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Barbara Gibson

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Professor Emeritus/EmeritaDepartment of Physical TherapyUniversity of Toronto

Barbara Gibson

Professor Emeritus/Emerita

Department of Physical Therapy

Temerty Faculty of Medicine

University of Toronto

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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Supervision signals

Emeritus professors are retired and rarely take new students.
No publications since 2008.
Principal investigator on 6 research grants (4 CIHR, 2 SSHRC), most recently in 2020.
Supervised 1 trainee who won CIHR awards, most recently in 2014.

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Publications by year

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Education

PhD, Collaborative Program in Bioethics and Collaborative Program in Health Care, Technology and Place
MSc, Collaborative Program in Bioethics
BMR(PT), Physical Therapy, Medical Rehabilitation

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Research

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

Disability studies Bioethics (humans and animals)Clinical nursing, tertiary (rehabilitative care)

Latest papers

Perspectives of personal support workers and ventilator-users on training needs
Patient Education and Counseling · 2008

All 1 publications

Latest funding

Reframing childhood disability: Bridging political and disciplinary boundaries to improve disabled children's lives
SSHRC · 2020 · Co-investigator
$53,106
Difference and Movement: The Youth Mobility Project
SSHRC · 2020 · Principal investigator
$69,601
Moving-together: Choreographic mappings of children with diverse physical dis/abilities and their neurological responses to a dance-play event
CIHR · 2014 · Supervisor
$165,000

All 10 grants and awards

Reframing childhood disability: Bridging political and disciplinary boundaries to improve disabled children's lives

Co-investigatorSSHRC2020Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Teachman, Gail

Keywords: (1) disability; (2) child; (3) youth; (4) childhood; (5) social exclusion; (6) social and health inequity; (7) disability studies

$53,106

Difference and Movement: The Youth Mobility Project

Principal investigatorSSHRC2020Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Gibson, Barbara

Keywords: (1) Disability; (2) Youth; (3) Mobility; (4) Arts-informed Methodologies; (5) Qualitative Research; (6) Posthuman; (7) Critical

$69,601

Moving-together: Choreographic mappings of children with diverse physical dis/abilities and their neurological responses to a dance-play event

SupervisorCIHR2014CIHR Fellowship

Principal investigators: Mclaren, Coralee M

Keywords: Childhood Disability; Classroom Design; Cognitive Development; Cross-Disciplinary Methods; Dance/Choreography; Ecological Psychology; Integrated Education; Participation And Inclusion; Postmodern Theory; Rehabilitation

$165,000

Moving together: Choreographic mappings of children with diverse dis/abilities and their neurological responses to a dance-play event

Nominated PICIHR2014Operating Grant

Principal investigators: Gibson, Barbara E

Keywords: Childhood Disability; Classroom Design; Cognitive Development; Dance; Ecological Psychology; Integrated Education; Mixed Methods; Participation And Inclusion; Postmodern Theory; Rehabilitation

$180,000

The Challenge Module for evaluating advanced motor skills of children with cerebral palsy: From measurement to child-centred goal setting.

Principal investigatorCIHR2011Operating Grant

Principal investigators: Wright, Virginia F; Gibson, Barbara E

Keywords: Cerebal Palsy; Gross Motor; Individualized Goals; Measurement Study; Outcome Measures; Participation; Pediatric Rehabiltation; Physical Therapy; Qualitative Inquiry; Rasch Analysis

$339,435

International Collaborative on Rethinking Rehabilitation

Nominated PICIHR2011Planning Grants - PA: Community-based Primary Healthcare

Principal investigators: Gibson, Barbara E; McPherson, Kathryn M

Keywords: Disability; Knowledge Translation; Rehabilitation; Theory

$22,097

Ethics and values in health policy: improving care transitions for Ontario patients across the continuum of care

Co-investigatorCIHR2010Partnerships for Health System Improvement (PHSI)

Principal investigators: Gibson, Jennifer; Paprica, P. Alison; Upshur, Ross E

Keywords: Continuity Of Care; Ethical Analysis; Health Policy; Knowledge Translation; Patient Care Transitions; Policy Analysis; Qualitative Methods; System Coordination; Values In Decision-Making

$336,947

Becoming Men: Advancing methods and frameworks for understanding the intersection of gender and disability for disabled young men

Nominated PICIHR2009Catalyst Grant: Methods and Measures for Gender, Sex and Health

Principal investigators: Gibson, Barbara E

Keywords: Disability; Gender; Masculinities; Muscular Dystrophy; Qualitative Methods; Youth

$78,915

WALK: why ambulation learning for kids

Principal investigatorSSHRC2008Research Development Initiatives

Principal investigators: Gibson, Barbara E.

Keywords: disability; children and youth; rehabilitation; bioethics

$35,351

Severe childhood disability: Optimizing settings for participation and inclusion

Co-investigatorCIHR2008Emerging Team Grant: Children with Disabilities (Bright Futures for Kids with...

Principal investigators: King, Gillian A

Keywords: Childhood Disability; Environment; Measurement; Participation; Social Exclusion

$810,983

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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Barbara Gibson

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

Perspectives of personal support workers and ventilator-users on training needs

Reframing childhood disability: Bridging political and disciplinary boundaries to improve disabled children's lives

Difference and Movement: The Youth Mobility Project

Moving-together: Choreographic mappings of children with diverse physical dis/abilities and their neurological responses to a dance-play event

Moving together: Choreographic mappings of children with diverse dis/abilities and their neurological responses to a dance-play event

The Challenge Module for evaluating advanced motor skills of children with cerebral palsy: From measurement to child-centred goal setting.

International Collaborative on Rethinking Rehabilitation

Ethics and values in health policy: improving care transitions for Ontario patients across the continuum of care

Becoming Men: Advancing methods and frameworks for understanding the intersection of gender and disability for disabled young men

WALK: why ambulation learning for kids

Severe childhood disability: Optimizing settings for participation and inclusion

Frequent collaborators

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