Rehabilitation Sciences

Rehabilitation Sciences: Introduction

Faculty Affiliation

Medicine

Degree Programs

Rehabilitation Science

MSc and PhD

  • Fields:
    • Movement Science;
    • Occupational Science;
    • Practice Science (admissions have been administratively suspended);
    • Rehabilitation Health Services Studies;
    • Rehabilitation Technology Sciences;
    • Social and Cognitive Rehabilitation Sciences;
    • Speech-Language Pathology.

Collaborative Specializations

The following collaborative specializations are available to students in participating degree programs as listed below:

Overview

Rehabilitation sciences is a multidisciplinary, integrated science dedicated to the study of human function and participation and its relationship to health and well-being. Using basic and applied methods, the science is focused on phenomena at the level of the cell, muscle/brain, person, family, community, or society to develop and evaluate theories, models, processes, measures, interventions, and policies to prevent, reverse, or minimize impairments, enable activity, and facilitate participation.

The academic activities of students in the Rehabilitation Sciences Institute (RSI) cover the full breadth of rehabilitation sciences with over 100 RSI faculty who are distributed throughout the University of Toronto, including teaching hospitals and research institutes.

Contact and Address

Web: www.rsi.utoronto.ca
Email: rsi.admin@utoronto.ca
Telephone: (416) 946-8582
Fax: (416) 946-8762

Rehabilitation Sciences Institute
University of Toronto
Rehabilitation Sciences Building
Room 160, 500 University Avenue
Toronto, Ontario M5G 1V7
Canada

Rehabilitation Science: Graduate Faculty

Full Members

Agur, Anne - BSc, MSc, PhD
Astell, Arlene - BSc, PhD
Bayley, Mark - MD
Biddiss, Elaine Alisa - MASc, PhD
Black, Sandra - BSc, MD
Bressmann, Tim - MPH, PhD
Brooks, Dina - BSc(PT), MSc, PhD
Cameron, Jill - BSc, MS, PhD
Chau, Tom - PhD
Chen, Joyce - BSc(PT), BPHE, PhD, ScD
Colantonio, Angela - BA, BSc(OT), MHSc, PhD (Director)
Colella, Tracey J.F. - MSc, PhD
Colquhoun, Heather - PhD
De Nil, Luc - MSc, PhD
Dutta, Tilak - MEng
Fehlings, Darcy - MD
Fernie, Geoffrey - BSc, PhD
Forhan, Mary - BSc(OT), MHSc, PhD
Gibson, Barbara - MSc, BMR(PT), PhD
Green, Robin - PhD
Guilcher, Sara - BSc, MSc, MSc(PT), PhD
Hamdani, Yani - MA, PhD
Iaboni, Andrea - BSc, MD, PhD
Jaglal, Susan - BSc, MSc, PhD
King, Gillian - BA, MA, PhD
Lindsay, Sally - BA, MA, PhD
Mansfield, Avril - BSc(PT), MSc(PT), PhD
Martino, Rosemary - BS, MA, MSc, PhD
Mathur, Sunita - BSc(PT), MSc(PT), PhD
McGilton, Kathy - BScN, MN, PhD
McIlroy, William - BSc, PhD
Mihailidis, Alex - BASc, MASc, PhD
Musselman, Kristin - MSc(PT), PhD
Mustard, Cameron - AB, ScD
Nalder, Emily - BOTh, PhD
Ng, Stella - BA, MA, PhD
Nixon, Stephanie - BHSc(PT), BA, MSc, PhD
Novak, Alison - MSc, PhD (Coordinator of Graduate Studies)
O'Brien, Kelly - BSc(PT), BS, PhD
Parsons, Janet - BSc(PT), BA, MSc, PhD
Patterson, Kara - BSc, BPT, MSc, PhD
Perry, Stephen - BS, MSc, PhD
Popovic, Milos - DipIng, PhD
Rappolt, Susan - BSc(OT), MSc, PhD
Reid, Darlene - BMR(PT), PhD
Renwick, Rebecca - DipOT , BA, PhD
Robinson, Lawrence - BA, MD
Rochon, Elizabeth - BA, MSc, PhD
Sabiston, Catherine - BS, MA, PhD
Salbach, Nancy - BSc(PT), BS, MSc, PhD
Scratch, Shannon Elizabeth - PhD
Thaut, Michael - PhD
van Lieshout, Pascal - MA, MA, PhD
Wang, Rosalie - BSc, BSc(OT), PhD
Washington, Karla - BA, MSc, PhD
Williams, Charmaine - BA, BSc, MSW, PhD
Woods, Nicole - BA, PhD
Wright, Virginia - BSc, MSc, PhD
Yunusova, Yana - MA, MS, PhD
Zabjek, Karl - BSc, MClSc , PhD
Zariffa, Jose - DrEng

