Susan MagasiProfile page
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Associate Professor
College of Applied Health Sciences - Occupational Therapy
- Associate ProfessorCollege of Applied Health Sciences - Occupational Therapy
- Associate HeadCollege of Applied Health Sciences - Occupational Therapy
BIO
Susan Magasi is Professor and Head of Occupational Therapy and holds an appointment in the Department of Disability and Human Development. She is passionate about issues of health and participation equity for people with disabilities.
She works closely with the disability community using an equity-focused, community-based participatory approach to help understand and break down barriers to primary and cancer care for people with disabilities via peer support and self-management-based interventions. She is increasingly adapting these interventions for remote delivery via smartphone-based apps.
She is deeply committed to mentoring the next generation of disability and occupational therapy researchers, with a commitment to students who have traditionally been under-represented in clinical practice, academia, and research. Her teaching focuses on evidence-based practice, knowledge translation, and qualitative methods.
UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS CHICAGO APPOINTMENTS
- Research Assistant and Project CoordinatorUniversity of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, United States1 Jan 1999 - 1 Jan 2005
- Assistant ProfessorUniversity of Illinois at Chicago, College of Applied Health Sciences - Occupational Therapy, Chicago, United States1 Jan 2013 - 14 Aug 2018
- Associate ProfessorUniversity of Illinois at Chicago, College of Applied Health Sciences - Occupational Therapy, Chicago, United States15 Aug 2018
- Associate HeadUniversity of Illinois at Chicago, College of Applied Health Sciences - Occupational Therapy, Chicago, United States16 Aug 2022
ACADEMIC POSITIONS
- Research ScientistNorthwestern Healthcare’s Research Institute, Evanston, United States1 Jan 2008 - 1 Jan 2009
- Adjunct Assistant ProfessorNorthwestern University, Evanston, United States1 Jan 2014
- Assistant ProfessorNorthwestern University, Evanston, United States1 Jan 2009 - 1 Jan 2012
- Research Assistant ProfessorNorthwestern University, Evanston, United States1 Jan 2008 - 1 Jan 2009
- Research AssociateRehabilitation Institute of Chicago, Chicago, United States1 Jan 2006 - 1 Jan 2007
NON-ACADEMIC POSITIONS
- Occupational therapy consultantGateway Rehabilitation, Slidell, United States1 Jan 1996 - 1 Jan 1996
- Staff Occupational TherapistGreenery Neurological Rehabilitation Center`, Slidell, United States1 Jan 1996 - 1 Jan 1999
- Occupational TherapistPro-Personnel Home Health Agency`, Metairie, United States1 Jan 1997 - 1 Jan 1998
DEGREES
- PhD, Disability StudiesUniversity of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, United StatesDec 2005
- MSUniversity of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, United StatesMay 2002
- B.Sc.O.T, Occupational TherapyMcGill University, Montreal, CanadaMay 1995
- BSUniversity of New Brunswick, Saint John, CanadaMay 1992
POSTGRADUATE TRAINING
- Research AssociateRehabilitation Institute of Chicago, Chicago, United States2006 - 2007Postdoctoral Fellowship
- Visiting Post-Doctoral FellowNorthwestern University, Evanston, United States2006 - 2007Postdoctoral Fellowship
LANGUAGES
- FrenchCan read, speak and understand