Dr. Christine Guptill, Adjunct Professor, Dept. of Occupational Therapy, received her occupational therapy training at Western Michigan University, and her PhD at Western University in Rehabilitation Sciences. She is currently an Assistant Professor in the School of Rehabilitation Sciences at University of Ottawa. She is cross-appointed in the School of Music at University of Ottawa, and holds a status appointment at the University of Toronto’s Music and Health Research Collaboratory. She was a founding member of the Performing Arts Medicine Clinic at the Glen Sather Sports Medicine Clinic in Edmonton, Alberta. She was also a founding member of the Health Advisory Team at National Youth Orchestra Canada (NYOC) in 2007, and provides primary care occupational therapy to the orchestra.

In 2012, she was honored to receive a Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Medal in recognition of her work at NYOC. In 2013-14, Christine was the Research Fellow at the Canadian Association of Occupational Therapists. In her spare time, she performs as a freelance oboist. Dr. Guptill’s program of research focuses on work disability prevention, with a specific focus on the health and occupational performance of musicians. This population focus includes elements of health promotion, workplace health and disability management, physical and psychosocial rehabilitation, and occupational science, to name a few.