Toronto Rehab and Toronto Rehabilitation Institute Research Department
and Spiritual Care Services
PRESENT
Dr. Brett Smith, PhD
Qualitative Research Unit
School of Sport and Health Sciences
University of Exeter
and Spiritual Care Services
PRESENT
Dr. Brett Smith, PhD
Qualitative Research Unit
School of Sport and Health Sciences
University of Exeter
Dr. Brett Smith’s research interests revolve around the
psycho-social dimensions of spinal cord injury and
stories of disability. He is the co-editor of the journal
Qualitative Research in Sport and Exercise, and has
published extensively in a variety of medical, psychology,
and sociology journals.
psycho-social dimensions of spinal cord injury and
stories of disability. He is the co-editor of the journal
Qualitative Research in Sport and Exercise, and has
published extensively in a variety of medical, psychology,
and sociology journals.
Encountering Chaos: Exploring Responses to
a Spinal Cord Injury Narrative
Monday, April 27, 2009
12:00 - 1:00pm
Class Room A and B
Lyndhurst Centre
520 Sutherland Drive, Toronto
When Bodies Need Narratives: The Case of Becoming
Disabled Through Sport
Tuesday, April 28, 2009
12:00 - 1:00pm
Lecture Theatre
University Centre
550 University Avenue, Toronto
Dr. Arthur W. Frank
Department of Sociology
University of Calgary
Arthur Frank is a Professor of Sociology at the University of
Calgary and during 2008-09 has been visiting Professor
in the Dalla Lana School of Public Health at University
of Toronto. The core of his work is the study of illness
experience. His first book, At the Will of the Body, is the
story of his own illnesses and won the annual writers’
award from the National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship
in the US. His second book, The Wounded Storyteller,
sets out a framework of illness narratives that has been
taken up by many researchers, including Brett Smith and
Andrew Sparkes. His most recent book, The Renewal of
Generosity, won the 2008 annual medal in bioethics from
the Royal Society of Canada. His current projects include
SSHRC-funded research on people’s use of information
and communications technology in doing health work,
and also a CIHR-funded project on moral distress among
workers in pediatric intensive care units.
Wounded Storytellers and Since: Lessons from the Last
Fifteen Years, Especially about Rehabilitation
Friday, April 24, 2009
12:00 - 1:00pm
Lecture Theatre
University Centre
550 University Avenue, Toronto
a Spinal Cord Injury Narrative
Monday, April 27, 2009
12:00 - 1:00pm
Class Room A and B
Lyndhurst Centre
520 Sutherland Drive, Toronto
When Bodies Need Narratives: The Case of Becoming
Disabled Through Sport
Tuesday, April 28, 2009
12:00 - 1:00pm
Lecture Theatre
University Centre
550 University Avenue, Toronto
Dr. Arthur W. Frank
Department of Sociology
University of Calgary
Arthur Frank is a Professor of Sociology at the University of
Calgary and during 2008-09 has been visiting Professor
in the Dalla Lana School of Public Health at University
of Toronto. The core of his work is the study of illness
experience. His first book, At the Will of the Body, is the
story of his own illnesses and won the annual writers’
award from the National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship
in the US. His second book, The Wounded Storyteller,
sets out a framework of illness narratives that has been
taken up by many researchers, including Brett Smith and
Andrew Sparkes. His most recent book, The Renewal of
Generosity, won the 2008 annual medal in bioethics from
the Royal Society of Canada. His current projects include
SSHRC-funded research on people’s use of information
and communications technology in doing health work,
and also a CIHR-funded project on moral distress among
workers in pediatric intensive care units.
Wounded Storytellers and Since: Lessons from the Last
Fifteen Years, Especially about Rehabilitation
Friday, April 24, 2009
12:00 - 1:00pm
Lecture Theatre
University Centre
550 University Avenue, Toronto
If you have any questions, please contact Jim Huth, Ethics and Spiritual Care at
416-597-3422, ext. 3716.Toronto Rehabilitation Institute
