MaryBeth
Gallagher

Assistant Professor in Orthopaedic Surgery
Addresses
- 311 Trent Drive, Durham, NC 27710
Overview
I believe that mental health and wellness are the keys to successful living. My teaching and research are shaped by this belief and on ways to make the world more inclusive through improving access to mental wellness. I have a keen interest in community based, action oriented and participatory research methods. I engage with others in forming communities of scholars to examine practice and implement findings into creating change at various levels of intersection from direct practice to system level changes.
Publications
- Gallagher, MaryBeth, and Antoine Bailliard. “Re-viewing the Social Context of Occupation through a Theoretical Lens: Social Capital. Social Identity and Social Support – Bourdieu, Holland, and Putnam.” In Routledge Companion to Occupational Therapy Theories, Concepts and Models, edited by Moses Ikiugu, Steven Taff, Sarah Kantartzis, and Nick Pollard. New York, NY: Taylor & Francis, 2025. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003526766.
- Bailliard, Antoine, and MaryBeth Gallagher. “The Capabilities Approach.” In Routledge Companion to Occupational Therapy Theories, Concepts and Models, edited by Moses Ikiugu, Steven Taff, Sarah Kantartzis, and Nick Pollard. New York, NY: Taylor & Francis, 2025.
- Gallagher, MaryBeth, and Nancy Bagatell. “Occupational therapists' experiences of hegemony in a mental health setting: A practice-based enquiry.” Scand J Occup Ther 32, no. 1 (January 18, 2025): 2456462. https://doi.org/10.1080/11038128.2025.2456462.
- Gallagher, MaryBeth, Nancy Bagatell, Kimberly Godwin, and Darren Peters. “Using Practice-Based Inquiry to Enact Occupation-Centered, Justice-Oriented Practice in an Acute Mental Health Setting.” Am J Occup Ther 77, no. 1 (January 1, 2023). https://doi.org/10.5014/ajot.2023.050046.
- Brennan, Gareth James, and MaryBeth Gallagher. “Expectations of choice: an exploration of how social context informs gendered occupation.” Irish Journal of Occupational Therapy 45, no. 1 (April 3, 2017): 15–27. https://doi.org/10.1108/ijot-01-2017-0003.
- Cunningham, Libby J., Killian O’Rourke, Ciara Finlay, and MaryBeth Gallagher. “A preliminary investigation into the psychometric properties of the Dublin Extrapersonal Neglect Assessment (DENA): A novel screening tool for extrapersonal neglect.” Neuropsychol Rehabil 27, no. 3 (April 2017): 349–68. https://doi.org/10.1080/09602011.2015.1084334.
- Gallagher, MaryBeth, Judith Pettigrew, and Orla Muldoon. “Occupational choice of youth in a disadvantaged community.” British Journal of Occupational Therapy 78, no. 10 (October 2015): 622–29. https://doi.org/10.1177/0308022615583065.
- Gallagher, MaryBeth, Orla T. Muldoon, and Judith Pettigrew. “An integrative review of social and occupational factors influencing health and wellbeing.” Front Psychol 6 (2015): 1281. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2015.01281.
- Holmes, Jeffrey D., Ann M. Bossers, Helene J. Polatajko, Donna P. Drynan, MaryBeth Gallagher, Clare M. O’Sullivan, Anita L. Slade, Jill J. Stier, Caroline A. Storr, and Julie L. Denney. “1000 fieldwork hours: analysis of multi-site evidence.” Can J Occup Ther 77, no. 3 (June 2010): 135–43. https://doi.org/10.2182/cjot.2010.77.3.2.
Academic Positions
- Lecturer in Occupational Therapy, University of Limerick, Ireland
Professional Activities
- Chair Elect. Membership . SSO:USA. February 28, 2025 - December 31, 2027
- Mentor. Primary Care Student Alliance Mentorship Program. Duke SOM. January, 2025
- Occupational Alienation in an Acute Mental Health Setting: How one group of therapists experienced hegemony. Annual Conference. Society for the Study of Occupation:USA. Durham, North Carolina. October 19, 2024 - October 19, 2024
- Breaking Free from Fear: How Risk Aversion Impacts Mental Health Care. Fear Less. Mountain Valley Treatment Center. online podcast. September 11, 2024 - September 11, 2024
- Reviewer. Journal of Occupational Science . United Kingdom. 2024
- Co-chair of site committee. Organization's Annual Conference. SSO:USA. July, 2023 - October 19, 2024
- Creating and Assessing Classroom Climates and Teaching Practices that Support Learning Through Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging. Duke AHEAD Education Day. Duke University. March 24, 2023 - March 24, 2023
- Practice Based Enquiry in Acute Mental Health. AJOT Authors & Issues Session 14. American Journal of Occupational Therapy. virtual interview . February 06, 2023 - February 06, 2023
- Reviewer. British Journal of Occupational Therapy. United Kingdom. 2023
- Bass Connections Team Leader. Life After Stroke: An Inclusive Approach to Addressing Sensory Health Needs . North Carolina. 2023 - 2024
Courses
- OT-D 603: Enabling Occupation Skills IV
- OT-D 517: Enabling Occupation Skills III
- OT-D 509: Occupational Transitions II
- OT-D 504: Enabling Occupational Skills I
- BRAINSOC 796T: Bass Connections in Brain & Society Research Team
- BRAINSOC 795T: Bass Connections in Brain & Society Research Team
- BRAINSOC 394T: Bass Connections in Brain & Society Research Team
- BRAINSOC 393T: Bass Connections in Brain & Society Research Team
Assistant Professor in Orthopaedic Surgery
311 Trent Drive, Durham, NC 27710