This is the official account for the Rehabilitation Science (RS) Graduate Program at the School of Rehabilitation Science, McMaster University.

McMaster University
Joined August 2014
Congratulations to Chris Farley on a successful PhD Comprehensive Examination​ Title: Measurement Properties of the Sit-to-stand Test in People with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: A COSMIN Systematic Review
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Congratulations to Meaghan Reitzel on a successful PhD Thesis Defense!​ ​ Title: Reimagining policy and models of service delivery to enhance access and engagement in publicly funded pediatric rehabilitation services
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Congratulations to Selina Malouka on a successful PhD Thesis Defense!​ Title: Psychometric Properties of The Life-Space Assessment Among Canadian Community-Dwelling Adults
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Congratulations to Vahideh Jafarzadeh Harzand on a successful MSc Thesis Defense!​ Title: The Impact of Educational Style on Physiological and Psychosocial Markers ​in People with Knee OA: A Mixed-Methods Pilot RCT
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Congratulations to Neeraja Nannapaneni on a successful MSc Thesis Defense!​ Title: Virtual Rehabilitation Services for Individuals with Spinal Cord Injury (SCI)
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Congratulations to Anittha Mappanasingam on a successful MSc Thesis Defense! Title: Exploring the relationship between frailty, physical activity, and swallowing
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Congratulations to Maha Wakim on a successful PhD Comprehensive Examination Title: The Current Scope and Limitations of Research on the Application of Virtual Interventions in Return-to-Work Planning
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Congratulations to Lisandra Almeida de Oliveira on a successful PhD Thesis Defense! Title: Understanding and evaluating the role of graded activity in the management of chronic non-specific low back pain
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Congratulations to Stephanie Saunders on a successful PhD Thesis Defense!​ Title: Fall risk assessment and prediction in community-dwelling older adults
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Congratulations to Kari Renahan on a successful PhD Comprehensive Examination Title: Navigating Practice and Policy: Challenges and Opportunities in School-Based Occupational Therapy
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Congratulations to Mahdieh Sohanian on a successful MSc Thesis Defense! Title: The Impact and Experiences of Remote Work on Chronic Low Back Pain Among Office Workers
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Congratulations to Tarin Moni on a successful MSc Thesis Defense! Title: Empowering self-management for people with lived experience: Exploring the quality of online self-management educational resources for knee osteoarthritis and the reliability of quality assessment tools.
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Congratulations to Eden Daniel on a successful PhD Comprehensive Examination Title: Addressing and Assessing Pain in Vulnerable Aging Populations
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Congratulations to Fiona Campbell on a successful PhD Thesis Defense! Title: An Augmentative and Alternative Vocabulary for Non-Speaking Patients to participate in their Goals of Care/End-of-Life discussions in Intensive Care
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Congratulations to Sophia Werden Abrams on a successful PhD Comprehensive Examination Title: Responsiveness of a Machine-Learning Algorithm in Scoring the CAPE-V Using Non-Optimized Voice Samples
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Congratulations to professor and former RS Assistant Dean @joymacdermid for this immense honour!
The MSK Network's Principal Investigator Dr. @joymacdermid was recognized with the province’s highest civilian honour, the Order of Ontario for her work bringing pain perception to the forefront of patient care. Photo: Order of Ontario Program
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Mac RS Grad Program retweeted
Our first #FundingFriday of 2025! Announcing MIRA Undergraduate Summer Research Fellowships (USRF)—six awards (one per Faculty) of $2,000 to go toward summer fellowship salaries for undergraduate students working with MIRA researchers. Learn more here: mira.mcmaster.ca/collaborate…
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Congratulations to Hassan Alrabbaie on a successful PhD Comprehensive Examination Title: Cross-cultural adaptation and validation of the Arabic version of the Balance Evaluation Systems Test (BESTest) for Jordanian patients with COPD
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Congratulations to Sheila Addanki on a successful PhD Thesis Defense! Title: Exploring the Scope and Evaluation Approaches for Mental Health Apps Implemented in Workplace Settings
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Congratulations to Qiukui Hao on a successful PhD Comprehensive Exam! Title: Pulmonary Rehabilitation (PR) With Balance Training for Fall Reduction in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD): A Randomized Controlled Trial
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