Tim Barlott, PhD

Area of Study / Keywords

occupational science occupational therapy health sociology social theory human services community mental health postqualitative inquiry research-creation & critical making

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About

I am an occupational therapist, interdisciplinary sociologist, and Assistant Professor in the Department of Occupational Therapy at the University of Alberta. While I am originally from Edmonton, I lived in Brisbane (Australia) from 2014-2021 and worked as a faculty member in Occupational Therapy at The University of Queensland. I bring experience as a community practitioner (occupational therapist, addictions counsellor, and youth worker), educator, and participatory researcher in Canada, Australia, and internationally.

Education

• PhD in Sociology - The University of Queensland (Australia) - 2021. Topic: Allyship and freely-given relationships in community mental health
• MSc in Rehabilitation Science - University of Alberta - 2013. Topic: Reducing exclusion of people with disabilities and their families in Colombia
• Graduate Certificate in Community-Based Research and Evaluation - University of Alberta - 2013
• BSc in Occupational Therapy - University of Alberta - 2008
• Diploma in Child & Youth Care - MacEwan University - 2003

Affiliations

• Adjunct Fellow, School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, The University of Queensland

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Research

My research is at the interface of occupational science and the sociology of health, exploring the socio-political aspects of everyday life and pursuing transformative change. In particular, I am interested in pursuing theory, practices, and collective processes that can be liberating for people that experience structural marginalization. In collaboration with a grassroots community mental health organization, my PhD explored freely-given relationships between psychiatrized people and community allies.

Drawing from critical social theory, the 'posts' (e.g., poststructuralism, postmodernism, posthumanism, new materialism), Gilles Deleuze and Felix Guattari, Mad Studies, and disability justice scholars, my research interrogates the entanglement of human and non-human forces and how affirmative, disruptive, and creative processes can emerge. Using community-based approaches, my research is built on collaborative relationships with community partners and the co-construction of research projects. My work is published across sociology, occupational science, occupational therapy, philosophy, rehabilitation, and qualitative methods.

Research areas:

• Occupational science
• Social change / social transformation (theory and practice)
• Social participation
• Sociology of health / sociology of mental health
• Community development
• Community mental health & human services
• Mad Studies
• Allyship & freely-given relationships in mental health

Research methods/methodology:

• Qualitative inquiry
• Postqualitative inquiry
• Community-based participatory research
• Research-creation & critical making

Theoretical perspectives

• Gilles Deleuze and Felix Guattari
• Poststructural & postmodern philosophy
• New materialism
• Critical posthumanism
• Critical social theory

Tim is not able accept new graduate students at this time.

OCCTH 504 - Foundations of Occupation-Focused Practice, Professionalism and Practice Process: I

Introduction to professionalism, collaborative approaches, theoretical practice models and frameworks in the OT context. Exploration of communication and therapeutic relationships. Initiation of clinical reasoning in the analysis of occupational participation. Students complete a one-week introductory fieldwork placement.

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OCCTH 506 - Introduction to Human Occupation

Students are introduced to philosophical and scientific foundations of human occupation. Through the application of theory and analysis of occupations, students will understand the dynamic relationship between people, contexts, and the occupations. Exploring the relationship between occupation and health and well-being, this course offers principles for occupational therapy practice.

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Browse more courses taught by Tim Barlott

McArcle, Barlott, Shevellar, & McBryde

American Journal of Occupational Therapy. 2023 January;

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Barlott & Setchell

Routledge. 2023 January; 10.4324/9781003286486

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Crawford, Barlott, Begg, Mitchelson, Teo, & Turpin

Scandinavian Journal of Occupational Therapy. 2022 May; 10.1080/11038128.2022.2072384

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Kang, Barlott, Turpin, & Urbanowicz

Australian Journal of Primary Health. 2022 May;

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Barlott & Turpin

Journal of Occupational Science. 2022 January;

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Setchell, Olson, Turpin, Costa, Barlott, O'Halloran, Wigginton, & Hodges

Health Sociology Review. 2021 September;

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Barlott, MacKenzie, Le Goullon, Campbell, & Setchell

Journal of Occupational Science. 2021 September;

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The University of Queensland. 2021 June;

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Barlott

Journal of Autoethnography. 2021 April; 2 (2):215-216

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Setchell, Barlott, & Torres

Journal of Intellectual Disability Research. 2021 February; 65 (12):149-161

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Barlott, Aplin, Catchpole, Kranz, Le Goullon, Toivanen, & Hutchens

Journal of Intellectual Disabilities. 2020 December; 24 (4):503-521

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Barlott, Nelson, Brown, Jackson, & Rulfs

Australian Journal of Clinical Education. 2020 September; 7 (1)

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Barlott, Shevellar, Turpin, & Setchell

Qualitative Inquiry. 2020 July; 26 (6):650-660

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Barlott, Shevellar, Turpin, & Setchell

Sociology of Health & Illness. 2020 June; 42 (6):1328-1343

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Rodriguez & Barlott

Rehabilitación Basada en Comunidad: una estrategia local para el acceso a derechos y el ejercicio de la ciudadanía. 2019 May;

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Barlott, Shevellar, & Turpin

Journal of Occupational Science. 2017 September; 24 (4):524-534

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Gow, Barlott, Quinn, Linder, Soler, Edwards, & Hossain

Journal of Human Trafficking. 2015 December; 1 (4):259-274

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Barlott, Adams, & Cook

Universal Access in the Information Society. 2015 June; 15

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Barlott, Adams, Rodriguez Diaz, & Mendoza Molina

Disability and Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology. 2014 September; 10 (4):347-354

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