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  Faculty: Diana M. Bailey

Diana M. Bailey Ed.D., OTR, FAOTA
Northeastern University
Boston University
St. Loyes College, Exeter, England
Emerita

Dr. Bailey teaches courses in research, clinical reasoning, evidence-based practice, health policy, and occupational therapy management. Her research is in the realm of occupational science, with a special interest in household occupations and how people 'create home'. She has also written in the areas of research methods, ethical dilemmas, and the position of occupational therapy within the U.S. health care system. Recently, she has made presentations on her research into the occupation of creating home: at the Annual Research Conferences of the Society for the Study of Occupation; the Congress of the World Federation of Occupational Therapy in Sweden; and the annual conference of the American Occupational Therapy Association.

Dr. Bailey was recently awarded the Catherine A. Trombly Award for Significant Contributions to the Occupational Therapy Profession by the Massachusetts Association for Occupational Therapy, for furthering the profession through her research and teaching. In the past, she has been on the Boards of several health care organizations including the Board of Allied Health Professions that licenses occupational therapy practitioners in Massachusetts. Currently, she is on the editorial boards of the American Journal of Occupational Therapy, Occupational Therapy International, and the South African Journal of Occupational Therapy. She is a member of the World Federation of Occupational Therapy, is the Coordinator of the Department of Occupational Thearpy Study Abroad Program and advisor to the department's international students.

During her limited spare time, Dr. Bailey indulges in her passion for gardening; as well as enjoying her own garden, she maintains one of the traffic islands in her home town. She also enjoys a weekly tennis game, and occasional golf, and kayaking.

Recent publications include:

  • The occupation of household financial management among lesbian couples, with Jeanne Jackson (In Press). Journal of Occupational Science.
  • Ethical and Legal Dilemmas in Occupational Therapy (2nd edition) with Sharan Schwartzberg. (2003). Philadelphia: F. A. Davis Co.
  • Qualitative data analysis: Challenges and dilemmas related to theory and method, with Jeanne Jackson. (2003). American Journal of Occupational Therapy, 57, 57-65.
  • Research: Discovering knowledge through systematic investigation. In Willard & Spackman's Occupational Therapy (10th edition). (2003). Baltimore: Williams & Wilkins.
  • Understanding others: A course to learn interactive clinical reasoning, with Ellen Cohn. (2001). Occupational Therapy in Health Care, 15 (1-2), 31-46.
  • Introducing an awareness of cultural diversity into an established curriculum. (2000). In P.Crist (Ed.). Innovations in Occupational Therapy Education: 2000, Bethesda, MD: AOTA.
  • Research for the Health Professional: A Practical Guide. (Translated into Japanese). (2000), Philadelphia: F. A. Davis Co.

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