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Phone: (905) 525-9140 ext: 27812
Fax: (905) 524-0069
Office: Rm.418, IAHS
Email: pollock@mcmaster.ca
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Profile
Nancy is an Associate Clinical Professor in the School of Rehabilitation Science and an Investigator with the CanChild Centre for Childhood Disability Research. She is a part-time faculty member and also maintains a clinical practice. Nancy received her B.Sc. in Occupational Therapy from Queen's University and her M.Sc. in Rehabilitation Science from McGill University. She has spent much of her clinical practice working with children with developmental challenges, most often in community settings such as schools, homes and preschools. Nancy is the chair of Term 4, Youth and the Development of Self in the OT program and a coordinator of the Professional Roles and Experiential Practicum course. She also tutors small groups in other terms in the OT program. Nancy has continued to work with children and their families throughout her career. She is currently a partner in a private practice, REACH Therapy Services. Nancy really enjoys the opportunity to integrate her teaching and research with clinical practice.
Research Specialty
Nancy’s research interests include: evaluation of interventions and service delivery models, goal setting with children, school-based occupational therapy practice, and family-centred practice.
Fun Fact
Nancy enjoys hiking, biking and whitewater canoeing. She can also be counted on for reviews of the latest movies.
Taking Graduate Students
Nancy is not currently taking any graduate students.
Lab/Research Institute
CanChild, Centre for Childhood Disability Research
Courses Taught
MSc OT, McMaster University
2010-2011
Term 4: Youth & Development of Self, Term Chair
Term 4: Youth & Development of Self: Professional Roles & Experiential Practicum, Coordinator
Term 2: Person, Environment & Occupation: Professional Roles & Experiential Practicum, Tutor
2009-2010
Term 4: Youth & Development of Self, Term Chair
Term 4: Youth & Development of Self: Professional Roles & Experiential Practicum, Coordinator
Term 2: Person, Environment & Occupation: Professional Roles & Experiential Practicum, Tutor
2008-2009
Term 4: Youth & Development of Self, Term Chair
Term 4: Youth & Development of Self: Professional Roles & Experiential Practicum, Coordinator
Term 2: Person, Environment & Occupation: Professional Roles & Experiential Practicum, Tutor
Recent Research
Project Title: Advancing an Innovative Model of Service Delivery: Partnering to Promote Knowledge Exchange
Investigators: Missiuna, C., Pollock, N., Bennett, S., Gaines, R., Hecimovich, C., Rosenbaum, P., Cairney, J., Campbell, W., & Levac, D.
Funding Agency: Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)
Amount: $39,971
Funding Period: 2010-2011
Project Title: Partnering for change: (Demonstration project) Promoting health and participation of school-aged children with developmental conditions in their communities
Investigators: Missiuna, C. (PI), Hecimovich, C. (Principal Decision Maker), Pollock, N., Russell, D., Cairney, J., Bennett, S., Ruttan, B. (Decision Maker), Gaines, R., & Rosenbaum, P.
Funding Agency: Canadian Institutes of Health Research
Amount: $199,994.
Funding Period: 2008-2010
Project Title: CanChild, Centre for Childhood Disability Research
Investigators: Missiuna, C., Rosenbaum, P., Law, M., Russell, D., Gorter, J., Kertoy, M., Wright, V., Hanna, S., Bartlett, D., Cairney, J., Dematteo, C., Gaines, R., Klassen, A., Palisano, B., Petrenchik, T., Pollock, N., Stewart, D., Walter, S.
Funding Agency: Ontario Ministry of Health and Long Term Care
Amount: $526,500
Funding Period: 2008-2009
Project Title: Partnering for change (Pilot): An innovative school health service delivery model to improve access to rehabilitation services for children with developmental coordination disorder
Investigators: Missiuna, C. (PI), Pollock, N., Bennett, S., Gaines, R., Cairney, J., Hecimovich, C.
Funding Agency: Ontario Rehabilitation Research Advisory Network
Amount: $79,835
Funding Period: 2008-2009
Project Title: Examining the co-occurence of psychological problems in a population-based sample of children with developmental coordination disorder.
Investigators: Missiuna., C., Cairney. J., Hanna, S., Russell, D., Heath., N., Pollock, N., Law, M., Macdonald, K., Petrenchik, T., & Schmidt, L.
Funding Agency: Canadian Institutes of Health Research
Amount: $290,558
Funding Period: 2006-2008 |
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Book Chapters
Case-Smith, J., Law, M., Missiuna, C., Pollock, N., & Stewart, D. (2010). Foundations for occupational therapy practice with children. In J. Case-Smith & J. Clifford O'Brien
(Eds.), Occupational Therapy for Children (6th Ed.), pp.22-55. St. Louis, MI: Mosby
Rivard, L., Missiuna, C., Pollock, N. & David , K.S. (2012) Developmental coordination disorder. In: S. Campbell, R. Palisano, M. Orlin (Eds.) Physical therapy for children, 4th edition. pp.498-538. St. Louis, MO: Elsevier
Pollock, N., Missiuna, C., Rodger, S. (2010). Occupational goal setting with children and families. In S. Rodger (Ed.) Occupation centred practice with children. Oxford: Blackwell Publishing.
Law, M., Polatajko, H.., Carswell, A., McColl, M., Pollock, N., & Baptiste, S. (2009). Das Kanadische Modell der Occupational Performance und das Canadian Occupational Performance Measure. In C. Jerosch-Herold, U. Marotzki, P. Stuber-Weber (Eds.), Konzeptionelle Modelle fur die ergotherapeutische Praxis 3. Auflage [Conceptual Models for Occupational Practice]. Berlin: Springer
Missiuna, C., Gaines, R., & Pollock, N. (2008). A knowledge transfer example: Getting the word out: Disseminating evidence about developmental coordination disorder. In M. Law & J. McDermid (Eds.), Evidence-based practice in rehabilitation (2nd Ed.). Thorofare, NJ: Slack Inc. Missiuna, C., Polatajko, H., Pollock, N., & Cameron, D. (In press). A brief look at neuromotor disorders and their impact on the lives of children. In S. Lane & A. Bundy. (Eds.). Kids Can Be Kids: The occupations and activities of childhood. Philadelphia, PA: F.A. Davis Co.
Journal Articles
Missiuna, C., Cairney, J., Pollock, N., Russell, D., Macdonald, K., Cousins, M., Veldhuizen, S., & Schmidt, L. (2011). A staged approach for identifying children with developmental coordination disorder from the population. Research in Developmental Disabilities. doi:10.1016/j.ridd.2010.12.025
Missiuna, C., Pollock, N., Egan, M., DeLaat., D., Gaines, R., & Soucie, H. (2008). Enabling Occupation through facilitating the diagnosis of Developmental Coordination Disorder. Canadian Journal of Occupational Therapy, 75, 26-35 |
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