Sharon Wong, University of Toronto

Research

Disability Family-Centred Care Mixed Reality Movement Pediatric Real-World Testing Rehabilitation Therapy

Latest papers

Health literacy programs for older adults: a systematic literature review.
Health education research · 2012 · senior author
Exploring older adults' health information seeking behaviors.
Journal of nutrition education and behavior · 2012 · senior author
Systematic literature review of randomized control trials assessing the effectiveness of nutrition interventions in community-dwelling older adults.
Journal of nutrition education and behavior · 2011 · senior author

All 4 publications

Latest funding

Trustworthiness of person-generated health data from markerless motion capture for personalized motor rehabilitation for young people with motor disabilities
CIHR · 2024 · Co-investigator
$1,228,114
Lab2Market: Canada’s National Network for Innovation, Commercialization and Entrepreneurship Skills Training of Students, Researchers and Highly Qualified Persons
NSERC · 2023 · Co-investigator
$2,297,316
A wearable technology approach to managing challenging behaviours in children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD)
CIHR · 2020 · Co-investigator
$485,774

All 5 grants and awards

4 publications.

01

Health literacy programs for older adults: a systematic literature review.

Manafo E, Wong S

Health education research2012Senior author

DOI: 10.1093/her/cys067 PMID: 22752153

02

Exploring older adults' health information seeking behaviors.

Manafo E, Wong S

Journal of nutrition education and behavior2012Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.jneb.2011.05.018 PMID: 22101129

03

Systematic literature review of randomized control trials assessing the effectiveness of nutrition interventions in community-dwelling older adults.

Bandayrel K, Wong S

Journal of nutrition education and behavior2011Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.jneb.2010.01.004 PMID: 21371944

04

Online marketing of food and beverages to children: a content analysis.

Brady J, Mendelson R, Farrell A, Wong S

Canadian journal of dietetic practice and research : a publication of Dietitians of Canada = Revue canadienne de la pratique et de la recherche en dietetique : une publication des Dietetistes du Canada2010Senior author

DOI: 10.3148/71.4.2010.166 PMID: 21144131

Trustworthiness of person-generated health data from markerless motion capture for personalized motor rehabilitation for young people with motor disabilities

Co-investigatorCIHR2024Project Grant

Principal investigators: Biddiss, Elaine A; Cooper, Donovan; Wright, Virginia F

Keywords: Biomechanics; Digital Health Technologies; Kinematics; Markerless Motion Capture; Motor Disabilities; Motor Therapy; Person-Generated Health Data; Personalized Rehabilitation; System Design; Validation

$1,228,114

Lab2Market: Canada’s National Network for Innovation, Commercialization and Entrepreneurship Skills Training of Students, Researchers and Highly Qualified Persons

Co-investigatorNSERC2023Lab to Market grants

Principal investigators: Larsen, Jeff

Keywords: Research Commercialization; Entrepreneurial Training; Research-based Startups; Innovation Training; Inclusive Innovation

$2,297,316

A wearable technology approach to managing challenging behaviours in children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD)

Co-investigatorCIHR2020Project Grant

Principal investigators: Kushki, Azadeh

Keywords: Autism; Challenging Behaviours

$485,774

BootleBlast, a movement tracking video game for home-based motor therapy - Navigating gaps to market readiness

Principal investigatorCIHR2019Project Grant

Principal investigators: Biddiss, Elaine A; Wong, Sharon

Keywords: Disability; Family-Centred Care; Mixed Reality; Movement; Pediatric; Real-World Testing; Rehabilitation; Therapy; User-Centred Design; Video Game

$409,276

The Virtual Music Teacher: Children of all abilities banding together in early childhood music education

Co-investigatorCIHR2018Collaborative Health Research Projects (NSERC partnered)

Principal investigators: Biddiss, Elaine A; Lamont, Andrea L; Fehlings, Darcy L; John, Bina A; Moola, Fiona

Keywords: 1101 Human Health Including Medically Related Psychological; 1605 Human Factors; 2804 Expert Systems; 802 Information Systems And Technology,; Disability; Mixed Reality; Motor Therapy; Music Education; Pediatric; Social/Leisure

$511,851

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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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Disability Dear Professor Wong, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. I read your paper "Health literacy programs for older adults: a systematic literature review." (2012), and it connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your CIHR-funded project "BootleBlast, a movement tracking video game for home-based motor therapy - Navigating gaps to market readiness" (2019), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]