Professor, Western University

Trevor Birmingham is a Professor and Canada Research Chair in Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation in the Faculty of Health Sciences at Western University. A physiotherapist, Dr. Birmingham leads an internationally recognized research program that combines clinical and laboratory-based outcome measures to improve our understanding of musculoskeletal conditions and their interventions. The research program includes practice-changing clinical trials in knee osteoarthritis. A strong believer in the benefit of co-leadership, and the importance of collaborative, equitable and transdisciplinary health ...

Professor, Dept of PT & Djavad Mowafaghan Centre, University of British Columbia

Dr. Lara Boyd is a Professor in the Department of Physical Therapy & the Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health, at the University of British Columbia. She is a Neuroscientist and Physical Therapist and has held a Canada Research Chair, Michael Smith Foundation for Health Career Investigator award and been a Peter Wall Scholar. Dr. Boyd directs the Brain Behaviour Lab, which performs research employing multi-modal imaging and is designed to advance theoretical conceptualizations of how brain function relates to behaviour during learning. She is an expert in stroke recovery and ...

Vice Dean, McMaster University

Dina Brooks is a Canada Research Chair (Tier 2) in Rehabilitation in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. Her research experience has included varied models (e.g., anaesthetized animals, conscious animals and humans) and different research approaches. She is presently involved in research in two main patient populations: individuals with chronic lung disease and those with cardiovascular disease.

Professor and Canada Research Chair, University of Waterloo

Dr. Jack Callaghan is a Professor of Biomechanics, University of Waterloo and Canada Research Chair in Spine Biomechanics and Injury Prevention. He works with industry and clinical groups translating his internationally renowned chronic injury prevention research into product design, practice guidelines and prevention standards. As director of the Centre of Research Expertise for the Prevention of Musculoskeletal Disorders, he leads a network of 70 scientists and practitioners, and produced the new provincial guideline for prevention of musculoskeletal injury. Dr. Callaghan is a Canadian ...

Professor, Dept of Occupational Science and Therapy, University of Toronto

Lead of an internationally recognized research program on outcomes of persons with neurological disability, with a focus on long-term traumatic brain injury of over 20 years. Achievements include leading over 60 research grants from the most prestigious international funding sources, 2 research chairs and over 200 publications. She has received numerous awards, national and international distinctions. Fellow, American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine and American College of Epidemiology. She has mentored over 65 graduate students who have taken leadership roles in academic, health care, ...

Professor, School of Rehabilitation, University of Montreal

Chantale Dumoulin is Canada's leading expert in women's urogynecological health and aging. She aims to improve women's urinary continence by increasing our knowledge of pathophysiology, developing cost-effective interventions and providing capacity-building for clinicians. She is Professor, founder and Director of the post-graduate pelvic floor rehabilitation program at the School of Rehabilitation, Université de Montréal and holds the Canadian Research Chair in Urogynecological Health and Aging at the Centre de Recherche de l'Institut Universitaire de Gériatrie de Montréal. A prolific ...

Emeritus Professor, University of Ottawa

Andrée Durieux-Smith is Professor and Vice-Dean, in the Faculty of Health Sciences at the University of Ottawa. She was the founding director of the Audiology department at the Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario (CHEO) (1974), the founding director of the graduate program in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology at the University of Ottawa and a founding member of the CHEO Research Institute. Since 1981, she has been carrying out externally funded research in the area of childhood hearing impairment. She is a past-president of CASLPA and has participated in numerous federal taskforces ...

Professor, Human Performance Lab, University of Calgary

A physiotherapist and epidemiologist in the field of injury epidemiology. The focus of her research is in injury prevention in youth sport and recreation and pediatric rehabilitation. Her clinical and population health approach to the identification of risk factors for injury and evaluation of prevention strategies to reduce the risk of injury has had a significant public health impact through informing practice and policy in youth sport and recreation both within Canada and world-wide. Her research program also addresses consequences of injury and secondary prevention and rehabilitation ...

Professor & Canada Research Chair, UBC Dept of PT, University of British Columbia

Janice Eng’s innovative approaches in rehabilitation research have translated to substantial health benefits for people with stroke or spinal cord injury. For example, her exercise programs, FAME (Fitness and Mobility Exercise) and GRASP (Graded Repetitive Arm Supplementary Program) for people with stroke are now operating in over 200 sites and in 10 countries. She is also actively engaged in promoting health research in her role as Academic Health Research Coordinator for the UBC VP Research and International. She has received numerous honours, including a Killam Research Prize, Michael ...

