Tim Barlott is an Associate Lecturer in Occupational Therapy (School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences), PhD candidate in Sociology (School of Social Sciences), and Co-Director of the SocioHealthLab. Tim has a background as a community practitioner, educator, and community-based participatory researcher in Canada, Australia, and internationally.
Drawing from (critical) social theory and postmodern philosphy, Tim's research interrogates the socio-political aspects of everyday life and social inequities, and pursues affirmative/disruptive/transformative possibilities. Tim's research primarily uses the work of postmodern philosophers Gilles Deleuze and Felix Guattari. Their work provides a useful set of theoretical tools for conceptualising social inequities, analysing the dynamic relations of complex social formations, and pursuing transformational change. Using a Deleuzio-Guattarian conceptual framework, Tim's PhD research explores the transformative potential of freely-given relationships for people diagnosed with a severe mental illness.
Current Research Projects:
Journal Article: The dissident interview: a deterritorializing guerrilla encounter
Barlott, Tim, Shevellar, Lynda, Turpin, Merrill and Setchell, Jenny (2019). The dissident interview: a deterritorializing guerrilla encounter. Qualitative Inquiry, 26 (6), 107780041985904-660. doi: 10.1177/1077800419859041
Journal Article: Connectedness and ICT: opening the door to possibilities for people with intellectual disabilities
Barlott, T., Aplin, Tammy, Catchpole, Emma, Kranz, Rebecca, Le Goullon, Damien, Toivanen, Amanda and Hutchens, Sarah (2019). Connectedness and ICT: opening the door to possibilities for people with intellectual disabilities. Journal of Intellectual Disabilities, 24 (4), 174462951983156-521. doi: 10.1177/1744629519831566
Journal Article: Becoming minor: mapping new territories in occupational science
Barlott, Tim, Shevellar, Lynda and Turpin, Merrill (2017). Becoming minor: mapping new territories in occupational science. Journal of Occupational Science, 24 (4), 524-534. doi: 10.1080/14427591.2017.1378121
The dissident interview: a deterritorializing guerrilla encounter
Barlott, Tim, Shevellar, Lynda, Turpin, Merrill and Setchell, Jenny (2019). The dissident interview: a deterritorializing guerrilla encounter. Qualitative Inquiry, 26 (6), 107780041985904-660. doi: 10.1177/1077800419859041
Connectedness and ICT: opening the door to possibilities for people with intellectual disabilities
Barlott, T., Aplin, Tammy, Catchpole, Emma, Kranz, Rebecca, Le Goullon, Damien, Toivanen, Amanda and Hutchens, Sarah (2019). Connectedness and ICT: opening the door to possibilities for people with intellectual disabilities. Journal of Intellectual Disabilities, 24 (4), 174462951983156-521. doi: 10.1177/1744629519831566
Becoming minor: mapping new territories in occupational science
Barlott, Tim, Shevellar, Lynda and Turpin, Merrill (2017). Becoming minor: mapping new territories in occupational science. Journal of Occupational Science, 24 (4), 524-534. doi: 10.1080/14427591.2017.1378121
Barlott, Tim and Setchell, Jenny (2023). Edge entanglements with mental health allyship, research, and practice: a postqualitative cartography. Milton Park, Oxon, United Kingdom: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9781003286486
(Dis)organising allyship, becoming-complicit
Barlott, Tim and Setchell, Jenny (2022). (Dis)organising allyship, becoming-complicit. Edge Entanglements with Mental Health Allyship, Research, and Practice. (pp. 141-154) London: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9781003286486-10
Barlott, Tim and Setchell, Jenny (2022). An entry point. Edge Entanglements with Mental Health Allyship, Research, and Practice. (pp. 80-90) London: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9781003286486-6
Barlott, Tim and Setchell, Jenny (2022). Assembling. Edge Entanglements with Mental Health Allyship, Research, and Practice. (pp. 47-60) London: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9781003286486-4
