Melissa M. Park, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, School of Physical and Occupational Therapy, McGill University;
Research Associate, Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences & Society, Karolinska Institutet, Huddinge, Sweden;
Researcher, CRIR - Jewish Rehabilitation Hospital, CISSS de Laval
Phone: 514 398-4400 (09670)
Fax: 514 398-8193
Email: melissa.park@mcgill.ca
Education
- B.A., History of Art, Yale University, New Haven CT, USA, 1988
- Certificate, Exhibition Design, Universitá Internationale dell’Arte, Venise, Italie, 1991
- M.A., Occupational Therapy, University of Southern California, Los Angeles CA, USA, 1995
- Ph.D., Occupational Therapy, University of Southern California, Los Angeles CA, USA, 2005
- Postdoctorate, Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Southern California, Los Angeles CA, USA, 2007
- Postdoctorate, Ethnographic Research, Geffen School of Medicine, Los Angeles CA, USA, 2008
- Postdoctorate, Occupational Therapy, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden, 2009
Research interest
Health and social care in individuals with sensorimotor and social challenges.
Research laboratory
Selected publications
Motta-Ochoa, R., Lencucha, R., Xu, J. & Park, M. (In press 2019 (Online ahead of print)). A matter of time: Grappling with everyday ethical tensions at the confluence between policy and practice in a psychiatric unit. Journal of Medical Ethics. [doi]
Park, M., Lawlor, M.C., Solomon, O. & Valente, T. W. (In press 2020 (Online ahead of print)). Understanding connectivity: The parallax and disruptive-productive effects of mixed methods social network analysis in occupational science. Journal of Occupational Science. [doi] OPEN ACCESS
Park, M., Bonsall, A. & Fogelberg, D. (2021). Chapter 17. Everyday hermeneutics: Understanding (the meaning of) occupational engagement. In S.D. Taff (Ed.), Philosophy and Occupational Therapy: Informing Education, Research & Practice. Thorofare NJ, USA: Slack Incorporated.
Cascio, M.A., Motta-Ochoa, R., Teachman, G., Grond, F., Tembeck, T., Blain-Moraes, S. & Park, M. (2020). What’s at stake with biomusic? Engaging the humanities and social sciences in the ethical reflections on an emerging technology. Journal of Humanities in Rehabilitation, Spring 2020, 1-17. [pdf]
Thomas, A., Kuper, A., Chin-Yee, B. & Park, M. (2020). What is “shared” in shared decision-making? Philosophical perspectives, epistemic justice, and implications for health professions education. Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice, 26(2), 409-418. [doi]
Research orientation
Axis 2: Participation, Social Inclusion and Rehabilitation Services
Research topic
Thème 1 : The person, their entourage and the community
Theme 1: Functional Mechanisms
Research Site
CRIR – Jewish Rehabilitation Hospital, CISSS de Laval
University Affiliation