Members Emeriti

Dawson, Deirdre - BSc, MSc, PhD
Friedland, Judith - BA, MA, PhD
Kirsh, Bonnie - BSc(OT), MEd, PhD
Polatajko-Howell, Helene J. - PhD
Verrier, Molly - DipOT , MHSc
Yoshida, Karen - BSc, BPHE, MSc, PhD

Associate Members

Comper, Paul - BA, MA, PhD
Craven, Beverley Catharine - MD
Eftekhar, Parvin - BSc(OT), MSc, PhD
Farragher, Janine - PhD
Furlan, Julio - MSc, DrMed, PhD
Gabison, Sharon - BSc, BSc(PT), MSc
Hitzig, Sander - PhD
Ho, Emily - BSc(OT), MEd, PhD, PhD
Inness, Elizabeth - BSc(PT)
Kalsi-Ryan, Sukhvinder - BSc(PT)
Kroshus, Emily - DSc
MacDonald, Shannon - MSc, MD
MacKay, Crystal - MHSc
Markoulakis, Roula - MSc, PhD
Marzolini, Susan - BS, MSc, PhD
Mollayeva, Tatyana - MD, PhD
Mori, Brenda - BSc(PT), MSc, PhD
Munce, Sarah - BSc, MSc, PhD (Coordinator of Graduate Studies)
Nowrouzi-Kia, Behdin - BSc, MSc
Rabin, Jenny - PhD
Rotenberg, Shlomit - PhD
Rowland, Paula - BS, BS
Shikako-Thomas, Keiko - PhD
Simic, Tijana - BSc, MHSc, PhD
Singh, Hardeep - MSc, PhD
Switzer-Mcintyre, Sharon - BSc, BPHE, MEd, PhD
Wasilewski, Marina B. - BSc, MSc, PhD
Wickerson, Lisa - BSc(PT), BSc(PT), MSc, PhD
Yu, Shui Eugene - MD
Zinman, Lorne - MSc, MD

Rehabilitation Sciences: Rehabilitation Science MSc, PhD Courses

Since not all courses are offered each academic year, the department should be consulted each session as to course offerings.

Course Code Course Title
REH1100H
Introduction to Rehabilitation Research
REH1120H
Research Methods for Rehabilitation Science
REH1510H
Disordered and Restorative Motor Control
REH2000H
Individual Reading and Research Course
REH2001H
RSI MSc Seminar — Foundations of Professional Development (Credit/No Credit)
REH3001H
RSI PhD Seminar — Foundations of Professional Development (Credit/No Credit)
REH3140H
Disability, Embodiment, and Voice in the Rehabilitation Science Context
REH3301H
Knowledge Translation in Rehabilitation: Foundational Knowledge and Innovative Applications
REH3302H Determinants of Rehabilitation Practice
REH3303H Rehabilitation Clinical Practicum
REH3400H
Therapeutic Exercise in Rehabilitation: Emerging Trends and Research Approaches
REH3500H
Gender, Work, and Health
REH5100H
Introduction to Cognitive Rehabilitation Neuroscience I: Basic Science to Clinical Applications
REH3600H
Synthesis Toolkit: Approaches and Methodologies
JRP1000H
Theory and Method for Qualitative Researchers: An Introduction