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Jennifer Yao

ResearcherPhysical TherapyUniversity of British Columbia

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Jennifer Yao

Researcher

Physical Therapy

Health Sciences

University of British Columbia

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

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Has led research grants, which requires an independent research appointment. Ask their department whether they supervise graduate students.
28 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Senior (last) author on 1 recent paper, a sign of leading a research group.
Principal investigator on 1 research grant (1 CIHR), most recently in 2019.

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Research

Grasp Hand Function Rehabilitation Stroke Upper Extremity Wearable Sensor

Latest papers

Gaps in physiotherapy capacity to provide Long COVID rehabilitation care.
Respiratory medicine · 2026
Rehabilitation needs of long COVID patients in British Columbia.
PM & R : the journal of injury, function, and rehabilitation · 2026
A Novel Approach to Characterizing Patterns of Real-World Upper-Extremity Use During Walking and Activities of Daily Living in People with Subacute Stroke.
Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026

All 35 publications

Latest funding

Implementation research to improve scale-up of the delivery of evidence-based community exercise programs for stroke
CIHR · 2024 · Co-investigator
$489,600
Implementation research to improve scale-up of the delivery of evidence-based community exercise programs for stroke
CIHR · 2023 · Co-investigator
$100,000
Implementation research to improve scale-up of the delivery of evidence-based community exercise programs for stroke
CIHR · 2023 · Co-investigator
$100,000

All 8 grants and awards

35 publications.

Gaps in physiotherapy capacity to provide Long COVID rehabilitation care.

Petry Moecke DM, Kwong EH, Yao J, Singh C, Cressman S, Taylor C, Camp PG

Respiratory medicine2026

DOI: 10.1016/j.rmed.2026.109041 PMID: 42462858

Rehabilitation needs of long COVID patients in British Columbia.

Petry Moecke DM, Kwong EH, Cressman S, Yao J, Singh C, Taylor C, Camp PG

PM & R : the journal of injury, function, and rehabilitation2026

DOI: 10.1002/pmrj.70092 PMID: 41603315

A Novel Approach to Characterizing Patterns of Real-World Upper-Extremity Use During Walking and Activities of Daily Living in People with Subacute Stroke.

Shenoy A, Beyer KB, McIlroy W, Van Ooteghem K, Weber KS, Eng JJ, Yao J, Dukelow SP, Leung G, Hill MD, Teasell R, Quigley A, Mackay-Lyons M, Mountain A, Liem N, Ritsma BR, Bayley MT, Pollock CL

Sensors (Basel, Switzerland)2026

DOI: 10.3390/s26154881 PMID: 42590657

Tablet-based cognitive self-assessment: English translation of Cog-First app.

Heslot C, Schnitzler A, Tarpin-Bernard F, Facque V, Yao J, Nathoo E, Mandonnet E, Reebye R

Brain injury2026

DOI: 10.1080/02699052.2026.2704930 PMID: 42489526

FLOW Trial - The effect of fluoxetine combined with exercise on motor recovery after stroke: an RCT.

Bayley MT, Chundamala J, Foster E, Yaroslavtseva O, Black S, Dukelow S, Lafreniere-Roula M, Leibovitch F, MacDonald S, MacIntosh B, Mackay-Lyons M, McCarthy J, Mountain A, Ploughman M, Pollock C, Pooyania S, Saric A, Teasell R, Thorpe K, Xu K, Yao J, Eng JJ

Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitation2026

DOI: 10.1016/j.apmr.2026.05.002 PMID: 42155799

Predictors of favorable modified Rankin Scale outcome during inpatient rehabilitation for subacute stroke: a secondary analysis of the Walk 'n Watch trial.

Ezeugwu VE, Peters S, Hung SH, Bayley MT, Best KL, Connell LA, Donkers SJ, Dukelow SP, Milot MH, Sakakibara BM, Sheehy L, Wong H, Yang Y, Yao J, Eng JJ

Disability and rehabilitation2026

DOI: 10.1080/09638288.2026.2661476 PMID: 42028977

Driving safety in patients with primary brain tumours and brain metastases in Canada: a scoping review.

