October Student of the Month – Graham MacDonald
Name: Graham MacDonald Program: PhD Supervisor: Dr. Laura Nimmon Tell us a little bit about your lab! I’ve been involved with many different labs as a doctoral trainee. Previously, I worked at Arthritis Research Canada with Dr. Linda Li. In the last few years I’ve been at the Centre for Health Education Scholarship (CHES) with […]
October Alumni of the Month – Flora To-Miles
Name: Flora To-Miles Program: PhD Graduated: 2021 Thesis: “The health-promoting potential of occupations : an exploratory study of adults with and without inflammatory arthritis” How would you describe your research in the UBC Rehabilitation Sciences program? My research explored the different activities that people with and without arthritis do in their everyday lives, and how they relate to their overall health. […]
RHSC Faculty Dr. Linda Li featured as a guest on the Radio Health Journal Podcast
Dr. Linda Li, RHSC Supervisor and Dept. of Physical Therapy Professor, was featured as a guest on the Radio Health Journal Podcast, where she discussed the importance of community support when coping with inflammatory arthritis. Listen to Linda’s episode here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/rheumatoid-arthritis-living-with-an-invisible-illness/id338742826?i=1000630586552
Call for RHSC Students: Join the RSEC Mentorship Program
The Rehabilitation Sciences Executive Committee (RSEC) mentorship program welcomes mentors and mentees to join us for the 2022-2023 academic year! No experience required! As a mentor, you get to share your nuggets of wisdom and directly contribute to your community. As a mentee, you get to connect with an experienced trainee and learn to navigate difficult conversations/situations, find work-life balance and much, […]
September Student of the Month: Gillian Smith
Name: Gillian Smith Program: MSc Supervisor: Dr. Kristin Campbell Tell us a little bit about your lab! I am in Dr. Kristin Campbell’s Clinical Exercise Physiology Lab which focuses on how exercise can support people living with and beyond cancer. Our research aims to understand the role of exercise during and after treatment for cancer […]
September Alumni of the Month: Chris Napier
Name: Chris Napier Program: PhD Graduated: 2018 Thesis: “Gait retraining for reducing biomechanical injury risk factors in novice recreational runners.” How would you describe your research in the UBC Rehabilitation Sciences program? My research was clinically driven, aiming to reduce the inordinately high injury risk among novice recreational runners by implementing a gait retraining program. […]
RHSC Faculty Lara Boyd & Courtney Pollock Receive NSERC Discovery Research Grants
The Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) of Canada’s Discovery Research Program provides funding over five years to researchers pursuing promising areas of research on pressing modern issues. The Program supports researchers at different career stages with their long-term research goals and provides them the opportunity to train the researchers and scientists of the […]