Her research examines employment and community participation for people with disabilities, and the impact of social policy on how benefit systems and employment supports are experienced in practice. Rebecca is leading a SSHRC funded study examining policy strategies for improving employment opportunities for people with mental illness as they enter disability income support systems in Canada. She is also a co-investigator within the Centre for Research on Work Disability Policy (http://www.crwdp.ca/), and involved in projects exploring the experiences of injured workers, people with intermittent work capacity, and workplace accommodation policies and practices. She is currently working with the Mental Health Commission of Canada to develop the business case for recruiting and retaining employees living with mental illnesses.