Carrie Anne Marshall, PhD
Education
- PhD Rehabilitation Science (Queen's University)
- MScOT (Queen's University)
- BA Psychology (Vancouver Island University)
Graduate Program Supervision
Research In Profile
Professor Marshall is an Associate Professor, Advancing ·ÛºìÅ®ÀÉ Research Chair in Homelessness Prevention and Mental Health Equity, and Director of the Social Justice in Mental Health Research Lab in the School of Occupational Therapy at ·ÛºìÅ®ÀÉ. Her research focuses on intersections between poverty and mental health, with a particular focus on homelessness among persons living with mental illness (including substance use disorders). In particular, her research explores how we can create a health and social care system, policies and communities that enable individuals to thrive following homelessness, and in so doing, improve tenancy sustainment and the mental health of individuals who have been housed. This work involves the co-creation of a system that provides deeply affordable housing, peer support, inclusive communities and services that meet the needs of people who have experienced homelessness.
Featured Publications and Projects
Books
- Videos and Audio Resources on Homelessness Prevention and Mental Health Equity:
Technical Reports
- Mobilizing Community Assets to Support Single Adults Living with Mental Illness and Substance Use Disorders in Social Housing in Kingston, Ontario (2024):
- Addressing the Stigma of Homelessness Through Employment and Community Education (2024):
- Beyond Surviving: Identifying How to Support Individuals Living with Mental Illness and/or Substance Use Difficulties to Thrive Following Homelessness in Kingston, Ontario (2021):
- “We Need to Genuinely Listen to What People Tell Us They Need”: Identifying How to Support Individuals Living with Mental Illness and/or Substance Use Difficulties to Thrive Following Homelessness in London, ON (2021):
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Current Grants and Research Projects
- Lived Experience and Policy Perspectives on Migration and Service Use Among Persons Experiencing Homelessness in Small and Rural Communities in Canada (SSHRC Funded)
- Exploring the stigma of homelessness in urban and rural communities in Southern Ontario: understanding resident perspectives to inform solutions (SSHRC Funded)
- Peer Support to Community (P2C) Model for Supporting Individuals Following Homelessness: Developing and Piloting a Novel Approach (CIHR Funded)
- Methamphetamine use and homelessness: A mixed methods and qualitative approach to exploring lived experience, service provider and landlord perspectives (CIHR Funded)
Featured Graduate Student Projects
Visit for a list of completed student theses and dissertations in the repository.
Graduate Student Opportunities
Opportunities for research related to intersections among mental health and mental illness, poverty, food insecurity, occupational therapy, meaningful activity, community integration, peer support, boredom and homelessness may be available.
Please contact professor Marshall at carrie.marshall@uwo.ca for information.
Postdoctoral Opportunities
Dr. Marshall welcomes applications for postdoctoral researchers who wish to complete a one-year postdoctoral fellowship/associateship. Projects focused on intersections between mental health and poverty, homelessness, and food insecurity are specifically suitable within Dr. Marshall’s lab. Funding may be available, and applicants will be supported to seek competitive external funding within the context of their postdoctoral studies.
Additional Information
Academic Appointments and Research Affiliations
- Associate Professor, School of Occupational Therapy, Faculty of Health Sciences, ·ÛºìÅ®ÀÉ, London, Ontario, Canada
- Advancing ·ÛºìÅ®ÀÉ Research Chair in Homelessness Prevention and Mental Health Equity, ·ÛºìÅ®ÀÉ, London, Ontario, Canada
- Director, Social Justice in Mental Health Research Lab, School of Occupational Therapy, Faculty of Health Sciences, ·ÛºìÅ®ÀÉ, London, Ontario, Canada
- Associate Researcher, Providence Care Hospital, Kingston, Ontario, Canada
Media Highlights
- Micro Shelters in London (AM 980, London, ON) (January 2026):
- Are tiny homes the solution to homelessness? (CBC Moncton, NB) (December 2025):
- Are tiny homes the solution to homelessness? (CBC Fredericton, NB) (December 2025):
- Are tiny homes the solution to homelessness? (CBC St. John, NB) (December 2025):
- Superior Morning (CBC) (May, 2025):
- Thunder Bay eyes temporary villages for homeless on city's south side (CBC) (October 2024):
- CBC Evening News: Proposed Shelter Rally, Etobicoke (CBC) (March 2025):
- Thunder Bay City Council ratifies Kam River Park as site for temporary shelter village (CBC) (May, 2025):
- "", TVO Hamilton, March 2023
- "", Kingston Whig-Standard, January 2023
- "", ·ÛºìÅ®ÀÉ News, November 2022
- "", ·ÛºìÅ®ÀÉ News, April 2022
- "”, Kingston Whig-Standard, February 2022
- "”, Kingston Whig-Standard, August 2021
- "”, London Free Press, August 2021
- "", ·ÛºìÅ®ÀÉ News, May 2020
- "", CTV News London, August 2020
- "", ·ÛºìÅ®ÀÉ News, August 2019
Awards
- Golden Quill Award, Canadian Association of Occupational Therapy, 2026
- Advancing ·ÛºìÅ®ÀÉ Research Chair in Homelessness Prevention and Mental Health Equity, ·ÛºìÅ®ÀÉ, London, Ontario, Canada (2025-2030)
- Thelma Cardwell Lecturer, 2023, School of Occupational Therapy and Occupational Science, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Distinguished Alumni, 2021, School of Rehabilitation Therapy, Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada
- School of Occupational Therapy Excellence in Teaching Award, 2020, ·ÛºìÅ®ÀÉ, London, Ontario, Canada
- Blue Star Award for Excellence in Teaching in the Occupational Therapy Program, 2018, Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada
- Canadian Association of Occupational Therapists Clinical Education Award in Occupational Therapy, 2014, Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada
