2022-2023 MScPT Student Research Projects

Canadian Physiotherapy Graduates’ Readiness to work in private practice: Exploring Perspectives from Academic Faculty, Employers and Recent Graduates

  • Atashzay P, Hutton K, Pang YTC, Thangeswaran V, Zaki J, Emary B
  • Clinical Advisors: Mori B, Hall M, Marcuzzi A, Bostick G
  • Faculty Advisor: Mori B

Considerations in increasing clinical education capacity for physical therapy students

  • Ushwin E, Khoshnevisan P, Muirhead T, Sanderson M, Sidhu P
  • Clinical Advisors: Mori B, Quesnel M
  • Faculty Advisor: Mori B

Employer-Based Preparation of Personal Support Workers (PSWs) for Client Moving and Handling in Home Care

  • Chan N, Jones S, Long I, Noh E, Walji Z
  • Clinical Advisors: McKay S, King E, Bean C, Switzer-McIntyre S
  • Faculty Advisor: Switzer-McIntyre S

Futures of Physical Therapy in the Context of Digital Transformation

  • Eskic L, Liolios N, Mohamed S, Patel T, Somal H, Xi J
  • Clinical Advisors: Shaw J, Walton D
  • Faculty Advisor: Shaw J

Healthcare Providers’ Perspectives and Experiences on Caring for Individuals with Limb Loss During Pregnancy

  • Chiang E, Chow C, Hodgson A, Jeevananthan V, Lad N, McKellar N
  • Clinical Advisors: MacKay C, Campbell J, Pousett B, Azhari F
  • Faculty Advisor: MacKay C

Long COVID and Rehabilitation: Experiences of physical therapists working with adults living with Long COVID in Canada: a qualitative study

  • Al Hamour Al Jarad S, Gao A, Kaufman N, Kim C, Lin C, Wong M
  • Clinical Advisors: O’Brien K, Chan Carusone S, Brown D, Cobbing S
  • Faculty Advisor: O’Brien K

Technology to assess and maintain complex mobility skills in adults living with a brain injury

  • Grewal H, Kooner J, Lu A, Ngan S, Pasqual L, Thurlow K
  • Clinical Advisors: Zabjek K
  • Faculty Advisor: Zabjek K

When the world stood still: a qualitative study examining the long-term impact of COVID-19 on physical activity in individuals with knee osteoarthritis

  • Bajwa J, Chau-Stacey H, Li C, Liu V, Teodoro R, Vanderlaan K
  • Clinical Advisors: Waugh E, King L, MacKay C, Jaglal S
  • Faculty Advisor: Jaglal S

Investigating adapted sport participation for adults aged 50 years or older with spinal cord injury or disease: a descriptive cross-sectional survey

  • Dam J, Merovitz-Budning L, Saba N, Vance J, Wexler A, Yan J
  • Clinical Advisors: Cheung L, Musselman K
  • Faculty Advisor: Musselman K

Rehabilitation for Individuals with Concussion: Establishing the State of the Affairs in Scarborough, Ontario

  • Apostolopoulos D, Azzano T, Humhej K, Keung K, Peters J, Slim A
  • Clinical Advisors: Anderson C, Yeung E
  • Faculty Advisor: Yeung E

Where are we now? Virtual physical therapy practices in Canadian pulmonary rehabilitation programs

  • Farid M, Kwan T, Nica A, Paliga A, Parthipan M, Vaikuntharajan P
  • Clinical Advisors: Wickerson L, Miller E, Schertzer K, Belitzky J
  • Faculty Advisor: Wickerson L

An investigation of how physiotherapists use dance in clinical practice

  • Aquilina S, Divecha A, Grosso C, Jaffer S, Wilberforce M, Ziabari A
  • Clinical Advisors: Patterson K
  • Faculty Advisor: Patterson K

An investigation of the effects of a single virtual salsa dance class on mood, stress and social connection

  • Amin R, Duplea S, Gadalla M, Lam A, Pullara J, Smith C
  • Clinical Advisors: Patterson K, Ng H
  • Faculty Advisor: Patterson K

Does dyspnea induced by inspiratory loading limit ability to detect pedestrian hazards?

  • Ali-Hassan Y, Bahl A, Loebach B, O’Quinn E, Schan S
  • Clinical Advisors: Reid D
  • Faculty Advisor: Reid D

Evaluating the reliability of virtually-obtained Upper Limb Motor Assessments for children who have cerebral palsy (CP)

  • Chin-A-Young A, Morris S, Noble L, Thornber C, Tran V, Yazdy A
  • Clinical Advisors: Wright V, Biddiss E, Chan-Viquez D
  • Faculty Advisor: Wright V

Mechanomyography (MMG) for the Assessment of Quality of Contraction During Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation (NMES) Therapy: Pilot Study for a Path Towards Combating ICU Acquired Weakness

  • Bektashi D, Campbell R, Dasouki S, Juan Ding R, Markakos N, Wu B
  • Clinical Advisors: Ieraci A, Gabison S, Batt J
  • Faculty Advisor: Gabison S

Repositioning and Pressure Offloading: Addressing the Needs of Patients During COVID-19

  • Hermanto K, Jbara N, Jin D, Li S, Seguin R, Reesor M
  • Clinical Advisors: Gabison S, Coleman J, Allin S
  • Faculty Advisor: Gabison S

Repositioning and Pressure Offloading: Addressing the Needs of Patients During COVID-19

  • Gallant R, Henderson K, Ong J, Wu J, Wynn Y
  • Clinical Advisors: Gabison S, Dutta T
  • Faculty Advisor: Gabison S

Clinical outcomes following Pulmonary Rehabilitation - a comparison between virtual and traditional delivery models

  • Elmadbak R, Fu S, Jackson D, Shipley K, Wijayanayagam M
  • Clinical Advisors: Singh P, Wu K, Robitaille E
  • Faculty Advisor: Salbach N