CURRICULUM VITAE Personal Information: Crystal Dieleman School of Occupational Therapy Dalhousie University P: (902) 494-1982 F: (902) 494-1229 [email protected] Educational Background: 2010 PhD, Rehabilitation Science, Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada, “Slow decline: The social organization of mental health care in a prison-hospital” 2003

MSc, Rehabilitation Science, Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada, “Clinical Services for Offenders with Mental Illness in the Correctional Service of Canada”

1996

BSc, Occupational Therapy, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada

Employment History 2009-present Assistant Professor, tenure track, School of Occupational Therapy, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada 2006-2009

Assistant Professor, probationary tenure track, School of Occupational Therapy, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

2005-2006

Continuous Quality Improvement Coordinator, Regional Treatment Centre (Ontario), Correctional Service of Canada, Kingston, Ontario, Canada

2000-2005

Occupational Therapist, Regional Treatment Centre (Ontario), Correctional Service of Canada, Kingston, Ontario, Canada

1998-2000

Program Director: RHC(P)-Sumas Centre Program (community transition), Regional Health Centre (Pacific) and Sumas Community Correctional Centre, Correctional Service of Canada, Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada

1996-2000

Occupational Therapist, Regional Health Centre (Pacific), Correctional Service of Canada, Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada

Crystal L. D. Grass, curriculum vitae

Professional Memberships: College of Occupational Therapists of Nova Scotia (667) Canadian Association of Occupational Therapists (41534) Nova Scotia Society of Occupational Therapists World Federation of Occupational Therapists

Professional Activities/Community Service 2013

Member, Advisory Panel, TAIN2: Towards an Integrated Network for Preventing the Criminalization of People with Mental Health Problems, 2nd Edition, St. Leonard’s Society of Canada

2012

Member, Review Panel, Psychosocial Rehabilitation Practitioners in Canada Competencies Validation Tool, PSR Competency Task Force, PSR/RPS Canada

2006-2012

Member, Academic Credentialing Council, Canadian Association of Occupational Therapists

2010-2012

Member, Scientific Review Panel, Mental Health and Addictions Strategy Panel, Nova Scotia Health Research Foundation

2009-2011

Member, Scientific Committee, Canadian Association of Occupational Therapy, Annual Conferences

2008

Organizing committee for ‘Preventing Criminalization of People with Mental Health Problems’, Halifax, NS, October 1, 2008

2008

Contract: Occupational Therapy services under the Correctional Service of Canada’s Community Mental Health Initiative, March 3-31.

2007-2011

Coordinator, Roundtable on Enabling Mental Health of Nova Scotians – Preventing Criminalization

2007

Invited contributor, Community Forum - “Towards an Integrated Network: Working together to avoid criminalization of people with mental health problems”, St. Leonard’s Society of Canada & Canadian Criminal Justice Association, Halifax, NS, November 28-29.

Committee and Administrative Responsibilities: Faculty of Health Professions Faculty Council member alternate

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School of Occupational Therapy Committee of the Whole

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Appeals Committee

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Scholarly Activity and Research: Grants Received 2013-2015 $65,152. Dieleman, C. (PI). Social Sciences and Humanities Research decision pending Council, Insight Development Grant. “Doing crime: A critical review of the causes of crime.” 2012-2015

$142,203. Dieleman, C. (PI), Hughes, J. (Co-PI), Kaiser, A., & Bayers, L. Nova Scotia Health Research Foundation, Research Establishment Grant. “Understanding how social determinants of health affect the criminalization of people with mental health problems.”

2012-2013

$10,000. Campbell, M. (PI), Dieleman, C. & Karabanow, J. University of New Brunswick, St. John’s Centre for Criminal Justice Studies. “Prospective evaluation of the Nova Scotia Mental Health Court program: Phase 1.” 3

2011

$3000. Hughes, J. (Co-Lead) & Dieleman Grass , C. (Co-Lead). Canadian Mental Health Association-Winnipeg & Public Interest Law Centre of Legal Aid Manitoba as commissioned by Mental Health Commission of Canada, Mental Health and Law Advisory Committee. “Equality, dignity, and inclusion: Legislation that enhances human rights for people living with mental illness – Nova Scotia Pilot.”

