Alison Gerlach

834 total citations
32 papers, 575 citations indexed

About

Alison Gerlach is a scholar working on General Health Professions, Clinical Psychology and Health. According to data from OpenAlex, Alison Gerlach has authored 32 papers receiving a total of 575 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 12 papers in General Health Professions, 12 papers in Clinical Psychology and 11 papers in Health. Recurrent topics in Alison Gerlach's work include Indigenous Health, Education, and Rights (10 papers), Occupational Therapy Practice and Research (7 papers) and Children's Rights and Participation (6 papers). Alison Gerlach is often cited by papers focused on Indigenous Health, Education, and Rights (10 papers), Occupational Therapy Practice and Research (7 papers) and Children's Rights and Participation (6 papers). Alison Gerlach collaborates with scholars based in Canada, United States and Australia. Alison Gerlach's co-authors include Annette J. Browne, Rebecca M. Aldrich, Debbie Laliberté Rudman, Gail Teachman, Suzanne Huot, Melinda Suto, Colleen Varcoe, Margo Greenwood, Gayle Restall and Vandna Sinha and has published in prestigious journals such as International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Health & Place and International Journal of Qualitative Methods.

In The Last Decade

Alison Gerlach

28 papers receiving 491 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Alison Gerlach Canada 13 227 175 167 144 127 32 575
Maja Altarac United States 8 94 0.4× 100 0.6× 56 0.3× 61 0.4× 109 0.9× 11 459
Kim Bulkeley Australia 15 62 0.3× 216 1.2× 57 0.3× 42 0.3× 244 1.9× 40 642
Evelyne Durocher Canada 13 309 1.4× 190 1.1× 71 0.4× 18 0.1× 78 0.6× 35 548
Joanne Valiant Cook Canada 12 355 1.6× 200 1.1× 60 0.4× 24 0.2× 147 1.2× 16 637
Jennie Brentnall Australia 13 58 0.3× 184 1.1× 64 0.4× 32 0.2× 228 1.8× 30 623
Jane Melton United Kingdom 9 93 0.4× 346 2.0× 56 0.3× 43 0.3× 213 1.7× 17 550
Carrie Anne Marshall Canada 14 83 0.4× 334 1.9× 61 0.4× 42 0.3× 88 0.7× 60 516
Leanne Leclair Canada 8 311 1.4× 137 0.8× 38 0.2× 25 0.2× 108 0.9× 22 479
Irmo Marini United States 10 35 0.2× 69 0.4× 74 0.4× 81 0.6× 124 1.0× 38 387
Priscilla Ennals Australia 12 96 0.4× 179 1.0× 60 0.4× 18 0.1× 123 1.0× 35 442

Countries citing papers authored by Alison Gerlach

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Fields of papers citing papers by Alison Gerlach

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Alison Gerlach

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Alison Gerlach. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Alison Gerlach based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Alison Gerlach. Alison Gerlach is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Slemon, Allie, et al.. (2025). A SCOPING REVIEW OF TRAUMA-INFORMED EARLY LEARNING AND CHILD CARE IN CANADA: A CRITICAL ANALYSIS. International Journal of Child Youth and Family Studies. 16(4). 121–148.
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Gerlach, Alison, et al.. (2024). The consequences of “benevolent” colonial powers and structural inequities in the implementation of Jordan’s Principle in Manitoba, Canada. AlterNative An International Journal of Indigenous Peoples. 20(3). 494–504. 1 indexed citations
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Gerlach, Alison, et al.. (2024). Experiences of Unbelonging and Ableism in the Early Learning and Childcare Sector in British Columbia. Journal of Childhood Studies. 46–65.
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Gerlach, Alison, et al.. (2023). Using Technology to Enhance Services and Supports for Children and Youth with Disabilities and Medical Complexity and their Families in Canada: A Scoping Review. Canadian Journal of Disability Studies. 12(2). 81–109. 1 indexed citations
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Gerlach, Alison, et al.. (2022). Autism and Autism Services with Indigenous Families and Children in the Settler-Colonial Context of Canada: A Critical Scoping Review. Canadian Journal of Disability Studies. 11(2). 1–39. 7 indexed citations
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Gerlach, Alison, et al.. (2022). Re-Envisioning an Early Years System of Care towards Equity in Canada: A Critical, Rapid Review. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 19(15). 9594–9594. 5 indexed citations
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Gerlach, Alison, et al.. (2021). Structural Challenges & Inequities in Operating Urban Indigenous Early Learning and Child Care Programs in British Columbia. Journal of Childhood Studies. 1–19. 5 indexed citations
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Gerlach, Alison, et al.. (2020). Insights from a Jordan’s Principle Child First Initiative in Alberta. International Journal of Indigenous Health. 15(1). 21–33. 1 indexed citations
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Gerlach, Alison & Annette J. Browne. (2020). Interrogating play as a strategy to foster child health equity and counteract racism and racialization. Journal of Occupational Science. 28(3). 414–416. 9 indexed citations
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Gerlach, Alison, et al.. (2019). Community-Based Recreation Therapy and Mental Health Recovery: A Mixed-Media Participatory Action Research Study. Progress in community health partnerships. 13(2). 161–170. 5 indexed citations
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Gerlach, Alison. (2018). Thinking and Researching Relationally. International Journal of Qualitative Methods. 17(1). 27 indexed citations
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Gerlach, Alison, Gail Teachman, Debbie Laliberté Rudman, Rebecca M. Aldrich, & Suzanne Huot. (2017). Expanding beyond individualism: Engaging critical perspectives on occupation. Scandinavian Journal of Occupational Therapy. 25(1). 35–43. 120 indexed citations
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Gerlach, Alison, Annette J. Browne, & Margo Greenwood. (2017). Engaging Indigenous families in a community-based Indigenous early childhood programme in British Columbia, Canada: A cultural safety perspective. Health & Social Care in the Community. 25(6). 1763–1773. 35 indexed citations
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Gerlach, Alison, et al.. (2017). Navigating Structural Violence with Indigenous Families: The Contested Terrain of Early Childhood Intervention and the Child Welfare System in Canada. International Indigenous Policy Journal. 8(3). 19 indexed citations
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Gerlach, Alison, Annette J. Browne, & Melinda Suto. (2016). Relational approaches to fostering health equity for Indigenous children through early childhood intervention. Health Sociology Review. 27(1). 104–119. 19 indexed citations
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Gerlach, Alison. (2015). Early intervention with Indigenous families and children in British Columbia : a critical inquiry. Open Collections. 1 indexed citations
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Gerlach, Alison. (2012). A Critical Reflection on the Concept of Cultural Safety. Canadian Journal of Occupational Therapy. 79(3). 151–158. 106 indexed citations
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Duivestein, Janice & Alison Gerlach. (2011). Developing clinician expertise in paediatric dysphagia: what is an effective learning model?. International Journal of Therapy and Rehabilitation. 18(3). 130–138. 6 indexed citations
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Gerlach, Alison. (2008). “Circle of Caring”: A First Nations Worldview of Child Rearing. Canadian Journal of Occupational Therapy. 75(1). 18–25. 20 indexed citations

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