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Snæfríður Þóra Egilson - Professor
–
School of Social Sciences
Snæfríður Þóra Egilson
Íslenska
Professor
Location
Oddi / O-213
Phone
525 - 4264
8622725
Email
sne [at] hi.is
Unit
Faculty of Sociology, Anthropology and Folkloristics
Curriculum Vitae
Snæfríður Þóra Egilson - Curriculum Vitae
ORCID site
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7578-5207
Research portal – Snæfríður Þóra Egilson
Courses 2024 - 2025
FFR205F - Independent study in disability studies
FFR302M - The Life Span, Self and Society
FFR110F - Independent study in disability studies
Education
2005
,
Doktorspróf
,
University of Iceland
,
Education
1994
,
MS
,
San Jose State University, California, USA
,
Occupational Therapy
1981
,
Starfsréttindanám
,
Oslo College of Occupational Therapy
,
Occupational Therapy
Professional Experience
2009 -
2012,
Professor in Occupational Therapy,
University of Akureyri
2006 -
2009,
Associate Professor in Occupational Therapy.,
University of Akureyri
1997 -
2006,
Assistant Professor in Occupational Therapy,
University of Akureyri
1987 -
1998,
,
Kopavogur Iceland
1993 -
1994,
Consultant at the CAR center for family centered services,
Palo Alto California USA
1984 -
1987,
occupational therapist at Styrktarfélag lamaðra og fatlaðra,
[SLF therapy center] Reykjavik Iceland
1981 -
1984,
Therapist,
Hlíðaskóli in Reykjavík.
1984 -
1984,
Therapist,
Breiðagerðisskóli Reykjavik Iceland
Published works
2024
“I Just Want to Live My Life”
Social Sciences
‘It is important to be involved’
International Journal of Inclusive Education
2023
‘Even the Way I Make My Coffee is Autistic’
Scandinavian Journal of Disability Research
‘Then you realise you can actually do it’: young disabled people negotiating challenges during times of transitioning into adulthood
Disability and Society
Rannsóknir og birtingar íslenskra iðjuþjálfa frá aldamótum
Iðjuþjálfinn
Drawing on critical disability and universal design perspectives within occupational therapy
Scandinavian Journal of Occupational Therapy
2022
Implications of internalised ableism for the health and wellbeing of disabled young people
Sociology of Health and Illness
Use of Ethnographic Data to Critically Reflect on Disabled Children’s Participation and Their Encounters with Rehabilitation Services
Psychometric properties of the client-centred rehabilitation questionnaire-is derived from a large and varied group of rehabilitation users
Disability and Rehabilitation
2021
Algild hönnun: Leiðarljós að jafnfræði og tækifærum til samfélagsþátttöku
Tímarit um uppeldi og menntun
Algild hönnun
Tímarit um uppeldi og menntun
What’s shame got to do with it? The importance of affect in critical disability studies
Disability and Society
Rethinking practices by rethinking expertise
Scandinavian Journal of Disability Research
Grunduð kenning í anda félagslegrar mótunarhyggju
Structural factors affecting community mobility for people with mobility impairments in Iceland
Journal of Occupational Science
Life Quality and Participation of Disabled Children and Young People
International Journal of Qualitative Methods
2020
Services, systems and policies shaping the built environment for people with mobility impairments
Scandinavian Journal of Disability Research
The intersection of childhood disability and migration in family lives
Scandinavian Journal of Disability Research
Migrant Families with Disabled Children: "I came here to make my family situation better."
2019
Experiences and challenges in participatory research with disabled children and their families: How do we ensure that the children's voices be heard?
15th NNDR Research Conference
Hvernig tryggjum við að raddir barna séu í brennidepli? Reynsla og áskoranir í rannsóknum með fötluðum börnum og fjölskyldum þeirra
Þjóðarspegillinn 2019
"It's important to be involved": Social participation of children with autism spectrum disorder
15th NNDR Research Conference
Child and parent perspectives of life quality of children with physical impairments compared with non-disabled peers
Scandinavian Journal of Occupational Therapy
Innflytjendafjölskyldur með fötluð börn. Reynsla foreldra.
Tímarit um uppeldi og menntun
2018
Parent perspectives on home participation of high-functioning children with autism spectrum disorder compared with a matched group of children without autism spectrum disorder
Autism
Iðjuþjálfun í ljósi gagnrýnna sjónarhorna
Iðjuþjálfinn
Family-centred services for young children with intellectual disabilities and their families
Journal of Intellectual Disabilities
"Það verður að tala meira við krakkana sjálfa": Félagsleg þátttaka einhverfra barna
Þjóðarspegilinn 2018
Services, systems, and policies affecting community mobility for people with mobility impairments in Northern Iceland
Journal of Occupational Science
2017
Community participation and environment of children with and without autism spectrum disorder
Scandinavian Journal of Occupational Therapy
Quality of life of high-functioning children and youth with autism spectrum disorder and typically developing peers
Autism
Samfélagsþátttaka einhverfra barna: viðhorf foreldra
Iðjuþjálfinn
Family-centred services for young children with intellectual disabilities and their families: Theory, policy and practice
Journal of Intellectual Disabilities
Quality of life of children with physical impairments, aged between 8-17 years.