Professor; Vice President Research, Toronto Rehabilitation I, University of Toronto

Dr. Fernie is recognized as a world leader in the application of engineering to create solutions for problems commonly encountered by people with disabilities. He has developed Canada’s leading rehabilitation research program. He has over 100 peer-reviewed publications, 26 patents and has successfully commercialized six inventions. Geoff’s achievements have been recognized by the Jonas Salk Award, MEDEC Award and by admission to the Terry Fox Hall of Fame.

Professor - School of Rehabilitation Therapy, Queen's University

Dr. Marcia Finlayson is an occupational therapist and internationally recognized multiple sclerosis rehabilitation researcher. The overarching goal of her work is to improve care and quality of life outcomes for people with multiple sclerosis (MS), particularly as they age. Through the use of mixed methods, interdisciplinary collaboration, and engagement with national and international MS organizations, she has drawn attention to the day-to-day impact of living with MS and identified effective strategies that enable eople affected by this disease to exert choice and control over their ...

Professor and Dean of the Faculty of Health Sciences, Western University

Dr. Garland is Professor and Dean of the Faculty of Health Sciences at Western University. She is recognized internationally for her advances in the neural control of movement, particularly relevant to muscle fatigue and the recovery of standing balance and mobility after stroke. She has held numerous leadership roles in education and research for the academic development of rehabilitation sciences in Canada, most recently Chair, Physiotherapy Specialty Certification Board of Canada. She was instrumental in expanding physiotherapy education in BC to include a Northern and Rural Cohort to ...

Professor Emeritus, University of British Columbia

John Gilbert has worked tirelessly locally, nationally, and internationally to develop interprofessional education related to collaborative people centered practice. Beginning in British Columbia, he was a founder of the School of Audiology & Sppech Sciences and the College of Health Disciplines. His ideas became one of the pillars of the Robinow Royal Commission on Health. He was founder of the Canadian Interprofessional Health Collaborative. Internationally, he has been involved in education, research, and the development of journals and associations for interprofessional people centred ...

Professor Emerita, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia

Susan R. Harris is Professor Emerita in the Department of Physical Therapy, University of British Columbia. One of the leading physical therapist researchers in the world, Dr. Harris has received awards from the Canadian Physiotherapy Association and the American Physical Therapy Association as well as an Honorary Doctor of Science degree from the University of Indianapolis. Dr. Harris’ research includes early diagnosis of cerebral palsy, effectiveness of early physical therapy for children with developmental disabilities, safe levels of exercise for women with breast cancer, and ...

Prof. Dept of Physical Therapy, University of Toronto

Dr. Jaglal is a health services researcher with over250 peer-reviewed journal articles. Her research interests includeosteoporosis, spinal cord injury and rehabilitation health services withemphasis on utilization, appropriateness, self-management and knowledgetranslation. As a dedicated educator, Prof. Jaglal is the recipient of the Temerty Facultyof Medicine Graduate Teaching Award for Sustained Excellence in Graduate Teachingand Mentorship. She is also the recipient of the Canadian Society for Epidemiology and Biostatistics Service Award. She was appointed as Chair, Department of Physical ...

Chief, Air and Site Assessment and Climate Indicators Branch, OEHHA

Kannan Krishnan, Adjunct Professor of Occupationaland Environmental Health at University of Montreal and Senior Vice President at Risk Sciences International, is a nationalexpert and international authority in toxicological risk assessment of environmentalchemicals. He has pioneered the development of new algorithms and extrapolation methods for constructing physiologically-basedpharmacokinetic models for environmental chemicals and mixtures. He is a major contributor to the WHO guidancedocument on the use of these models in risk assessments of chemicals. The recipientof the Plaa Award ...

Professor and Associate Dean (Health Sciences), Rehabilitati, McMaster University

Mary Law is Professor, Associate Dean (Health Sciences) and Director of the School of Rehabilitation Science at McMaster University. She holds the John and Margaret Lillie Chair in Childhood Disability Research and is currently Co-Director of CanChild Centre for Childhood Disability Research. Her current interests include development and validation of client-centered outcome measures, evaluation of occupational therapy interventions with children, the effect of environmental factors on the participation of children with disabilities in day to day activities, and transfer of research knowledge ...

