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Jennifer Kennedy

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Assistant Clinical Professor (Adjunct)Rehabilitation ScienceMcMaster University

Research

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11 publications.

01

COFFEE and PLAY: An Evidence-Informed Public Health Approach to Early Speech–Language Pathology Services

Phoenix M, Kotulak K, Cryderman S, Faruqui I, Campbell W, Hamilton J, Camden C, Kennedy J

Communication Disorders Quarterly2026Senior author
DOI: 10.1177/15257401261445084
02

Developing an initial explanatory theory for Partnering for Change using realist evaluation

VanderKaay S, Missiuna C, Bennett S, Whalen SS, Dix L, Camden C, Kennedy J, Campbell W

Australian Occupational Therapy Journal20255 citations
DOI: 10.1111/1440-1630.12994
03

Tiered Approaches to Rehabilitation Services in Education Settings: Towards Developing an Explanatory Programme Theory

VanderKaay S, Dix L, Rivard L, Missiuna C, Ng S, Pollock N, Whalen SS, Eisen I, Kyte C, Phoenix M

International Journal of Disability, Development and Education202333 citations
DOI: 10.1080/1034912x.2021.1895975
04

The Dance of Family Engagement in School-Based Occupational Therapy: An Interpretive Description

Kennedy JN, Moll S, Missiuna C, Yost J, Terreberry S, Campbell WN

Journal of Occupational Therapy, Schools, and Early Intervention20225 citationsFirst author
DOI: 10.1080/19411243.2021.1941494
05

The concept of family engagement in education: What are the implications for school‐based rehabilitation service providers?

Kennedy JN, Terreberry S, Moll S, Missiuna C, Yost J, Tomas V, Campbell WN

Review of Education20213 citationsFirst author
DOI: 10.1002/rev3.3268
06

Making connections between school and home: Exploring therapists’ perceptions of their relationships with families in partnering for change

Kennedy JN, Missiuna CA, Pollock NA, Whalen SS, Dix L, Campbell WN

British Journal of Occupational Therapy202015 citationsFirst author
DOI: 10.1177/0308022619876560
07

A scoping review to explore how universal design for learning is described and implemented by rehabilitation health professionals in school settings

Kennedy J, Missiuna C, Pollock N, Wu S, Yost J, Campbell W

Child: Care, Health and Development201823 citationsFirst author
DOI: 10.1111/cch.12576
08

Clarifying the Construct of Occupational Engagement for Occupational Therapy Practice

Kennedy J, Davis JA

OTJR: Occupational Therapy Journal of Research201731 citationsFirst author
DOI: 10.1177/1539449216688201
09

Screening Children through Response to Intervention and Dynamic Performance Analysis: The Example of Partnering for Change

Campbell W, Kennedy J, Pollock N, Missiuna C

Current Developmental Disorders Reports201611 citations
DOI: 10.1007/s40474-016-0094-6
10

Prescription Stimulant Misuse in a Military Population

Kennedy JN, Bebarta VS, Varney SM, Zarzabal LA, Ganem VJ

Military Medicine20159 citationsFirst author
DOI: 10.7205/milmed-d-14-00375
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