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Samantha Doralp

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Assistant Professor - Academic Coordinator of Clinical EducationSchool of Physical TherapyWestern University

Samantha Doralp

Assistant Professor - Academic Coordinator of Clinical Education

School of Physical Therapy

Faculty of Health Sciences

Western University

London, Ontario, Canada

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Clinical faculty often co-supervise; many graduate programs need a core faculty member as the main supervisor.
2 publications in the last five years, latest in 2025.
Senior (last) author on 2 recent papers, a sign of leading a research group.

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Research

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Latest papers

Perceptions, experiences, barriers, facilitators, learning outcomes, and modes of assessment of digital clinical placements for pre-registration physiotherapy students internationally: a systematic review protocol.
PloS one · 2025 · senior author
A qualitative study of healthy eating, physical activity, and mental health among single mothers in Canada
PLoS ONE · 2023 · senior author
Embracing Variability and Repetition in Practice: A Commentary on Outcomes following Physical Therapy Incorporating Hippotherapy on Neuromotor Function and Bladder Control in Children with down Syndrome: A Case Series.
Physical & occupational therapy in pediatrics · 2020 · first author

All 9 publications

9 publications.

Perceptions, experiences, barriers, facilitators, learning outcomes, and modes of assessment of digital clinical placements for pre-registration physiotherapy students internationally: a systematic review protocol.

McConnell J, Rushton A, Noblet T, Pacey V, Mistry J, Lai J, Nguyen D, Doralp S

PloS one2025Senior author

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0319024 PMID: 39977452

A qualitative study of healthy eating, physical activity, and mental health among single mothers in Canada

Gavidia LAP, MacDermid JC, Brunton L, Doralp S

PLoS ONE20238 citationsSenior author

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0294552

Embracing Variability and Repetition in Practice: A Commentary on Outcomes following Physical Therapy Incorporating Hippotherapy on Neuromotor Function and Bladder Control in Children with down Syndrome: A Case Series.

Doralp S

Physical & occupational therapy in pediatrics2020First author

DOI: 10.1080/01942638.2020.1746900 PMID: 32285748

Commentary on "Vestibular Assessments in Children With Global Developmental Delay: An Exploratory Study".

Doralp S

Pediatric physical therapy : the official publication of the Section on Pediatrics of the American Physical Therapy Association2016First author

DOI: 10.1097/pep.0000000000000257 PMID: 27023136

Infant Movement Motivation Questionnaire: development of a measure evaluating infant characteristics relating to motor development in the first year of life.

Doralp S, Bartlett D

Infant behavior & development2014First author

DOI: 10.1016/j.infbeh.2014.04.002 PMID: 24861943

Environmental opportunities questionnaire: development of a measure of the environment supporting early motor development in the first year of life.

Doralp S, Bartlett DJ

Disability and rehabilitation2013First author

DOI: 10.3109/09638288.2012.751133 PMID: 23350756

Perceptions of vulnerability and variations in childrearing practices of parents of infants born preterm.

Bartlett DJ, Nijhuis-van der Sanden MW, Fallang B, Fanning JK, Doralp S

Pediatric physical therapy : the official publication of the Section on Pediatrics of the American Physical Therapy Association2011Senior author

DOI: 10.1097/pep.0b013e318227cc6b PMID: 21829126

The prevalence, distribution, and effect of pain among adolescents with cerebral palsy.

Doralp S, Bartlett DJ

Pediatric physical therapy : the official publication of the Section on Pediatrics of the American Physical Therapy Association2010First author

DOI: 10.1097/pep.0b013e3181ccbabb PMID: 20142702

Development of the Daily Activities of Infants Scale: a measure supporting early motor development.

Bartlett DJ, Fanning JK, Miller L, Conti-Becker A, Doralp S

Developmental medicine and child neurology2008Senior author

DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-8749.2008.03007.x PMID: 18754900

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Samantha Doralp

Research

Latest papers

Perceptions, experiences, barriers, facilitators, learning outcomes, and modes of assessment of digital clinical placements for pre-registration physiotherapy students internationally: a systematic review protocol.

A qualitative study of healthy eating, physical activity, and mental health among single mothers in Canada

Embracing Variability and Repetition in Practice: A Commentary on Outcomes following Physical Therapy Incorporating Hippotherapy on Neuromotor Function and Bladder Control in Children with down Syndrome: A Case Series.

Commentary on "Vestibular Assessments in Children With Global Developmental Delay: An Exploratory Study".

Infant Movement Motivation Questionnaire: development of a measure evaluating infant characteristics relating to motor development in the first year of life.

Environmental opportunities questionnaire: development of a measure of the environment supporting early motor development in the first year of life.

Perceptions of vulnerability and variations in childrearing practices of parents of infants born preterm.

The prevalence, distribution, and effect of pain among adolescents with cerebral palsy.

Development of the Daily Activities of Infants Scale: a measure supporting early motor development.

Frequent collaborators

Joy MacDermid

Laura Brunton

Alison Rushton