Rehabilitation medicine

This class comprises research and experimental development in rehabilitation medicine.

Parent Category

Health sciences

Sub-Categories

Kinesiology

Physical therapy

Occupational therapy

Speech pathology

Mental health rehabilitation

Addiction rehabilitation

Sports medicine

Audiology

Rehabilitation medicine, n.e.c.

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Open Research Positions in Rehabilitation medicine

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Graduate Degree Programs in Rehabilitation medicine

Doctor of Philosophy in Audiology and Speech Sciences (PhD)

For the past��50 years, the School of Audiology and Speech Sciences has endeavoured to advance knowledge of human communication, its disorders, and related areas by actively engaging in research, and by educating individuals to become audiologists, speech-language pathologists, and researchers. In...

Doctor of Philosophy in Kinesiology (PhD)

The PhD degree in Kinesiology is a research oriented thesis-based degree. The areas of research include the broad domain of physiological, biomechanical, behavioural and psychosocial factors influencing human movement and the analysis of social and cultural transformations in the role and functions...

Doctor of Philosophy in Rehabilitation Sciences (PhD)

The Graduate Programs in Rehabilitation Sciences (RHSC) is jointly run by the Department of Occupational Sciences and Occupational Therapy (OSOT) and the Department of Physical Therapy (PT). It is a program for advanced research study and original investigation in areas relevant to the...

Graduate Certificate in High Performance Coaching and Technical Leadership (GCHPCTL)

The �� Certificate in High Performance Coaching and Technical Leadership (HPCTL) is a one-year, 12 credit specialized program for experienced sport coaches and technical managers who are looking to advance in their careers. Through a partnership with the leading national agencies in high...

Master of Arts in Kinesiology (MA)

The Master of Arts in Kinesiology (MA) is a thesis-based degree which provides advanced education and research training in the social, behavioural, and/or managerial sciences. In particular, students pursue studies in areas such as exercise and sport psychology, the sociology of health, physical...

Master of Kinesiology (MKin)

The Master of Kinesiology (MKin) is a non-thesis, 30-credit course-based degree with broad course offerings, field experiences and knowledge from leading practical and theory experts in clinical kinesiology and performance and coaching sciences. ��The��expected time to completion is 3-4 terms, with...

Master of Occupational Therapy (MOT)

The Master of Occupational Therapy (MOT) program is a twenty four month professional master's degree program, and the only occupational therapy degree program in British Columbia. It is a professional degree program with no thesis requirement and the curriculum is based on a combination of...

Master of Physical Therapy (MPT)

Graduates of the Master of Physical Therapy (MPT) program promote 'Movement and Function for Life'. Using the Lifespan approach, the major areas of study in the 26-month MPT program include: basic sciences, clinical decision making, clinical practice (musculoskeletal, neurological and...

Master of Physical Therapy and Doctor of Philosophy in Rehabilitation Sciences (MPTPHD)

The MPT/PhD program provides an opportunity for outstanding students with an interest in both clinical and research training relevant to physical therapy. The MPT/PhD program is designed to provide students flexibility in the completion of their concurrent clinical and research training, and to...

Master of Science in Audiology and Speech Sciences, Sub-Specialization in Audiology (MSc)

For the past 50 years, the School's M.Sc. program has provided students with an education that is grounded in the basic and applied sciences, can address complex communication problems within an interdisciplinary framework, and understand the relevance of theory in research as well as in clinical...

Master of Science in Audiology and Speech Sciences, Sub-Specialization in Speech-Language Pathology (MSc)

Master of Science in Kinesiology (MSc)

The Master of Science in Kinesiology (MSc) is a thesis-based degree. Areas of study can include topics broadly related to the natural, health and physical sciences. Interested applicants are advised to visit the Frequently Asked Questions section for more information.

Master of Science in Rehabilitation Sciences (MSc)

The Graduate Program in Rehabilitation Sciences (RHSC) is jointly run by the Department of Occupational Sciences and Occupational Therapy (OSOT) and the Department of Physical Therapy (PT). It is a program for advanced research study. It focuses on the discipline of Rehabilitation Sciences, the...

