Kevin Reel, OT Reg (Ont), MSc, BSc(OT)
Assistant Professor, MHSc in Bioethics
Position: Senior Ethicist, Health Ethics Alliance, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto
SGS Status: Assistant Professor
Primary Graduate Appointment: Department of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy
Graduate Appointment(s): Dalla Lana School of Public Health
Program: Master of Health Science in Bioethics
Primary Teaching Responsibilities: CHL3052H - Capstone
Available to Supervise CSB Students: No
Research Interests
- disability
- sexuality and sexual expression
- end-of-life care
- professionalization of healthcare ethics practice
Current Research Projects
- family perspectives on assisted dying
- OT roles in advance care planning
- OT roles in assisted dying
- sensitivity of the Assessment of Motor and Process Skills (AMPS) to diverse gender identities
- parental perspectives on dating and relationship supports for neurodiverse individuals
Education & Training History
- Fellowship in Clinical and Organizational Ethics, Joint Centre for Bioethics, University of Toronto
- MSc (medical ethics) Imperial College, London
- PGDip (healthcare ethics), King’s College, London
- PGCert (Teaching in Higher Education), Oxford Brookes University
- BSc(OT), University of Toronto
Honours & Awards
- Excellence in Teaching 2017-18, University of Toronto, Department of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy
- Community Partners Award for Outstanding Significant Contribution (Individual) 2010-2011, University of Toronto, Department of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy
Other Affiliations
- Canadian Association of Practicing Healthcare Ethicists
- Canadian Bioethics Society
- Canadian Association of Occupational Therapists (CAOT)
- CAOT Palliative and End-of-Life Care Practice Network
- CAOT Sexuality and Occupational Therapy Practice Network
- Ontario Society of Occupational Therapists
- College of Occupational Therapists of Ontario
- Community Ethics Network
- Global Institute for Psychosocial Palliative and End-of-Life Care
- Sexual Health and Disability Alliance (SHADA) International