Our team in the Department of Physical Therapy is engaged in innovative research, education, and study. Learn more about our world-renowned faculty, clinical faculty, and staff.
Faculty members are essential to the education of outstanding graduates who will advance the physical therapy profession. They are responsible for excellence in education and research in the Department of Physical Therapy.
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Department Head
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Alex Scott
Expertise: Clinical and cellular studies of tendinopathy
Associate Head
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Alison Greig
Expertise: Educational Scholarship and education for internationally trained clinicians
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Angelina Woof
Expertise: Pediatric Rehabilitation and Clinical Education
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Kristin Campbell
Expertise: The role of physical activity in the prevention and rehabilitation of chronic disease, particularly cancer
Professor
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Janice Eng
Expertise: Innovative solutions to optimize the outcomes of rehabilitation and improve the lives of those with Stroke and Spinal Cord injury
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Jordan Guenette
Expertise: Physiological factors limiting exercise tolerance across the spectrum of health and chronic lung disease
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Lara Boyd
Expertise: Brain Behaviour, Plastisity and Motor Learning
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Linda Li
Expertise: Development and evaluation of knowledge translation strategies to improve the care and quality of life of people living with arthritis.
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Michael Hunt
Expertise: Clinical biomechanics; rehabilitation and conservative treatment for musculoskeletal impairments, particularly arthritis
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Teresa Liu-Ambrose
Expertise: Healthy Aging, Cognition and neural plasticity, Mobility
Associate Professor
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Jackie Whittaker
Expertise: Prevention and treatment of sport-related knee injuries and osteoarthritis
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Naznin Virji-Babul
Expertise: Patterns of brain activation in children and adults with developmental disabilities and concussion
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Pat Camp
Expertise: Pulmonary rehabilitation, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, physical activity
Associate Professor of Teaching
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Robin Roots
Expertise: Educational Scholarship, Rural and remote clinical practice, Indigenous health
Assistant Professor
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Clare Ardern
Assistant Professor
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Courtney Pollock
Assistant Professor
Affiliate Assistant Professor
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Taru Manyanga
Expertise: Assessment of movement behaviors and health indicators (e.g., body composition) in healthy or clinical populations among children and adolescents.
Assistant Professor of Teaching
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Amy Ellis
Expertise: Clinical Education and Cardiopulmonary Physiotherapy with a special interest in Critical Care
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David Anekwe
Assistant Professor of Teaching & MPT-North Academic Site Lead
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Natalie Grant
Assistant Professor of Teaching
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Roland Fletcher
Expertise: Pain Science, Complex Interdisciplinary Pain Management, Post-Concussion Dizziness & Vestibular Disorders
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Shona McLaren
Expertise: Clinical education, professional practice
Lecturer
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Andrea Reid
Lecturer
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Caitlin Williams
Expertise: Cardiorespiratory, Neurology
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Janet Lundie
Lecturer
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Jean Cremin
Lecturer
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Sally Stelling
Lecturer
Emeriti Professor
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Elizabeth Dean
Expertise: Knowledge translation related to healthy lifestyles with attention to culture to maximize individuals’ health overall and conventional physical therapy outcomes.
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Susan Harris
Expertise: Early diagnosis of movement disorders/motor delay in infants. Safe levels of exercise for women living with breast cancer.
Associate Professor Emeriti
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Donna MacIntyre
Expertise: Muscle physiology; inflammation in muscle, repair and recovery.
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Lesley A Bainbridge
Expertise: Interprofessional Education and Collaborative Practice
Associate Professor of Teaching Emeriti
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Darlene Redenbach
Expertise: Cell Structure, Gross- and Neuro- Anatomy, Instructional Skills, Online Course Design, Thoracic Outlet Syndrome.
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Sue Murphy
Expertise: Educational Scholarship and Professionalism
Clinical Faculty play an important role in the Department of Physical Therapy. Through their contributions to the educational and research programs of the department, and through their leadership within their respective organizations, they advance the profession and serve as role models and mentors for physical therapy students.
