Speaker Category: Speakers

After earning a PhD from Stanford, Russ Greiner worked in both academic and industrial research before settling at the University of Alberta, where he is now a Professor in Computing Science (Adjunct in Psychiatry)…

Guger Christoph studied electrical and biomedical engineering at the University of Technology Graz in Austria and Johns Hopkins University in the USA and received his PhD in 1999. In 1999 he started the company…

Prof. Friedhelm Hummel, MD, is a trained neurologist and translational neuroscientist, with more than 20 years of experience in clinical neurology, neuroscience and neuroengineering. Since 2016, he is Full-Professor at the Swiss Institute of…

Liz Inness is a physical therapist with expertise in neurorehabilitation, an Affiliate Scientist with the KITE Research Institute, Toronto Rehabilitation Institute, University Health Network (Toronto Rehab – UHN), and an Assistant Professor (status-only) within…

Aristeidis obtained his Medical Degree from the University of Ioannina, School of Medicine, Ioannina, Greece in July 2011, and completed his training in Neurology (2014-2018) at the University of Ioannina and at the National…

Dr. Kirton is Professor of Pediatrics and Clinical Neurosciences at the University of Calgary and an attending Pediatric Neurologist at the Alberta Children’s Hospital. He holds the Dr. Robert Haslam Chair in Pediatric Neurology.…

Dr. Ana Klahr is an Assistant Professor of Psychology and Mental Health at the Augustana Faculty, University of Alberta. An early career researcher, she is a member of the Neuroscience and Mental Health Institute…

Dr. Kapral is recognized and respected for her greatly impactful efforts in setting a high standard for research excellence, beginning with work on the Canadian Stroke Registry and evolving into careful evaluation of inequities…

Carolyn Knoechel is a speech-language pathologist working with the Alberta Health Services (AHS) Calgary Early Supported Discharge Team for stroke, brain injury and spinal cord injury. Having worked in a variety of adult neurological…

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Dr. Jordan Lee is a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Calgary, supervised by Dr. Aaron Phillips. Dr. Lee’s expertise is in sympathetic control of cardiovascular function. He is currently studying the long-term effects…

Kevin Lindland, MSc, R.SLP, S-LP(C), is the speech-language pathology professional practice lead for Alberta Health Services (AHS) in the Calgary zone. He has more than 25 years of clinical experience with a focus on…

Erin joined Accreditation Canada in May 2022 as the Lead for the Distinction and Recognition programs after 22 years working in Ontario healthcare. A Registered Kinesiologist by background, Erin spent most of her clinical…

Bradley MacIntosh is a Senior Scientist at Sunnybrook Research Institute, Hurvitz Brain Sciences Research Program, Physical Sciences Platform, and Professor in the Department of Medical Biophysics at the University of Toronto. MacIntosh holds affiliations at…

Dr. Paul Mackie is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the University of British Columbia and is funded by the Michael Smith Health Research BC (Canada). He has a PhD in Physiotherapy (Australia) and a…

Karine Marcotte holds a master’s degree in speech language pathology and audiology from the University of Montreal and has been a member of the Order of Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists of Quebec since 2002.…

Swati Mehta PhD, is a Scientist at Parkwood Institute Research, Lawson Research Institute, an Adjunct Assistant Professor in the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at Western University and a registered Psychotherapist. Dr. Mehta…

University of Calgary

Pr. Mercier received a B.Sc. in Occupational therapy and a Ph.D. in Biomedical sciences (Rehabilitation) from University of Montreal. She completed her postdoctoral training at the Institute for Cognitive Sciences in Lyon, France. She…