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RSI Leadership Rehab Rounds

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The Leadership Rehab Rounds (LRR) is a Rehab Sector* initiative that brings together students, postdoctoral researchers, faculty and invited external experts to share detailed information about their completed projects, comprehensive research programs and current events topical for rehabilitation science.

Brynna Kerr, MSc
PhD Candidate | Rehabilitation Sciences Institute, University of Toronto

Title: "Designing, Implementing and Evaluating Peer-led Concussion Education Programs for Canadian Youth"

DATE: February 4, 2026

Each Leadership Rehab Rounds will consist of a maximum 40-minute talk, a 10-minute scientific question period. Presenters will range from senior students and postdoctoral researchers presenting results of completed projects and faculty presenting completed projects, program overviews, or topical commentaries and tutorials. Presenters are strongly encouraged to come prepared to share the successes and challenges of their professional journey with the audience.

The goals of the Leadership Rehab Rounds are to:

  1. Foster greater breadth and depth of interdisciplinary knowledge in the rehabilitation and related sciences,
  2. Meet curricular needs of RSI students;
  3. Promote collegial, critical scientific inquiry,
  4. Foster internal and external collaborative relationships and of course 
  5. Have fun!
     

NOTE: To promote accessibility and engagement, LRR will be delivered using a hybrid format (online via Zoom and limited in-person seating). Presenters have the option to present in-person or online. Please visit the event page for login and in-person attendance details.

*The Rehabilitation Sciences Sector is made up of four main departments:

For more details about each department, please visit their individual department websites.

2025 - 2026 Schedule:

SPEAKER PRESENTATION TITLE DATE
Brynna Kerr, MSc
PhD Candidate | Rehabilitation Sciences Institute, University of Toronto
"Designing, Implementing and Evaluating Peer-led Concussion Education Programs for Canadian Youth" FEBRUARY 4, 2026
Renato Barbosa dos Santos, MScPT
PhD Candidate | Rehabilitation Sciences Institute, University of Toronto
"IDEA in Action: How Program Providers Enact Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Accessibility in a Virtual Exercise Program" FEBRUARY 18, 2026
Anna Huynh, MHSc
Speech Language Pathologist
PhD Candidate | Rehabilitation Sciences Institute, University of Toronto
"Understanding Intervention Decision-Making in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis: Exploring Evidence and Needs for Managing Bulbar Symptoms" MARCH 4, 2026
Dr. Rochelle Furtado, MPT, PhD
Postdoctoral Researcher | RELEARN Lab, University of Toronto
"When Recovery Comes Home: Gender Differences in Participation in Upper Extremity Stroke Rehabilitation" MARCH 25, 2026
Dr. Lisa Wickerson, PT, PhD
Assistant Professor | Department of Physical Therapy, University of Toronto
Affiliate Scientist | Toronto General Hospital Research Institute
"Remote Patient Monitoring and Hybrid Rehabilitation for People Undergoing Lung Transplantation" APRIL 8, 2026
Bibi Imre-Millei, MA
PhD Candidate | Department of Political Science, Lund University, Sweden

Research Fellow | Centre for International and Defense Policy, Queen’s University
"Potential Wellbeing and Workplace Challenges for Military Members Using Drones in Canada" APRIL 22, 2026
Dr. Emma Peddigrew, PhD
Postdoctoral Fellow | Department of Occupational Science & Occupational Therapy, University of Toronto
"From Stigma to Strength: Psycho-Emotional Disablism and the Positive Reframing of Learning Disabilities" MAY 6, 2026
Dr. Paula Rowland, PhD
Assistant Professor | Department of Occupational Science & Occupational Therapy, University of Toronto
"Truth, Trust, and Technology: Transformation and the Future of the Professions" MAY 20, 2026
John Shepherd, MSc
PhD Candidate | Rehabilitation Sciences Institute, University of Toronto
"Qualitative/Phenomenological Study of Embodiment in Spinal Cord Injury" JUNE 3, 2026
Josh Shore, MSc
PhD Candidate | Rehabilitation Sciences Institute, University of Toronto
TBA JUNE 17, 2026

 

Previous Rounds:

SPEAKER PRESENTATION TITLE DATE RECORDING
Dr. Damian Manzone, PhD
Postdoctoral Researcher | KITE - Toronto Rehabilitation Institute, UHN
"Developing and Assessing Meaningfulness of Augmented Reality Rehabilitation Tools for Individuals with Cervical Spinal Cord Injury" JANUARY 21, 2026 View
Dr. Roula Markoulakis, PhD
Scientist | Sunnybrook Research Institute
Assistant Professor | Department of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy and Rehabilitation Sciences Institute, University of Toronto
"Community-based Research in Action: Implementing a Youth Mental Health and Addictions Navigation Program in Sudbury and Manitoulin Regions" JANUARY 7, 2026 View
Melissa Biscardi, MSc, RN, DMOP
PhD Candidate | Rehabilitation Sciences Institute, University of Toronto
"Oculomotor Rehabilitation After Concussion in Adults: Current Evidence and Future Directions" DECEMBER 3, 2025 View

To access more recordings to our previous rounds!

CONTACT: For more information, please contact: rsi.director@utoronto.ca