MScOT Capstone Conference Days
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Faculty of Rehabilitation Medicine · University of Alberta OT Capstone Conference 2026 36 community-based student projects presented across three sites, June 15–16, 2026.
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| Use the tabs below to view the schedule and project abstracts for each site. Projects are numbered 1–36 and appear as EDM-##, CGY-##, or AUG-## at each location. |
Edmonton · June 16, 2026 · Room 2-44 · 6 rounds · 08:30–14:15
| 08:30–08:45 | Opening Remarks — Cori/Sandy |
| 09:00–09:40 | Round 1 — Room 2-44 |
| EDM-13Sexual Health Education for Older Adults Jim Tran, Sabrina Brown, Emma Perry, Allegra Martel |
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| EDM-01Evaluating the Efficacy of the Honouring Indigenous Families Program Batool Faran, Andrea Newman, Zoe Wieringa |
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| EDM-09Supporting Meaningful Activity Engagement in Transitional Housing Chloe MacPherson, Alison Benson, Megan Fendelet, Kellsea Epp |
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| EDM-03Barriers to Occupancy in Female-Identifying Housing: A Qualitative Study at sakihta kikinaw Emily Grey, Hanna Collen, Micah Sollid, Olivia La Caprara |
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| 09:40–10:20 | Round 2 — Room 2-44 |
| EDM-22Shaping an Accessible Campus Through the U of A's Built Environment Strategic Planning Michaela Gadsby, Kylie Manser, Elise Machado, Faith Fenske |
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| EDM-18Tallcree School Division: Virtual Mentorship Program Chloe Cattell, Tirza Farrah, Mackenzie Skuce, Madison Souster |
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| EDM-14Financial Exploitation Among Older Adults: A Scoping Review and Survey Abbey Palamarek, Lucy Chen, Kelly Schwartz, Matthew Dyck |
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| EDM-08Emotional Regulation in the Workplace Emma Bitz, Ashley Larmour, Emma Payne, Sarah Tank |
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| 10:20–10:35 | Morning Break |
| 10:35–11:15 | Round 3 — Room 2-44 |
| EDM-11Barriers to Cancer Care: Perspectives of Housed and Unhoused Individuals Sara Appelt, Saliha Riaz, Anna Thacker, Faith Thomson, Melissa Coghill |
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| EDM-21Faculty of Rehabilitation Medicine (FRM) University of Alberta Accessibility Keira Slusarczyk, Megan LaFrance, Duncan Calef, Nicole Cala |
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| EDM-19Needs Assessment for an Indigenous Primary Care Interdisciplinary Health Clinic Beatrice Yuen, Sophie Coghill, Kalki Ortiz, Josina Leder-Sears |
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| EDM-04Enhancing Orientation Accessibility for EnCompass Community Safety Agency Jayleen Hills, Alyssa Muzyka, Carly Santuccione-Boyd |
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| 11:15–11:55 | Round 4 — Room 2-44 |
| EDM-12Enhancing Resource Navigation Capacity for Peer Support Workers Brynne Marshall, Kennedy Martens, Annie Wei, Olivia Mattern |
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| EDM-23Beyond Accommodations: Centering Student Experience through an Occupation-Centred Feedback Tool Tyler Proctor, Damon Rutledge, Phoebe Stobart |
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| EDM-10Kickstand Partnership Engagement Package Keely Graf, Tarah Batstone, Emma Schlageter, Juleanne Irmen |
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| EDM-05The Use of Driving Simulators at the Glenrose Rehabilitation Hospital: A Retrospective Chart Review Drew Cotterill, Nathaniel Ho, Peter Said, Alexandra Stanke |
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| 11:55–12:55 | Lunch Break |
| 12:55–13:35 | Round 5 — Room 2-44 |
| EDM-16Applying Asset-Based Community Development in Inclusive Housing Rachel Palmer, Iris Ho, Megan Foxcroft, Nicole Houle |
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| EDM-02Exploring Experiences of Belonging Within Morningstar Supportive Housing Katrina Wray, Haley McGrath, Jillian McNeilly, Emmanuel Gumasing |
