From March to August 2026, we were reported of the following College of Rehabilitation Sciences researchers, post-docs and graduate students contributing to the college’s mission through the following research and scholarly activities (CoRS-affiliated faculty/students in bold):
Publications:
Bijapuri, S. M., Parmar, S., Dudhani, S. C., Szturm, T., & Gururaj, H. (2026). Balance and cognition assessment in elderly Indians with diabetes: Discriminant validity and test‑retest reliability of a digital game‑based rehabilitation platform. Physiotherapy Quarterly. (In press).
Dabiri, M., Alexiuk, E., Brown, M., Ripat, J. (2026). Pedalling towards inclusion and participation: Learning from children and their parents about their experiences with adapted bikes. Disability and Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology. 1–13. https://doi.org/10.1080/17483107.2026.2664789
Ghobadi, N., Szturm, T., & Sepehri, N. (2026). Real‑time vision‑based bending angle estimation in a soft robotic actuator using Gaussian processes and Kalman filtering. IEEE Open Journal of Instrumentation and Measurement. https://doi.org/10.1109/OJIM.2026.3670516
Moll, S., Wener, P., Marshall, C. A., et al. (2026). Occupational therapy and psychotherapy in Canada: Exploring perspectives and practices. Canadian Journal of Occupational Therapy. https://doi.org/10.1177/00084174261417373
Souleymanov, R., Christianson, T., Neumann, C., Morris, M., Wikjord, S., Gervais, L., McLeod, A., Jackson, R., Favel, A., Spillett, L., Templeton, K., King, A., Larcombe, L., Miglardi, P., Kisikaw Piyesis, M., Ringaert, L., Payne, M., Restall, G., Johnston, C., & Jollimore, J. (2026). Kotawêw: Indigenous doulas in the HIV care continuum in Canada. AIDS Care. https://doi.org/10.1080/09540121.2026.2662083
Sreedharan, J. K., Alqahtani, A. S., Albalawi, I. A., Alanazi, Z. A., Alquaimi, M., Alghamdi, M. A., Alkhaldi, W. A., Alahmari, A. D., & Jose, A. M. (2026). Lung ultrasound for acute respiratory distress syndrome diagnosis: A systematic review and meta‑analysis. Respiratory Medicine, 256, Article 108802. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rmed.2026.108802
Thiessen, R., Dabiri Golchin, M., Barrett, S., Ripat, J., & Young, J. E. (2026). “I want Sota to be smarter!”: Investigating children’s play with deployed robots and robot dolls. In Companion Proceedings of the 21st ACM/IEEE International Conference on Human‑Robot Interaction (HRI Companion ’26) (pp. 15–20). Association for Computing Machinery. https://doi.org/10.1145/3776734.3794346
Toovey, R., Linton, J., Lin, I., Bolton, J., Buhler, M., Bunzli, S., Darlow, B., Devan, H., Dixon, B., Fricke, M., Large, S., O’Sullivan, P., Roach, P., Roots, R., Setchell, J., Tombs, K., White, E., & Conley, B. (2026).Moving forward together. Part 5: Championing physical therapy allyship and advocacy for Indigenous Peoples with musculoskeletal pain. Journal of Orthopaedic & Sports Physical Therapy. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.2519/jospt.2026.13858
Warkentin, P., Gregory, J.H., Athanasopoulos, P., Ripat, J., & Cowley, K.C. (2026). Review and assessment of policies and practices for spinal cord injury-related health care reveals wide inequities and inadequacies in Canada. (2026). Frontiers in Public Health. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2026.1762879
Woodgate, R. L., Isaak, C., Hinds, A. M., Chartier, M., Rempel, G., & Ripat, J. (2026). Receipt and non‑receipt of respite services by families with a child or youth with special health care needs: A population‑based approach. International Journal of Population Data Science, 11(1), Article 11. https://doi.org/10.23889/ijpds.v11i1.3023
Conference presentations
Bijapuri, S. M., Parmar, S., Dudhani, S. C., & Szturm, T. (2025). Tech‑based balance and gait rehabilitation in elderly diabetics: A focused intervention study. Conference presentation, World Diabetes Congress, Bangkok, Thailand, April 7–10.
Cowley, K., Warkentin, P., Gregory, J., Ripat, J., & Athanasopoulos, A. (2026). Assessment of policies and practices for delivering spinal cord injury‑related equipment and supplies: A Canadian perspective in an international context. 64th ISCoS Annual Scientific Meeting, Gothenburg, Sweden.
Dabiri Golchin, M., & Ripat, J. (February 2026). The role of technology in enhancing play for children with disabilities: Perspectives from parents, children, and experts using the Dice Model of Play. World Federation of Occupational Therapists Congress, Bangkok, Thailand.
Diamond-Burchuk, C., Schroeder, S., Mendez, L., & Brown, C. L. (2026, May). Indigenous-led, community-embedded learning: Ethical and authentic advances to competency C [Poster presentation]. Canadian Association of Occupational Therapy Centennial Conference.
Fricke, M., & MacDonald, L. (2026, April 17). Beyond the silos: Interprofessional collaboration for oral and overall health. Prairie Lights Dental Convention / National Oral Health Convention, Winnipeg, Canada.
Restall, G., & Egan, M. (2026, February). The Canadian inter-relational practice process: Inspiring anti-oppressive practices in everyday occupational therapy [Conference presentation]. World Federation of Occupational Therapy Congress, Bangkok, Thailand.
Restall, G., & Egan, M. (2026, February). The Canadian model of occupational participation: Evolution and innovation [Conference presentation]. World Federation of Occupational Therapy Congress, Bangkok, Thailand.
Ripat, J., & Dabiri Golchin, M. (February 2026). Children and adapted biking: Focusing on outcomes that matter. World Federation of Occupational Therapists Congress, Bangkok, Thailand.
Bijapuri, S. M., Parmar, S., Dudhani, S. C., & Szturm, T. (2025). Tech based balance and gait rehabilitation in elderly diabetics: A focused intervention study. Conference presentation, World Diabetes Congress, Bangkok, Thailand, April 7–10.