Rosalie Wang

Rosalie Wang, PhD, OT Reg. (Ont.) is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy, University of Toronto. She is an Affiliate Scientist at Toronto Rehabilitation Institute and a member of their AI and Robotics in Rehabilitation team. Dr. Wang’s research focuses on developing and implementing technology to enable daily activity participation and social inclusion of seniors. She is leading research in robotics for post-stroke rehabilitation and on the use of information and communication technologies by seniors with cognitive impairments. As an AGE-WELL investigator she leads a national project on enhancing equitable access to assistive technologies.

Recent Publications

1. “Just Access”? Questions of Equity in Access and Funding for Assistive Technology. (2017) E Durocher, RH Wang, J Bickenbach, D Schreiber, MG Wilson. Ethics & Behavior, 1-20
2. Robots to assist daily activities: views of older adults with Alzheimer's disease and their caregivers. (2017) RH Wang, A Sudhama, M Begum, R Huq, A Mihailidis.International Psychogeriatrics 29 (1), 67-79
3. Power mobility with collision avoidance for older adults: User, caregiver and prescriber perspectives. (2013) RH Wang, A Korotchenko, LH Clarke, WB Mortenson, A Mihailidis. Journal of rehabilitation research and development 50 (9), 1287
4. The development of an upper limb stroke rehabilitation robot: identification of clinical practices and design requirements through a survey of therapists. (2011) EC Lu, RH Wang, D Hebert, J Boger, MP Galea, A Mihailidis. Disability and Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology 6 (5), 420-431