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Avril Mansfield

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Associate ProfessorDepartment of Physical TherapyUniversity of Toronto

Avril Mansfield

Associate Professor

Department of Physical Therapy

Temerty Faculty of Medicine

University of Toronto

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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33 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Senior (last) author on 18 recent papers, a sign of leading a research group.
Principal investigator on 10 research grants (8 CIHR, 2 NSERC), most recently in 2024.
Supervisor on 1 trainee award (1 CIHR), most recently in 2025.

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119

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622

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Research

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Exercise Rehabilitation Physiotherapy Biomechanics Stroke Accidental Falls Kinesiology Motor Learning

Latest papers

Exploring the Perspectives of People With Stroke on Exercise During Rehabilitation: A Qualitative Descriptive Study Focused on Aerobic Exercise Participation
Brain & NeuroRehabilitation · 2026 · senior author
Using a co-design approach to develop aquatic reactive balance training for fall prevention
PLoS ONE · 2026
Determining perception thresholds of young adults to small continuous moving platform perturbations.
Journal of neurophysiology · 2026 · senior author

All 119 publications

Latest funding

Characterizing Vestibular Function in Older Adults with Hearing Loss
CIHR · 2026 · Co-investigator
$726,750
Investigating the optimal reactive balance training in people with chronic stroke
CIHR · 2025 · Supervisor
$120,000
Optimal intensity of reactive balance training for healthy older adults
CIHR · 2024 · Nominated PI
$516,376

All 15 grants and awards

119 publications.

Exploring the Perspectives of People With Stroke on Exercise During Rehabilitation: A Qualitative Descriptive Study Focused on Aerobic Exercise Participation

Barzideh A, Devasahayam AJ, Tang A, Inness EL, Marzolini S, Munce S, Sibley KM, Mansfield A

Brain & NeuroRehabilitation20261 citationsSenior author

DOI: 10.12786/bn.2026.19.e6

Using a co-design approach to develop aquatic reactive balance training for fall prevention

Ogonowska-Slodownik A, Faria JO, Thavarajah S, Pacholczyk K, Blain B, Wiener M, Walker J, Mansfield A, Carusone SC

PLoS ONE2026

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0345435

Determining perception thresholds of young adults to small continuous moving platform perturbations.

Mahdaviani K, Tremblay L, Novak A, Mansfield A

Journal of neurophysiology2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1152/jn.00425.2025 PMID: 42178272

Influence of Reactive Balance Training Program Characteristics on Reactive Balance Control and Fall Risk: A Systematic Review and Meta-Regression.

Nachmani H, Langer LK, Devasahayam AJ, Mansfield A

Gerontology2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1159/000552354 PMID: 42102008

Responses to untrained and unexpected balance perturbations following reactive balance training among people with chronic stroke: a feasibility study.

Huntley A, Schinkel-Ivy A, Mansfield A

Topics in stroke rehabilitation2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1080/10749357.2025.2566142 PMID: 41017574

Physiotherapists' understanding and assessment of gait stability: a qualitative study.

Sharma Y, Ng H, Singh H, Mansfield A, Patterson KK, Iaboni A

Disability and rehabilitation2026

DOI: 10.1080/09638288.2025.2537911 PMID: 40778533

Differences in centre of mass measurements between markerless and marker-based motion capture systems during balance and mobility assessments in individuals with chronic and sub-acute stroke.

Majoni N, Inness EL, Jagroop D, Danells CJ, Mansfield A

Gait & posture2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.gaitpost.2026.110256 PMID: 42269303

Feasibility of Aquatic Reactive Balance Training (AquaReBal) for Older Adults: Protocol for a Single-Arm Pre-Post Study.

Ogonowska-Slodownik A, Marinho-Buzelli A, Danells C, Musselman KE, Bonnyman A, Alavinia M, Mansfield A

Gerontology2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1159/000550917 PMID: 41779675

Optimal Reactive Balance Training Characteristics Poststroke: Secondary Analysis of a Clinical Trial.

Faria JO, Danells CJ, Inness EL, Mansfield A

Physiotherapy research international : the journal for researchers and clinicians in physical therapy2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1002/pri.70231 PMID: 42130167

The relationship between gait asymmetry and stability in people with sub-acute stroke.

Staines R, Patterson K, Jagroop D, Inness EL, Mansfield A

Gait & posture2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.gaitpost.2026.110216 PMID: 42107174

Characterizing Vestibular Function in Older Adults with Hearing Loss

Co-investigatorCIHR2026Project Grant

Principal investigators: Campos, Jennifer L; Li, Karen Zown-Hua

Keywords: Adaptation; Balance; Falls; Hearing Loss; Older Adults; Perturbation; Simulation; Vestibular; Virtual Reality; Vision

$726,750

Investigating the optimal reactive balance training in people with chronic stroke

SupervisorCIHR2025DRA : Canada Graduate Research Scholarship - Doctoral Program (CGRS D)

Principal investigators: Majoni, Tawanda N

Keywords: Balance; Falls; Reactive Balance Training; Stroke Rehabilitation

$120,000

Optimal intensity of reactive balance training for healthy older adults

Nominated PICIHR2024Project Grant

Principal investigators: Mansfield, Avril

Keywords: Accidental Falls; Biomechanics; Exercise; Kinesiology; Motor Learning; Physiotherapy; Postural Balance; Rehabilitation

$516,376

Optimal intensity of reactive balance training in healthy older adults

Nominated PICIHR2023Project Grant - Priority Announcement: Aging

Principal investigators: Mansfield, Avril

Keywords: Accidental Falls; Biomechanics; Exercise; Kinesiology; Motor Learning; Physiotherapy; Postural Balance; Rehabilitation

$100,000

Does the Cognitive Load of Dyspnea with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Exacerbations Contribute to Falls and Daily Functional Limitations?

