Lisette Farias Vera

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Critical health research and health promotion/equity, and transformative education and practice.

Om mig

I am an Assistant Professor at the Division of Occupational Therapy at KI, Board Member of the European Network of Occupational Therapy in Higher Education (ENOTHE), Faculty member of the European Master of Science in Occupational Therapy, Academic Adjunct Professor at Dalhousie University Master of Science in Occupational Science, and Associate Editor of the Journal of Occupational Science. I am also a registered Occupational Therapist in Chile and Sweden with work experience in both countries.

My research interests lie within critical health research and health promotion/equity, including transformative education and training. I apply transformative critical theory, critical reflexivity and dialogical methods to enact possibilities for action based on different types of knowledge and stakeholder perspectives. My doctoral thesis forwards a critical dialogical approach that promotes values such as transparency, partnership, and democratization in the research process.

Current research collaborations

a) SAFe - Social services work with people with disabilities at risk of violence

En Frisk Generation- A healthy generation for all children: A qualitative evaluation of drop-in activities with families with low socioeconomic status (Susanne Andermo (PI), Gisela Nyberg, and Björg Helgadottir)
A qualitative evaluation of a health prevention program in high schools with extra physical activity and homework support in schools located in diverse areas (Gisela Nyberg (PI), Susanne Andermo, and Björg Helgadottir)

The core of my research in teaching is health professional education, particularly transformative learning, professional reasoning, and critical reflexivity. I supervise undergraduate, master's, and doctoral students. I teach within epistemological foundations of qualitative research, critical social theory, and (critical) occupational science. As part of the international group at my Division and board member of ENOTHE, I collaborate in the development of international courses, webinars/workshops, and educational projects across Europe. My focus on internationalization of the curriculum follows equity, decolonization, and anti-racism perspectives.

Karolinska Institutet, Sweden (2022-present) - Postdoctoral Researcher, Division of Nursing
Western University, Canada (2018) - PhD in Health and Rehabilitation Sciences (field of Occupational Science)
Western University, Canada (2016) – Graduate Certificate in University Teaching and Learning
Western University, Canada (2014) – Graduate Certificate in Academic and Professional Communication
Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences (2012) - European M.Sc. in Occupational Therapy
University of Chile (2008) – B.S. in Human Occupation and Occupational Therapy Degree

Recipient of The Engelsberg Scholars-in-Residence programme 2022, Axel and Margaret Ax:son Johnson Foundation
Recipient of Swedish Occupational Therapists Scholarship 2019
Recipient of Global Bridges Program for Junior Researchers (Strategic Grants SFO-V, Karolinska Institutet) 2019
Recipient of Ingela Petersson Lies Memorial Fund (NVS, Karolinska Institutet) 2019
Elected a Board member of the European Network of Occupational Therapy in Higher Education (ENOTHE) 2018-present
Recipient of Ontario Trillium Scholarship (Doctoral Fellowship, Canada) 2013-2017
Recipient of Western Graduate Research Scholarship (Western University, Canada) 2013-2017
Recipient of Student Research Grant in Occupational Science from the Society for the Study of Occupation: USA 2016
Recipient of Great Ideas for Teaching (GIFT) Award (Teaching Award, Western University) 2016
Recipient of Global Opportunities (GO) Award for Health Sciences (Western University) 2015
Recipient of the Canadian Society of Occupational Scientists Student Scholarship 2014
Recipient of the Linnaeus–Palme Scholarship for study abroad (Linnaeus-Palme Foundation, Sweden) 2007