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Julie Richardson
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Julie Richardson is a Professor in the School of Rehabilitation Science at McMaster University and the Assistant Dean of the Rehabilitation Science programs. She is a physiotherapist and has a Master’s degree in Psychology from University of Otago, New Zealand and a PhD in Epidemiology from the University of Toronto. She teaches Community Health/Community Practice in the Physiotherapy Program which includes approaches to the prevention and management of chronic disease. She also teaches Research Methodology and a course about Chronic Disease in the Rehabilitation Science Graduate Program. Her research interests include identifying persons at risk for functional decline and rehabilitation interventions to prevent functional decline and maintain health status in persons with chronic illness. My research interests include measurement and intervention issues to promote mobility and lower-extremity functioning in older adults as well as risk factor assessment for decline of mobility and functioning with aging and the health transitions that older persons undergo in the process of disablement. I also work with family physicians around the assessment of preclinical disability to teach seniors how to avoid falls and maintain their mobility. Recent work has involved clinical trials which have examined complex rehabilitation interventions in primary care settings and have included behavioural, educational and self-management interventions to maximise function, health status and quality of life for persons with chronic illness. Dr. Richardson is also currently a member of the MAC H2ope clinic Executive Council.
Research areas are derived from OpenAlex topics of their publications.
From the 150 most recent of 281 publications.
Mobility in community-dwelling adults with chronic conditions: the contribution of age and sex: European Journal of Physiotherapy: Vol 0, No 0
Establishing global standards on wearable technology for measuring mobility in ageing populations: an international consensus exercise
Beauchamp MK, D'Amore C, Raina P, McIlroy W, Adesina N, Ahmadi M, Alcock L, Becker C, Doherty A, Donnelly A
Prospective evaluation of balance and mobility tests as part of the World Falls Guidelines algorithm
Saunders S, Speechley M, Griffith LE, Kuspinar A, Sibley KM, Raina P, D'amore C, Richardson J, Noble T, Beauchamp MK
The INITIATE (Initial Test for Fall Risk Assessment in the Elderly) prospective cohort study: baseline results
Saunders S, Kuspinar A, Sibley KM, D’Amore C, Noble T, Griffith LE, Raina P, Richardson J, Speechley M, Beauchamp MK
Determining the Impact of a Physiotherapist-Led Primary Care Model for Low Back Pain: Protocol and Analysis Plan for a Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial and Embedded Process Evaluation
Miller J, Donnelly C, McClintock C, Varette K, Camargo Y, Marsh J, Taljaard M, Al Mamun MS, Bacchus G, Barber D
High-intensity interval training is not just for athletes–it’s for stroke survivors too
Moncion K, Wiley E, Kramers S, Rodrigues L, de Las Heras B, Sweet SN, Eng JJ, MacKay-Lyons M, Fung J, Richardson J
Determining the Impact of a Physiotherapist-Led Primary Care Model for Hip and Knee Pain: Protocol and Analysis Plan for a Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial With Process Evaluation
Miller J, Donnelly C, McClintock C, Varette K, Camargo Y, Marsh J, Taljaard M, Al Mamun MS, Bacchus G, Barber D
A pilot randomized controlled trial comparing the feasibility and preliminary effects of different forms of exercise-related social support for older adult survivors of cancer
Smith-Turchyn J, Sinclair S, O’Loughlin E, Innes A, Richardson J, Pillips S, Beauchamp M, Thabane L, Wrosch C, Sabiston CM
Community Support Providers in the Social Networks of Older Adults Living in Naturally Occurring Retirement Communities (NORCs)
Nuri R, Hand C, Letts L, McGrath C, Richardson J, Rudman D, Cooper H, Cooper H, Prowse A, Malvern R
Oasis Senior Supportive Living: An Innovative Low-Cost Community-Based Intervention to Support Healthy Aging in Place.
Nuri R, Hand C, Letts L, McGrath C, Richardson J, Rudman D, Cooper H, Prowse A, Malvern R, Nguyen A
Courses taught
6- Graduate
QUANTITATIVE METHODS IN REHABILITATION SCIENCE
REHAB 707 · last taught 2021
- Graduate
Rehabilitation Research Project
REHAB 735B · last taught 2021
- Graduate
Rehabilitation Research Project
REHAB 735C · last taught 2021
- Graduate
The Role of Rehabilitation in Chronic Disease Management
REHAB 716 · last taught 2020
- Graduate
Rehabilitation Research Project
REHAB 735A · last taught 2020
- Graduate
Independent Study in Rehabilitation Science
REHAB 704 · last taught 2019
Research institutes and memberships
- McMaster Institute for Health Equity
- McMaster Institute for Research on Aging (MIRA)
Frequent collaborators
139Ada Tang
Rehabilitation Science
54 shared papers, latest 2026
Marla Beauchamp
Rehabilitation Science
49 shared papers, latest 2026
Ayse Kuspinar
Rehabilitation Science
41 shared papers, latest 2026
Lori Letts
Rehabilitation Science
38 shared papers, latest 2026
Jenna Smith-Turchyn
Rehabilitation Science
33 shared papers, latest 2026
Joy MacDermid
Rehabilitation Science
32 shared papers, latest 2026
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Rehabilitation Science
Balance, Gait, and Falls Prevention, Frailty in Older Adults
Ada Tang
Rehabilitation Science
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Sarah Gregman
Rehabilitation Science
Balance, Gait, and Falls Prevention, Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery
Ayse Kuspinar
Rehabilitation Science
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Justin Lee
Medicine
Balance, Gait, and Falls Prevention, Frailty in Older Adults
Justin Lee
Oncology
Balance, Gait, and Falls Prevention, Frailty in Older Adults
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