Dr. Rebecca Gewurtz

Dr. Rebecca Gewurtz is an occupational therapist and associate professor in the School of Rehabilitation Science at McMaster University. She is also director of Inclusive Design for Employment Access (IDEA) social innovation laboratory where she is a co-lead of the Employment and Support Systems Hub.

Gewurtz's research focuses on work disability policy, income insecurity, and employment among persons living with disability, with a focus on mental illness and other episodic disabilities. She has been examining the experiences of various stakeholders including people with disabilities, service providers, co-workers and employers as people with disabilities are hired and accommodated in diverse workplaces, as well as the impact and coordination of income security benefits. 

Gewurtz earned a master's of science and a PhD in rehabilitation science at the University of Toronto. She also holds a BSc (Hons) in occupational therapy from Queen’s University. Gewurtz completed a collaborative program through the CHSRF/CIHR Ontario Training Centre in Health Services and Policy Research.