Suzanne Huot
Assistant Professor
Research Classification
Research Interests
asylum seekers
bilingualism
community-engaged research
critical theory
francophone minority communities
francophones
french
Gender
immigration
intersectionality
Migration Studies
Migrations, Populations, Cultural Exchanges
occupational science
Qualitative research
refugees
social inclusion
social integration
Relevant Degree Programs
Affiliations to Research Centres, Institutes & Clusters
Research Options
I am available and interested in collaborations (e.g. clusters, grants).
I am interested in and conduct interdisciplinary research.
Research Methodology
critical theory
Qualitative Research
Ethnography
visual, dialogical and observational methods
community-engaged research
Recruitment
Master's students
Doctoral students
Postdoctoral Fellows
2022
global migration, occupational science, francophone minority communities
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Publications
- Centering the Complexity of Long-Term Unemployment: Lessons Learned from a Critical Occupational Science Inquiry (2020)
Societies, 10 (3), 65 - Conceptualizing the role of occupation in the production of space (2020)
Journal of Occupational Science, - Enacting agency: Exploring how older adults shape their neighbourhoods (2020)
Ageing and Society, 40 (3), 565-583 - Navigating Intersecting Forms of Oppression in the Search for Employment (2020)
OTJR: Occupation, Participation and Health, - Picturing precarity through occupational mapping: Making the (im)mobilities of long-term unemployment visible (2020)
Journal of Occupational Science, - Tackling Complex Social Challenges within Neoliberal Constraints: The Context Shaping ‘Intellectual Quality of Life’ (iQoL) in a Canadian University Context (2020)
Societies, 10 (1), 26 - The power of language: Exploring the relationship between linguistic capital and occupation for immigrants to Canada (2020)
Journal of Occupational Science, 27 (1), 95--106 - Using theory to inform understandings of occupation in a migration context (2020)
Journal of Occupational Science, , 1--17 - Co-constructing the field for a critical ethnography of immigrants’ experiences in a Canadian Francophone minority community (2019)
Qualitative Research, , 146879411876978 - Finding meaningful occupation in refugees' resettlement: A study of amateur choir singing in Norway (2019)
Journal of Occupational Science, , 1--12 - Governing the ageing body: Explicating the negotiation of 'positive' ageing in daily life (2019)
Ageing and Society, 39 (9), 2085-2108 - Identifying barriers to healthcare delivery and access in the Circumpolar North: important insights for health professionals (2019)
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, 78 (1), 1571385 - A photovoice study of school belongingness among high school students in Norway (2018)
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, 77 (1) - Examining the role of minority community spaces for enabling migrants’ performance of intersectional identities through occupation (2018)
Journal of Occupational Science, , 1--14 - Expanding beyond individualism: Engaging critical perspectives on occupation (2018)
Scandinavian Journal of Occupational Therapy, 25 (1), 35-43 - Integrating occupational and public health sciences through a cross-national educational partnership (2018)
Journal of Occupational Science, , 1--11 - Toward Understanding Person-Place Transactions in Neighborhoods: A Qualitative-Participatory Geospatial Approach (2018)
Gerontologist, 58 (1), 89-100 - 'Doing' capital: Examining the relationship between immigrants' occupational engagement and symbolic capital (2017)
Migration Studies, 5 (1), 29-48 - Qualitative-geospatial methods of exploring person-place transactions in aging adults: A scoping review (2017)
Gerontologist, 57 (3), e47-e61 - Constructing undesirables: A critical discourse analysis of 'othering' within the Protecting Canada's Immigration System Act (2016)
International Migration, 54 (2), 131-143 - Making difficult decisions: Immigrants' experiences of employment preparation and participation (2016)
Work, 54 (3), 709-720 - Occupational experiences of forced migrants: A scoping review (2016)
Australian Occupational Therapy Journal, 63 (3), 186-205 - Doing human rights in diverse occupational therapy practices,Mettre les droits de la personne au coeur de l’ensemble des pratiques en ergothérapie (2015)
Occupational Therapy Now, 17 (4), 18-20 - Extending beyond qualitative interviewing to illuminate the tacit nature of everyday occupation: Occupational mapping and participatory occupation methods (2015)
OTJR Occupation, Participation and Health, 35 (3), 142-150 - Ethnography: Understanding occupation through an examination of culture (2014)
Qualitative Research Methodologies for Occupational Science and Therapy, , 84-100 - Negotiating belonging following migration: Exploring the relationship between place and identity in Francophone minority communities (2014)
Canadian Geographer, 58 (3), 329-340 - Expanding policy-based conceptualizations of 'successful integration': Negotiating integration through occupation following international migration (2013)
Journal of Occupational Science, 20 (1), 6-22 - Francophone immigrant integration and neoliberal governance: The paradoxical role of community organizations (2013)
Journal of Occupational Science, 20 (4), 326-341 - Conceptual insights for expanding thinking regarding the situated nature of occupation (2012)
Transactional Perspectives on Occupation, , 51-63 - Directions for advancing the study of work transitions in the 21st century (2012)
Work, 41 (4), 369-377 - Struggling to maintain occupation while dealing with risk: The experiences of older adults with low vision (2010)
OTJR Occupation, Participation and Health, 30 (2), 87-96 - The performances and places of identity: Conceptualizing intersections of occupation, identity and place in the process of migration (2010)
Journal of Occupational Science, 17 (2), 68-77 - When self-presentation trumps access: Why older adults with low vision go without low-vision services (2010)
Journal of Applied Gerontology, 29 (5), 579-602 - Shaping ideal places for retirement: Occupational possibilities within contemporary media (2009)
Journal of Occupational Science, 16 (1), 18-24 - A vision for occupational science: Reflecting on our disciplinary culture (2008)
Journal of Occupational Science, 15 (3), 136-146
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