Becoming-minor, mapping territories
Barlott, Tim and Setchell, Jenny (2022). Becoming-minor, mapping territories. Edge Entanglements with Mental Health Allyship, Research, and Practice. (pp. 35-46) London: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9781003286486-3
Barlott, Tim and Setchell, Jenny (2022). Cartography of becoming. Edge Entanglements with Mental Health Allyship, Research, and Practice. (pp. 110-126) London: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9781003286486-8
Barlott, Tim and Setchell, Jenny (2022). Cartography of desire. Edge Entanglements with Mental Health Allyship, Research, and Practice. (pp. 127-140) London: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9781003286486-9
Barlott, Tim and Setchell, Jenny (2022). Cartography of territories. Edge Entanglements with Mental Health Allyship, Research, and Practice. (pp. 91-109) London: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9781003286486-7
Destabilising major mental health approaches
Barlott, Tim and Setchell, Jenny (2022). Destabilising major mental health approaches. Edge Entanglements with Mental Health Allyship, Research, and Practice. (pp. 14-34) London: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9781003286486-2
Barlott, Tim and Setchell, Jenny (2022). Doing a cartography. Edge Entanglements with Mental Health Allyship, Research, and Practice. (pp. 61-79) London: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9781003286486-5
Barlott, Tim and Setchell, Jenny (2022). The edge of things. Edge Entanglements with Mental Health Allyship, Research, and Practice. (pp. 1-13) London: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9781003286486-1
Rodriguez, Francene and Barlott, Tim (2019). Experiencias de los cuidadores en el contacto con las tecnologías de la información y la comunicación para el desarrollo. Rehabilitación Basada en Comunidad: una estrategia local para el acceso a derechos y el ejercicio de la ciudadanía. (pp. 1-14) edited by Solangel Garcia. Santiago, Chile: Universidad de Santiago de Chile.
Navigating ethical tensions when working to address social inequities
McArdle, Hannah, Barlott, Tim, McBryde, Cathy, Shevellar, Lynda and Branjerdporn, Nataya (2023). Navigating ethical tensions when working to address social inequities. American Journal of Occupational Therapy, 77 (1) 7701205160, 1-8. doi: 10.5014/ajot.2023.050071
Crawford, Emma, Barlott, Tim, Begg, Hannah, Mitchelson, Kelly, Teo, Amos and Turpin, Merrill (2022). Occupational multi-level responsiveness: describing the skills used by occupational therapists working with children seeking asylum in Australia. Scandinavian Journal of Occupational Therapy, 30 (3), 1-17. doi: 10.1080/11038128.2022.2072384
A trial of the AASPIRE healthcare toolkit with Australian adults on the autism spectrum
Kang, Lisa R. J., Barlott, Tim, Turpin, Merrill and Urbanowicz, Anna (2022). A trial of the AASPIRE healthcare toolkit with Australian adults on the autism spectrum. Australian Journal of Primary Health, 28 (4), 350-356. doi: 10.1071/py21134
Setchell, Jenny, Olson, Rebecca, Turpin, Merrill, Costa, Nathalia, Barlott, Tim, O’Halloran, Kate, Wigginton, Britta and Hodges, Paul (2021). Afflexivity in post-qualitative inquiry: prioritising affect and reflexivity in the evaluation of a health information website. Health Sociology Review, (3), 1-16. doi: 10.1080/14461242.2021.1976068
A transactional perspective on the everyday use of technology by people with learning disabilities
Barlott, Tim, MacKenzie, Paige, Le Goullon, Damian, Campbell, Liam and Setchell, Jenny (2021). A transactional perspective on the everyday use of technology by people with learning disabilities. Journal of Occupational Science, 30 (2), 1-17. doi: 10.1080/14427591.2021.1970616
Desiring occupation: theorising the passion, creativity, and social production of everyday life
Barlott, Tim and Turpin, Merrill (2021). Desiring occupation: theorising the passion, creativity, and social production of everyday life. Journal of Occupational Science, 29 (1), 1-11. doi: 10.1080/14427591.2020.1867226
