Caitlin Hurd, University of Alberta

Research

Read how they describe their research on their University of Alberta profile.

Latest papers

Evaluating medical and rehabilitation programs for long COVID: utilization, health outcomes, and healthcare costs.
The American journal of the medical sciences · 2026
Early, Intensive, Lower Extremity Rehabilitation Shows Preliminary Efficacy After Perinatal Stroke: Results of a Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial.
Neurorehabilitation and neural repair · 2022 · first author
Electrical Stimulation as a Tool to Promote Plasticity of the Injured Spinal Cord.
Journal of neurotrauma · 2020

All 11 publications

Latest funding

Advancing Learning in Neurorehabilitation (ALIGN): Co-design, implementation and evaluation of a patient-centred measurement framework within a provincial learning health system.
CIHR · 2025 · Co-investigator
$596,701
Community of Neurorehabilitation Networks for Engaged Care and Transformation (CONNECT) Alberta to improve the quality and equitable access of neurorehabilitation care and research
CIHR · 2025 · Co-investigator
$125,000

All 2 grants and awards

11 publications.

01

Evaluating medical and rehabilitation programs for long COVID: utilization, health outcomes, and healthcare costs.

Zahiriharsini A, Rostami M, Hurd C, Vakilian F, Brar G, Wang T, Mullie T, Basiuk S, Mann B, Castilho CD, Smith M, Lam G, Ho C, Manhas KP

The American journal of the medical sciences20262 citationsOpen Access

DOI: 10.1016/j.amjms.2025.12.780 PMID: 41412286

02

Early, Intensive, Lower Extremity Rehabilitation Shows Preliminary Efficacy After Perinatal Stroke: Results of a Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial.

Hurd C, Livingstone D, Brunton K, Smith A, Gorassini M, Watt MJ, Andersen J, Kirton A, Yang JF

Neurorehabilitation and neural repair202216 citationsFirst authorOpen Access

DOI: 10.1177/15459683221090931 PMID: 35427191

03

Electrical Stimulation as a Tool to Promote Plasticity of the Injured Spinal Cord.

Jack AS, Hurd C, Martin J, Fouad K

Journal of neurotrauma202058 citationsOpen Access

DOI: 10.1089/neu.2020.7033 PMID: 32438858

04

Perspectives of people with spinal cord injury learning to walk using a powered exoskeleton

Patricia J. Manns, Caitlin Hurd, Jaynie F. Yang

Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation201969 citationsOpen Access

DOI: 10.1186/s12984-019-0565-1 PMID: 31324256

05

Cortical electrical stimulation in female rats with a cervical spinal cord injury to promote axonal outgrowth.

Jack AS, Hurd C, Forero J, Nataraj A, Fenrich K, Blesch A, Fouad K

Journal of neuroscience research201823 citations

DOI: 10.1002/jnr.24209 PMID: 29239014

06

Early Intensive Leg Training to Enhance Walking in Children With Perinatal Stroke: Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial.

Hurd C, Livingstone D, Brunton K, Teves M, Zewdie E, Smith A, Ciechanski P, Gorassini MA, Kirton A, Watt MJ, Andersen J, Yager J, Yang JF

Physical therapy201717 citationsFirst author

DOI: 10.1093/ptj/pzx045 PMID: 28789469

07

Inhibiting cortical protein kinase A in spinal cord injured rats enhances efficacy of rehabilitative training.

Wei D, Hurd C, Galleguillos D, Singh J, Fenrich KK, Webber CA, Sipione S, Fouad K

Experimental neurology201628 citations

DOI: 10.1016/j.expneurol.2016.07.001 PMID: 27401133

08

Improved single pellet grasping using automated ad libitum full-time training robot.

Fenrich KK, May Z, Hurd C, Boychuk CE, Kowalczewski J, Bennett DJ, Whishaw IQ, Fouad K

Behavioural brain research201531 citations

DOI: 10.1016/j.bbr.2014.11.048 PMID: 25523027

09

A simple analogy for nervous system plasticity after injury.

Fouad K, Forero J, Hurd C

Exercise and sport sciences reviews20157 citationsSenior author

DOI: 10.1249/jes.0000000000000040 PMID: 25607282

10

Repairing the injured spinal cord: sprouting versus regeneration. Is this a realistic match?

Fouad K, Hurd C

Neural regeneration research20141 citationsSenior authorOpen Access

DOI: 10.4103/1673-5374.130059 PMID: 25206839

Advancing Learning in Neurorehabilitation (ALIGN): Co-design, implementation and evaluation of a patient-centred measurement framework within a provincial learning health system.

Co-investigatorCIHR2025Project Grant

Principal investigators: McCabe, Erin; Ho, Chester; Manhas, Kiran J; Parrilla Lopez (Santana), Maria Jose; Zwicker, Jennifer D

Keywords: Brain Injury; Co-Design; Outcome Measures; Patient-Centred Care; Patient-Reported Outcome Measures; Rehabilitation; Spinal Cord Injury; Stroke

$596,701

Community of Neurorehabilitation Networks for Engaged Care and Transformation (CONNECT) Alberta to improve the quality and equitable access of neurorehabilitation care and research

Co-investigatorCIHR2025Catalyst Grant: Partnering for Impact - General Pool

Principal investigators: Ho, Chester; Mann, Balraj; Hill, Michael D; Manhas, Kiran J

Keywords: Access Inequities; Consensus Building; Delphi; Neurological Conditions; Neurorehabilitation; Nominal Group Technique; Rehabilitation; Research Co-Production; Rural And Remote Populations

$125,000

From public funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998 with their latest competition results, the Canada Foundation for Innovation, Genome Canada, the Canadian Space Agency, Canada Research Chairs, the Fonds de recherche du Québec, Ontario research funding, Michael Smith Health Research BC, the Canadian Cancer Society, Heart & Stroke and Brain Canada.

Frequent collaborators

Physical Therapy
Medicine Dept
Pediatrics Dept
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Department of Pediatrics
Anatomy Dept
Canadian Centre for Behavioural Neuroscience
Other

1 shared papers, latest 2026

Simonetta Sipione

Pharmacology Dept

1 shared papers, latest 2016

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