Valerie Wright-St Clair Explained
Valerie Wright-St Clair is a New Zealand registered occupational therapist,[1] occupational scientist and Professor of Social Gerontology and Occupational Science in the School of Health Sciences at Auckland University of Technology (AUT).
Academic career
Wright-St Clair's mother was a nurse and father a general practitioner. She completed her secondary education in Hamilton. She qualified as an occupational therapist in 1984, then practised in New Zealand hospitals and at Royal Edinburgh Hospital in Scotland.[2]
Her career in academia began in October 1990 when she was appointed lecturer at Auckland University of Technology. In 2008 she completed a doctoral thesis titled 'Being aged' in the Everyday: uncovering the meaning through elders' stories through the University of Auckland, supervised by Ngaire Kerse and Elizabeth Smythe.[3] In November 2018 Wright-St Clair was appointed full professor at AUT with effect from 1 January 2019.[4] [5]
She is co-director of the AUT Centre for Active Ageing[6] and joint head of research in the Occupational Science and Therapy department at AUT.[7]
Selected works
Articles
Notes and References
- Web site: Dr Valerie Wright-St Clair. 2021-01-10. Age Concern New Zealand.
- Web site: 'Older people's meaningful participation in inclusive communities': a public lecture by Valerie Wright-St Clair - 2019 Events - AUT. 2021-01-09. www.aut.ac.nz.
- Wright-St Clair . Valerie A. . 2008 . Doctoral thesis . 'Being aged' in the Everyday: uncovering the meaning through elders' stories . ResearchSpace@Auckland, University of Auckland . 2292/3080 .
- Web site: 2018-11-01. New Professors and Associate Professors announced. 2021-01-09. AUT NZ.
- Web site: 2018-11-05. Congratulations to Professor Valerie Wright St. Clair. 2021-01-09. Occupational Therapy New Zealand Whakaora Ngangahau Aotearoa.
- Web site: Our people. 2021-01-09. AUT Centre for Active Ageing.
- Web site: Occupational Therapy. 2021-01-09. AUT New Zealand.
