Liliana Alvarez, Western University

Research

Read how they describe their research on their Western University profile.

Latest papers

Screening Fitness to Drive After Stroke Across Demographic Subgroups: A Systematic Review.
OTJR : occupation, participation and health · 2026 · senior author
The chloroplast genome of Juglans australis: a missing piece in the phylogenetic puzzle of Juglans
Plant Systematics and Evolution · 2026
Who's in the driver seat?: raising the voices of younger women stroke survivors.
Topics in stroke rehabilitation · 2026 · senior author

All 92 publications

Latest funding

The Road Less Traveled: Exploring the Intersection of Driving, Cannabis, and the Experiences of Racialized Youth in Ontario
ONTARIO · 2025 · Principal investigator
$140,000
RehabInnovation: A Hub for Advanced Mobility and Communication Technologies
CFI · 2025 · Co-investigator
$2,476,930

All 2 grants and awards

92 publications.

01

Screening Fitness to Drive After Stroke Across Demographic Subgroups: A Systematic Review.

Vander Veen A, Johnston L, Holmes J, Tucker P, Alvarez L

OTJR : occupation, participation and health20264 citationsSenior authorOpen Access

DOI: 10.1177/15394492251344518 PMID: 40519102

02

The chloroplast genome of Juglans australis: a missing piece in the phylogenetic puzzle of Juglans

Fiamma Pereyra, Sibila Ivonne Lencina, Eber Alexander Delgado, Liliana Alvarez, Gretel Rodriguez Garay, Dante Carabajal, Juan D. Urdampilleta, Mariela Analia Sader, Ingrid Georgina Orce

Plant Systematics and Evolution20261 citations

DOI: 10.1007/s00606-026-01996-z

03

Who's in the driver seat?: raising the voices of younger women stroke survivors.

Vander Veen A, Holmes J, Tucker P, Alvarez L

Topics in stroke rehabilitation2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1080/10749357.2025.2571570 PMID: 41058452

04

Evaluating the Practice Resource for Driving After Stroke-2: A Multiple-Baseline Study

April Vander Veen, Jeffrey Holmes, Patricia P. Tucker, Liliana Alvarez

Canadian Journal of Occupational Therapy2026Senior authorOpen Access

DOI: 10.1177/00084174261424561 PMID: 41733926

05

The Early Movers Clinician's Guide: Co-Designing a Resource for the 24-Hour Movement Guidelines in Paediatric Occupational Therapy.

Taylor LG, Phillips SM, Tzvetkov D, Alvarez L, Tucker P

Child: care, health and development2026Open Access

DOI: 10.1111/cch.70275 PMID: 41980876

06

Lived Experiences of Male Caregivers Supporting Individuals with Parkinson’s Disease

Kelsey Lee, Julia Yates, Andrew M F Johnson, Liliana Alvarez, Jeffrey D. Holmes

Healthcare2026Open Access

DOI: 10.3390/healthcare14121652 PMID: 42354511

07

“Stoned on the road”: A systematic review of cannabis-impaired driving educational initiatives targeting young drivers in Canada

Robert Colonna, Zuha Pathan, Anupradi Sultania, Liliana Alvarez

International Journal of Drug Policy20255 citationsSenior authorOpen Access

DOI: 10.1016/j.drugpo.2025.104835 PMID: 40383076

08

Using intervention mapping to evaluate 'High-Alert,' a brief smartphone intervention to reduce youth cannabis-impaired driving.

Colonna R, Tucker P, Mandich A, Alvarez L

PloS one20252 citationsSenior authorOpen Access

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0329383 PMID: 40845142

09

Exploring occupational therapists’ use of movement guidelines for young children with disabilities

Leah G. Taylor, Matthew Bourke, Liliana Alvarez, Kelly P. Arbour‐Nicitopoulos, Shauna M. Burke, Patricia P. Tucker

Canadian Journal of Occupational Therapy20252 citationsOpen Access

DOI: 10.1177/00084174251318200 PMID: 39930819

10

Voices of care: navigating difficult conversations among caregivers and individuals with Parkinson's disease.

Holmes JD, Rempel HA, Johnson AM, Alvarez L, Brinovec E, Crozier O, George C

Disability and rehabilitation20251 citations

DOI: 10.1080/09638288.2025.2486456 PMID: 40188383

The Road Less Traveled: Exploring the Intersection of Driving, Cannabis, and the Experiences of Racialized Youth in Ontario

Principal investigatorONTARIO2025Early Researcher Awards: Early Researcher Awards - Round 018

Principal investigators: Alvarez, Liliana

Keywords: Racialized youth, youth health, driving, cannabis, driving under the influence, social identities, social determinants of health

$140,000

RehabInnovation: A Hub for Advanced Mobility and Communication Technologies

Co-investigatorCFI2025Innovation Fund: Innovation Fund 2025 Stream 1 (open)

Principal investigators: Joy MacDermid, Susan Scollie

Keywords: Rehabilitation, musculoskeletal disorders, communication disorders, rehabilitation technology, biomedical engineering, computer science, interdisciplinary Assessment infrastructure, rapid prototyping infrastructure, data management

$2,476,930

From public funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998 with their latest competition results, the Canada Foundation for Innovation, Genome Canada, the Canadian Space Agency, Canada Research Chairs, the Fonds de recherche du Québec, Ontario research funding, Michael Smith Health Research BC, the Canadian Cancer Society, Heart & Stroke and Brain Canada.