2009-2010

$18,856. Grass, C. (PI), Hughes, J. (Co-PI), Kaiser, A., Bayers, L., Tooton, C., Singer, S., Phillips, D., Jollota, B. and Bell, J. Nova Scotia Health Research Foundation, Community-Research Alliance Grant. “Preventing criminalization of people with mental health problems using community-based action research.”

2009-2010

$10000. Grass, C. Special Consideration Award, Nova Scotia Health Research Foundation. “Building an international team of occupational therapy and occupational science researchers in forensic mental health.”

2007-2008

$3000. Grass, C. Community Forum Program, Correctional Service of Canada. “Mapping community capacity: Identifying assets within Halifax, Nova Scotia for supporting offenders with mental disorders.”

Unfunded Research 2009-2011 Dieleman Grass, C. & Duncan, E. “Examining the use of an online discussion group for forensic occupational therapy.”

Publications: Peer-Reviewed Papers Lochbihler, J. & Dieleman, C. (under review). Focusing on leadership: Moving beyond the occupational therapy generalist vs. specialist debate in community mental health. British Journal of Occupational Therapy. Dieleman, C. & Steggles, E. (in press). Professional Issue Forum: Occupational Therapy and Criminal Justice. Occupational Therapy Now. Dieleman, C. Mapping community capacity: Supporting people with mental health problems following incarceration or forensic hospitalization. Canadian Journal of Community Mental Health, (submitted/under review). Dieleman, C. & Duncan, E.A.S. (2013). Investigating the utility of an online discussion group for health professionals: a case example from forensic occupational therapy. BMC Health Service Research, 13, 253-260. DOI: 10.1186/1472-6963-13-253

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Book Chapters White, J., Dieleman Grass, C., Hamilton, T., Rogers, S. (2013). Occupational therapy in the criminal justice system. In Psychosocial Occupational Therapy: An Evolving Practice, 3rd ed. Cara, E. & McRae, A. Eds. Stamford, CT: Delmar, Cengage Learning.

Research Reports 2008 Grass, C., Dicks, J., Amell, J., Foster, D., MacDonald, L., MacKay, A. & Pearce, A. Mapping community capacity: Identifying assets for supporting offenders with mental illness in Halifax, Nova Scotia. June 2008.

Scholarly/Professional Presentations 2013 Dieleman, C. Occupational Therapy and Criminal Justice, Professional issues national forum, at the Canadian Association of Occupational Therapists Conference, The Future is Here: Leading Solutions. Victoria, BC, May 29 – June 1. SC

2013

Ivany, M. & Dieleman, C. It’s a good day at work until somebody gets hurt. Paper presented at the Canadian Association of Occupational Therapists Conference, The Future is Here: Leading Solutions. Victoria, BC, May 29 – June 1.

2012

Dieleman, C. How is your mental health? Seminar presented at Emmanual Baptist Church – The Meeting Place, Women of Influence. Upper Hammonds Plains, NS, May 19.

2012

White, J., Dieleman Grass, C., Hamilton, T. & Rogers, S. Psychosocial occupational therapy practices in a changing health care environment: Occupational therapy in criminal justice. Presented at the American Occupational Therapy Association 92nd Annual Conference & Expo, Indianopolis, IN, USA, April 26-29.

2010

Campbell-Rempell, M., Donnelly, C., Grass, C., Liu, L., Merritt, B., Paterson, M., Ripat, J., Snider, L. & Storr, C. Exploring career pathways: Demystifying the road to academia. Forum presented at the Canadian Association of Occupational Therapists Conference, Meaningful Occupations: Enabling an Ocean of Possibilities. Halifax, NS, May 26-29.

