Katrine Sauvé-Schenk
The influences of social determinants of health in Canada.
About
Katrine Sauvé-Schenk has been a registered Occupational Therapist since 2003. In this role, she has had the opportunity to gain experience working with clients in both the public and private practice settings, in acute care, rehabilitation and community services. Katrine obtained her master’s in public health from the Hamburg University of Applied Sciences (Germany) in 2009, her PhD in Rehabilitation Sciences at the University of Ottawa in 2018 and completed a postdoctoral fellowship in organization of health services with the Institut du Savoir Montfort and the Telfer School of Management in 2019. She is currently assistant professor in the School of Rehabilitation Sciences at the University of Ottawa.
 Through her research, Katrine aims to understand the influence of social determinants of health on rehabilitation, and to find solutions that will reduce the resulting health inequities. Her research currently focuses on the influence of income, housing and linguistic minority status.
“Do the best you can until you know better.
 Then when you know better, do better.”
~ Maya Angelou
Affiliations

Since its creation in 2015, the Institut du Savoir Montfort (ISM) has established itself as a Canadian leader in francophone research and education. Its unique model, based on the collaboration between researchers and teachers, facilitates the creation and transmission of knowledge. The ultimate goal: to improve the world of healthcare and the healthcare for the world. 

The LIFE Research Institute (LRI) is an action-oriented research hub that takes a comprehensive approach to aging by advancing knowledge and training on the physical, mental and social factors that impact quality of life throughout the life trajectory. In essence: Live long, live well and with choices.

The Groupe de recherche sur la formation et les pratiques en santé et service social en contexte francophone minoritaire (GRe FO PS) is a team of multi-faculty and multi-establishment researchers.

Located at the Roger Guindon Campus at the University of Ottawa, the Creative Practices Lab is a dynamic and unique space that is used for data collection (interviews, group discussions), team meetings, workshops, and other collaborative research initiatives.