Frequent collaborators

Patricia Tucker and Trish Tucker: 218 shared papers
Liliana Alvarez Jaramillo and Liliana Alvarez: 92 shared papers
Patricia Tucker and Andrew Johnson: 47 shared papers
Andrew Johnson and Trish Tucker: 47 shared papers
Jeffrey Holmes and Andrew Johnson: 40 shared papers
Patricia Tucker and Leah Taylor: 13 shared papers
Leah Taylor and Trish Tucker: 13 shared papers
Jeffrey Holmes and Liliana Alvarez Jaramillo: 12 shared papers
Jeffrey Holmes and Liliana Alvarez: 12 shared papers
Patricia Tucker and Liliana Alvarez Jaramillo: 10 shared papers
Patricia Tucker and Liliana Alvarez: 10 shared papers
Sandra Wiebe and Kim Adams: 10 shared papers
Trish Tucker and Liliana Alvarez: 10 shared papers
Patricia Tucker and Kelly Arbour-Nicitopoulos: 8 shared papers
Andrew Johnson and James Dickey: 7 shared papers
Dalton Wolfe and Kelly Arbour-Nicitopoulos: 7 shared papers
Liliana Alvarez Jaramillo and Kim Adams: 7 shared papers
Leah Taylor and Kelly Arbour-Nicitopoulos: 7 shared papers
Kim Adams and Liliana Alvarez: 7 shared papers
Andrew Johnson and Liliana Alvarez: 6 shared papers
Dalton Wolfe and Janelle Unger: 6 shared papers
Dalton Wolfe and Laura Graham: 5 shared papers
Liliana Alvarez Jaramillo and Wenqing He: 4 shared papers
Wenqing He and Liliana Alvarez: 4 shared papers
Jeffrey Holmes and Carri Hand: 3 shared papers
Liliana Alvarez Jaramillo and Carri Hand: 3 shared papers
Leah Taylor and Liliana Alvarez: 3 shared papers
Laura Graham and James Dickey: 3 shared papers
Carri Hand and Liliana Alvarez: 3 shared papers
Liliana Alvarez Jaramillo and James Dickey: 2 shared papers
Kelly Arbour-Nicitopoulos and Liliana Alvarez: 2 shared papers
James Dickey and Liliana Alvarez: 2 shared papers
Susan Elizabeth Baptiste and Liliana Alvarez Jaramillo: 1 shared paper
Susan Elizabeth Baptiste and Carri Hand: 1 shared paper
Susan Elizabeth Baptiste and Liliana Alvarez: 1 shared paper
Jeffrey Holmes and Catherine George: 1 shared paper
Jeffrey Holmes and Wenqing He: 1 shared paper
Andrew Johnson and Jacobi Elliott: 1 shared paper
Andrew Johnson and Catherine George: 1 shared paper
Andrew Johnson and Janelle Unger: 1 shared paper
Dalton Wolfe and Jacobi Elliott: 1 shared paper
Dalton Wolfe and Liliana Alvarez: 1 shared paper
Liliana Alvarez Jaramillo and Sandra Wiebe: 1 shared paper
Liliana Alvarez Jaramillo and Jacobi Elliott: 1 shared paper
Liliana Alvarez Jaramillo and Catherine George: 1 shared paper
Liliana Alvarez Jaramillo and Laura Graham: 1 shared paper
Liliana Alvarez Jaramillo and Janelle Unger: 1 shared paper
Sandra Wiebe and Liliana Alvarez: 1 shared paper
Jacobi Elliott and Liliana Alvarez: 1 shared paper
Catherine George and Liliana Alvarez: 1 shared paper
Laura Graham and Liliana Alvarez: 1 shared paper
Janelle Unger and Liliana Alvarez: 1 shared paper

School of Occupational Therapy
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Rehabilitation Medicine
School of Health Studies
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Applying for

Paper to mentionMention their ONTARIO grant from 2025

Subject: Prospective PhD student Dear Professor Alvarez, 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 "Screening Fitness to Drive After Stroke Across Demographic Subgroups: A Systematic Review." (2026), 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 ONTARIO-funded project "The Road Less Traveled: Exploring the Intersection of Driving, Cannabis, and the Experiences of Racialized Youth in Ontario" (2025), 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]