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| EDM-20Co-Designing a Time-Use Intervention with University Students to Improve Mental Health Anna Cuff, Heather Foy, Katherine Holden, Kelsey Kurek |
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| EDM-17Bringing Life Skills into The Classroom Gracyn Hollman, Jorden Kunz, Jenna Teasdale, Cuthbert Leung |
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| 13:35–14:15 | Round 6 — Room 2-44 |
| EDM-24Visual Supports For Meaningful Change: Advancing Disability Inclusion in Edmonton's Women's Shelters Madeline Houncaren, Nadia Kennedy, Vanessa Pecht, Sara Weslosky |
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| EDM-06CAREN Technology Usage at the Glenrose Rehabilitation Hospital Grace Hoffman, Matthew Kornelsen, Neal Reid, Harry Wijaya |
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| EDM-07Understanding the Discharge-to-Shelter and Intake Process Between Royal Alexandra Hospital and Hope Mission Amaranta Karamanos, Jori Magee, Alicia Miller, Mak Sheppard |
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| EDM-15Co-Designing Exploration #1 of the Nurturing Belonging Toolkit with Skills Society Emily de Jong, Hayley Harder, Jada Holtkamp, Danielle Johnson |
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| 14:15 | Clean Up |
Calgary · June 16, 2026 · Rooms 3-20 & 3-26 · 4 rounds · 08:30–12:45
| 08:30–08:45 | Opening Remarks — Cori/Sandy |
| 09:00–09:40 | Round 1 |
| CGY-25A Refined Housing Needs Assessment to Improve Sustainability with Transitional Housing Room 1 (3-20) Leanne Lucas, Taylor Hinton-Turik, Aaron Pineda, Jillian Rieger |
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| CGY-26Occupational Engagement in People Living with Lymphedema Room 2 (3-26) Jordan Chabeniuk, Tina Do, Rheanna Ramos, Lauren Samycia |
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| 09:40–10:10 | Round 2 |
| CGY-27Strength-Based Approaches: Co-Creation of an Adapted AFWI Resilience Scale Tool Room 1 (3-20) Danielle Cossar, Grace Dooley, Stephanie Ho, Annaliesse Stephan |
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| CGY-31Community Impact Centre Program Satisfaction Survey through The Mustard Seed Room 2 (3-26) Jasmine Rodak, Jenna Lileikis, Christy Fehr, Jaehyun Choi |
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| 10:20–10:50 | Round 3 |
| CGY-29Bridging the Gaps: A Needs Assessment to Optimize the Housing Intake Process at The Mustard Seed Room 1 (3-20) Arushi Dagar, Jorden Duong, Mackenzie Spong, Shivreet Sharma |
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| CGY-32Bridging the Gap: An OT-Guided Home Safety Tool for Community Outreach Workers Room 2 (3-26) Tarynn Bentham, Alaa Ibrahim, Piper Matus, Matthew Wright |
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| 11:00–11:30 | Round 4 |
| CGY-28Healthy Habits, Safer Steps: Shaping Transportation Occupation for Calgary's Children Room 1 (3-20) Tchiana Augustin, Jordyn Koch, Camille Blackman, Sydney McMillan |
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| CGY-30The Mustard Seed Advocacy Program Evaluation Room 2 (3-26) Fiona Voegtlin, Morgan Boot, Aidan Campbell, Winnie Chow |
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| 11:45–12:45 | Lunch |
Augustana · June 15, 2026 · Forum · 2 rounds · 10:00–13:15
| 10:00–10:15 | Opening Remarks — Cori/Sandy |
| 10:15–10:55 | Round 1 — Forum |
| AUG-33Kisêwâtisiwin Wellness Project at Maskwacis Health Services Pawaneet Basra, Tamara Dubé, Julia Redden, Delaney Stelmaschuk |
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| AUG-34Supporting Student Wellness in Residence at Augustana Sahibpreet Gahunia, Tristan Inaba, Katie McMillen, Natasha Hansen |
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| 10:55–11:10 | Break |
| 11:10–11:50 | Round 2 — Forum |
| AUG-35The Open Doors: Service Gaps and Community Assets in East Central Alberta Danielle Lindenbach, Tatum Enns, Peyton Harty, Aidan Burnham |
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| AUG-36Augustana Vikings: Occupational Balance in Sport Kayla Drews, Michaela Jevne, Mikayla Jahn, Tanner Hutton |
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| 11:50–12:15 | Networking |
| 12:15–13:15 | Lunch |