14th NNDR Research Conference
Félagsleg þátttaka einhverfra barna og unglinga í skólum: Hlustum eftir röddum þeirra og reynslu
Þjóðarspegilinn 2017
Agreements and disagreements between children and their parents in health-related assessments
Disability and Rehabilitation
Corrigendum
Scandinavian Journal of Occupational Therapy
2016
Diverging perspectives on children’s rehabilitation services: a mixed-methods study
Scandinavian Journal of Occupational Therapy
Skólaþátttaka fatlaðra nemenda: Viðvera tryggir ekki þátttöku
Lífsgæði, þátttaka og umhverfi getumikilla barna með einhverfu
Allt er fertugum fært
“I want a normal life like everyone else”
Scandinavian Journal of Occupational Therapy
Embracing diversity in childhood studies: Methodological and practical considerations
2015
Skólaþátttaka og umhverfi 8-17 ára getumikilla barna með einhverfu: Mat foreldra
Uppeldi og menntun
Familier med funksjonshemmede barn: Dagligliv in en sosial kontekst
Concluding Remarks
Introduction
Perspectives on Childhood and Disability
User Perspectives on Support Services to Disabled Children and Their Families
2014
Velferðarþjónusta og fötluð börn: Reynsla foreldra af starfi fjölskyldudeildar Akureyrarbæjar
Stjórnmál og stjórnsýsla
School experiences of pupils with physical impairments over time
Disability and Society
Lífsgæði 8-17 ára getumikilla barna með einhverfu
Tímarit um uppeldi og menntun
2013
Support for children with physical disabilities
„Við gerum bara eins og við getum“ - Þjónusta við fólk með fjölþættar skerðingar
Stjórnmál og stjórnsýsla
Disability Studies in Iceland
Scandinavian Journal of Disability Research
Quality of life of adolescents born with extremely low birth weight
Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics
Er þjónusta barna með hreyfihömlun fjölskyldumiðuð? Mat foreldra á þjónustu sjúkraþjálfara, iðjuþjálfa og talmeinafræðinga
Sjúkraþjálfarinn
Þýðingarferli og notkun lífsgæðamatslistans KIDSCREEN á Íslandi
Iðjuþjálfinn
2012
Evaluation of therapy services with the Measure of Processes of Care (MPOC-20)
Journal of Child Health Care
Thinking relationally: Disability, families and cultural-historical activity theory
BARN - Forskning om barn og barndom i Norden
Er markmiðinu náð? Útkoma íhlutunar í endurhæfingu barna metin með Goal attainment scaling aðferðinni
Iðjuþjálfinn
2011
Parent perspectives of therapy services for their children with physical disabilities
Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences
Á tímamótum: Framhaldsskólanemendur með hreyfihömlun
Netla
Aðstæður ungs fólks í Fjölsmiðjunni á Akureyri
Skjólstæðingsmiðað starf með einstaklingum og fjölskyldum
Iðjuþjálfun barna og unglinga
Umhverfi og þátttaka
2010
Fjölskyldumiðuð þjónusta í endurhæfingu barna
2009
Assistance to pupils with physical disabilities in regular schools
European Journal of Special Needs Education
School participation of pupils with physical and psychosocial limitations
British Journal of Occupational Therapy
Áhugamál stúlkna með Asperger-heilkenni og svipaðar raskanir á einhverfurófi
Participation of students with physical disabilities in the school environment
American Journal of Occupational Therapy
Theoretical perspectives and childhood participation
Scandinavian Journal of Disability Research
2008
Félagsleg þátttaka og virkni
Glíman við daglega lífið: Fjölskyldur barna með hreyfihömlun
2007
Alþjóðleg líkön og sjónarhorn á heilbrigði og fötlun
„Var hann duglegur í tímanum? : viðhorf foreldra barna með hreyfihömlun til þjónustu iðjuþjálfa og sjúkraþjálfara
Iðjuþjálfinn
2006
Heilbrigði og fötlun: Alþjóðleg líkön og flokkunarkerfi
Tilhögun aðstoðar við nemendur með hreyfihömlun: Ýmis álitamál
Glæður: Fagtímarit F.Í.S.
Þátttaka í ljósi kennisetninga um heilbrigði og fötlun
Á heimavelli: Að rannsaka fyrrum starfsvettvang
2005
Hvernig vegnar nemendum með sérþarfir í grunnskólanum?
Performance of extremely low birthweight children at 5 years of age on the Miller Assessment for Preschoolers
Physical and Occupational Therapy in Pediatrics
2004
School Function Assessment
Scandinavian Journal of Occupational Therapy
Áhrifaþættir á þátttöku nemenda með hreyfihömlun
Litlir fyrirburar á Íslandi : niðurstöður þroskamælinga við fimm ára aldur
Læknablaðið
2003
Skipt um hlutverk
Litlir fyrirburar á Íslandi : heilsufar og þroski
Læknablaðið
Hreyfihamlaðir nemendur í almennum grunnskóla: Tækifæri og hindranir í umhverfinu
2001
Mobility
1996
Skýrsla um kynnisferð til Danmerkur í tengslum við undirbúning náms í iðjuþjálfun á Íslandi
Iðjuþjálfinn
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Mobility
1990
Occupational Therapy at Iceland's State Diagnostic and Counselling Center
World Federation of Occupational Therapists Bulletin
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