Jaime Leite

Background

About Jaime Leite

Postdoctoral Scholar - Research Associate at USC Chan Division of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy of the University of Southern California. Occupational Therapist with a bachelor's degree (2016) from the Federal University of São Carlos. PhD in Occupational Therapy (2024) from the same institution (PPGTO/UFSCar). Has specialization in Mental Health (2018) from the School of Medical Sciences of the University of Campinas (FCM-UNICAMP). Was a Visiting Research Student at the University of Western Ontario (2022-2023). Cofounder of the Group Quefazer: Studies and discussions in Social Occupational Therapy; Group Dona Ivone Lara: Occupational Therapy and Black People; and SexGen-OTOS: International Network on Sexualities and Genders within Occupational Therapy and Occupational Science. Member of the Metuia Network - Social Occupational Therapy. Works mainly on the following themes: Dissidence of Genders and Sexualities, Social Occupational Therapy, Global Dialogues and Alliances between occupational therapy and occupational science, Undergraduate/Bachelor Education, Professional Practice, Mental Health, Public Health, Ethnic and Racial Issues and Culture.