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
Beal, Deryk - BA, MHSc, PhD
Biddiss, Elaine Alisa - MASc, PhD
Black, Sandra - BSc, MD
Bressmann, Tim - MPH, PhD
Brooks, Dina - BSc(PT), MSc, PhD
Buliung, Ronald - MA, PhD
Cameron, Jill - BSc, MS, PhD
Campos, Jennifer - BA, PhD
Chau, Tom - PhD
Chu, Charlene - BSc, BScN, MN, PhD
Colantonio, Angela - BA, BSc(OT), MHSc, PhD (Director)
Colella, Tracey J.F. - MSc, PhD
Colquhoun, Heather - PhD
De Nil, Luc - MSc, PhD
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
Ho, Emily - BSc(OT), MEd, PhD, PhD
Iaboni, Andrea - BSc, MD, PhD
Jaglal, Susan - BSc, MSc, PhD
King, Gillian - BA, MA, PhD
Kontos, Pia - BA, MA, PhD
Martino, Rosemary - BS, MA, MSc, PhD
McGilton, Kathy - BScN, MN, PhD
McIlroy, William - BSc, PhD
McPherson, Amy - BSc, PhD
Mihailidis, Alex - BASc, MASc, PhD
Mustard, Cameron - AB, ScD
Nixon, Stephanie - BHSc(PT), BA, MSc, PhD
Nowrouzi-Kia, Behdin - BSc, MSc
O'Brien, Kelly - BSc(PT), BS, PhD
Parsons, Janet - BSc(PT), BA, MSc, PhD
Popovic, Milos - DipIng, PhD
Rabin, Jenny - PhD
Rappolt, Susan - BSc(OT), MSc, PhD
Reed, Nick - BA, MSc, PhD
Reid, Darlene - BMR(PT), PhD
Renwick, Rebecca - DipOT, BA, PhD
Sabiston, Catherine - BS, MA, PhD
Salbach, Nancy - BSc(PT), BS, MSc, PhD
Steele, Catriona - BA, MHSc, 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
Wong, Andy Kin On - BS, PhD
Yunusova, Yana - MS, MA, PhD
Zabjek, Karl - BSc, MClSc , PhD

Members Emeriti

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

Associate Members

Bethell, Jennifer Margaret - PhD
Chan, Brian Chun-Fai - BScPhm, MSc, PhD
Craven, Beverley Catharine - MD
Furlan, Julio - MSc, DrMed, PhD
Gabison, Sharon - BSc, BSc(PT), MSc
Hunt, Anne - MSc, PhD
Kalsi-Ryan, Sukhvinder - BSc(PT)
Kingsnorth, Shauna - BS, MA, PhD
Kokorelias, Kristina M. - MSc, PhD
Kroshus, Emily - DSc
MacKay, Crystal - MHSc
Markoulakis, Roula - MSc, PhD
Moola, Fiona - BPHE, MSc, PhD
Mori, Brenda - BSc(PT), MSc, PhD
Niles, Chavon - BE, BS, AM, PhD
Ross, Tim - PhD
Rowland, Paula - BS, BS
Simic, Tijana - BSc, MHSc, PhD
Simpson, Robert - MBChB
Switzer-Mcintyre, Sharon - BPHE, BSc, MEd, PhD
Wasilewski, Marina B. - BSc, MSc, PhD
Wickerson, Lisa - BSc(PT), BSc(PT), MSc, PhD
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 CodeCourse Title
Introduction to Rehabilitation Research
Research Methods for Rehabilitation Science
Disordered and Restorative Motor Control
Individual Reading and Research Course
RSI MSc Seminar — Foundations of Professional Development
RSI PhD Seminar — Foundations of Professional Development
Disability, Embodiment, and Voice in the Rehabilitation Science Context
Knowledge Translation in Rehabilitation: Foundational Knowledge and Innovative Applications
REH3302HDeterminants of Rehabilitation Practice
REH3303HRehabilitation Clinical Practicum
Therapeutic Exercise in Rehabilitation: Emerging Trends and Research Approaches
Gender, Work, and Health
Introduction to Cognitive Rehabilitation Neuroscience I: Basic Science to Clinical Applications
Synthesis Toolkit: Approaches and Methodologies
Theory and Method for Qualitative Researchers: An Introduction