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�� Researchers conducting research in Rehabilitation medicine

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Ardern, Clare

Department of Physical Therapy, Faculty of Medicine

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Electronic health (e-Health); Mobile health (mHealth); Patient and citizen engagement research; Health equity; Physical therapy; Sports medicine; Knowledge translation and implementation science in health; Orthopedics; Sex and gender-based analysis; musculoskeletal conditions; Digital health; eHealth; orthopaedics; sports medicine; rehabilitation; meta-science; peer review; research impact

Ashe, Maureen

Department of Family Practice, Faculty of Medicine

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Mobile health (mHealth); Knowledge translation and implementation science in health; Patient and citizen engagement research; Physical therapy

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Barbic, Skye

Department of Occupational Science & Occupational Therapy, Faculty of Medicine

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Occupational therapy; Rehabilitation medicine; assessment; community integration; health and well-being; Implementation Science; Individual Placement Support; measurement; Mental Health and Society; mental health; metrology; Patient Engagement; Rasch Measurement Theory; recovery; Supported Employment; youth

Beauchamp, Mark

School of Kinesiology, Faculty of Education

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Kinesiology; social determinants of health; Health Promotion; Quality of Life and Aging; Mental Health and Society; Children; Exercise Psychology; Group Processes; Health Psychology; Intervention; Leadership; Older Adults; Physical Activity; Social Cognition; Sport Psychology

Blouin, Jean-Sebastien

School of Kinesiology, Faculty of Education

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Kinesiology; sensorimotor integration; Motor System; robotics and automation; Trauma / Injuries; Physiology; Balance robot; Computational approaches; Head and neck; Sensorimotor physiology; Sensory virtualisation; Standing balance; Whiplash injuries

Boyd, Lara

Department of Physical Therapy, Faculty of Medicine

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Neurosciences, biological and chemical aspects; Neurosciences, medical and physiological and health aspects; Physical therapy; Rehabilitation medicine; Learning; Learning and Memory; Motor System; Motor learning; Neurophysiology; Physiology; Plasticity / Neuronal Regeneration; stroke

Bundon, Andrea

School of Kinesiology, Faculty of Education

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Kinesiology; Social Contexts; critical disability studies; disability; Paralympics; social media; sociology; sport

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Camp, Pat

Department of Physical Therapy, Faculty of Medicine

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Physical therapy; Rehabilitation medicine

Campbell, Kristin

Department of Physical Therapy, Faculty of Medicine

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Clinical oncology; Physical therapy; Rehabilitation medicine; Breast Cancer; Exercise Physiology; oncology; physical function; Physiology; Quality of Life and Aging; rehabilitation

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Faulkner, Guy

School of Kinesiology, Faculty of Education

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Kinesiology; Community Health / Public Health; behavioral medicine; Exercise Psychology; mental health; physical activity and public health; physical activity interventions

Forsyth, Janice

School of Kinesiology, Faculty of Education

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Kinesiology; History of Physical Culture and Sport; Indigenous Studies in Kinesiology; Socio-Cultural Studies

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Hunt, Michael

Department of Physical Therapy, Faculty of Medicine

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Physical therapy; Rehabilitation medicine; Arthritis / Osteo-Arthritis; biomechanics; Running; rehabilitation; Orthoses and Prostheses; Joints (Articulations)

Huot, Suzanne

Department of Occupational Science & Occupational Therapy, Faculty of Medicine

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Occupational therapy; Human geography; asylum seekers; bilingualism; community-engaged research; critical theory; francophone minority communities; francophones; french; Gender; immigration; intersectionality; Migration Studies; Migrations, Populations, Cultural Exchanges; occupational science; Qualitative research; refugees; social inclusion; social integration; Platform economy

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Jarus, Tal

Department of Occupational Science & Occupational Therapy, Faculty of Medicine

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Occupational therapy; Rehabilitation medicine; Disciplinary education; art-based research; disabled practitioners;; Disabled students;; diversifying health and human service professions; Justice and equity in health professions

Jeavons, Roxanne

Faculty of Medicine

Faculty (non-G+PS member)

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Lam, Tania

School of Kinesiology, Faculty of Education

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Sensorimotor physiology; Kinesiology; Physical therapy; Neurological disorders (except neuromuscular diseases)

Li, Linda

Department of Physical Therapy, Faculty of Medicine

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Knowledge translation and implementation science in health; Patient and citizen engagement research; Patient-centered care; Mobile health (mHealth); Health counselling; Health promotion and disease prevention; Physical therapy; Care

Liu-Ambrose, Teresa

Department of Physical Therapy, Faculty of Medicine

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Neurosciences, biological and chemical aspects; Neurosciences, medical and physiological and health aspects; Physical therapy; Rehabilitation medicine; Healthy Aging; exercise; Fall prevention; Cognitive Aging; Randomized Controlled Trials; Physical Activity; Mobility; Neuroimaging; Sleep

Livingstone, Roslyn

Faculty of Medicine

Faculty (non-G+PS member)

Occupational therapy; Children with non-ambulant cerebral palsy; Positioning and mobility assistive devices

