LogVS - Team co-directors
Bradford James McFadyen
Expert in locomotor control and its adaptation to the environment in healthy persons and persons with impaired mobility. Interested in the development of clinical tools for mobility evaluation and treatment. Research tools include motion analyses, electrophysiology and virtual reality.
Université Laval
Pavillon Ferdinand-Vandry
1050, avenue de la Médecine
Québec, QC, Canada
G1V 0A6
418 529-9141 # 46584 CIRRIS
Andréanne Blanchette
Physical Therapist interested by impairments and activity limitations after a central nervous system lesion. Also interested in the development of innovative approaches (assessment and treatment) for the rehabilitation of individuals with sensorimotor disorders.
CIRRIS-IRDPQ
525, boulevard Wilfrid-Hamel, H-1704
Québec (Québec) G1M 2S8
418-529-9141 #46896
Krista Best
Research interests include the development and evaluation of mobility and adapted physical activity programs, including familiarization and training to use assistive technologies, for individuals with disabilities.
CIRRIS-IRDPQ
525, boulevard Wilfrid-Hamel
Québec (Québec) G1M 2S8
Téléphone: 418-529-9141
Team members
Charles Batcho
Regular researcher, he is interested in the development of interventions related to physical activity and the evaluation of their contribution towards the improvement of functional autonomy, social participation and quality of life of patients. He is also interested in the development and validation of rehabilitation measurement tools using modern psychometric approaches.
CIRRIS-IRDPQ
525, boulevard Wilfrid-Hamel, local H-1612
Québec (Québec) G1M 2S8
Téléphone: 1-418-529-9141 ext. 46914
Simon Beaulieu-Bonneau
His research interests include neuropsychology assessment, intervention and knowledge mobilization in rehabilitation, particularly with adult clients who have suffered a brain injury or stroke. He also has expertise in the field of sleep disorders, especially insomnia, and geriatric neuropsychology.
Université Laval
Pavillon Félix-Antoine-Savard Local 1514
Québec (Québec)
418 656-2131, poste 411424
François Bergeron
Audiologist, interested in the assessment of technological aids for deafness, including cochlear implants, and the assessment of hearing capacities.
CIRRIS-IRDPQ
525, boulevard Wilfrid-Hamel
Québec (Québec) G1M 2S8
418 656-2131 # 12684
Maude Desjardins
Her research interests focus on various issues relating to voice disorders, particularly those related to the development and treatment of muscular tension dysphonia and presbyphonia. Her work seeks in particular to establish how different aspects of breathing contribute to perpetuating such problems, to validate established clinical practices in the field of speech therapy, and to guide the development of new, more personalized therapies.
CIRRIS-IRDPQ
525, boulevard Wilfrid-Hamel
Québec (Québec) G1M 2S8
418 529-9141
Mathieu Hotton
An audiologist by training, his research interests mainly focus on the use and effectiveness of new hearing amplification technologies (hearing aids and hearing aids) as well as professional practices surrounding the fitting process. He is also interested in new rehabilitation approaches as well as the assessment of audiology needs.
CIRRIS-IRDPQ
525, boulevard Wilfrid-Hamel
Québec (Québec) G1M 2S8
418 529-9141
Philip Jackson
Neuropsychologist and researcher whose transdisciplinary research program aims to explore the cerebral basis of social cognition and the mental representation of others’ actions and pain.
Université Laval
École de Psychologie
Pavillon Félix-Antoine-Savard
2325, rue des Bibliothèques
Québec, QC, