Other Researchers Affiliated with the JRH

List of current projects

(Note: not all projects are conducted on site at the JRH)

Determinants of involvement in active physical and other leisure activities in children and youth with juvenile idiopathic arthritis
Development and validation of a clinical quantitative postural evaluation tool in adolescent scoliosis
Association between childhood head injury and subsequent suicide
Organisation plan for appropriate services offered to patients with possible scoliosis

Assessment and treatment of individuals with neurologically based eating impairments
Influence of age and diagnosis, mental retardation, attention deficit disorder and hyperactivity on feeding abilities in children with autism spectrum disorders
Effect of repetitive behaviors on motor performance of children with autism spectrum disorders
Examination of psychometric properties for a reliable and valid mealtime assessment in patients with tracheostomy

Building a profile of children with disabilities who are part of the child welfare system,
Development and testing of models that address determinants of quality of life in youth with epilepsy and cerebral palsy.
Documenting and testing a model about the health of caregivers of youth with disabilities using the National Longitudinal Survey of Children and Youth in Canada
PARENTING MATTERS! The Biopsychosocial Context Of Parenting Children With Neurodevelopmental Disorders In Canada

Determinants of participation in leisure activities and quality of life of adolescents with cerebral palsy
Determinants of active involvement in leisure for youth born premature or with a congenital heart defect
Handwriting performance prior to and following initiation of stimulant medication in children with ADHD
Intrinsic and extrinsic factors influencing involvement in active physical and other leisure activities in children and youth with juvenile idiopathic arthritis
Leisure participation in young children with global developmental delay
Promoting knowledge translation and exchange: Cerebral palsy demonstration project; as part of Network Center of Excellence (NCE) NeuroDevNet

Longitudinal follow-up study of developmental and functional sequellae of extremely low birth weight infants
Patterns of recreation, leisure and participation in children with High Functioning Autism
The ability of the General Movements Assessment to determine fine motor abilities in children born preterm
Hippotherapy as a means to develop social participation and self care in young children with cerebral palsy
Development of CP-Engine: a Web-based Knowledge Translation Tool for children with cerebral palsy using simple web-based strategies to promote knowledge exchange for ‘best evidence’ in the clinical community

The organization of feed-forward postural adjustments for posture and voluntary movement coordination
Postural adjustments during unexpected changes of final goal during voluntary movements
Vestibular and visual contributions to postural adjustments accompanying voluntary movements during stance
Stretch reflex contributions to feed-forward postural adjustments