Meredith Smith
BSc, MScPT
Meredith Smith is a physiotherapist and an Assistant Professor in the department of Physical Therapy. She is the Academic Lead for Unit 4: Physical Practice III which focuses on neurological physical therapy practice. She is a graduate of the MScPT program at the University of Toronto and holds a Bachelors in Physiology from Michigan State University. Meredith is currently completing a Master of Education with a concentration in Health Professions Education at the University of Ottawa.
Meredith is also the Physiotherapy Academic Clinical Educator at Toronto Rehab and continues to practice clinically in private practice with a focus on clients living with neurological conditions.
Research & Scholarly Activities
Meredith is involved in research related to health justice, racism and oppression.
Teaching
- Physical Therapy Practice III (PHT 1104Y)
Appointments
- Assistant Professor, Teaching Stream, Department of Physical Therapy, University of Toronto
- Physiotherapy Academic Clinical Educator, Toronto Rehabilitation Institute
Publications
- Vazir S, Newman K, Kispal L, Morin AE, Mu Y, Smith M, Nixon S. Perspectives of Racialized Physiotherapists in Canada on Their Experiences with Racism in the Physiotherapy Profession. Physiotherapy Canada. 2019; 71(4):335-45.
- Hughes N, Norville S, Chan R, Arunthavarajah R, Armena D, Hosseinpour N, Smith M, Nixon SA. Exploring How Racism Structures Canadian Physical Therapy Programs: Counter-Stories From Racialized Students. J Hum Rehabil. 2021. https://www.jhrehab.org/2019/11/14/exploring-how-racism-structures-canadian-physical-therapy-programs-counter-stories-from-racialized-students/.
- Wegrzyn, P, Evans, C, Janczyn, G, Judge, J, Lu, R, Manji, R, Gray, J, Smith, M, Nixon, SA. A Reorientation of Belief: Considerations for Increasing the Recruitment of Black Students into Canadian physiotherapy programs. J Hum Rehabil. 2021. https://www.jhrehab.org/2021/11/05/a-reorientation-of-belief-considerations-for-increasing-the-recruitment-of-black-students-into-canadian-physiotherapy-programs/.