Prof Gaynor Sadlo
Asst Head of School/Prof of Occ. Science
contact:
Health Professions
Darley Road
Eastbourne
BN20 7UR
Telephone: +44 (0)1273 643654
Email: G.Sadlo@brighton.ac.uk
Research interests
- occupational science
- problem-based learning
- community occupational therapy
Profile
Gaynor qualified as an occupational therapist in 1968 after studying at the University of Queensland. She practised in work rehabilitation in Australia, and in physical rehabilitation and social services and the UK, and after fourteen years in the field, became a teacher in 1983 at the London School of Occupational Therapy.
Gaynor helped initiate the UK's first problem-based learning (PBL) healthcare curriculum and later developed the first PBL Masters OT programme, at Brunel University; her doctoral research compared occupational therapy students' experiences of traditional and PBL curricula.
She sees PBL as the enactment of occupational therapy principles in the classroom (for example, all learning has meaning and purpose). As head of the division of occupational therapy at Brighton since 1999, Gaynor is keen to foster the development of a centre of excellence in occupational therapy education, practice, and research within the region. Gaynor has a strong interest in occupational science and believes that advances in that area will deepen understanding of the potential of occupation within health promotion and as a therapeutic medium.
Publications
Martin, M., Sadlo, G. and Stew, G. (2012) Rethinking occupational deprivation and boredom Journal of Occupational Science, 19 (1). pp. 56-61. ISSN 1442-7591
Cameron, Josh, Walker, Carl, Hart, Angie, Sadlo, Gaynor, Haslam, Imogen and The Retain Support Group, (2012) Supporting workers with mental health problems to retain employment: users' experiences of a UK job retention project Work, 42 (4). pp. 1-12. ISSN 1051-9815
SADLO, GAYNOR and CROSS, VINETTE (2010) Proposing a new sexual health model of practice for disability teams: the Recognition Model International Journal of Therapy and Rehabilitation, 17 (6). pp. 290-299. ISSN 1741-1645
Stamm, T, Lovelock, L, Stew, G., Nell, V, Smolen, J, Jonsson, H, Sadlo, G. and Machold, K (2009) I have a disease but I am not ill: a narrative study of occupational balance in people with rheumatoid arthritis OTJR: Occupation, Participation and Health, 29 (1). pp. 32-39. ISSN 1539-4492
Brouwer, D. and Sadlo, G. (2008) Limitations in mobility: experiences of visually impaired older people British Journal of Occupational Therapy, 71 (10). pp. 414-421. ISSN 0308-0226
Bedding, S. and Sadlo, G. (2008) Retired people's experience of participation in art classes British Journal of Occupational Therapy, 71 (9). pp. 371-378. ISSN 0308-0226
STEW, GRAHAM and SADLO, GAYNOR (2008) I have mastered the challenge of living with a chronic disease: the life stories of people with rheumatoid arthritis Qualitative Health Research, 18 (5). pp. 658-669. ISSN 1049-7323
Richardson, JTE, Dawson, L, Sadlo, G., Jenkins, V and McInnes, J. (2007) Perceived academic quality and approaches to studying in the health professions Medical Teacher, 29 (5). e108-e116. ISSN 1466-187X
Stew, G., Sadlo, G., Bryant, E.C., Cage, M., Hodgson, L. and Fawkes , C.A. (2007) Mindfulness and postgraduate student learning In: Knudsen, HV, ed. Secondary Education: Issues and Challenges. Nova Publishers, New York. ISBN ISBN: 978-1-60456-088-6
Martin, M., Sadlo, G. and Stew, G. (2006) The phenomenon of boredom Qualitative Research in Psychology, 3 (3). 193-211(19). ISSN 1478-0887 (print); 1478-0895 (online)
Wright, J., Sadlo, G. and Stew, G. (2006) Challenge-skills and mindfulness: an exploration of the conundrum of flow process OTJR: Occupation, participation and health, 26 (1). pp. 25-32. ISSN 1539-4492
Martin, M., Morris, J., Moore, A.P., Sadlo, G. and Crouch, V. (2004) Evaluating practice education models in occupational therapy: comparing 1:1, 2:1 and 3:1 Placements The British journal of occupational therapy, 67 (5). pp. 192-200. ISSN 0308-0226
Stamm, T., Wright, J., Machold, K., Sadlo, G. and Smolen, J. (2004) Occupational balance of women with rheumatoid arthritis: a qualitative study Musculoskeletal care, 2 (2). pp. 101-112. ISSN 1478-2189
Sadlo, G. and Richardson, J.T.E. (2003) Approaches to studying and perceptions of the academic environment in students following problem-based and subject-based curricula Higher education research and development, 22 (3). pp. 253-274. ISSN 1469-8366
Borell, L., Lilja, M., Sviden, G.A. and Sadlo, G. (2003) Occupations and signs of reduced hope: an explorative study of older adults with functional impairments In: Corcoran, M. A., ed. Geriatric issues in occupational therapy: a compendium of leading research. American Occupational Therapy, UK. ISBN 156900188X
Morel, M.C., Dehnerdt, S., Ferreira, M., Gilbert, M. and Sadlo, G. (2002) La Place de l'enseignement pratique dans la formation des ergotherapeutes en Europe Ergotherapies, 6 . pp. 31-36. ISSN 1636-7073
Borell, L., Lilja, M., Sviden, G.A. and Sadlo, G. (2001) Occupations and signs of reduced hope: an explorative study of older adults with functional impairments American Journal of Occupational Therapy, 55 (3). pp. 311-316. ISSN 0272-9490
