Karla Jacobsen
Faculty Lecturer (Professional)
BA (Political Science, ³ÉÈËVRÊÓƵ), MSc (Occupational Therapy, ³ÉÈËVRÊÓƵ), PhD candidate (Rehabilitation Science, ³ÉÈËVRÊÓƵ)
OCC1 551 - Psychosocial Practice in Occupational Therapy
OCC1 618Â - Applied OT: Psychosocial Theory
OCC1 548Â - Holistic Approaches in Occupational Therapy
PhD Candidate - Projet Lotus: L'espoir ensemble: Achieving sustainable housing for women and families leaving sheltered living by shifting to a systems approach (PI: Laurence Roy, ³ÉÈËVRÊÓƵ, Co-I: Sally Richmond, Logifem, Research coordinator) Catherine Donnelly Foundation: 2021-2023
Community-based participatory research
Psychosocial rehabilitation
Women and homelessness
Mental health
Jacobsen, K., Roy, L., Marshall, C. A., Perreault, Seto, V., “I always have a key in my hand": A PhotoVoice exploration with women in post-shelter transition. (in press with International Journal on Homelessness. Accepted for publication on 11 June 2024)
Jacobsen, K., Roy, L., Marshall, C. A., Perreault, M., Richmond, S., Seto, V., Hoffman-Kuhnt, B., Boutemeur, I., & Rouleau, D. (2024). Outcomes for women after leaving a shelter: A scoping review of the quantitative evidence. Women’s Studies International Forum, 105.
Jacobsen, K., Seto, V. (2022). From shelter to home and beyond: perspectives from occupational therapists on supporting women in transition (OT Now – Social Accountability Issue. OT Now – Social Accountability Issue, 25(2), 30-32.
Jacobsen, K., Roy, L., Richmond, S., Boutemeur, I., de Macar, E., Hoffman-Kuhnt, B., ... & Seto, V. (2022). Project Lotus: A really cool community-based initiative assisting women post-homelessness. The International Journal of Whole Person Care, 9(1), 12-13.