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Congratulations to @OgradyHK on the publication of Cycle Ergometry in Critically Ill Patients – An Updated Systematic Review in NEJM Evidence. These results are an exciting breakthrough for rehabilitation research evidence.nejm.org/doi/full/10.10… McMaster School of Rehabilitation Science St. Joe's Healthcare (Hospital & Foundation)

Dr. Shannon Killip presented her PhD research, "Exploring Canadian Career Firefighters’ Understanding of the Return-to-Work Process after Musculoskeletal Injuries", at the #CIMVHRForum today!

Congratulations to Luciana Macedo (Luciana Gazzi Macedo, McMaster School of Rehabilitation Science, McMaster Health Sciences), appointed as academic lead of the new MIRA-IPRC Aging & Pain Program of Research developed in partnership with Michael G. DeGroote Institute for Pain Research and Care. 🔗: mira.mcmaster.ca/news-events/dr…

🎉 Congratulations to RS alumnus Linda Nguyen on landing a faculty appointment in the Faculty of Social Work at the U Calgary! Continuing her work in youth and sibling engagement in research

We are so lucky in the RS program to have renowned faculty supervisors who are leaders in their field 🎉 Congratulations Luciana Gazzi Macedo for this important leadership role with MIRA McMaster IPRC Aging and Pain Program of Research

Congratulations to Kenny Noguchi and team for this new publication from his PhD work, featuring several McMaster School of Rehabilitation Science students, alumni and faculty

Thank you to McMaster Health Sciences for featuring one of our soon-to-be-grads! 🎓 Kenny Noguchi has been a Masters student, PhD student, student council co-Chair, FHS student ambassador, among many other roles at McMaster University

Congratulations to Raghava Neelapala on a successful PhD Thesis Defense! Title: Examining pain mechanisms in early stage and across the disease course of knee OA: Pain phenotyping and the role of adipose tissue

Congratulations to Jill Van Damme on a successful PhD Thesis Defense! Title: Making the case for virtual osteoarthritis management programs

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

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

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

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/fu…

Congratulations to professor and former RS Assistant Dean joy macdermid for this immense honour!

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

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

Congratulations to Eden Daniel on a successful PhD Comprehensive Examination Title: Addressing and Assessing Pain in Vulnerable Aging Populations

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.

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