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
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
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Stephen Wright
Expertise: Exercise and circulatory physiology, heart function, imaging, sex differences, aging, heart failure, endurance training
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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Caitlin Williams
Expertise: Cardiorespiratory, Neurology
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David Anekwe
Assistant Professor of Teaching & MPT-North Academic Site Lead
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Karen Sauve
Assistant Professor of Teaching
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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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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
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
| Name | Title |
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| Joseph Anthony | Clinical Professor |
| Bethan Everett | Clinical Professor |
| Alison Hoens | Clinical Professor |
Clinical Associate Professors
| Name | Title |
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| Angela Pace | Clinical Associate Professor |
| Doria Bellows | Clinical Associate Professor |
| Gabriele Yoneda | Clinical Associate Professor Emeritus |
| Hyman Gee | Clinical Associate Professor |
| Jean-Francois Esculier | Clinical Associate Professor |
| Jude Rushton | Clinical Associate Professor |
| Judit M Spence | Clinical Associate Professor Emeritus |
| Judith Richardson | Clinical Associate Professor Emeritus |
| Marc Rizzardo | Clinical Associate Professor |
| Maria Juricic | Clinical Associate Professor |
| Marie Westby | Clinical Associate Professor |
| Maureen Duggan | Clinical Associate Professor - Emeritus |
| Michelle L. Graf | Clinical Associate Professor |
| Pat Lieblich | Clinical Associate Professor Emeritus |
| Patricia McIlwaine | Clinical Associate Professor |
| Stacey Miller | Clinical Associate Professor |
| Susan Paul | Clinical Associate Professor |
| Tyler Dumont | Clinical Associate Professor |
Clinical Assistant Professors
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Aart Van Gorkum | Clinical Assistant Professor |
| Allison Ezzat | Clinical Assistant Professor |
| Andrea Soo | Clinical Assistant Professor |
| Catherine le Cornu Levett | Clinical Assistant Professor |
| Chiara Singh | Clinical Assistant Professor |
| Clare Faulkner | Clinical Assistant Professor |
| Colleen Van Hooft | Clinical Assistant Professor |
| Corinna Ng | Clinical Assistant Professor |
| Cory Pahl | Clinical Assistant Professor |
| Courtney Evanchu | Clinical Assistant Professor |
| David Locke | Clinical Assistant Professor |
| Eduardo Naranjo | Clinical Assistant Professor |
| Elizabeth Swain | Clinical Assistant Professor |
| Emma Swaffield | Clinical Assistant Professor |
| James Young | Clinical Assistant Professor |
| Jami Bennett | Clinical Assistant Professor |
| Karen Davies | Clinical Assistant Professor |
| Keri Thibodeau | Clinical Assistant Professor |
| Kim Foster | Clinical Assistant Professor |
| Kimberly Miller | Clinical Assistant Professor |
| Matt Szeto | Clinical Assistant Professor |
| Meghan Curle | Clinical Assistant Professor |
| Melanie Soer | Clinical Assistant Professor |
| Melissa Idle | Clinical Assistant Professor |
| Michelle Jacobs | Clinical Assistant Professor |
| Neil Pearson | Clinical Assistant Professor |
| Nu Lu | Clinical Assistant Professor |
| Rebecca Shook | Clinical Assistant Professor |
| Rys Chapple | Clinical Assistant Professor |
| Sarah Hearne | Clinical Assistant Professor |
| Stacey Anne Cave | Clinical Assistant Professor |
| Steve Young | Clinical Assistant Professor |
| Taylor Jones | Clinical Assistant Professor |
| Victoria Etheridge | Clinical Assistant Professor |
Clinical Instructors
| Name | Title |
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| Abiola Ogundele | Clinical Instructor |
| Aglaia (Jane) Burns | Clinical Instructor |