2010

Brown, A., Garnett, J., Sussex, N., Watson, L. Grass, C., & Duncan, E. Forensic occupational therapists connecting through an online community. Poster presented at the Canadian Association of Occupational Therapists Conference, Meaningful Occupations: Enabling an Ocean of Possibilities. Halifax, NS, May 26-29.

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2009

Grass, C. Not knowing what to do is not a reason for doing nothing. Paper interpresented at Facing the future: Forensic mental health services in change, 9th Annual International Association of Forensic Mental Health Services Conference, Edinburgh, Scotland, June 24-26.

2009

Grass, C. Using Institutional Ethnography to explicate how mental health care is subordinated to correctional and security priorities. Paper presented at Facing the future: Forensic mental health services in change, 9th Annual International Association of Forensic Mental Health Services Conference, Edinburgh, Scotland, June 24-26.

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Grass, C. Mental Health Discussion Forum. Post-conference workshop regional presented at Diversity in Practice: OT Atlantic 2008, October 3-4.

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2007

Grass, C. Looking towards an occupational understanding of crime. Keynote address presented at Health Through Occupation: Putting it into Practice, Occupational Science Symposium, Aberdeen, Scotland, September 10-11.

2007

Grass, C. One of us: The complexities of conducting research in your own workplace. Paper presented at the 8th Advances in Qualitative Methods Conference, Banff, AB, September 21-24.

2007

Grass, C. Witnessing violence: Reconciling personal and professional responses of the researcher. Poster presented at the 8th Advances in Qualitative Methods Conference, Banff, AB, September 21-24.

2005

Grass, C. & Champagne, D. Working with Offenders with Mental Illness. Presented at the Ontario Halfway House Association’s 3nd Annual Correctional Residential Facility Staff Training Conference, Kingston, ON, September 2022.

2004

Grass, C. Clinical Services for Offenders with Mental Illness: Needs and Opportunities. Paper presented at the Canadian Association of Occupational Therapists National Conference - Bridging Health and Occupation, Charlottetown, PEI, June 24-26.

2004

Champagne, D. & Grass, C. In Whose Best Interest? Providing Services to Offenders with Mental Illness. Paper presented at Preventative Strategies & Therapeutic Justice Conference, Kingston, ON, November 24-25.

2004

Champagne, D. & Grass, C. Mental Illness and Community Corrections: A Clinical Discharge Perspective. Keynote address presented at the St. Leonard’s Society of Ontario Annual Community Conference, Hamilton, ON, October 6.

2004

Grass, C. & Champagne, D. Prison – Community Transition Needs for Offenders with Mental Illness. Presented at the Ontario Halfway House

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Association’s 2nd Annual Correctional Residential Facility Staff Training Conference, Kingston, ON, September 15-16. SC

2003

Grass, C. Clinical Services for Offenders with Mental Illness in the Correctional Service of Canada. Paper presented at 9th Research Colloquium on Rehabilitation, Montreal, PQ, April 25.

2003

Grass, C. Disability, Criminogenic Needs, and the Rehabilitation Professional. Workshop presented at Occupational Therapy, Physical Therapy, Speech Therapy and Audiology Education Programs Symposium, Kingston, ON, January 17-19.

2002

Grass, C. Implementing Mental Health Policy Within the Correctional Service of Canada. Poster presented at Health Services and Policy Research Day, Kingston, ON, November 21.

2001

Ross, T. & Grass, C. Mentally Disordered Offenders on Community Supervision: A Program Description and Preliminary Evaluation. Poster presented at the Canadian Association of Occupational Therapists Conference: Back to the Future. Calgary, AB, May 24-26.

2000

Grass, C. The Regional Health Centre (Pacific) - Sumas Community national Correctional Centre Program for Mentally Disordered Offenders on Community Supervision: A Program Description and Preliminary Evaluation. Poster presented at the Second National Conference on Best Practices and Mental Health Reform, Vancouver, BC, April 5-7.