Psychiatre fermement engagé dans le mieux-être des patients et de la collectivité, Dr Alain Lesage met son savoir, ses compétences et ses connaissances au profit de la prévention du suicide et de l’amélioration de la qualité des soins. Chercheur reconnu ayant montré que la déficience à divers niveaux des services de santé mentale et dépendances sont des déterminants du suicide, il vise, par ses nombreuses collaborations multidisciplinaires, une prise en charge précoce et mieux adaptée des personnes à risque . Ses interventions s’étendent du patient aux décideurs. Auteur de près de 350 ...

Professor of Physical Therapy, University of British Columbia

An epidemiologist and physiotherapist, Dr. Linda Li aims to address the gap between "what is known" and "what we do" in the health sector. Her research centers on improving the care for people with arthritis and empowering patient self-care through integration of online, mobile, and wearable technologies in community settings. An advocate for including patient voices, Dr. Li's work advances the science and practice of engaging patients in shaping future research. She has been recognized by a Distinguished Scholar Award from the Association of Rheumatology Professionals (a division of American ...

Professor, University of British Columbia

Dr. Teresa Liu-Ambrose is Professor of Physical Therapy at the University of British Columbia. She is a Canada Research Chair in the area of healthy aging. She is known internationally for her work on the effect of exercise on cognitive and mobility outcomes in older adults. Her research findings have been implemented in health authorities, translated into a provincial-wide program, and influenced international practice guidelines to promote healthy aging. She has held numerous leadership roles, including Director of the Vancouver General Hospital Falls Prevention Program, co-Director of the ...

McMaster University

Dr. Joy MacDermid is a highly regarded physical therapy researcher who has contributed significantly to the development and evaluation of innovative treatment for adults with hand and upper limb injuries, the design of outcome measures, and the development of evidence-based rehabilitation practice. She is Professor and Assistant Dean in the School of Rehabilitation Science at McMaster University. Dr. MacDermid is the only Canadian to be President of the American Society of Hand Therapists and received the CIHR Quality of Life Research Award. Her research in hand and upper limb rehabilitation ...

Professor and Associate Member, Department of Neurology, Neu, McGill University

Recent medical and surgical advances have resulted in declining mortality in high-risk newborns, with a shift in focus from survival to sequelae. Dr. Majnemer has characterized a spectrum of impairments, functional limitations and participation restrictions of neonatal intensive care unit survivors such as premature infants and those with congenital heart defects. Elucidation of biomedical, personal and environmental factors as determinants of disability have broadened our understanding of mechanisms underlying injury and identified potentially modifiable factors to be considered in ...

Professor & Associate VP – International Partnerships, University of Toronto

Dr. Alex Mihailidis is considered to be the international leader in technology to support older adults, with over 200 scientific papers and 50 international invited lectures on this topic. He is the Scientific Director of the AGE-WELL Network of Centres of Excellence, which focuses on the development of new technologies and services for older adults, a Senior Scientist at UHN's KITE Institute, and a Professor at the University of Toronto. Dr. Mihailidis is a Lifetime Honorary Member of the Canadian Association for Occupational Therapists and a Fellow of the Rehabilitation Engineering and ...

Professeure titulaire, University of Montreal

Dr. Sylvie Nadeau is an internationally recognized physiotherapist and researcher in rehabilitation sciences who specializes in the understanding of mobility disorders in the elderly and in persons with physical disabilities. Her work has led to the development of innovative practices in rehabilitation. As a leader in her discipline, she created an advanced practice program in physiotherapy and established international student exchange agreements between universities. A visionary, she drives rehabilitation research in Quebec by developing national and international strategic partnerships and ...

Professor, Department of Kinesiology, McMaster University

Stuart Phillips is a Professor at McMaster University in the Department of Kinesiology and an Associate Member of the Medical Sciences. He is tier 1 Canada Research Chair in skeletal muscle health in aging. Dr. Phillips has more than 20 years of experience in academic research. He has published more than 300 scientific journal articles. Dr. Phillips has been interviewed and his work featured in more than 100 mainstream media piecesincluding several in the Globe and Mail and the New York Times. Dr. Phillips has delivered more than 180 public presentations to academic, public, and private ...

