2026 OS & OT Graduate Student Research Day
On June 24, 2026, second-year students in the Master of Science in Occupational Therapy program presented their graduate research projects at the 2026 Annual OS&OT Graduate Student Research Day, held in the Medical Sciences Building at the University of Toronto.
More than 300 people were in attendance to watch 64 student presentations on topics related to the practice of occupational therapy or the study of occupational science, ranging from paediatrics to technology.
Following the research presentations, we held our awards ceremony where we handed out Excellence in Research Supervision to research supervisors, as well as People's Choice Awards to student research teams across research categories.
This year's recipients of the Excellence in Research Supervision Awards are Maya Tuchner Arieli and Professor Jill Cameron, Meera Premnazeer, Michelle Mohan and Fatima Quraishi.
Find the list of People's Choice Award recipients below.
Research Awards
| AWARD NAME | RECIPIENTS | PRESENTATION TITLE |
|---|---|---|
| Best Overall Presentation | Emilie Nero, Jason Tong | Investigating peer-reviewed publication rates and predictors from occupational therapy student research projects |
| Occupational Science & Therapy | Lougin Gad, Shumayal Butt | Muslim employees’ prayer experiences in customer-facing workplaces: An interpretive description |
| Aging and Caregiving | Emma Archer, Kayla Sabloff | The Intersection of Caregiving and Chronic Illness: A Qualitative Study of Chronically-Ill Caregivers’ Experiences Managing Their Own Health While Caring for Chronically- IllOlder Adults |
| Quality of Life | Owen Sherman, David Kong | Trans(per)forming gender: Exploring trans* experiences with occupation |
| Mental Health/Brain Health/Cognition | Jillian Rashkovan, Emily D’Alessandro | Virtual adaptation of mobile app-based compensatory training for acquired brain injury: a multi-method evaluation |
| Pediatrics | Janice Wong, Sabrina Kazi | The perspectives of autistic children on designing resources for newly diagnosed peers: A qualitative co-design study |
| Musculoskeletal (MSK) | Jocelynn McGee, Reece Lebeau | Retrospective Review of Upper Limb Spasticity and Management in Children with Cerebral Palsy |
| Health Services and Supports | Linda Zhang, Ching Lam Man | Co-Designing Stroke Prevention & Awareness Strategies for Immigrant Communities |
| Technology and Environment | Alexandra Taylor, Cree Ward, Rhenda Kobrosli, Maggie Mei | Occupational therapy and artificial intelligence-enabled technologies: A qualitative study of occupational therapist perspectives on risks and responsibilities |
Photos from 2026 Graduate Research Day