Locke, David

Faculty of Medicine

Faculty (non-G+PS member)

Physical therapy; Persistent pain; Conditioned pain modulation; Clinical applications of pain science; Axillary cording; Axillary Web Syndrome; Respiration and its impact on body and mind

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McKendry, James

Food, Nutrition & Health, Faculty of Land and Food Systems

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Musculoskeletal biology and physiology; Health promotion and disease prevention; Aging process; Human nutrition and metabolism; Nutritional physiology; Clinical nutrition; Exercise physiology; Sports nutrition; Kinesiology; Skeletal Muscle; Protein metabolism; Aging; Nutrition; exercise; Sarcopenia; Protein; Muscle Disuse; Stable Isotope Tracers; Omics; Cell Culture; Microscopy

Miller, William

Department of Occupational Science & Occupational Therapy, Faculty of Medicine

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Occupational therapy

Mitchell, Cameron

School of Kinesiology, Faculty of Education

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Kinesiology; Aging; molecular biology; Muscle hypertrophy; Nutrition; Physical performance; Protein metabolism; Resistance training; Sarcopenia

Mortenson, Ben

Department of Occupational Science & Occupational Therapy, Faculty of Medicine

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Occupational therapy; Rehabilitation medicine; Accessibility; Assistive technology; Caregiving; Mobility; Outcome measures; Quality of Life and Aging; rehabilitation; Robotics; Social Aspects of Aging; Social participation; Spinal cord injury

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Norman, Moss

School of Kinesiology, Faculty of Education

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Kinesiology; Community and public health; Critical weight studies; Indigenous Studies in Kinesiology; Indigenous physical cultures; Masculinities; Socio-Cultural Studies

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Pollock, Courtney

Department of Physical Therapy, Faculty of Medicine

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Neurosciences, biological and chemical aspects; Neurosciences, medical and physiological and health aspects; Physical therapy; Rehabilitation medicine; impact of neurological changes associated with aging, disease and injury on motor control; motor control of walking balance and balance reactions

Puterman, Eli

School of Kinesiology, Faculty of Education

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Kinesiology; Neurosciences, biological and chemical aspects; Neurosciences, medical and physiological and health aspects; Acute exercise; cellular aging; chronic stress; Exercise interventions; Health Psychology; Physical Activity; Physical literacy; Stress physiology; telomeres

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Schmidt, Julia

Department of Occupational Science & Occupational Therapy, Faculty of Medicine

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Occupational therapy; Trauma / Injuries; cognition; Neurological diseases; Cognitive impairment; neuroscience; rehabilitation; Self-awareness; Self-identity; Traumatic Brain Injury

Scott, Alexander

Department of Physical Therapy, Faculty of Medicine

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Physical therapy; Rehabilitation medicine; musculoskeletal; Musculoskeletal Lesions and Repair; orthopaedics; physical therapy; physiotherapy; sports medicine

Shadgan, Babak

Department of Orthopaedics, Faculty of Medicine

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Medical biotechnology diagnostics (including biosensors); Biomedical instrumentation (including diagnostics); Orthopedics; Sports medicine; Bone, skin and cartilage science; Central nervous system; Implantable Biosensing; sensor and system design, clinical application development; Wearable Biosensors; design and application development in health care and exercise sciences; Musculoskeletal, Sports & Exercise Medicine; Bone Fracture Healing; Spinal Cord Injuries

Sheel, William

School of Kinesiology, Faculty of Education

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Animal physiology, exercise; Kinesiology; airways, exercise, hypoxia, pulmonary physiology, respiratory muscle

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Whittaker, Jacqueline

Department of Physical Therapy, Faculty of Medicine

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Physical therapy; Exercise counselling; Exercise therapy; Health care; Kinesiology; Knee injuries; Knee osteoarthritis; Low back pain; Osteoarthritis prevention; Physical Activity; physical therapy; rehabilitation; Sport injury prevention; sports medicine; Sports/exercise; Ultrasound Imaging; Wearable activity tracker; youth

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Zieff, Gabriel

Faculty of Education

Postdoctoral Fellow

Kinesiology; Psychosocial, sociocultural and behavioral determinants of health; Mental health and wellbeing; Systems physiology; Stress physiology; Exercise Physiology; Cardiometabolic Health; mental health; Lifestyle factors

Zwicker, Jill

Department of Occupational Science & Occupational Therapy, Faculty of Medicine

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Occupational therapy; Rehabilitation medicine; Brain development; developmental coordination disorder; Infant / Child Development; Learning Disorders in Children; Motor System; neuroplasticity; Prematurity; rehabilitation

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Student & Alumni Stories in Rehabilitation medicine