| Aman Bassi | Clinical Instructor |
| Amanda Seemann | Clinical Instructor |
| Amrit Dhaliwal | Clinical Instructor |
| Andrea Chan | Clinical Instructor |
| Andrea Civitarese | Clinical Instructor |
| Andrea Martens | Clinical Instructor |
| Andrew Gliga | Clinical Instructor |
| Angela Rocca | Clinical Instructor |
| Angela White | Clinical Instructor |
| Angit Kaur Modaher | Clinical Instructor |
| Anusha Shetty | Clinical Instructor |
| Ashley Connon | Clinical Instructor |
| Ashley Sharp | Clinical Instructor |
| Bea Francisco | Clinical Instructor |
| Bobbi Turner | Clinical Instructor |
| Braden Quest | Clinical Instructor |
| Bradley Curry | Clinical Instructor |
| Brian Woltz | Clinical Instructor |
| Brooke Hannela | Clinical Instructor |
| Bryce Kelly | Clinical Instructor |
| Cara Lee | Clinical Instructor |
| Carli Kerr | Clinical Instructor |
| Carly Slater | Clinical Instructor |
| Carman Wong | Clinical Instructor |
| Caroline Mombourquette | Clinical Instructor |
| Carolyn Watt | Clinical Instructor |
| Cassandra Basi | Clinical Instructor |
| Cassandra Russell | Clinical Instructor |
| Charles Ratzlaff | Clinical Instructor |
| Christina Perry | Clinical Instructor |
| Claire Lindsey | Clinical Instructor |
| Clarence Wong | Clinical Instructor |
| Cleo Lajzerowicz | Clinical Instructor |
| Colleen Budzinski | Clinical Instructor |
| Cynthia Lau | Clinical Instructor |
| Dan Wilson | Clinical Instructor |
| Dana Tostenson | Clinical Instructor |
| Daniel Kobayashi | Clinical Instructor |
| Danyel Degenhardt | Clinical Instructor |
| David White | Clinical Instructor |
| Dejan Preradovic | Clinical Instructor |
| Elaine Chan | Clinical Instructor |
| Emma Jameson | Clinical Instructor |
| Eric Lowe | Clinical Instructor |
| Erik Torchia | Clinical Instructor |
| Erin Gagne | Clinical Instructor |
| Fabiola Varona | Clinical Instructor |
| Gail Kuo | Clinical Instructor |
| Gayatri Pawar | Clinical Instructor |
| Gina Galway | Clinical Instructor |
| Gordon Seow | Clinical Instructor |
| Gurkirn Chahal | Clinical Instructor |
| Hanan Davidson | Clinical Instructor |
| Hannah Fisher | Clinical Instructor |
| Hannah Peters | Clinical Instructor |
| Heather Keep | Clinical Instructor |
| Hershal Shah | Clinical Instructor |
| Hou-Fai Samuel Ko | Clinical Instructor |
| Izuchukwu Nwoba | Clinical Instructor |
| Jaqueline Behr | Clinical Instructor |
| Jasmyne Barredo | Clinical Instructor |
| Jason Craig | Clinical Instructor |
| Jason Wong | Clinical Instructor |
| Jenny Hogan | Clinical Instructor |
| Jessica Goncalves | Clinical Instructor |
| Jodie Pulsifer | Clinical Instructor |
| Jonathan McNulty | Clinical Instructor |
| Jordan Huhta | Clinical Instructor |
| Joshua Koehn | Clinical Instructor |
| Julia Solyom | Clinical Instructor |
| Julian Cooper | Clinical Instructor |
| Julie Fairbairn | Clinical Instructor |
| Karen Chahal | Clinical Instructor |
| Kari Styles | Clinical Instructor |
| Katelin McLennan | Clinical Instructor |
| Katherine Couture | Clinical Instructor |
| Kayla To | Clinical Instructor |
| Kelsey Van Stolk | Clinical Instructor |
| Kiersten McMaster | Clinical Instructor |
| Krista Clark | Clinical Instructor |
| Krista Cunningham | Clinical Instructor |
| Kristen Playford | Clinical Instructor |
| Laura Churchill | Clinical Instructor |
| Lauren Morrison | Clinical Instructor |
| Lesley Schwab | Clinical Instructor |
| Lindsay Claire | Clinical Instructor |
| Lise Magnan | Clinical Instructor |
| Lisette Cheng | Clinical Instructor |
| Lori-Lee Janzen | Clinical Instructor |
| Lucas Arione | Clinical Instructor |
| Malgonata Mikszan | Clinical Instructor |
| Mallory White | Clinical Instructor |
| Manjit Mann | Clinical Instructor |
| Marc Chivilo | Clinical Instructor |
| Maria Bertoni | Clinical Instructor |
| Marina Wallin | Clinical Instructor |
| Martha Sirdevan | Clinical Instructor |
| May Sheu | Clinical Instructor |
| Maylinda Urbina | Clinical Instructor |
| Meghan Hunt | Clinical Instructor |
| Melissa Lapointe | Clinical Instructor |
| Melissa Richmond | Clinical Instructor |
| Michelle Edmison | Clinical Instructor |