Professor Emerita, University of Toronto

Dr. M. Kathleen (Kathy) Pichora-Fuller is a Professor Emerita in the Department of Psychology, University of Toronto and an Adjunct Professor in the Department of Gerontology at Simon Fraser University. Currently, she is the President of the International Collegium of Rehabilitative Audiology. In 2021, she was awarded the Eve Kassirer Lifetime Achievement Award from Speech-Language and Audiology Canada. She is a world leader in research and clinical practice focused on the links between auditory and cognitive aging and the health and well-being of older adults. Her basic and applied research ...

University of British Columbia

Professor Emeritus, University of Toronto

Dr. Helene Polatajko is a highly regarded occupational therapy researcher who has contributed significantly to the development and evaluation of innovative treatment for children with developmental coordination disorder, the design of outcome measures, and the development of theoretical practice guidelines. She is Professor and former Chair, Occupational Therapy, in the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Toronto. Dr. Polatajko led the development and evaluation of an innovative task-based intervention for children with Developmental Coordination Disorder. Over the past few years, this ...

Carol Richards is a Professor in the Department of Rehabilitation, Faculty of Medicine, Laval University and Director of the Centre for Interdisciplinary Research in Rehabilitation (CIRRIS). She was the founding Director (1994-2003) of the Quebec Provincial Rehabilitation Research Network and co-founder of the Canadian Consortium of Disability and Rehabilitation Research. She holds a Canada Research Chair in Rehabilitation and the Laval University Research Chair in Cerebral Palsy, and is a member of the Governing Council of CIHR. As one of the first physiotherapists in Canada to obtain a ...

Prof. School of Kinesiology & Health Studies, Queen's University

Dr. Robert Ross obtained a PhD in Exercise Physiology from the Université de Montréal in 1992. He is currently a Professor within the School of Kinesiology and Health Studies at Queen's University. His research program focuses on the development of strategies designed to manage lifestyle-based disease. He is a Past-President of the Canadian Society for Exercise Physiology, and Vice-President of the College of Kinesiology in Ontario. He is a Fellow of the American College of Sports Medicine, the American Heart Association, and is a recipient of the Honor Award from the Canadian Society of ...

Associate Dean and Director, McGill University

Professor Susan Rvachew, Ph.D., S-LP(C), ASHA Fellow, has received national and international recognition for outstanding professional achievements in the field of speech-language pathology practice and research. These achievements include theoretical and methodological advancements that highlight the role of speech perception in speech production development and speech disorders. She developed new computer-based assessment and treatment tools that have transformed speech therapy practice for the remediation of developmental speech sound disorders. She is well-known for her commitment to ...

Vice-Dean, Research, Queen's University

Professor Stephen Scott from Queen’s University is a leader in understanding how the brain supports our ability to generate voluntary motor actions. He invented Kinarm, interactive robotic technologies that provide unprecedented experimental control over arm motor function, which he has used to understand the intimate link between brain circuits and limb biomechanics. Kinarm robots are now widely used around the world to quantify brain function and dysfunction.

Professor, University of Alberta

Dr. John C. Spence spends most of his time relaxing in the Sedentary Living Laboratory in the Faculty of Kinesiology, Sport, and Recreation at the University of Alberta where he is a Professor and Vice Dean. He has expertise in the area of behavioural medicine and research methods. His research focuses on both the benefits and determinants of physical activity and how physical inactivity and sedentary behaviour are related to obesity. Dr. Spence has studied the broad social determinants (e.g., SES) and population physical activity patterns. More recently, he has focused on (a) the physical ...

Professor, McGill University

Sharon Wood-Dauphinee is Professor of Medicine; Physical and Occupational Therapy; and Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Occupational Health at McGill University. For over 20 years she has conducted studies of people with stroke and has a particular interest in health-related quality of life as a therapeutic outcome and on the scientific evidence upon which the rehabilitation of those with stroke is based. Since 2000, she has been an investigator in the Canadian Stroke Network (NCE). Dr. Wood-Dauphinee holds appointments as a Board Member of the Health Assessment Laboratory in Boston, the ...