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2 PAOLA DURANDO Paola Durando is an Associate Librarian at Queen s University, where since 2001 she has served at the Bracken Health Sciences Library. Her library subject expertise is in rehabilitation therapy and is the liaison librarian to the Queen s School of Rehabilitation Therapy She has co-authored a chapter Asking Clinical Question and Searching for the Evidence in the text Evidence-Based Rehabilitation: A Guide to Practice. Paola teaches information literacy skills to medical, nursing, and life sciences students, faculty and researchers. She also supervises Bracken Library s Access & Document Services Unit. Paola has instructed an online course in school librarianship and, prior to joining Queen s, was the director of two public libraries in British Columbia, Canada.

3 CATHERINE DONNELLY Catherine Donnelly s teaching includes the physical determinants of occupation and clinical reasoning. As the occupational therapy coordinator of clinical education she is involved in student preparation for fieldwork and preceptor education. Her research interests are: interprofessional education/collaborative practice, primary care, program evaluation and the use of online learning to support theory to practice integration.

4 DJENANA JALOVCIC Djenana Jalovcic is Director at the International Centre for the Advancement of Community Based Rehabilitation (ICACBR) at Queen's University. She has been working in international development for almost two decades. Djenana was a member of the emergency relief, reconstruction and long-term development teams in Eastern Europe, Asia and Central America. She has been involved in community development programs in over 15 countries, focusing on CBR and disability. She participates in the development of educational programs for professionals, volunteers and persons with disabilities in disability, rehabilitation, health and social sectors. Her primary research interest is interaction of gender and disability and its impact on community participation. Djenana is Adjunct Faculty at School of Rehabilitation Queen s University, where she coordinates the graduate course in community based rehabilitation. She is a guest lecturer at the doctoral program in public health at the University of North Carolina.

5 JANE JOHNSTON Jane Johnston is Project Manager for Interprofessional Education at the Queen s University School of Nursing, working closely with the Office of Interprofessional Education and Practice. Prior to joining Queen s faculty in 2005, Jane s primary areas of Nursing practice were community acquired brain injury rehabilitation and management and leadership. Jane completed graduate work in health administration and policy in 2001 and has a particular interest in working with interprofessional teams to foster and measure quality and effectiveness in health service delivery. Jane is the enthusiastic grandmother of 5 children.

6 KATHY JACKSON Kathy Jackson is the Undergraduate Coordinator in the School of Kinesiology and Health Studies. After graduating from Queen s with undergraduate degrees in Physical Education and Geography, she completed a Master s degree in Adapted Physical Education at Dalhousie, and a Certificate in Education at Concordia University. She spent ten years teaching physical education and swimming to students with various disabilities in Montreal. She returned to Queen s in 1988, assuming a position in Athletics and Recreation before moving to the academic unit of the School of Kinesiology and Health Studies in She teaches two upper-year courses in the area of physical activity for persons with disabilities within the Physical Education and Kinesiology programs. Providing inclusive physical activity opportunities for persons with disabilities is the central focus of these courses. Her passion for this area extends beyond the classroom walls with local and national involvement whenever possible. Kathy is thrilled to be teaching at the BISC in the upcoming summer semester. This will be her first trip across the pond, something she has been looking forward to for a long time. An avid golfer and huge tennis fan, she hopes to get a chance to experience links golf and walk on the hallowed grounds of Wimbledon while in England.

7 ANNE O RIORDAN Anne O Riordan s professional background in occupational therapy began over 30 years ago with a clinical practice in mental health. She now splits her time between the School of Rehabilitation Therapy and the Office of Interprofessional Education and Practice (OIPEP) at Queen s University. As a Lecturer in the Occupational Therapy Program, Anne coordinates The Lived Experience of Disability course which matches students with community health care mentors and aims to deepen students understanding of disability and the concept of client-centred practice whereby clients life experiences are acknowledged and they become partners in the occupational therapy process. Persons with health challenges provide mentorship as students develop understanding and empathy from their first person perspectives. Anne s role as the Clinical Educator in the Office of Interprofessional Education & Practice involves developing interprofessional education (IPE) experiences for students in the Faculty of Health Sciences. The IPE curriculum focuses on the attainment of interprofessional competencies as outlined in the Canadian Interprofessional Health Collaborative Framework. Anne was also a Clinical Educator in the The War Victims Rehabilitation Project in Bosnia-Herzegovina and the Mushkegowuk Territory Community Rehabilitation Aides Project in a remote area of Northern Ontario. Her research interests are enhancing collaborative teamwork and inclusion of clients as healthcare team members.

8 MARGO PATERSON Margo Paterson was educated as an occupational therapist over 36 years ago. Margo did her doctoral work at the University of Sydney in Australia. Her current position is as a Professor in the School of Rehabilitation Therapy and also the Director of the Office of Interprofessional Education and Practice for the Faculty of Health Sciences at Queen s University (QU). She is cross appointed to the School of Nursing at QU and a research unit at Charles Sturt University in Australia. Her teaching includes qualitative research approaches and professional reasoning. Her research program includes understanding professional practice issues, professional reasoning and inter-professional practice. The most important thing about Margo is that she is a grandmother of two active grand children who give her enormous pleasure and a unique perspective on life.

9 MALCOLM PEAT Malcolm Peat is Professor Emeritus and Executive Director of the International Center for the Advancement of Community Based Rehabilitation (ICACBR), Queen s University. He completed degrees (MCSP and MEd) in rehabilitation and education (Glasgow and Bath) and B.PT, MSc and PhD degrees at the University of Manitoba. He has held positions with the Government of the United Kingdom, International Agencies and has managed projects in rehabilitation, CBR and community development in Europe, the Asia-Pacific Region and Central America. Malcolm is also a consultant to governments, nongovernment organizations and universities internationally. He was Associate Dean (Rehabilitation) and Director of the School of Rehabilitation Therapy, Queen's University from 1987 to He has published on education, basic sciences and community based rehabilitation. In 2006, he was awarded the Honorary Degree of Doctor of Medicine from Riga Stradina University, Latvia and in 2007 received the Honorary Doctor of Science Degree, Queen s University.

10 BETH RICHAN Beth Richan is Project Manager for ICACBR/ Queen s University s five-year project in Bangladesh, Access to Health and Education for All Children and Youth with Disabilities (AHEAD). She is also Program Director for the Interdisciplinary Studies in Global Health and Disability at the Bader International Study Centre, UK. She has a Graduate degree in Rehabilitation Sciences and undergraduate degrees in Education and Anthropology. After a decade of teaching, primarily in under-serviced urban city schools, Beth joined the Social Program Evaluation Group at Queen's and worked on multidisciplinary projects, collaborated in developing multimedia curriculum units for Ontario schools and worked on projects in partnership with several federal government departments. Since joining ICACBR, Beth has been involved in community development programs that focus on CBR and disability in countries including among others, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, and Sri Lanka. She is part of the ICACBR team that develops educational programs for professionals, community members, volunteers, students and persons with disabilities in disability, rehabilitation, health and social sectors. and co-teaches a graduate course on CBR in the School of Rehabilitation Therapy. Her research interest is in CBR and disability with her most recent research based in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina where she examined postwar factors that influence integration of persons with physical disability. Beth is also Coordinator for the ICACBR on-line distance education course on CBR and International Development.