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Marie-Lyne Grenier

Academic title(s): 

Assistant Professor (Professional)

Marie-Lyne Grenier
Contact Information
Address: 

Mailing address: 3630 Promenade Sir William Osler, Montréal, QC, Canada H3G 1Y5

Phone: 
514-398-1021
Email address: 
marie-lyne.grenier [at] mcgill.ca
Degree(s): 
  • BA(Hons) - Health Studies and Archaeology (Queen's University)
  • MSc- Occupational Therapy (University of Western Ontario)
  • Doctorate of Occupational Therapy (Temple University) - Thesis title: The effectiveness of orthoses in the conservative management of thumb CMC joint osteoarthritis: an analysis of functional pinch strength
  • Graduate Certificate in Hand and Upper Quarter Rehabilitation (Drexel University)
  • Graduate Certificate in Teaching in Higher Education (Temple University)
  • PhD Integrated Studies in Education (in progress) (McGill University) - Thesis title: Teaching for equity and justice in healthcare education

 

Teaching areas: 
  • POTH 250 Introduction to Professional Practice II
  • OCC1 549 Therapeutic Strategies in Occupational Therapy 2
  • OCC1 620 Work and Ergonomics

 

Biography: 

 

** Not accepting graduate students

My current clinical practice areas include return to work rehabilitation, ergonomics, and preventive workplace health. My current research interests include liberatory- and anti-oppressive focused healthcare practice and education. My office (virtual and live) is an an open space where all are welcome to share ideas. Come in and let's learn and debate together! 

“Do the best you can until you know better, then when you know better, do better." - Maya Angelou

 

Selected publications: 

 

Book Chapters 

Grenier, M.L. & MacLachlan, J. (2023). Documentation as a tool for oppressive violence or resistance: reconsidering the politics of documentation practices in healthcare. In J. Gingras & J. Brady (Eds.). Heath professions and social justice. University of Regina Press.

Lavalley, R., Grenier, M.L., Stanley, K. & Marsden, D. (2023). Active antiracist allyship in occupational therapy. In M.J. Ahmed-Landeryou (Ed.), Antiracist occupational therapy: unsettling the status quo (pp. ). Jessica Kingsley Publishers.

 

Journals (Peer Reviewed)

Grenier, M.L. (spring, 2023). [Review of the book Learning through community engagement: vision and practice in higher education, by J. Sachs and L. Clark]. McGill Journal of Education, 57(2), 1-3.

Desormeaux-Moreau, M., Collins, B., Bunting, K.L., Sack, C., Bulk, L.Y., Mahipaul, S., Grenier, M.L. & Jarus, T. (2022). Applying a critical disability studies lens to improve occupational therapy. OT Now, 25.5, 30-32.

Whalley Hammell, K., Laliberte-Rudman, D., Zafran, H., Schmidt, J., Bunting, K.L., Bulk, L.Y., Grenier, M.L., Desormeaux-Moreau, M., Lee, M., Jarus, T., Mortenson., W.B. (2022). Unbecoming change agents [Editorial]. Canadian Journal of Occupational Therapy, 1-7. Unbecoming change agents, 2022 (sagepub.com). 

MacLachlan, J. & Grenier, M.L. (2022). Accounting for our words: anti-oppressive documentation in occupational therapy practice. Occupational Therapy Now, 25, 27-30. https://www.caot.ca/document/7758/OT%20Now_Mar_22.pdf (open access)

Caluori, C., Steinberg, E. & Grenier, M.L. (2022). Chronic migraines in working-age adults: the role of occupational therapy. OT Now, 24, 14-16.

Whalley Hammell, K., Jarus, T., Bulk, L.Y., Collins, B., Grenier, M.L., & Mahipaul, S. (2021). What can occupational therapy & disability studies contribute to each other? [Letter to the editors]. Canadian Journal of Occupational Therapy, 88(4), 279-282.

Khau, S. & Grenier, M.L. (2021). Promoting occupational engagement in adolescents and young adults living with narcolepsy. OT Now, 23(6), 14-16.

Grenier, M.L. (2021). Patient case formulations and oppressive disability discourses in occupational therapy education. Canadian Journal of Occupational Therapy, 88(3), 266-272. View associated webinar presentation here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6MKyTUji2OE&feature=youtu.be 

Grenier, M.L., Roy, L. and Zafran, H. (2020). Pedagogical approaches in teaching for diversity in occupational therapy education: a scoping review. American Journal of Occupational Therapy, 74(6), 1-15. 

Grenier, M.L. (2020). Cultural competency and the reproduction of white supremacy in occupational therapy education. Health Education Journal, 79(6),633-644. View associated webinar presentation here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gY2tqYgx-C4&feature=youtu.be

Stafford, A. and Grenier, M.L. (2020). The role of occupational therapy in supporting adults with ADD/ADHD. OT Now, 22(1), 17-18.

Thede, R. and Grenier, M.L. (2019). Promoting occupational health in children with epilepsy: The (new?) role of occupational therapy. OT Now, 21(3), 18-19.

Grenier, M.L. and Shankland, B. (2019). The use of static progressive orthoses in the management of elbow contractures following complex fracture-dislocation injuries: a pediatric case study. American Journal of Hand Therapy, 33(1), 127-133.

Chinchalkar, S.J., Larocerie-Salgado, J., Cepek, J. and Grenier, M.L.. (2018). The Use of Dynamic Assist Orthosis for Muscle Re-Education Following Brachial Plexus Injury and Reconstruction. Journal of Hand and Microsurgery, 10(3), 172-177.

Grenier, M.L., Mendonca, R., Dalley, P. (2016). The effectiveness of orthoses in the conservative management of thumb CMC joint osteoarthritis: an analysis of functional pinch strength. American Journal of Hand Therapy, 29(3), 307-313. 

Grenier, M.L. (2015). The impact of brain drain in underserved countries: implementing a global ethical leadership approach. International Journal of Migration, Health and Social Care, 11(3), 1-5. 

Grenier, M.L. (2015). Facilitators and barriers to learning in occupational therapy fieldwork education: student perspectives. American Journal of Occupational Therapy, 69(5), 1-9.

Crosby, C.A., Reitz, J.L., Mester, E.A. and Grenier, M.L. (2013). Rehabilitation following thumb CMC, radiocarpal, and DRUJ arthroplasty. Hand Clinics, February; 29(1): 123-142

Grenier, M.L., Chinchalkar, S.J. and Pipicelli, J.G. (2012). Static progressive orthosis for patients with limited radial and/or ulnar deviation: an innovative orthotic design. American Journal of Hand Therapy, October; 25(4): 425-428.

 

Online Publications (Non Peer-Reviewed)

Slanik, M. & Grenier, M.L. (2020, March 23). Adapting to the Shift to Working and Learning from Home. McGill Reporter, p. 1. Retrieved from https://reporter.mcgill.ca/the-shift-to-working-and-learning-from-home/ 

 

Podcast/Media

Black, Asian & Minority Ethnicities Occupational Therapy Practitioners Students & Educators Network. (March, 2021). "Let's talk white supremacy and occupational therapy". https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5kZ77S-inyI 

Enhancing care for older in-patients is an eye-opening education for McGill students: Enhancing care for older in-patients is an eye-opening education for McGill students | JGH News (ciussswestcentral.ca)

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