Rate My Professor Kirk Reed

Kirk Reed's research specializations include occupation, occupational therapy, occupational science, and phenomenology. His Google Scholar profile lists over 811 citations, underscoring his influence in the field. Key publications feature 'The interconnected meanings of occupation: The call, being-with, possibilities' (2010, 137 citations), co-authored with Clare Hocking and Liz Smythe; 'Survival, momentum, and things that make me “me”: patients’ perceptions of goal setting after stroke' (2014, 139 citations); 'Exploring the meaning of occupation: The case for phenomenology' (2011, 86 citations); 'The meaning of occupation: A hermeneutic (re)view of historical understandings' (2013, 48 citations); and 'The meaning of occupation: Historical and contemporary connections between health and occupation' (2013, 42 citations). Recent contributions include 'Convergent validity of two adult self-report sensory scales: Comparing the Adolescent/Adult Sensory Profile and the Sensory Processing Measure-2 Adult Form' (2024), 'Phenomenology' (2023 chapter), 'Exploring first-year occupational therapy students’ perspectives of an On-Country experience: A study from an Australian undergraduate program' (2025), and 'Effectiveness of vocational interventions for gaining paid work for people with long-term health conditions: A systematic review' (2020). Kirk Reed supervises and teaches in occupational therapy programs and has conducted peer reviews for publications and grants.