Cori Schmitz, MEd, BScOT

About

Master of Education - Graduate Division of Educational Research - Specialization: Community Rehabilitation & Disability Studies - University of Calgary - 2010

Bachelor of Science in Occupational Therapy - School of Rehabilitation Therapy - Queen's University - 1997

Awards

Rehabilitation Medicine Students’ Association (RMSA) Excellence in Teaching Award for Occupational Therapy 2013-14 and 2019-20

Alberta College of Occupational Therapists (ACOT) Award 2016 (for service 2008-2011)

Research

Clinical Background

Prior to joining the Department of Occupational Therapy in 2010, Cori's most recent clinical experience had been in seniors health and home care services in Calgary AB and in community-based mental health and supported housing services in Vancouver BC.

Professional & Research Interests

• Fieldwork & Clinical Education
• Educational Research & Curriculum Development
• Therapeutic Use of Self (TUS) in OT Practice
• Professionalism & Transition to Practice
• Inter-professional (IP) Education & Service Provision
• Justice Equity Diversity Inclusion (JEDI) Allyship & Culturally Saf(er) OT Practice

Publications (Peer-Reviewed)

Gross, E., Jarus, T., Mayer, Y., Zaman, S., Mira, F.M., Boniface, J., Boucher, M., Bulk, L.Y., Chen, S., Drynan, D., Falcicchio, K., Kinsella, E.A., Lysaght, R., Moliner, C., O’Flynn-Magee, K., Schmitz, C., Shippam, B. & Young, M. (2023). Professional practice placement as a unique challenge for students with disabilities in health and human service educational programmes, International Journal of Inclusive Education. https://doi.org/10.1080/13603116.2023.2195858

Suleman, S., Hall, M., Bostick, G., Paslawski, T., Schmitz, C. & McFarlane, L. (2021). Work Readiness in Rehabilitation Medicine: A Qualitative Exploration and Framework. International Journal of Therapy and Rehabilitation. https://doi.org/10.12968/ijtr.2020.0051

Demers, M., Phenix, A., Schmitz, C. & Storr, C. (2021). Socially Accountable Canadian Occupational Therapy Fieldwork with Indigenous Peoples: Where are we at? Occupational Therapy in Health Care. https://doi.org/10.1080/07380577.2021.1919953

Lysaght, R., Thomas, A. Schmitz, C., Lee, M. & Bossers, A. (2018). Expanding the Foundation of Occupational Therapy Educational Research: A Canadian Initiative, World Federation of Occupational Therapists Bulletin, available online.

King, S., Hall, M., McFarlane, L., Paslawski, T., Sommerfeldt, S., Hatch, T., Schmitz, C., Bates, H., Taylor, E. & Norton, B. (2017). Launching First-Year Health Sciences Students into Collaborative Practice: Highlighting Institutional Enablers and Barriers to Success, Journal of Interprofessional Care, 31, 386-393.

Nagarajan, S., McAllister, L., McFarlane, L., Hall, M., Schmitz, C., Roots, R., Drynan, D., Avery, L., Murphy, S. & Lam, M. (2016). Telesupervision Benefits for Placements: Allied Health Students' and Supervisors' Perceptions, International Journal of Practice-based Learning in Health and Social Care, 4 (1), 16-27.

Nagarajan, S., McAllister, L., McFarlane, L., Hall, M., Schmitz, C., Roots, R., Drynan, D., Avery, L., Murphy, S. & Lam, M. (2015). Australian and Canadian Student and Supervisor Experiences of Telesupervision In Allied Health Clinical Education, Higher Education Research and Development Society of Australasia (HERDSA) 38th Annual Conference Published Proceedings.

Schmitz, C. (2009). Creative & Contagious: A Critical Review of the Raging Grannies, Our Schools/Our Selves, 18(4), 43-53.

Publications (Popular)

Grinde, G. Berg, S. & Schmitz, C. (2024) Setting the Stage for Leadership Journeys: Drawing on Tacit Wisdom, Occupational Therapy Now, 27(2), 24-26.

Falcicchio, K., Schmitz, C., Zafran, H., Lysaght, R. & Jarus, T. (2022). JEDI in fieldwork supervision: The next frontier, Occupational Therapy Now, 22(5), 27-29.

Brown, C., Moon, M., Valvaara, K., Schmitz, C., Mullholland, S., Werther, K. & Esmail, S. (2019). Numbers, Measures and Metrics: Part of Our Ongoing Decolonization Journey, Occupational Therapy Now, 21(4), 13-15, open-access issue available online.

Moon, M., Schmitz, C., Brown, C. & Esmail, S. (2018). One Occupational Therapy Department's Initial Steps in Reconciliation with Indigenous Peoples, Occupational Therapy Now, 20(3), 27-29.

Schmitz, C., Storr, C. & White, C. (2018). How Role-Emerging Placements Compare to Each Other & Contribute to Occupational Therapy Practice: A National Snapshot, Occupational Therapy Now (Canadian Association of Occupational Therapists), 20(1), 14-16.

Schmitz, C., Lysaght, L., Paterson, M., Lee, M. & Thomas, A. (2017). Establishing Collective Priorities for Occupational Therapy Education Research in Canada, Occupational Therapy Now (Canadian Association of Occupational Therapists), 19(5), 28-29.

Schmitz, C. & Hinrichs, J. (2016). An Early Exposure to OT Practice: Our UofA MScOT Introductory Fieldwork Placement Takes Off, Association of Canadian Occupational Therapy University Programs (ACOTUP) Newsletter, 27, 6-7.

Schmitz, C. & Stastny, J. (2016). Supervising Students in a Specialized Practice Setting: A New Alberta Therapist Invests In his Profession, Occupational Therapy Now (Canadian Association of Occupational Therapists), 18 (1), 16-17.

Hinrichs, J. & Schmitz, C. (2015). Expanding Orientation Week: Laying a Foundation for Student Learning, Association of Canadian Occupational Therapy University Programs (ACOTUP) Newsletter, 25, 10-11.

Schmitz, C. (2000). Occupational Therapy Around the Campfire, OT Line Newsletter, British Columbia Society of Occupational Therapists.