WRITING
Blog Series
This (therefore) will not have been a blog.
Thoughts, emotions, encounters, short stories, and other writings.
How I (simultaneously) navigated Small Claims and Criminal Court
A series about my experience navigating two court systems at the same time both a result of a series of sexual assaults and other abuse I was forced to endure. One as a victim-witness in Canada’s criminal-legal system and the other as a claimant in a Small Claims Court. This may be helpful for anyone wanting to learn more about these two systems from the perspective of a survivor of sexual violence.
Zines
Wearing a mask is an act of solidarity with Palestine. Created in collaboration with Computer Gripe for distribution at a community benefit concert.
Academic Publications
beck, i. (in print). In(k)tervention. Poetry for the Public’s Health. Health Promotion Practice.
Mojbafan, A., Yusuf, J., & beck, i. (2025).You were selected for your lived experience: A love-centred evaluation from the perspective of teaching assistants in an IPE course in higher education. Healthy Populations Journal, 5(1), 52-63. https://doi.org/10.15273/hpj.v5i1.12352.
beck, i. (Jan 2025) – And, So We Begin. Literary-visual art. Wordgathering, 18(2), https://wordgathering.com/vol18/issue2/art/ivan-beck/
beck, i. (Jan 2025). Ordinary Violence: A Manifesto. Wordgathering, 18(2), https://wordgathering.com/vol18/issue2/manifestos/beck/
beck, i. (2024). Gendered and sexualized violence at work: An ongoing issue for healthcare professionals. Occupational Therapy Now, 27(4), 26-27.
Ross, N.M., beck, i ., & Bejan, R. (2022) University and school strikes across Canada are about workers’ rights – and protecting education as a public good. The Conversation
Ross, N.M. & beck, i. (2021). Federal election 2021: Gender-based violence is an issue we should all prioritize. The Conversation.
MacKenzie, D. E., Kiepek, N., Picketts, L., beck, i., Landry, K., & Harris, J. (2021). Exploring simulation design for mental health practice preparation: a pilot study with learners and preceptors. The Open Journal of Occupational Therapy, 9(4), 1-17. https://doi.org/10.15453/2168-6408.1799
beck, i., Campbell, R., Williams, P., Abriel, T., & Dieleman, C. (2020, April). Promoting therapeutic jurisprudence through art: The Wall of Hope. Dalhousie Law Journal Blog, https://blogs.dal.ca/dlj/
Campbell, R., beck, i., Williams, P., Abriel, T., & Dieleman, C. (2020). Recovery-oriented practices within the Dartmouth Wellness Court: The Wall of Hope. Journal of Community Safety and Well-Being, 5(2), 66-68. https://doi.org/10.35502/jcswb.128
Nova Scotia Wellness Court Evaluation Research Team. (2019). Nova Scotia’s Wellness Courts: Progressing justice. Celebrating the 10th anniversary of the Nova Scotia mental health court program. Retrieved from: https://www.courts.ns.ca/; Lead Research Assistant.
beck, i., Norman, M., Shimmell, L., Gewurtz, R., & Letts, L. (2019). Professional identity and emerging occupational therapy practice: An autoethnography. Canadian Journal of Occupational Therapy, 87 (1), 63-72. doi: 10.1177/0008417419870615
Theses
Masters Thesis. May, 2018. Unheard voices: Exploring participatory action research and professional identity in emerging occupational therapy practice with men transitioning to the community post-incarceration. Faculty of Health, School of Rehabilitation Science, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, http://hdl.handle.net/11375/23421
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