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Reviewer 2013 2008

Scandinavian Journal of Occupational Therapy Canadian Journal of Community Mental Health

Teaching Responsibilities Course Work OCCU 5001 Enabling Occupation I (graduate) 3 credit hours 39 contact hours

OCCU 6000 2 credit hours

Applied Research I (graduate)

1 manuscript 1 manuscript

2012-2013 2011-2012 2010-2011 2009-2010 2008-2009 2007-2008 2006-2007 2012-2013 2011-2012 2010-2011 2009-2010 2008-2009

60 students 60 students 60 students 54 students 48 students 50 students 48 students 8 students 6 students 4 students 4 students 4 students 7

OCCU 6003 3 credit hours 39 contact hours

Advanced Practice Issues (graduate)

OCCU 6600 1 credit hour

Applied Research II (graduate)

OCCU 6507 3 credit hours Online distance

Critical Perspectives on Inequities in Everyday Life

OCCU 5501 3 credit hours

Directed Study: Understanding substance abuse as an occupation for people with severe and persistent mental illness – critical literature review (graduate) Directed Study: Occupational performance of people with borderline personality disorder - Research development (graduate) Guest lecture 5007 “Using institutional ethnography to reveal the social organization of mental health care in a prison-hospital” (Instr G. Warner) (graduate) Guest lecture OCCU 9000 “Making the most of your graduate school experience” (Instr G. Warner) (graduate) Guest lecture OCCU 9000 “Doing research in your own workplace” (Instr A. Carswell) (graduate) Guest lecture OCCU 2000 “Crime as occupation” (Instr G. Warner) (undergraduate) Guest lecture OCCU 5002 “Personality disorders” (Instr J. Saunders) (graduate) Guest lecture OCCU 4436 “Occupational therapy in a correctional setting” (Instr J. Brown) (graduate)

OCCU 5501 3 credit hours

2007-2008 2012-2013 2011-2012 2010-2011 2009-2010 2008-2009 2007-2008

5 students 54 students 54 students 54 students 46 students 47 students 46 students

2012-2013 2011-2012 2010-2011 2009-2010 2008-2009 2007-2008 2012-2013

7 students 7 students 3 students 4 students 4 students 5 students 8 students

2009

1 student

2009

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2011

60 students

Sept-Dec 2010

5 students

Jan-April 2010

7 students

Sept-Dec 2008

25 students

Sept-Dec 2006 Sept-Dec 2006

48 students 48 students

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Thesis supervision 2012-present Jennifer Lochbihler, M.Sc. (Occupational Therapy – Post Professional, Dalhousie), Examining generic roles and role blurring for occupational therapists working in community based mental health services. 2010-2011

Kerri Luck, M.Sc. (Occupational Therapy – Post-Professional, Dalhousie), Examing the meaning and experience of smoking cessation as an occupational transition.

2006-2008

Sarah MacKenzie, M.Sc.(Occupational Therapy – Post-Professional, Dalhousie), Occupational profile of adult persons diagnosed with borderline personality disorder.

Thesis committee 2013-present Bridget Stack, PhD (University of New Brunswick), “Chronic disease care for incarcerated populations.” 2010-present Jocelyn Campbell, M.Sc. (Occupational Therapy – Post-Professional, Dalhousie University), “Listen to the girls: what stories do Cham village girls in Cambodia tell about their daily life and occupations?”

External examiner: o Priscilla Ferrazzi, PhD (Rehabilitation Science, Queen’s University). Comprehensive examination grant proposal: “Improving Criminal Justice for People with Mental Illness in Remote Arctic Communities”, November 2012. o Karla Moore, M.Sc. (Occupational Therapy – Post-Professional, Dalhousie University). Thesis: "Comparison of ADL Motor and ADL Process Skill Profiles Among Groups With Bipolar Disorder Depressed Episode, Biolar Disorder Manic Episode, and Schizophrenia", March 2009.

Awards November 19, 2008. Invited mentor, Academic All-Canadian Athletes. Kristen Ladouceur, School of Occupational Therapy, Dalhousie University.

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