Dr Jackie Eagers ~ Senior Lecturer, Occupational Therapy
Occupational Therapy
- About
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- Interests
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- Professional
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- Jackie has clinical experience and an interest in workplace rehabilitation providing injury management and prevention services and working in the community with older adults to assist them to remain living independently within their homes.
- Research
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- Jackie’s research interests include healthy ageing; retirement; workplace rehabilitation; injury prevention; health promotion; curriculum design and learning and teaching.
- Teaching
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- Jackie has a keen interest in facilitating a positive student experience and in building student capacity to be independent learners and subsequent graduates.
- Experience
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- 2012 to present - Lecturer, Occupational Therapy, James Cook University
- Research Disciplines
- Socio-Economic Objectives
I have been a lecturer in occupational therapy at James Cook University since 2012. I completed a Bachelor of Occupational Therapy in 2006 and completed a Master of Public Health (Health Promotion) with distinction in 2011. In 2021, I completed my PhD, exploring the transition of work to retirement and the role of occupational therapy within this transition. This was one of the first studies to explore the scope of practice of occupational therapy in this area.
I have a keen interest in facilitating a positive student experience and in building student capacity to be independent learners and subsequent graduates. I initiate and lead learning and teaching innovations to enhance the first year experience. I also support student learning within all year levels including as Professional Honours co-coordinator and subject/coordinator/lecturer/tutor for third and fourth year professional honours subjects, supervision of professional honours student groups and teaching of the workplace rehabilitation content into subjects within second, third and fourth year. My leadership and expertise within learning and teaching was acknowledged with a 2020 JCU Citation for Outstanding Contribution to Student Learning.
My research initiatives also relate to my learning and teaching practices along with continuing exploration of the work-to-retirement transition in which I am a primary supervisor of a PhD student. I have an interest in the development of research capacity and confidence within others and as the Occupational Therapy Discipline Research Lead I assist academics within the occupational therapy discipline to achieve this.
- Honours
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- Awards
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- 2020 - JCU Citation for Outstanding Contribution to Student Learning
- Memberships
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- 2023 - JCU Council nominee for the College Council of Saints Catholic College
- 2023 - Academy Workplace Health and Safety Committee member
- 2023 - JCU Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Community
- 2022 to 2023 - World Federation of Occupational Therapy Narrative Database Reviewer
- 2019 to 2023 - Occupational Therapy Australia Qld and National Work Special Interest Groups member
- 2015 to 2023 - Townsville Occupational Therapy Community Forum member
- 2006 to 2023 - Registered Occupational Therapist
- 2006 to 2023 - Occupational Therapy Australia
- Publications
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These are the most recent publications associated with this author. To see a detailed profile of all publications stored at JCU, visit ResearchOnline@JCU. Hover over Altmetrics badges to see social impact.
- Journal Articles
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- Eagers J, Franklin R, Broome K, Yau M and Barnett F (2022) Potential occupational therapy scope of practice in the work-to-retirement transition in Australia. Australian Occupational Therapy Journal, 69 (3). pp. 265-278
- Eagers J, Franklin R, Broome K, Yau M and Barnett F (2022) Current occupational therapy scope of practice in the work-to-retirement transition process: an Australian study. Scandinavian Journal of Occupational Therapy, 29 (6). pp. 495-510
- Eagers J, Franklin R, Broome K and Yau M (2019) The experiences of work: retirees' perspectives and the relationship to the role of occupational therapy in the work-to-retirement transition process. Work, 64 (2). pp. 341-354
- Eagers J, Franklin R, Broome K and Yau M (2018) The influence of work on the transition to retirement: a qualitative study. British Journal of Occupational Therapy, 81 (11). pp. 624-632
- Eagers J, Franklin R, Yau M and Broome K (2018) Pre-retirement job and the work-to-retirement occupational transition process in Australia: a review. Australian Occupational Therapy Journal, 65 (4). pp. 314-328
- Boehm J, Cordier R, Thomas Y, Tanner B and Salata K (2017) The first year experience of occupational therapy students at an Australian regional university: promoting student retention and developing a regional and remote workforce. Australian Journal of Rural Health, 25. pp. 22-27
- Daufanamae B, Franklin R and Eagers J (2016) Unintentional injury prevention and the role of occupational therapy in the Solomon Islands: an integrative review. Rural and Remote Health, 16. pp. 1-18
- Eagers J, Franklin R, Broome K and Yau M (2016) A review of occupational therapy's contribution to and involvement in the work-to-retirement transition process: an Australian perspective. Australian Occupational Therapy Journal, 63 (4). pp. 277-292
- Kealley R, Franklin R and Eagers J (2016) The development of an objective measure to assess competency in manual handling techniques in a workplace setting. Journal of Health, Safety and Environment, 32 (1). pp. 1-14
- Boehm J, Tanner B, Lowrie D, Bonassi M, Brown N, Thomas Y and Cordier R (2015) Exploring emerging occupational therapy identity and the development of graduate attributes among occupational therapy students. British Journal of Occupational Therapy, 78 (8). pp. 499-507
- Boehm J, Franklin R and King J (2014) Falls in rural and remote community dwelling older adults: a review of the literature. Australian Journal of Rural Health, 22 (4). pp. 146-155
- Boehm J, Franklin R, Newitt R, McFarlane K, Grant T and Kurkowski B (2013) Barriers and motivators to exercise for older adults: a focus on those living in rural and remote areas of Australia. Australian Journal of Rural Health, 21 (3). pp. 141-149
- More
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ResearchOnline@JCU stores 20+ research outputs authored by Dr Jackie Eagers from 2013 onwards.
- Supervision
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Advisory Accreditation: I can be on your Advisory Panel as a Primary or Secondary Advisor.
These Higher Degree Research projects are either current or by students who have completed their studies within the past 5 years at JCU. Linked titles show theses available within ResearchOnline@JCU.
- Current
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- Transitions of Retiree Migrants in Thailand from an Occupational Perspective (PhD , Primary Advisor)
- Completed
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- Handgrip Strength of Australian Adults (2024, PhD , Secondary Advisor)
Connect with me
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- Location
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- 43.106, Rehabilitation & Exercise Sciences (Townsville campus)
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