Co-investigatorCIHR2022Project Grant

Principal investigators: Rozenberg, Dmitry; Reid, Wendy D

Keywords: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease; Cognition; Physical Function; Respiratory Exacerbations

$397,800

Canadian Training Platform for Trials Leveraging Existing Networks (CAN-TAP-TALENT)

Principal investigatorCIHR2022Training Grant: Clinical Trials Training Platforms

Principal investigators: Cheung, Angela M; Ahmed, Sofia B; Allen, Upton D; Bhat, Mamatha; Boyd, Steven K; Crawley, Angela M; Dolatabadi, Elham; Fahim, Christine; Farkouh, Michael E; Feld, Jordan J; Fox, Susan; Furlan, Andrea D; Goligher, Ewan C; Hodgson, David C; Inman, Robert D; Juando Prats, Clara; Lamontagne, Francois; Langlois, Marc-Andre; Levin, Adeera; Mansfield, Avril; Manske, Sarah L; McMaster, W. Robert; Mylopoulos, Maria; Oza, Amit M; Papaioannou, Alexandra; Pinto, Andrew D; Quinn, Kieran L; Rahman, Proton; Razak, Fahad; Richard, Nicolas; Richardson, Harriet; Sander, Beate H; Sellmann, Susanna; Stelfox, Henry T; Straus, Sharon E; Tartaglia, Maria Carmela; Tobe, Sheldon W; Tomlinson, George A; Verma, Amol; Walmsley, Sharon L; Wu, Robert; Xu, Wei

Keywords: Adaptive Trials; Biostatistics; Clinical Trials; Hqp Development; Job Shadowing; Mentorship; Pedogagy; Training

$4,314,242

Canadian Training Platform for Trials Leveraging Existing Networks (CAN-TAP-TALENT)

Principal investigatorCIHR2022Training Grant: Clinical Trials Training Platforms - Indirect Costs

Keywords: Adaptive Trials; Biostatistics; Clinical Trials; Hqp Development; Job Shadowing; Mentorship; Pedogagy; Training

$1,078,562

How does the central nervous system use errors to optimize motor learning?

Principal investigatorNSERC2021Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Mansfield, Avril

Keywords: kinesiology; biomechanics; motor control; motor learning; balance; mobility; gait; cognition; psychology; emotion

$112,000

Participation in aerobic exercise during stroke rehabilitation: a mixed-methods study

Nominated PICIHR2020Project Grant

Principal investigators: Mansfield, Avril; Inness, Elizabeth L

Keywords: Behaviour Change; Clinical Decision Making; Exercise; Mixed Methods; Physiotherapy; Rehabilitation; Stroke

$497,251

Computer vision for daily monitoring of gait instability to detect an increased risk of falling.

Co-investigatorCIHR2019Project Grant

Principal investigators: Iaboni, Andrea; Taati, Babak

Keywords: Computer Vision; Environmental Sensor; Falls; Gait; Long Term Care; Machine Learning; Postural Stability

$344,250

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Avril Mansfield

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

Exploring the Perspectives of People With Stroke on Exercise During Rehabilitation: A Qualitative Descriptive Study Focused on Aerobic Exercise Participation

Using a co-design approach to develop aquatic reactive balance training for fall prevention

Determining perception thresholds of young adults to small continuous moving platform perturbations.

Influence of Reactive Balance Training Program Characteristics on Reactive Balance Control and Fall Risk: A Systematic Review and Meta-Regression.

Responses to untrained and unexpected balance perturbations following reactive balance training among people with chronic stroke: a feasibility study.

Physiotherapists' understanding and assessment of gait stability: a qualitative study.

Differences in centre of mass measurements between markerless and marker-based motion capture systems during balance and mobility assessments in individuals with chronic and sub-acute stroke.

Feasibility of Aquatic Reactive Balance Training (AquaReBal) for Older Adults: Protocol for a Single-Arm Pre-Post Study.

Optimal Reactive Balance Training Characteristics Poststroke: Secondary Analysis of a Clinical Trial.

The relationship between gait asymmetry and stability in people with sub-acute stroke.

How does the central nervous system use errors to optimize motor learning?

Frequent collaborators

George Mochizuki

Alison Schinkel-Ivy

Dina Brooks

Mark Bayley

Babak Taati

Andrea Iaboni

Ada Tang

Kei Masani

Susan Marzolini

Hardeep Singh

Sunita Mathur

Elizabeth Inness

Elham Dolatabadi

Laura Middleton

Kristin Musselman

Sarah Munce

Alison Novak

Paul Oh

Luc Tremblay

Andresa Marinho Buzelli

Jennifer Campos

Sandra McKay

Kelly Arbour-Nicitopoulos

Alastair Flint

Sarah Gregman

Jocelyn Harris

Soo Ying Chan Carusone

Kevin Moncion