Dr. Nancy Salbach

Biography

Nancy Salbach is a Professor and Associate Chair of Research at the University of Toronto, where she leads efforts to foster faculty research development and promote external funding opportunities. She is a physical therapist and epidemiologist who obtained her BSc degrees in Physiology and Physical Therapy from McGill University and completed her MSc in Rehabilitation Science and PhD in Epidemiology and Biostatistics, also at McGill. Following her academic training, she undertook a postdoctoral fellowship in Knowledge Translation at the University of Toronto. Salbach has received multiple research accolades, including the Heart and Stroke Foundation Mid-Career Investigator Award and the Canadian Institutes of Health Research New Investigator Award. Her research primarily focuses on advancing stroke rehabilitation practice and increasing access to community exercise programs for adults facing balance and mobility limitations due to stroke and chronic conditions. She is a founding member and Chair of the Canadian Advisory Collaborative for the Together Movement Exercise (TIME TM) program, which aims to enhance the partnership between healthcare and recreation for individuals with mobility challenges. Salbach is currently accepting graduate students at the Rehabilitation Sciences Institute (RSI).

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