| Midori Handford | Clinical Instructor |
| Mike Foster | Clinical Instructor |
| Nafeesa Brown | Clinical Instructor |
| Nandy Fajardo | Clinical Instructor |
| Naoko Fujimaki | Clinical Instructor |
| Natasha Papachristoforou | Clinical Instructor |
| Natashia Erickson | Clinical Instructor |
| Niamh Cushen | Clinical Instructor |
| Niamh Gilfeather-Baily | Clinical Instructor |
| Nicole Olson | Clinical Instructor |
| Nisha Thomas | Clinical Instructor |
| Pamela Parker | Clinical Instructor |
| Preeya Dajee | Clinical Instructor |
| Rae Marchal | Clinical Instructor |
| Regina Colistro | Clinical Instructor |
| Richard Klein | Clinical Instructor |
| Ronald Giesbrecht | Clinical Instructor |
| Ronda Field | Clinical Instructor |
| Sabine Schill | Clinical Instructor |
| Sandra Squire | Clinical Instructor |
| Sarah Buddingh Smith | Clinical Instructor |
| Scott Brolin | Clinical Instructor |
| Scott Simpson | Clinical Instructor |
| Serena-Anne Midttun | Clinical Instructor |
| Shauna Gould | Clinical Instructor |
| Shirin Von Mende | Clinical Instructor |
| Shubham Joshi | Clinical Instructor |
| Silvana Echeverri | Clinical Instructor |
| Skylar Bown | Clinical Instructor |
| Stacey Benmore | Clinical Instructor |
| Stefanie Del Gobbo | Clinical Instructor |
| Susan Safadi | Clinical Instructor |
| Tess Chen | Clinical Instructor |
| Tyler LeGear | Clinical Instructor |
| Tyson Bell | Clinical Instructor |
| Valerie Poirier | Clinical Instructor |
| Veronica Solimano | Clinical Instructor |
| Victoria Brown | Clinical Instructor |
| Vincent Cunanan | Clinical Instructor |
| William Bateman | Clinical Instructor |
Staff
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- Fraser Valley Site Manager | Achille.Gardellini@ubc.ca |
| Amanda Jenei | MPT-North/MOT-North Administrative Lead | Amanda.Jenei@unbc.ca (located at UNBC) |
| Amir Etminanrad | MPT-North, 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 | Andrea.Hardaker@ubc.ca |
| Ari Rivas | Student Services Assistant | MPT.StudentAdvisor@ubc.ca MPT.Admissions@ubc.ca |
| Bowen Li | Finance Coordinator | Bowen.Li@ubc.ca |
| Brenda Wessel | Research Grants Facilitator | Brenda.Wessel@ubc.ca |
| Carissa Dyck | Senior Manager, PT Programs | Carissa.Dyck@ubc.ca |
| Cathy Burrage | Site Operations Manager (MPT-Victoria) | cburrage@uvic.ca |
| Cherie Shek | Senior Program Assistant | Cherie.Shek@ubc.ca mpt.admin@ubc.ca |
| Dorothee Leesing | Educational Technology & Materials Manager | Dorothee.Leesing@ubc.ca |
| Emma Gallagher | PTRC Clinic Manager (on leave) | Physio.Research.Clinic@ubc.ca |
| FT Okunubi | Classroom Support Assistant (MPT-Fraser Valley) | 604-827-5953 pt.classroom@ubc.ca (classroom needs, equipment) - pt.bookings@ubc.ca (room and parking bookings) |
| Gary Kujawinski | Student Services Officer | MPT.StudentAdvisor@ubc.ca MPT.Admissions@ubc.ca |
| Jackie Kopacek | MPT Student Wellbeing Counsellor | pt.counselling@ubc.ca |
| Jake Cheung | Accreditation and Review Coordinator | MPT.Accreditation@ubc.ca |
| James Ashley | Classroom Support Assistant (MPT-Victoria) | pt.classroom@ubc.ca (classroom needs, equipment) - pt.bookings@ubc.ca (room and parking bookings) |
| Josh Eade | Classroom Support Assistant (MPT-Vancouver) | 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 Hallenberg | Senior Program Assistant - Clinical Education | Max.Hallenberg@ubc.ca |
| Mehrnoosh Bakhshayesh | Senior Program Assistant - Clinical Education | PT.Placement@ubc.ca |
| Myo Dinh | MPT Senior Program Assistant | Myo.Dinh@ubc.ca |
| Pedro Grossi | Site Operations Manager - Vancouver | pedro.grossi@ubc.ca |
| Phillippe Tan | PTRC Clinic Manager | Physio.Research.Clinic@ubc.ca |
| Rebecca Kristinsson | MPT-North 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 |
| Spencer Latu | Senior Program Assistant - Clinical Education | PT.Placement@ubc.ca |
| Stacy Wells | Communications Manager | Stacy.Wells@ubc.ca |
| Sunny Shu | Student Services Officer | MPT.StudentAdvisor@ubc.ca MPT.Admissions@ubc.ca |
| Thomas Fierro | Senior Program Assistant | Thomas.Fierro@ubc.ca mpt.admin@ubc.ca |