Ms Jou Yin Teoh
Senior Lecturer (Education) in Occupational Therapy

Summary

My teaching, research and graduate student supervision is focused on equipping the global healthcare workforce to respond effectively to rapidly-evolving, unpredictable contemporary challenges, particularly those of digital responsiveness for learning, professional communication, and therapeutic purposes; as well as critical intercultural responsiveness for the dismantling of health and social injustices through the use of anti-colonial, trauma-responsive / healing-centred engagement and community-centred practice to facilitate pedagogies of care, hope and solidarity, creating collaborative 'third spaces' for learning and service delivery. I am a recipient of the 2022 Council of Deans of Health Fellowship and was awarded BUL's highest accolades for exceptional contribution to teaching and student experience in 2020 / 2021: the Ken Darby-Dowman Memorial Prize as well as highest score for the Brunel Union of Students Student-Led Awards.

Prior to my current appointment with the Occupational Therapy Division (also known as the London School of Occupational Therapy, est. 1934) at Brunel University London (BUL); I worked at Kuala Lumpur Metropolitan University College as a Lecturer and Professional Lead of Occupational Therapy - the first woman of minoritized ethnoreligious background to hold this position in the history of Malaysian Higher Education. Pre-academia, I was an occupational therapy entrepreneur with a special interest in social innovation for public health in the Global South; particularly in the integration of digital and community-centred approaches to build and run systems that contribute towards addressing disparities that affect health and well-being.

I am an editorial board member for the following peer-reviewed academic journals: the Phillipine Journal of Allied Health Sciences, Neuroscience Research Notes and Sports & Health Research Notes. I am also a Member of the Royal College of Occupational Therapists, and Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (Advance HE). My PhD titled Learning and Praxis of Occupational Therapy in Superdiversity: A Participatory Case Study is pending completion, funded by BUL and the Elizabeth Casson Trust, and supported by the supervisory committee of Dr Adrienne Milner (Division of Public Health), Dr Geeta Ludhra (Dept of Education), Dr Michael Iwama (Duke University, USA), and Dr Terry Roberts (Division of Bioscienes).

Qualifications

PhD (ongoing) Learning and Praxis of Occupational Therapy in Superdiversity: A Participatory Case Study

MSc (Distinction) Medical Education, Cardiff University - British Chevening scholar

Bachelor in Occupational Therapy, National University of Malaysia / Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia

Responsibility

Lead, Racial And Cultural Equity (RACE) Working Group | Digital Accessibility Champion | Divisional Representative on CHMLS EDI Committee

JEDI efforts at divisional level form a significant part of my responsibilities, with a primary focus on race and culture as well as digital accessibility for staff and students. Our Racial and Cultural Equity (RACE) working group is a collaborative effort between occupational therapy students and academic staff aligned with the greater goal of facilitating a 'third space' that is inclusive for as diverse a range of students as possible. Our efforts involve the application of an intersectional approach to anti-oppression which also takes into account the effects of race and culture on disability, neurodiversity, gender, class, sexual orientation, religion, as well as language.

Year Lead - FHEQ Level 4

I work with first-year BSc Occupational Therapy students to collaborative create a third space for learning that facilitates their early-stage transitions into the world of occupational therapy / healthcare.

Study Block Lead

HH1705 (BSc) Human Sciences [anatomy / physiology / psychology / sociology]

OT5706 (MSc) Occupational Therapy Practice in Context [evidence-based practice / global public health]

OT5708 (MSc) Lifestyle Redesign [global public health / health promotion]

OT5712 (MSc) People and Communities [global / public / population health]

Assessment Block Lead

HH1812 (BSc) Knowledge and Skills for Practice II [assessment for HH1705 and related study blocks]

HH1813 (BSc) Reasoning as an Occupational Therapist [assessment for HH1705 and related study blocks]

OT5803 (MSc) The Context of Occupational Therapy Provision [assessment for OT5706 and related study blocks]