Delphine Labbé
Assistant Professor, Disability and Human Development
Focus Areas
Office Phone
Office
1640 W. Roosevelt Rd., 211a DHSP
Mail Code
626
Office Hours
By appointment
About
Dr Delphine Labbé's research focuses on promoting full participation and health of people living with disabilities by optimizing their interaction with the social and physical environment. Her community-based research focuses on 3 main area 1) The lived experience of people with disabilities within their built and social urban environment, with a focus on pedestrian and active transportation; 2) Health promotion through recreational and physical activities for people with disabilities of all ages; and 3) the experience with assistive technologies of users and caregivers as a health determinants. Grounded in the social model of disability and the ecosystemic approach, she is using various qualitative and mixed methods approaches such as interviews, focus groups, photovoice, Q-methodology, world Cafés, and surveys. She has also expertise in Knowledge Translation (KT) and is deeply committed to co-construct knowledge with people with disabilities and with relevant stakeholders (e.g. urban planners, health care professionals) to produce policy and social changes.
Selected Grants
US Department of Health and Human Services (Administration for Community Living). , ADA National Network Regional Center V, Co-investigator
National Science Foundation, Crowd+AI Tools to Map, Analyze, and Visualize Sidewalk Accessibility for Inclusive Cities, Co-Investigator
Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council- Partnership Grant (CANADA), Towards Barrier-Free Communities: A Partnership for Improving Mobility, Access and Participation (MAP) Among People with Disabilities (2020-2026), Co-Investigator, Lead of the Transportation stream
US Department of Health and Human Services (Administration for Community Living), Everybody Move! Supporting Access to Leisure-Time Physical Activity for Individuals with Disability from Racial and Ethnic Minority Backgrounds, Principal Investigator
Selected Publications
“Labbé, D., Eisenberg, Y., Snyder, D., Shanley, J., Hammel, J., & Froelich, J. (2023) Multiple-Stakeholder Perspectives on Accessibility Data and Use of Socio-Technical Tools to Improve Sidewalk Accessibility, Disabilities, 3(4), 621-638. https://doi.org/10.3390/disabilities3040040”,
“Labbé, D., Mahmood, A., Seetharaman, K., Miller, W.C., & Mortenson, W.B. (2022) Creating inclusive and healthy communities for all: A photovoice approach with adults with mobility limitations. Social Science and Medicine: Qualitative Methods, 2 (Dec 2022) https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ssmqr.2022.100173”,
Education
PostDoctoral Fellow, Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy Department, University of British Columbia (2016-2019)
PhD in Psychology, Université du Québec à Montréal, Concentration in Community Psychology (2015)
BSc in Psychology, Université du Québec à Montréal (2004)