A socio‐emotional analysis of technology use by people with intellectual disabilities
Setchell, J., Barlott, T. and Torres, M. (2021). A socio‐emotional analysis of technology use by people with intellectual disabilities. Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 65 (2) jir.12796, 149-161. doi: 10.1111/jir.12796
Barlott, Tim, Nelson, Alison, Brown, Renée, Jackson, Kirsty and Rulfs, Jannah (2020). Using SMS to support reflection in health professional students on placement in an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health context. Australian Journal of Clinical Education, 7 (1). doi: 10.53300/001c.17207
Barlott, Tim, Shevellar, Lynda, Turpin, Merrill and Setchell, Jenny (2020). Destabilising social inclusion and recovery, and pursuing 'lines of flight' in the mental health sector: destabilising social inclusion and recovery. Sociology of Health and Illness, 42 (6), 1328-1343. doi: 10.1111/1467-9566.13106
The dissident interview: a deterritorializing guerrilla encounter
Barlott, Tim, Shevellar, Lynda, Turpin, Merrill and Setchell, Jenny (2019). The dissident interview: a deterritorializing guerrilla encounter. Qualitative Inquiry, 26 (6), 107780041985904-660. doi: 10.1177/1077800419859041
Connectedness and ICT: opening the door to possibilities for people with intellectual disabilities
Barlott, T., Aplin, Tammy, Catchpole, Emma, Kranz, Rebecca, Le Goullon, Damien, Toivanen, Amanda and Hutchens, Sarah (2019). Connectedness and ICT: opening the door to possibilities for people with intellectual disabilities. Journal of Intellectual Disabilities, 24 (4), 174462951983156-521. doi: 10.1177/1744629519831566
Becoming minor: mapping new territories in occupational science
Barlott, Tim, Shevellar, Lynda and Turpin, Merrill (2017). Becoming minor: mapping new territories in occupational science. Journal of Occupational Science, 24 (4), 524-534. doi: 10.1080/14427591.2017.1378121
Barlott, Tim, Adams, Kim and Cook, Al (2016). Increasing participation in the information society by people with disabilities and their families in lower-income countries using mainstream technologies. Universal Access in the Information Society, 15 (2), 189-198. doi: 10.1007/s10209-015-0418-z
Gordon Gow, Timothy Barlott, Kathleen Quinn, Jacqui Linder, Andrea Soler, Gillian Edwards and Samina Hossain (2015). Project backpage: using text messaging to initiate outreach support for victims of human trafficking and sexual exploitation. Journal of Human Trafficking, 1 (4), 259-274. doi: 10.1080/23322705.2015.1016769
Barlott, Timothy, Adams, Kim, Rodriguez, Francene and Mendoza, Monica (2015). Using SMS as a tool to reduce exclusions experienced by caregivers of people with disabilities in a resource-limited Colombian community. Disability and Rehabiliation: Assistive Technology, 10 (4), 347-354. doi: 10.3109/17483107.2014.974223)
Ahmetovic, Alisa, Mushahwar, Vivian, Sommer, Ryan, Schnepf, Dana, Kawasaki, Lisa, Warwaruk-Rogers, Robyn, Barlott, Tim, Chong, Su Ling, Isaacson, Glen, Kim, Seoyoung, Ferguson-Pell, Martin, Stein, Richard B., Ho, Chester, Dukelow, Sean and Chan, K. Ming (2015). Safety and feasibility of intermittent electrical stimulation for the prevention of deep tissue injury. Advances in Wound Care, 4 (3), 192-201. doi: 10.1089/wound.2014.0569
Mitchelson, Kelly, Begg, Hannah, Crawford, Emma, Barlott, Tim and Turpin, Merrill (2017). Children seeking asylum: A qualitative study of occupational therapists’ perspectives on challenges faced by children in Australian detention facilities. Occupational Therapy Australia, 27th National Conference and Exhibition, Perth, WA, Australia, 19-21 July 2017. Richmond, VIC, Australia: Wiley-Blackwell . doi: 10.1111/1440-1630.12400
Mitchelson, K., Begg, H., Crawford, E., Barlott, T. and Turpin, M. (2016). Children seeking asylum: a qualitative study of occupational therapists' perspectives on challenges faced by children in Australian detention facilities. NT-QLD Division OT Conference, Brisbane, QLD, Australia, 28 October 2016.
