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Cheryl Missiuna

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Professor EmeritusRehabilitation ScienceMcMaster University

Research

Research areas, by share of publications

Research areas are derived from OpenAlex topics of their publications.

From the 150 most recent of 159 publications.

01

Development and evaluation of an online professional development course to support delivery of tiered school-based rehabilitation services

Passaretti B, Missiuna C, Levinson AJ, Turkstra LS, Gallagher T, Team D, Campbell W

Disability and Rehabilitation20257 citations
DOI: 10.1080/09638288.2024.2417769
02

Developing an initial explanatory theory for Partnering for Change using realist evaluation

VanderKaay S, Missiuna C, Bennett S, Whalen SS, Dix L, Camden C, Kennedy J, Campbell W

Australian Occupational Therapy Journal20255 citations
DOI: 10.1111/1440-1630.12994
03

Tiered Approaches to Rehabilitation Services in Education Settings: Towards Developing an Explanatory Programme Theory

VanderKaay S, Dix L, Rivard L, Missiuna C, Ng S, Pollock N, Whalen SS, Eisen I, Kyte C, Phoenix M

International Journal of Disability, Development and Education202333 citations
DOI: 10.1080/1034912x.2021.1895975
04

Partnering for Change: collaborating to transform occupational therapy services that support inclusive education

Campbell W, Missiuna C, Dix L, Whalen SS

Frontiers in Public Health202326 citationsOpen Access
DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2023.1275920PMID: W4387021065
05

Structural validity and internal consistency of an outcome measure to assess self-reported educator capacity to support children with motor difficulties

Cahill PT, Missiuna CA, DeCola C, Dix L, Campbell WN

Frontiers in Education20232 citations
DOI: 10.3389/feduc.2023.1174097
06

Effects of Comorbid Developmental Coordination Disorder and Symptoms of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder on Physical Activity in Children Aged 4–5 Years

James ME, King-Dowling S, Graham JD, Missiuna C, Timmons BW, Cairney J

Child Psychiatry and Human Development202211 citations
DOI: 10.1007/s10578-021-01155-0
07

The Dance of Family Engagement in School-Based Occupational Therapy: An Interpretive Description

Kennedy JN, Moll S, Missiuna C, Yost J, Terreberry S, Campbell WN

Journal of Occupational Therapy, Schools, and Early Intervention20225 citations
DOI: 10.1080/19411243.2021.1941494
08

Inclusive Physical Education: A Critical Discourse Analysis of the Ontario Secondary School Health and Physical Education Curriculum

Selkirk EK, Missiuna C, Moll S, Rosenbaum P, Campbell W

Journal of Teaching in Physical Education20224 citations
DOI: 10.1123/jtpe.2020-0313
09

Implementing Partnering for Change in Québec: Occupational Therapy Activities and Stakeholders’ Perceptions

Camden C, Campbell W, Missiuna C, Berbari J, Héguy L, Gauvin C, Dostie R, Ianni L, Rivard L, Anaby D

Canadian Journal of Occupational Therapy202119 citations
DOI: 10.1177/0008417421994368
10

The concept of family engagement in education: What are the implications for school‐based rehabilitation service providers?

Kennedy JN, Terreberry S, Moll S, Missiuna C, Yost J, Tomas V, Campbell WN

Review of Education20213 citations
DOI: 10.1002/rev3.3268

Frequent collaborators

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Cheryl MissiunaWenonah CampbellMary Catherine LawCarol DeMatteoGillian KingLeah DixSandra MollBrian TimmonsJennifer KennedyLouis SchmidtKathy StazykMichael Boyle
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Wenonah Campbell

Rehabilitation Science

24 shared papers, latest 2025

Mary Catherine Law

Rehabilitation Science

15 shared papers, latest 2017

Carol DeMatteo

Rehabilitation Science

10 shared papers, latest 2017

Gillian King

Rehabilitation Science

8 shared papers, latest 2016

Sandra Moll

Rehabilitation Science

8 shared papers, latest 2022

Leah Dix

Rehabilitation Science

8 shared papers, latest 2025

Researchers with similar interests

Wenonah Campbell

Rehabilitation Science

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Robert Palisano

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Andrea Morrison

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Joyce Obeid

Pediatrics

Children's Physical and Motor Development, Cerebral Palsy and Movement Disorders

Michelle Phoenix

Rehabilitation Science

Cerebral Palsy and Movement Disorders, Family and Disability Support Research

Peter Leon Rosenbaum

Pediatrics

Cerebral Palsy and Movement Disorders, Family and Disability Support Research

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