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Jean-Daniel Jacob is an Associate Professor in the School of Nursing at the Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Ottawa, currently on academic leave. His research focuses on critical and sociopolitical aspects of psychiatric nursing, power dynamics, ethics, and violence risk management in forensic settings.
- University of Ottawa - Ph.D. Nursing (2010)
- University of Ottawa - M.Sc.N (accelerated) (2006)
- University of Ottawa - B.Sc.N (2005)
Research themes include: critical theory applications in nursing; sociopolitical analysis of healthcare institutions; violence and risk management in forensic psychiatry; ethical implications of security imperatives; deconstruction of expert psychiatric discourse; and Foucauldian analysis of healthcare systems.
Key article trends show expertise in critical discourse analysis of forensic nursing practices (5/15), institutional violence and risk management (4/15), ethical implications of security measures (3/15), and theoretical applications of Foucault's ideas (3/15). Recent work emphasizes spatial dynamics in nursing research and redefining medicalization processes.
Jacob served as Chair of the University Research Chair in Forensic Nursing (2009-2018) and currently chairs Droit-Accès de l'Outaouais, a mental health rights advocacy organization.
His work critically examines power structures in psychiatric institutions, focusing on control measures, abjection theory, and the paradox of providing care within carceral environments. Research frequently employs qualitative methods and poststructuralist frameworks.