Gow, Gordon, Waidyanatha, Nuwan, Jayathilake, Chandana, Barlott, Timothy, Hambly, Helen and Mahmuda, Anwar (2015). Fostering Inclusive Innovation for Agriculture Knowledge Mobilization in Sri Lanka: A Community-University Partnership Development Project. 7th International Conference on Communities and Technologies, Limerick, Ireland, 27-30 June 2015. Bonn, Germany: International Institute for Socio-Informatics.
Waidyanatha, Nuwan, Gow, Gordon A., Barlott, Timothy and Jayathilake, Chandana (2015). Technology Stewardship, Text Messaging, and Collaboration in Agricultural Work: Preliminary Results from an Action Research Study in Sri Lanka. Computer Supported Collaborative Work Conference, Vancouver, BC, Canada, 14-18 March 2015. New York, NY, United States: ACM. doi: 10.1145/2685553.2699007
Backpage project: Sexual exploitation outreach using mobile phones
Gow, G. and Barlott, T. (2014). Backpage project: Sexual exploitation outreach using mobile phones. Sexual Exploitation Working Group Conference 2014, Edmonton, AB, Canada, 22-26 April 2014.
Barlott, Timothy (2014). Engaging remote communities using text messaging: a workshop for community organizations and practitioners. QLD2014 – Occupational Therapy Australia State Conference, Noosa Head, QLD, Australia, 24-25 October 2014.
Project Backpage - Initiating Outreach with Text Messaging
Gow, G., Quinn, K. and Barlott, T. (2014). Project Backpage - Initiating Outreach with Text Messaging. 11th Annual Human Trafficking, Prostitution, and Sex Work Conference, Toledo, OH, United States, 18-19 September 2014.
Gow, G. and Barlott, T. (2014). Rapid prototyping with Free and Open Source Software: Deploying Ushahidi to support Edmonton's Council for Safe Communities. Canadian Communication Association 2014 Annual Conference, St Catherines, ON, Canada, 24 May 2014.
Barlott, Timothy (2014). Simple tools for complex communities: text messaging to reduce social exclusion of caregivers in Colombia. QLD2014 – Occupational Therapy Australia State Conference, Noosa Head, QLD, Australia, 24-25 October 2014.
Using mobile phones to address social exclusion in Colombia
Barlott, Timothy (2014). Using mobile phones to address social exclusion in Colombia. Canadian College of Health Leaders, Edmonton, AB, Canada, 16 January 2014.
Social media and text messaging: knowledge sharing in partnership with Metis settlements
Fletcher, Fay, Barlott, Tim, Hibbert, Alicia, Robertson, Fiona, Gow, Gordon, Belhumeur, Matthew and Ladouceur, Susan (2013). Social media and text messaging: knowledge sharing in partnership with Metis settlements. 2013 Health Research Transfer Network of Alberta (RTNA) Conference, Banff, AB, Canada, 9-11 October 2013.
Cartography of freely-given relationships in mental health
Barlott, Timothy (2021). Cartography of freely-given relationships in mental health. PhD Thesis, School of Social Science, The University of Queensland. doi: 10.14264/5f2bdb1
Barlott, Tim (2021). Becoming-sick. Journal of Autoethnography, 2 (2), 215-216. doi: 10.1525/joae.2021.2.2.215