Lynda van Dreumel
Assistant Professor
Registered Occupational Therapist
Email address(es):
Faculty & School/Dept.
Faculty of Health - School of Health Policy & Management
Degrees
PhD, Business Administration -
McMaster University
Hamilton, ON
MBA, Health Services Management -
McMaster University
Hamilton, ON
BSc.O.T., Occupational Therapy -
University of Toronto
Toronto, ON
M.Sc., Human Biology and Nutritional Sciences -
University of Guelph
Guelph, ON
B.Sc. Biomedical Sciences -
University of Guelph
Guelph, ON
Biography
Lynda van Dreumel, PhD, O.T. Reg (Ont) is a registered Occupational Therapist with over two decades of experience in the healthcare system. Her research interests explore health professional regulatory models and their influence on interprofessional care in health systems, leadership in health systems, and implementation of quality improvement initiatives.
Dr. van Dreumel's professional career has spanned clinical, administrative, and policy-making roles across various healthcare sectors. Her teaching approach involves making healthcare policy and management concepts meaningful to students by drawing upon relevant examples from her clinical and professional experiences and providing impactful experiential learning opportunities. Two of Dr. van Dreumel's recent pedagogical projects (PATHS, Envision YU) involved developing curricular resources to support students in successful transition into undergraduate studies and then onwards to their next academic or career path.
Dr. van Dreumel is a Certified Health Executive with the Canadian College of Health Leaders (CCHL) and currently holds the Faculty of Health Distinguished Fellowship in Learning and Teaching Excellence (FLTE) 2024 - 2027.
Awards
Distinguished Fellowship in Learning and Teaching Excellence - 2024
Faculty of Health Dean's Award for Excellence in Educational Leadership, Pedagogical and Curricular Innovaton - Early Career - 2023
Supervision
Currently available to supervise graduate students: No
Currently taking on work-study students, Graduate Assistants or Volunteers: No
Available to supervise undergraduate thesis projects: No