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Clinical Professors
| Joseph Anthony |
| Alison Hoens |
| Bethan Everett |
Clinical Associate Professors
| Nancy Cho |
| Marie Westby |
| Maureen Duggan |
| Patricia McIlwaine |
| Angela Pace |
| Doria Bellows |
| Marc Rizzardo |
| Maria Juricic |
| Tyler Dumont |
| Hyman Gee |
Clinical Assistant Professors
| Rebecca Shook |
| Mary Fedorkiw |
| Jude Rushton |
| Linda Maedel |
| Jacqueline Behr |
| Eduardo Naranjo |
| Jami Bennett |
| Kim Foster |
| Ellen Woo |
| Rebecca Yeung |
| Kerrie Roberts |
| Karen van der Hoop |
| Jean-Francois Esculier |
| Keri Thibodeau |
| Meghan Curle |
| Melissa Idle |
| Allison Ezzat |
| Corinna Ng |
| Victoria Etheridge |
| Michelle Jacobs |
| Courtney Evanchu |
| Stacey Anne Cave |
| Clare Faulkner |
| Michelle L. Graf |
| Elizabeth Swain |
| Colleen Van Hooft |
| Aart Van Gorkum |
| Stacey Miller |
| Neil Pearson |
Clinical Instructors
| Regan Daoust |
| Catherine le Cornu Levett |
| Karen Tugwell |
| Anne Harris |
| Lucas Arione |
| Eric Lowe |
| Jason Wong |
| Fabiola Varona |
| Laura Room |
| Colleen Budzinski |
| Niamh Gilfeather-Baily |
| Patricia-Jean Lynd |
| Mike Foster |
| April Leung |
| Maylinda Urbina |
| Hanan Davidson |
| Marina Wallin |
| Ronald Giesbrecht |
| Tyler Wood |
| Andrea Soo |
| Hannah Fisher |
| Christina O’Connor |
| Preeya Dajee |
| Carman Wong |
| david Locke |
| Carly Aspden |
| Lexy Miller |
| Rys Chapple |
| Leanne Mireault |
| Julie Fairbairn |
| Lisette Cheng |
| Manjit Mann |
| Wing Ting Truong |
| Erin Gagne |
| Maria Bertoni |
| Karen Hurtubise |
| Nicole Acerra |
| Jessica Goncalves |
| Kiersten McMaster |
| Anusha Shetty |
| Wendy Marchlewitz |
| Emilie Whittemore |
| Andrea Martens |
| Roxanne Jeavons |
| Cleo Lajzerowicz |
| Rosie Bergen |
| Cassandra Basi |
| Braden Quest |
| Fiona Lassota |
| Greg O’Leary |
| Michelle Edmison |
| Brooke Hannela |
| Niamh Cushen |
| Scott Simpson |
| Jill Longhurst |
| Nitin Ambardar |
| Rae Marchal |
| Caroline Mombourquette |
| Amanda Seemann |
| Matt Szeto |
| Susan Safadi |
| Shannon Grunerud |
| Shirin Von Mende |
| Kathleen de Sequera |
| Priya Raval |
| Amy Edwards |
| Martina Feldmann |
| Izuchukwu Nwoba |
| Kevin Shin |
| Jordan Huhta |
| Emma Swaffield |
| Erik Torchia |
| Taylor Jones |
| Dana Tostenson |
| Abiola Ogundele |
| Gregory Cugnet |
| Cali Kerr |
| Cory Pahl |
| Jason Craig |
| Richard Klein |
| Tanya Dunne |
| Cara Lee |
| Heather Robertson |
| Hoi Wan Vanessa Lau |
| Catherine Kennedy |
| Edmund Chow |
| Kirsten Ward |
| Melissa Lapointe |
| Valerie Poirier |
| Amrit Dhaliwal |
| Serena-Anne Midttun |
| Christopher Petrus |
| Hershal Shah |
| Sarah Hearne |
| Andrea Civitarese |
| Jessica Hodge |
| Gina Galway |
| Julia Solyom |
| Andrew Gliga |
| Lauren Morrison |
| Cassandra Russell |
| Ronda Field |
| Veronica Solimano |
| Gail Kuo |
| Julian Cooper |
| Ashley Secrest |
| Katherine Couture |
| Melanie Soer |
| Krista Cunningham |
| Carolyn Watt |
| Katelin McLennan |
| Natashia Erickson |
| William Bateman |
| Heather Keep |
| Midori Handford |
| Sabine Schill |
| Shubham Joshi |
| Marc Chivilo |
| Elaine Chan |
| Lise Magnan |
| James Young |
| Malgonata Mikszan |
| Silvana Echeverri |
| Andrea Chan |
| Regina Colistro |
| Sarah Buddingh Smith |
| Lesley Schwab |
| Bryce Kelly |
| Dan Wilson |
| Lori-Lee Janzen |
| Vincent Cunanan |
| Bea Francisco |
| Jasmyne Barredo |
| Jenny Hogan |
| Joshua Koehn |
| Natasha Papachristoforou |
| Pamela Parker |
| Bobbi Turner |
| Melissa Richmond |
| Angela White |
| Angela Rocca |
Support staff are the cornerstone of the administrative departmental operations. They provide administrative support to faculty members, students and the program.
