Faculty of Occupational Therapy

Linda Björk Ólafsdóttir

Assistant Professor

Location

  • Utan skólans / Off Campus

Specialisation

Disability studies Occupational therapy Quality of Life Participation Children
Research portal - Linda Björk Ólafsdóttir 

General information

Courses

MAF0106170
Assessment and measurement theory
FSG0112170
Scientific writing and evidence-based practice
FÞR1110240
Professional development
VVU0106170
Welfare, attitudes and environment
FSG0112170
Scientific writing and evidence-based practice
VVU0106170
Welfare, attitudes and environment

Education

University of Iceland, Ph.D. Disability Studies
2014
University of Akureyri, MS Health Sciences with a focus on Disability and Rehabilitation
2012
University of Akureyri, BS Occupational Therapy

Career

2017
University of Iceland, PhD student in Disability Studies
2020
University of Akureyri, Assistant Professor in Occupational Therapy studies
2018 - 2020
University of Akureyri, Adjunct Professor in Occupational Therapy studies
2014 - 2017
University of Iceland, Research Assistant
2015 - 2017
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Research

2024
‘It is important to be involved’: social participation of autistic children and adolescents in mainstream schools
2021
Life Quality and Participation of Disabled Children and Young People: Design and Methods of a Transformative Study
2018
Child and parent perspectives of life quality of children with physical impairments compared with non-disabled peers.
2017
Agreements and disagreements between children and their parents in health-related assessments.
2017
Parent perspectives on home participation of high-functioning children with autism spectrum disorder compared with a matched group of children without autism spectrum disorder.
2017
Quality of life of high-functioning children and youth with autism spectrum disorder and typically developing peers: Self- and proxy-reports.
2014
Lífsgæði 8-17 ára getumikilla barna með einhverfu : mat og upplifun barna og foreldra
2014
Lífsgæði 8-17 ára getumikilla barna með einhverfu: Mat barna og foreldra þeirra [Quality of life of high-functioning children with autism spectrum disorders, aged between 8-17 years]
2013
Þýðingarferli og notkun lífsgæðamatslistans KIDSCREEN á Íslandi [Translation process and use of the KIDSCREEN quality of life measure in Iceland]