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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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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Roland Fletcher
Expertise: Pain Science, Complex Interdisciplinary Pain Management, Post-Concussion Dizziness & Vestibular Disorders
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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Natalie Grant
Lecturer
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Sally Stelling
Lecturer
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Simone Gruenig
Expertise: Cardiorespiratory and Women’s health rehabilitation
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
| Anthony, Joseph |
| Everett, Bethan |
| Hoens, Alison |
Clinical Associate Professors
| Bellows, Doria |
| Cho, Nancy |
| Dawes, Diana |
| Duggan, Maureen |
| Dumont, Tyler |
| Feehan, Lynne |
| Gee, Hyman |
| Graf, Michelle |
| Juricic, Maria |
| Kennedy, Carolyn |
| Lieblich, Pat |
| McIlwaine, Maggie |
| Miller, Stacy |
| Pace, Angela |
| Pearson, Neil |
| Richardson, Judith |
| Rizzardo, Marc |
| Singh, Chiara |
| Westby, Marie |
| Yoneda, Gabriele |
Clinical Assistant Professors
| Behr, Jacqueline |
| Bennett, Jami |
| Betinol, Edwin |
| Brittain, Victor |
| Brolin, Scott |
| Cave, Stacey Anne |
| Esculier, J-F |
| Evanchu Hilderman, Courtney |
| Ezzat, Allison |
| Faulkner, Clare |
| Fedorkiw, Terry |
| Foster, Kim |
| Goyert, Peter |
| Idle, Melissa |
| Jacobs, Michelle |
| Labandelo, Michelle |
| Langford, Dolores |
| Louie, Dennis Riley |
| Lu, Nu |
| Maedel, Linda |
| Napier, Chris |
| Naranjo, Eduardo |
| Ng, Corinna |
| Pearson, Neil |
| Qu, Freeman |
| Roberts, Kerrie |
| Rushton, Jude |
| Shook, Rebecca |
| Singh, Chiara |
| Thibodeau (Fuchko), Keri |
| van der Hoop, Karen |
| Van Hooft, Colleen |
| Woo, Ellen |
| Yeung, Rebecca |
Clinical Instructors
| Acerra, Nicole |
| Akinsiku, Oladapo |
| Barredo, Jasmyne |
| Bateman, William |
| Basi, Cassandra |
| Berson, Ayla Aderem |
| Bertoni, Maria |
| Brown, Victoria |
| Buddingh Smith, Sarah |
| Budzinski, Colleen |
| Burns, Jane |
| Callaghan, Katherine |
| Cardinal, Mutann |
| Carkner, Jonathon |
| Chan, Andrea |
| Chan, Elaine |
| Chivilo, Marc |
| Coates, Gillian |
| Colistro, Regina |
| Conrad, Christina |
| Cooper, Julian |
| Couture, Kathy |
| Cunningham, Krista |
| Daoust, Regan |
| Davidson, Hanan |
| De Marchi, Lawren |
| de Ruyter, Catrien |
| DuBiel, Caitlin |
| Echeverri, Silvana |
| Edmison, Michelle |
| Erickson, Natashia |
| Etheridge, Victoria |
| Feige, Victoria |
| Feldmann, Martina |
| Field, Ronda |
| Fisher, Hannah |
| Gagne, Erin |
| Galway, Gina |
| Garrett, Katherine |
| Giesbrecht, Ronald |
| Gilfeather-Baily, Niamh |
| Gliga, Andrew |
| Handford, Midori |
| Hannella, Brooke |
| Hogan, Jenny |
| Hurtubise, Karen |
| Janzen, Lori |
| Jawl, Bradley |
| Johnston, Susanna |
| Joshi, Shubham |
| Keep, Heather |
| Kelly, Bryce |
| Kennedy, Sandy |
| Koehn, Joshua |
| Kuo, Gail |
| Lam, Midori |
| Lassota, Fiona |
| Le Cornu Levett, Catherine |
| Leclerc, Anne |
| Levett, Margaret |
| Longhurst, Jill |
| Lowcock, Janet |
| Lu, Nu |
| Lynd, Patricia-Jean |
| Magnan, Lise |
| Marchlewitz, Wendy |
| McLennan, Katelin |
| Megens, Antoinette |
| Mikszan, Gosia |
| Morrison, Lauren |
| Muller, Matthias |
| O’Connor, Christina |
| Papachristoforou, Natasha |
| Parker, Pamela |
| Peabody, Jacqueline |
| Richmond, Melissa |
| Rocca, Angela |
| Russell, Cassandra |
| Sauter, Sophia |
| Schill, Sabine |
| Schwab, Lesley |
| Secrest, Ashley |
| Siqueira, Andre |
| Soer, Melanie |
| Solimano, Veronica |
| Solyom, Julia |
| Soo, Andrea |
| Squire, Sandra |
| Styles, Kari |
| Swain, Elizabeth |
| Tam, Keith |
| Toyata, Fabiola |
| Tugwell, Karen |
| Turner, Bobbi |
| Urbina, Maylinda |
| Van Kleeck, Sandra |
| Varona, Fabiola |
| Wallin, Marina |
| Watt, Carolyn |
| White, Angela |
| Wilson, Dan |
| Wong, Carman |
| Wong, Gabriel |
| Yoell, Catherine |
| Young, Steve |
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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| Afton Zral | 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 | MPT.Admin@ubc.ca Ana.Ferraz@ubc.ca |
| Andrea Hardaker | Administration Manager | PHTH.Admin.Manager@ubc.ca Andrea.Hardaker@ubc.ca |
| Becky Harnett | MPT-N/MOT-N Administrative Lead | 250-960-5444 Becky.Harnett@unbc.ca (located at UNBC) |
| Bowen Li | Finance Coordinator | Bowen.Li@ubc.ca |
| Brenda Wessel | Research Grants Facilitator | Brenda.Wessel@ubc.ca |
| Carissa Dyck | Administration Manager | Carissa.Dyck@ubc.ca |
| Daniella Pietrocarlo | Senior MPT Program Assistant | MPT.Admin@ubc.ca Daniella.Pietrocarlo@ubc.ca |
| Dorothee Leesing | Educational Technology & Materials Manager | Dorothee.Leesing@ubc.ca |
| Elizabeth Lee | Senior Program Assistant - Academic Education | Elizabeth.Lee@ubc.ca |
| Emma Gallagher | PTRC Clinic | Physio.Research.Clinic@ubc.ca |
| Gary Kujawinski | Student Services Officer | MPT.StudentAdvisor@ubc.ca MPT.Admissions@ubc.ca |
| Louis-Alexandre Douesnard | Admissions & Recruitment Manager | Louis.Douesnard@ubc.ca |
| Maria Yap | HR Clerk (MPT-FV expansion support) | 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 |
| Patrick Brophy | Assistant to the Department Head | PT.Head-Assistant@ubc.ca |
| Pedro Grossi | Academic Education Operations Manager | 604-827-5953 Classroom Support: PT.Classroom@ubc.ca Room Bookings: PT.Bookings@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 |