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Dana Anaby

ResearcherSchool of Physical and Occupational TherapyMcGill University

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Dana Anaby

Researcher

School of Physical and Occupational Therapy

Health Sciences

McGill University

Montreal, Quebec, Canada

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Has led research grants, which requires an independent research appointment. Ask their department whether they supervise graduate students.
38 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Senior (last) author on 25 recent papers, a sign of leading a research group.
Principal investigator on 6 research grants (6 CIHR), most recently in 2024.
Supervised 1 trainee who won CIHR awards, most recently in 2025.

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Publications

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Research

Participation Physical Disabilities Body Functions Goal-Directed Therapies Paediatric Rehabilitation Personalized-Care Transition-Aged Youth Individually-Tailored Intervention Research

Latest papers

Solution-Based Strategies to Promote Participation of Youth With Physical Disabilities Through PREP Intervention.
The American journal of occupational therapy : official publication of the American Occupational Therapy Association · 2026 · senior author
Exploring Immersive Virtual Reality as an Approach to Improve School Participation-Related Constructs in Children With ADHD.
Child: care, health and development · 2026 · senior author
Participation involvement and mental health among young people with physical disabilities: preliminary findings using the experience sampling method.
Disability and rehabilitation · 2026 · senior author

All 61 publications

Latest funding

Empowering Adolescents with Disabilities Through Gaming: A Project-Based, Group Intervention Informed by Self-Determination Theory
CIHR · 2025 · Supervisor
$120,000
Promoting equity in participation measures for youth and young adults with disabilities: Making the Y-PEM accessible to all
CIHR · 2024 · Nominated PI
$22,878
BEYOND: Body-function Enhancement for YOuth through participatioN in real-worlD contexts. The downstream effects of personalized 'top-down' participation-based interventions among youth with physical disabilities
CIHR · 2022 · Nominated PI
$631,124

All 9 grants and awards

61 publications.

Solution-Based Strategies to Promote Participation of Youth With Physical Disabilities Through PREP Intervention.

Keskin E, Ryan M, Anaby D

The American journal of occupational therapy : official publication of the American Occupational Therapy Association2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1177/19437676261464071 PMID: 42698318

Exploring Immersive Virtual Reality as an Approach to Improve School Participation-Related Constructs in Children With ADHD.

Köse B, Güler EC, Güney Yılmaz G, Tanrıverdi M, Anaby D

Child: care, health and development2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1111/cch.70328 PMID: 42580691

Participation involvement and mental health among young people with physical disabilities: preliminary findings using the experience sampling method.

Madan M, Tajik-Parvinchi D, Chien CW, Anaby D

Disability and rehabilitation2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1080/09638288.2026.2731078 PMID: 42742281

Beyond Functional Limitations: Unique Contribution of the Environment in Predicting Participation of Transition-Aged Youth With and Without Disabilities Across Settings.

Hsieh YH, Shahin S, Waisman M, Ivzori Y, Anaby D

Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitation2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.apmr.2026.04.034 PMID: 42106095

Feasibility of novel Head And Trunk Control Rehabilitation (HATCoRe) device on children with developmental delays.

Shakya S, Gopalakrishnan S, Lakshmi R V, Anaby D, Madapura S S, Balakrishna Shetty H, Hasmukhlal Shah H, Venkatesan VS, Rao BK

Assistive technology : the official journal of RESNA2026

DOI: 10.1080/10400435.2025.2577801 PMID: 41187284

Impacts of yoga versus routine exercise on motor proficiency, quality of life, fatigue, and motivation in childhood cancer patients: A randomized controlled trial.

Karademir S, Kara OK, Koklukaya HN, Cetin SY, Kupesiz FT, Kupesiz OA, Anaby D

Journal of pediatric nursing2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.pedn.2026.08.014 PMID: 42594815

Participation experiences of young people with neuromuscular dystrophies and their parents: a qualitative dyadic analysis.

Waisman Nitzan M, Ivzori Y, Kaplan T, Ackerman S, Anaby D

Disability and rehabilitation2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1080/09638288.2026.2629362 PMID: 41672431

Perceptions of Youth With DCD Regarding Their Occupational Participation in Home, School, Community, and Workplace.

Rizzuto G, Maddalena J, Chang N, Nguyen-Vu MA, Zeng C, Hsieh YH, Anaby D

OTJR : occupation, participation and health2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1177/15394492261468371 PMID: 42523166

Moving Toward Participation-Focused Goals for Students With Disabilities: Outcomes of a Knowledge Translation Program for School-Based Therapists.

Nitzan MW, Ivzori Y, Kose B, Anaby D

Child: care, health and development2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1111/cch.70313 PMID: 42421192

Optimizing Teacher–Occupational Therapist Collaboration: A Multimethod Knowledge Translation Initiative

Ianni L, Camden C, Campbell W, Colquhoun H, Anaby D

Child: Care, Health and Development2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1111/cch.70329

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Dana Anaby

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

Solution-Based Strategies to Promote Participation of Youth With Physical Disabilities Through PREP Intervention.

Exploring Immersive Virtual Reality as an Approach to Improve School Participation-Related Constructs in Children With ADHD.

Participation involvement and mental health among young people with physical disabilities: preliminary findings using the experience sampling method.

Beyond Functional Limitations: Unique Contribution of the Environment in Predicting Participation of Transition-Aged Youth With and Without Disabilities Across Settings.

Feasibility of novel Head And Trunk Control Rehabilitation (HATCoRe) device on children with developmental delays.

Impacts of yoga versus routine exercise on motor proficiency, quality of life, fatigue, and motivation in childhood cancer patients: A randomized controlled trial.

Participation experiences of young people with neuromuscular dystrophies and their parents: a qualitative dyadic analysis.

Perceptions of Youth With DCD Regarding Their Occupational Participation in Home, School, Community, and Workplace.

Moving Toward Participation-Focused Goals for Students With Disabilities: Outcomes of a Knowledge Translation Program for School-Based Therapists.

Optimizing Teacher–Occupational Therapist Collaboration: A Multimethod Knowledge Translation Initiative

MultiCo : Mieux comprendre les MULTIples COllaboration Famille-École-Communauté-Santé/Services Sociaux requises pour soutenir les élèves à risque de difficultés scolaires et sociales en fonction d'enjeux développementaux

Frequent collaborators

Mary Catherine Law

Shalini Lal

Shalini Lal

Briano Direzze

Sara Ahmed

Chantal Camden

Jan Willem Gorter

Isabelle Cormier

Dahlia Kairy

Heather Colquhoun

Sakiko Yamaguchi

Aliki Thomas

Annie Rochette

Anouk Lamontagne

Carol DeMatteo

Steven Hanna

Vanessa Tomas

Meaghan Reitzel

Cheryl Missiuna

Michelle Phoenix

Wenonah Campbell

Robert Palisano