Dr. Lilian Magalhães - 2024
Within the Anglo-American scientific community, Dr. Magalhães has played a pivotal role in challenging the "English-only" publication policy. For the past five years, she has served as an Editorial Board member at the Journal of Occupational Science, acting as the Editor for dual-language papers (Portuguese/Spanish/English).
Currently, Dr. Magalhães is involved with the A Coruña team in Spain, collaborating with the European Master of Science in Occupational Therapy, a consortium of five European universities offering a research-oriented postgraduate program.
Methodological innovation has been central to Dr. Magalhães' work, particularly in employing qualitative critical approaches such as decolonial theoretical lenses. She has championed body-map storytelling, disseminating it through research and activism across various projects. Through her efforts, she has established a legacy of art-based research projects and community-led actions aimed at social transformation.
Dr. Lilian Magalhães identifies as a woman of African descent, cisgender, and heterosexual orientation. She is the first in her extended family to attain post-graduate education and is a proud mother to two lovely sons. Surrounded by a wonderful family and a supportive circle of friends, she considers herself fortunate to collaborate with inspiring advocates for social change, whose values shape her worldview and guide her actions within her community.
Zemke Lectureship Title: "On Awareness, Dialogue, and Hope: Interrogating Language to Envision Conciliatory Occupations" |
Dr. Magalhães has a background in occupational therapy and occupational science, originally from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, with a journey that has taken her in and out of Brazil over the years. For four decades, she has been deeply engaged in academia, currently serving as an adjunct professor at the Federal University of Sao Carlos in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Previously, she was an associate professor at Western University in Ontario, Canada, where she now holds the title of professor emerita.