School of Occupational Therapy

Faculty of Health

Sara Abdo

Instructor

Email: Saraa@dal.ca
Phone: 902-494-2601
Fax: 902-494-1229
Mailing Address:

Room 323, Forrest Building, 5869 University Avenue PO Box 15000, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada B3H 4R2

Education

^.MSc in Occupational Therapy, Dalhousie
^.BSc in Microbiology & Immunology, Italian Studies, Dalhousie
^. Certificate in Disability Management, Dalhousie

Research interests

^. Immigrant and Refugee Healthcare
^.Mental Health and Addictions
^.Equity, justice, diversity and inclusion

Teaching

^.OCCU 5011 Enabling Occupation I: Mental Health
^.Fieldwork

Selected Publication

Trimboli, C., Abdo, S., Mirza, M., Black, M., Smith, Y., Christopher, C., & Huot, S. (2023). Global perspectives on migration and forced displacement: Theory, research, and practices for enacting an occupation-based approach. Journal of Occupational Science, 0(0), 1–9. https://doi.org/10.1080/14427591.2023.2246980

Memberships

^.College of Occupational Therapists of Nova Scotia
^.Nova Scotia Society of Occupational Therapists
^. Canadian Association of Occupational Therapists
^.Occupational Justice for Newcomers Network
(co-founder and co-chair)
^. World Federation of Occupational Therapists
^.Nova Scotia Healthcare Coalition
^.IWK Health Center Transition of Care Committee

Selected Awards and Honours

^.Community Leadership Award, Autism Nova Scotia
^.Dalhousie University Medal in Italian Studies

Special Interests

^.Immigrant and Refugee Healthcare
^.Adolescent experiences in Mental Health and Addictions