Ms Jou Yin Teoh
Senior Lecturer (Education) in Occupational Therapy
- Occupational Therapy
- Occupational Therapy
- Department of Health Sciences
Summary
I am the Senior Tutor for the London School of Occupational Therapy, with a track record of enhancing student experience through Racial and Cultural Equity, Digital Accessibility, as well as International Student Support. My work in this regard has received the University's highest accolades for ‘exceptional contribution to teaching and student experience’ - winning the Ã÷ÐÇ°ËØÔ Student-Led Awards and Ken Darby-Dowman prize. Additionally, my research on co-producing inclusive learning was featured in the , in the Educational Impact category; as well as the .
I use co-production and participatory methologies including the to research power dynamics and level the playing field for occupational therapy workforce learning and development in the UK; through scrutinising, challenging, resisting and repairing systemic injustices. My PhD exploring the Hidden Curriculum of Occupational Therapy Education is pending completion, supported by the supervisory committee of of Dr Sofia Barbosa Bouças (Division of Psychology), Dr Geeta Ludhra (Dept of Education) Dr Terry Roberts (Division of Bioscienes) and (Duke University, USA).
Some of my career highlights include:
- Chair of the Royal College of Occupational Therapists Learning and Development Board (2023-2024)
- , first occupational therapist to be appointed as part of the inaugural cohort (2022-2023).
- Professional Lead for Occupational Therapy at Kuala Lumpur Metropolitan University College (2016-2017), first woman of minoritized ethnoreligious background to be appointed in this position in the history of Malaysian Higher Education
- Pre-academia: with a special interest in social innovation for public health in the Global South; particularly in the integration of digital and community-centered approaches to build and run systems that contribute towards addressing disparities that affect health and well-being.
I also contribute towards the wider academic and professional community via the following:
- Editorial Board member for peer-reviewed journals: the and
- Mentoring with and Network
Qualifications
PhD (ongoing) The Hidden Curriculum of Occupational Therapy Education
MSc (Distinction) Medical Education, Cardiff University - Chevening scholar
Bachelor in Occupational Therapy, National University of Malaysia / Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
Newest selected publications
Teoh, JY., Lai, SM., Sudhir, G., Fatimehin, M., Otermans, P., Horton, A., et al. (2024) ''. Oxford Review of Education, 0 (ahead of print). pp. 1 - 19. ISSN: 0305-4985
Foo, KS., Kueh, YC., Leong, KJ., Teoh, JY., Mok, HA., Kim, Y. and et al. (2023) ''. Asian Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology, 3 (3). pp. 171 - 176. ISSN: 2667-2391
Teoh, JY., Ng, ALO. and Iwama, M. (2023) 'An understanding of the relationship between occupation and social inclusion of blind and visually impaired people in conservative Malaysian Chinese families.', in van Bruggen, H., Kantartzis, S. and Pollard, N. (eds.) And a seed was planted: Occupation based approaches for social inclusion. London : Whiting and Birch. , 3: The context of inclusion - working beyond individual perspectives, and participatory approach and research. pp. 17 - 27. ISBN 10: 1-86177-606-3. ISBN 13: 978-1-86177-606-8.
Kapadia, S. and Teoh, JY. (2022) ''.Royal College of Occupational Therapists Annual Meeting (RCOT 2022). London (virtual). 14 - 15 June. British Journal of Occupational Therapy. pp. 7 - 8. ISSN: 0308-0226
Teoh, JY. (2021) ''. Scandinavian Journal of Occupational Therapy, 29 (1). pp. 58 - 68. ISSN: 1103-8128