer, Canadian Association of Occupational Therapists 

2009:

  • Canadian Association of Occupational Therapists, Fellowship Award

1998:

  • Manitoba Society of Occupational Therapists, Outstanding Occupational Therapist Award

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