Each year, the Rehabilitation Sciences Institute (RSI) at the University of Toronto hosts RSI Research Day to showcase student’s accomplishments, success stories, and research findings. The 2023 RSI Research Day theme was “Patient-Oriented Research." In this episode, Anna and Jejociny spoke with three RSI PhD candidates about their research and clinical experiences in relation to the 2023 theme.
Transcript
Speaker 1: Allee Thompson, MScOT, OT Reg. (Ont.), PhD Candidate
Allee is an ...
Each year, the Rehabilitation Sciences Institute (RSI) at the University of Toronto hosts RSI Research Day to showcase student’s accomplishments, success stories, and research findings. The 2023 RSI Research Day theme was “Patient-Oriented Research." In this episode, Anna and Jejociny spoke with three RSI PhD candidates about their research and clinical experiences in relation to the 2023 theme.
Transcript
Speaker 1: Allee Thompson, MScOT, OT Reg. (Ont.), PhD Candidate
Allee is an occupational therapist and fourth year PhD candidate at the Rehabilitation Sciences Institute, University of Toronto and the Rotman Research Institute, Baycrest Health Sciences. She’s co-supervised by Dr. Emily Nalder and Dr. Deirdre Dawson and her research interests lie in user-centred design, mobile health technology, and chronic disease self-management.
Allee’s Twitter: @alleethompson
Allee’s LinkedIN: www.linkedin.com/in/alexandra-nicole-thompson
March of Dimes: https://www.marchofdimes.ca/en-ca/aboutus/whoweare/
Recommended Journal Articles:
Wang, R. H., Kenyon, L. K., McGilton, K. S., Miller, W. C., Hovanec, N., Boger, J., Viswanathan, P., Robillard, J. M., & Czarnuch, S. M. (2021). The time is now: A FASTER approach to generate research evidence for technology-based interventions in the field of disability and rehabilitation. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 102(9), 1848-1859. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apmr.2021.04.009
Sixsmith, A., Sixsmith, J., Mihailidis, A., & Fang, M. L. (Ed.). (2021). Knowledge, innovation, and impact a guide for the engaged health researcher. Springer International Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-34390-3
McMaster University Co-Design VP Hub. (n.d.). The co-design hub: Engage, educate, innovate and evaluate co-design from an equity-based perspective. McMaster University Co-Design VP Hub. https://codesign.mcmaster.ca/
Speaker 2: Yashoda Sharma, MScPT, PT, PhD Candidate
Yashoda is a 4th year PhD Candidate in the Rehabilitation Sciences Institute at the University of Toronto. Her research focuses on identifying the potential clinical impact of using technology in a physiotherapist’s assessment of gait and falls risk in older adults with dementia. Outside of school, Yashoda's interests are crafting (crochet and paper crafts), being active and watching a lot of reality TV!
Speaker 3: Dr. Reeman Marzouqah, PhD, Reg. CASLPO, CCC-SLP
Reeman is a speech-language pathologist and recently defended her PhD in Rehabilitation Sciences at the University of Toronto in the fall of 2023. Her research aims to improve the lives of individuals with post-stroke obstructive sleep apnea by developing innovative and evidence-based interventions. Reeman is passionate about pushing the boundaries of stroke rehabilitation and draws on her clinical experience to inform her research.
Reeman’s Twitter: @rmarzouqah
Reeman’s Instagram: @__reeman__
UofT RSI and SLP Twitter: @RSIuoft @slpuoft
Rehabilitation Sciences Student Union Twitter: @RSGSU
Dr. Mark Boulous: @DrMarkBoulos
Episode Credits
Podcast Host: Anna Huynh & Jejociny Consalas
Featured Speakers: Allee Thompson, Yashoda Sharma, Reeman Marzouqah,
Executive Producer: Francis Routledge
Audio Editors: Francis Routledge
Production Team: Anna Huynh, Jejociny Consalas, Francis Routledge, Kate Kim, Tiffany Tiu
Music: Kyla Alsbury-Nealy, Benjamin Alsbury-Nealy Promotional Illustration: Francis Routledge
