{"id":854,"date":"2026-09-17T12:59:05","date_gmt":"2026-09-17T17:59:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.radyfhs.umanitoba.ca\/cors\/?p=854"},"modified":"2026-09-17T12:59:07","modified_gmt":"2026-09-17T17:59:07","slug":"publications-and-presentations-march-august-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.radyfhs.umanitoba.ca\/cors\/publications-and-presentations-march-august-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Publications and presentations (March – August 2026)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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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\u2019s mission through the following research and scholarly activities (CoRS-affiliated faculty\/students in bold):<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Publications:<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bijapuri, S. M., Parmar, S., Dudhani, S. C., Szturm, T.,<\/strong> & Gururaj, H. (2026). Balance and cognition assessment in elderly Indians with diabetes: Discriminant validity and test\u2011retest reliability of a digital game\u2011based rehabilitation platform. Physiotherapy Quarterly.<\/em> (In press).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dabiri, M<\/strong>., Alexiuk, E., Brown, M., Ripat, J.<\/strong> (2026). Pedalling towards inclusion and participation: Learning from children and their parents about their experiences with adapted bikes. Disability and Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology. 1\u201313. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1080\/17483107.2026.2664789<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ghobadi, N., Szturm, T<\/strong>., & Sepehri, N. (2026). Real\u2011time vision\u2011based bending angle estimation in a soft robotic actuator using Gaussian processes and Kalman filtering. IEEE Open Journal of Instrumentation and  Measurement.<\/em>  https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1109\/OJIM.2026.3670516<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Moll, S., Wener, P<\/strong>., Marshall, C. A., et al. (2026). Occupational therapy and psychotherapy in Canada: Exploring perspectives and practices. Canadian Journal of Occupational Therapy.<\/em> https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1177\/00084174261417373<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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.<\/strong>, Johnston, C., & Jollimore, J. (2026). Kotaw\u00eaw: Indigenous doulas in the HIV care continuum in Canada. AIDS Care<\/em>. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1080\/09540121.2026.2662083<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sreedharan, J. K<\/strong>., 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\u2011analysis. Respiratory Medicine, 256<\/em>, Article 108802. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.rmed.2026.108802<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Thiessen, R., Dabiri Golchin, M<\/strong>., Barrett, S., Ripat, J<\/strong>., & Young, J. E. (2026). \u201cI want Sota to be smarter!\u201d: Investigating children\u2019s play with deployed robots and robot dolls. In Companion Proceedings of the 21st ACM\/IEEE International Conference on Human\u2011Robot Interaction (HRI Companion \u201926)<\/em> (pp. 15\u201320). Association for Computing Machinery. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1145\/3776734.3794346<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Toovey, R., Linton, J., Lin, I., Bolton, J., Buhler, M., Bunzli, S., Darlow, B., Devan, H., Dixon, B., Fricke, M.<\/strong>, Large, S., O\u2019Sullivan, 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.<\/em> Advance online publication. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.2519\/jospt.2026.13858<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Warkentin, P., Gregory, J.H., Athanasopoulos, P., Ripat, J.,<\/strong> & 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<\/em>. doi: 10.3389\/fpubh.2026.1762879<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Woodgate, R. L., Isaak, C., Hinds, A. M., Chartier, M., Rempel, G., & Ripat, J. <\/strong>(2026). Receipt and non\u2011receipt of respite services by families with a child or youth with special health care needs: A population\u2011based approach. International Journal of Population Data Science, 11<\/em>(1), Article 11. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.23889\/ijpds.v11i1.3023<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Conference presentations<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bijapuri, S. M., Parmar, S., Dudhani, S. C., & Szturm, T<\/strong>. (2025). Tech\u2011based balance and gait rehabilitation in elderly diabetics: A focused intervention study. Conference presentation, World Diabetes Congress<\/em>, Bangkok, Thailand, April 7\u201310.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cowley, K., Warkentin, P., Gregory, J., Ripat, J.,<\/strong> & Athanasopoulos, A. (2026). Assessment of policies and practices for delivering spinal cord injury\u2011related equipment and supplies: A Canadian perspective in an international context. 64th ISCoS Annual Scientific Meeting<\/em>, Gothenburg, Sweden.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dabiri Golchin, M., <\/strong>& Ripat, J. <\/strong>(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<\/em>, Bangkok, Thailand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Diamond-Burchuk, C., Schroeder, S.,<\/strong> Mendez, L., & Brown, C. L<\/strong>. (2026, May). Indigenous-led, community-embedded learning: Ethical and authentic advances to competency C<\/em> [Poster presentation]. Canadian Association of Occupational Therapy Centennial Conference.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fricke, M<\/strong>., & MacDonald, L. (2026, April 17). Beyond the silos: Interprofessional collaboration for oral and overall health. Prairie Lights Dental Convention \/ National Oral Health Convention<\/em>, Winnipeg, Canada.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Restall, G., <\/strong>& Egan, M. (2026, February). The Canadian inter-relational practice process: Inspiring anti-oppressive practices in everyday occupational therapy<\/em> [Conference presentation]. World Federation of Occupational Therapy Congress, Bangkok, Thailand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Restall, G., <\/strong>& Egan, M. (2026, February). The Canadian model of occupational participation: Evolution and innovation<\/em> [Conference presentation]. World Federation of Occupational Therapy Congress, Bangkok, Thailand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ripat, J.<\/strong>, & Dabiri Golchin, M.<\/strong> (February 2026). Children and adapted biking: Focusing on outcomes that matter. World Federation of Occupational Therapists Congress<\/em>, Bangkok, Thailand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bijapuri, S. M., Parmar, S., Dudhani, S. C., & Szturm, T.<\/strong> (2025). Tech based balance and gait rehabilitation in elderly diabetics: A focused intervention study. Conference presentation, World Diabetes Congress, Bangkok, Thailand, April 7\u201310.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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\u2019s 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…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[8],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.radyfhs.umanitoba.ca\/cors\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/854"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.radyfhs.umanitoba.ca\/cors\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.radyfhs.umanitoba.ca\/cors\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.radyfhs.umanitoba.ca\/cors\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.radyfhs.umanitoba.ca\/cors\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=854"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/news.radyfhs.umanitoba.ca\/cors\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/854\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":855,"href":"https:\/\/news.radyfhs.umanitoba.ca\/cors\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/854\/revisions\/855"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.radyfhs.umanitoba.ca\/cors\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=854"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.radyfhs.umanitoba.ca\/cors\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=854"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.radyfhs.umanitoba.ca\/cors\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=854"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}