Nishimura K, Yao J, Lapointe S, Harrison R, Chahal M, Lim-Fat MJ, Alli S, Michaud K, Makarenko S, Fatehi Hassanabad M, Nichol A, Oh J

Annals of palliative medicine2026

DOI: 10.21037/apm-2025-1-136 PMID: 41867013

Transferability of a 10-week remotely delivered Virtual Physical Activity Seated Exercise (V-PASE) program on post-stroke functional mobility: study protocol for a multisite randomized controlled trial.

Mackie P, Ashe MC, Barclay R, Bayley MT, Donkers SJ, Fleet JL, Mortenson WB, Peters S, Pollock CL, Pooyania S, Quigley A, Sakakibara BM, Schneeberg A, Sheehy L, Stelling S, Yao J, Eng JJ

Trials2026

DOI: 10.1186/s13063-026-09523-8 PMID: 41645237

Real-World Experiences of Therapy Staff Implementing an Intensive Rehabilitation Protocol in Canadian Stroke Inpatient Rehabilitation Settings: A Multi-Site Survey Study.

Hung SH, Ackerley S, Connell LA, Bayley MT, Best KL, Donkers SJ, Dukelow SP, Ezeugwu VE, Milot MH, Peters S, Sakakibara BM, Sheehy L, Yao J, Eng JJ

Physical therapy2025

DOI: 10.1093/ptj/pzaf111 PMID: 41139309

An Intensive Upper Extremity Program Coupled With a Wearable Device for Poststroke Rehabilitation: A Qualitative Study of the Perspectives of People With Stroke.

Yang CL, Simpson LA, Jang S, Barclay R, Bayley MT, Dukelow SP, MacIntosh BJ, MacKay-Lyons M, Menon C, Mortenson WB, Peng TH, Pollock CL, Pooyania S, Silverberg ND, Teasell R, Yao J, Eng JJ

Physical therapy2025

DOI: 10.1093/ptj/pzaf101 PMID: 40810494

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Jennifer Yao

Research

Latest papers

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Gaps in physiotherapy capacity to provide Long COVID rehabilitation care.

Rehabilitation needs of long COVID patients in British Columbia.

A Novel Approach to Characterizing Patterns of Real-World Upper-Extremity Use During Walking and Activities of Daily Living in People with Subacute Stroke.

Tablet-based cognitive self-assessment: English translation of Cog-First app.

FLOW Trial - The effect of fluoxetine combined with exercise on motor recovery after stroke: an RCT.

Predictors of favorable modified Rankin Scale outcome during inpatient rehabilitation for subacute stroke: a secondary analysis of the Walk 'n Watch trial.

Driving safety in patients with primary brain tumours and brain metastases in Canada: a scoping review.

Transferability of a 10-week remotely delivered Virtual Physical Activity Seated Exercise (V-PASE) program on post-stroke functional mobility: study protocol for a multisite randomized controlled trial.

Real-World Experiences of Therapy Staff Implementing an Intensive Rehabilitation Protocol in Canadian Stroke Inpatient Rehabilitation Settings: A Multi-Site Survey Study.

An Intensive Upper Extremity Program Coupled With a Wearable Device for Poststroke Rehabilitation: A Qualitative Study of the Perspectives of People With Stroke.

Frequent collaborators

Robert Teasell

Marilyn Mackay-Lyons

Sue Peters

Ruth Barclay

Courtney Pollock

Hubert Wong

Ada Tang

Mark Bayley

Charles Harry Goldsmith

Teresa Liu-Ambrose

Andrei Krassioukov

Brodie Sakakibara

Sonya Cressman

Elizabeth Inness

Sean Dukelow

Sonya Cressman

Alan Nichol

Ada Tang

Brodie Sakakibara

Colleen O'Connell

Shannon MacDonald

Ada Tang

Elizabeth Linkewich

Colleen O'Connell

Ada Tang

Krista Best

Joyce Fung

Joy MacDermid

Joy MacDermid

Sandra Black

Kevin Thorpe

Bradley MacIntosh

Janice Eng