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Lora Appel

ResearcherYork University

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Lora Appel

Researcher

Health Sciences

York University

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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Has led research grants, which requires an independent research appointment. Ask their department whether they supervise graduate students.
19 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Senior (last) author on 9 recent papers, a sign of leading a research group.
Principal investigator on 1 research grant (1 CIHR), most recently in 2023.
Supervised 1 trainee who won CIHR awards, most recently in 2021.

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Research

Bpsd Burnout Caregiving Quality Of Life Resiliency Respite Virtual Reality Wellbeing

Latest papers

A Visual Telerehabilitation Program in Virtual Reality for Age-Related Macular Degeneration: Randomized Feasibility and Proof-of-Concept Trial.
JMIR rehabilitation and assistive technologies · 2026
Facilitating communication between persons living with dementia and their caregivers: Results of the VRx@home pilot study.
Disability and rehabilitation. Assistive technology · 2026
The lived complexity of phantom limb telescoping: insights from a qualitative study.
Frontiers in rehabilitation sciences · 2026

All 26 publications

Latest funding

VR&R: Providing Respite to Caregivers by Managing Behavioural and Psychological Symptoms in People with Dementia Using Immersive VR-Therapy
CIHR · 2023 · Nominated PI
Using virtual reality and haptic touch to treat phantom limb pain: A development and usability study
CIHR · 2021 · Supervisor
$105,000
AREduX Augmented Reality Experience and Experiential Education Medium to Teach Empathy To Healthcare Providers and Caregivers of Persons Living with Dementia
SSHRC · 2021 · Co-investigator
$91,104

All 3 grants and awards

26 publications.

A Visual Telerehabilitation Program in Virtual Reality for Age-Related Macular Degeneration: Randomized Feasibility and Proof-of-Concept Trial.

Pyatova Y, Zhang B, Misawa M, Markowitz SN, Sen A, Appel L, Cheung K, Nasir P, Tchao D, Garcia-Giler E, Daibert-Nido M, Reber M

JMIR rehabilitation and assistive technologies2026

DOI: 10.2196/87596 PMID: 42546222

Facilitating communication between persons living with dementia and their caregivers: Results of the VRx@home pilot study.

Saryazdi R, Appel L, Carsault LA, Dove E, Bannon J, Lewis-Fung S, Garcia-Giler E, Campos JL

Disability and rehabilitation. Assistive technology2026

DOI: 10.1080/17483107.2026.2705752 PMID: 42530916

The lived complexity of phantom limb telescoping: insights from a qualitative study.

Aternali A, Lumsden-Ruegg H, Dimitrova N, Appel L, Hitzig SL, Mayo AL, Katz J

Frontiers in rehabilitation sciences2026

DOI: 10.3389/fresc.2026.1747066 PMID: 42553149

Feasibility and impact of virtual reality exposure therapy on epilepsy-specific anxiety: Phase 3 of the AnxEpiVR pilot clinical trial.

Gray HG, Tchao D, Lewis-Fung S, Carman-Gray G, Pardini S, Harris LR, Appel L

Epilepsy & behavior reports2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.ebr.2025.100845 PMID: 41658047

Phantom limb telescoping in individuals with limb loss: links to anxiety, depression, and pain-related measures.

Aternali A, Lumsden-Ruegg H, Appel L, Hitzig SL, Mayo AL, Katz J

Frontiers in pain research (Lausanne, Switzerland)2026

DOI: 10.3389/fpain.2026.1755884 PMID: 41768600

Ethical implications related to processing of personal data and artificial intelligence in humanitarian crises: a scoping review.

Kreutzer T, Orbinski J, Appel L, An A, Marston J, Boone E, Vinck P

BMC medical ethics2025

DOI: 10.1186/s12910-025-01189-2 PMID: 40229745

Navigating Immersion: Usability Study of a Virtual Reality Application Designed for Older Adults with Dementia and Their Caregivers.

Alizai H, Wong M, Tchao D, Appel L

Journal of medical extended reality2025Senior author

DOI: 10.1089/jmedxr.2024.0034 PMID: 42558113

VRx@Home protocol: A virtual reality at-home intervention for persons living with dementia and their care partners.

Saryazdi R, Appel L, Lewis-Fung S, Carsault LA, Qi D, Garcia-Giler E, Campos JL

BMJ open2024

DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2024-085442 PMID: 39806619

A telerehabilitation program to improve visual perception in children and adolescents with hemianopia consecutive to a brain tumor: a single-arm feasibility and proof-of-concept trial.

Misawa M, Bajin IY, Zhang B, Daibert-Nido M, Tchao D, Garcia-Giler E, Cheung K, Appel L, Nasir P, Reginald A, Tabori U, Bartels U, Ramaswamy V, Markowitz SN, Bouffet E, Reber M

EClinicalMedicine2024

DOI: 10.1016/j.eclinm.2024.102955 PMID: 39687429

Case Report: Reduction in post-amputation phantom limb pain intensity accompanying the onset of phantom limb telescoping.

Aternali A, Lumsden-Ruegg H, Appel L, Hitzig SL, Mayo AL, Katz J

Frontiers in pain research (Lausanne, Switzerland)2024

DOI: 10.3389/fpain.2024.1409352 PMID: 39444580

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Bpsd Dear Professor Appel, 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 "A Visual Telerehabilitation Program in Virtual Reality for Age-Related Macular Degeneration: Randomized Feasibility and Proof-of-Concept Trial." (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 CIHR-funded project "VR&R: Providing Respite to Caregivers by Managing Behavioural and Psychological Symptoms in People with Dementia Using Immersive VR-Therapy" (2023), 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]

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Lora Appel

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A Visual Telerehabilitation Program in Virtual Reality for Age-Related Macular Degeneration: Randomized Feasibility and Proof-of-Concept Trial.

Facilitating communication between persons living with dementia and their caregivers: Results of the VRx@home pilot study.

The lived complexity of phantom limb telescoping: insights from a qualitative study.

Feasibility and impact of virtual reality exposure therapy on epilepsy-specific anxiety: Phase 3 of the AnxEpiVR pilot clinical trial.

Phantom limb telescoping in individuals with limb loss: links to anxiety, depression, and pain-related measures.

Ethical implications related to processing of personal data and artificial intelligence in humanitarian crises: a scoping review.

Navigating Immersion: Usability Study of a Virtual Reality Application Designed for Older Adults with Dementia and Their Caregivers.

VRx@Home protocol: A virtual reality at-home intervention for persons living with dementia and their care partners.

A telerehabilitation program to improve visual perception in children and adolescents with hemianopia consecutive to a brain tumor: a single-arm feasibility and proof-of-concept trial.

Case Report: Reduction in post-amputation phantom limb pain intensity accompanying the onset of phantom limb telescoping.

VR&R: Providing Respite to Caregivers by Managing Behavioural and Psychological Symptoms in People with Dementia Using Immersive VR-Therapy

Using virtual reality and haptic touch to treat phantom limb pain: A development and usability study

AREduX Augmented Reality Experience and Experiential Education Medium to Teach Empathy To Healthcare Providers and Caregivers of Persons Living with Dementia

Frequent collaborators

Joel Katz

Michael Reber

Eric Bouffet

James Orbinski

Uri Tabori

Howard Abrams

Ute Bartels

Vijay Ramaswamy

Robert Wu

James Orbinski