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| Name | Title | Contact Information |
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| Achille Gardellini | MPT/MOT- FV Site Manager | Achille.Gardellini@ubc.ca |
| Amanda Smedley | MPT-N/MOT-N Administrative Lead | Amanda.Smedley@unbc.ca (located at UNBC) |
| Amir Etminanrad | MPT-N, Program Assistant - Classroom Support | 250-960-5113 pt.classroom@unbc.ca (located at UNBC) |
| Amy Szeto | Social Media & Communications Assistant | Amy.Szeto@ubc.ca |
| Ana Ferraz | ACE Operations Manager | ace.bc@ubc.ca Ana.Ferraz@ubc.ca |
| Andrea Hardaker | Administration Director | PHTH.Admin.Manager@ubc.ca Andrea.Hardaker@ubc.ca |
| Bowen Li | Finance Coordinator | Bowen.Li@ubc.ca |
| Brenda Wessel | Research Grants Facilitator | Brenda.Wessel@ubc.ca |
| Bruna Mendrone | Classroom Support Assistant (MPT-Fraser Valley) | 604-827-5953 pt.classroom@ubc.ca (classroom needs, equipment) - pt.bookings@ubc.ca (room and parking bookings) |
| Carissa Dyck | PT Programs Manager | Carissa.Dyck@ubc.ca |
| Dorothee Leesing | Educational Technology & Materials Manager | Dorothee.Leesing@ubc.ca |
| Elizabeth Lee | Senior Program Assistant - Academic Education | Elizabeth.Lee@ubc.ca MPT.Admin@ubc.ca |
| Emma Gallagher | PTRC Clinic | Physio.Research.Clinic@ubc.ca |
| Fernanda Bruce | MPT Student Wellbeing Counsellor | Fernanda.Bruce@ubc.ca |
| Gary Kujawinski | Student Services Officer | MPT.StudentAdvisor@ubc.ca MPT.Admissions@ubc.ca |
| Jake Cheung | Accreditation and Review Coordinator | MPT.Accreditation@ubc.ca |
| Josh Eade | Classroom Support Assistant | 604-827-5953 pt.classroom@ubc.ca (classroom needs, equipment) - pt.bookings@ubc.ca (room and parking bookings) |
| Katie Hurworth | Assistant to the Department Head | PT.Head-Assistant@ubc.ca |
| Louis-Alexandre Douesnard | Admissions & Recruitment Manager | Louis.Douesnard@ubc.ca |
| Maria Yap | HR Manager | Maria.Yap@ubc.ca |
| Max Dannenberg | Senior Program Assistant - Clinical Education | Max.Dannenberg@ubc.ca |
| Mehrnoosh Bakhshayesh | Senior Program Assistant - Clinical Education | PT.Placement@ubc.ca |
| Myo Dinh | MPT Sr. Program Assistant | Myo.Dinh@ubc.ca |
| Pedro Grossi | Site Operations Manager | pt.classroom@ubc.ca pt.booking@ubc.ca pedro.grossi@ubc.ca |
| Rebecca Levasseur | MPT-N Program Assistant - Student Services | Rebecca.Levasseur@unbc.ca (located at UNBC) physio@unbc.ca |
| Sarah Schwartz | Clinical Education Operations Manager | Sarah.Schwartz@ubc.ca |
| Shannon Field | Indigenous Initiatives Manager | Shannon.Field@ubc.ca |
| Stacy Wells | Communications Manager | Stacy.Wells@ubc.ca |
| Sunny Shu | Student Services Officer | MPT.StudentAdvisor@ubc.ca MPT.Admissions@ubc.ca |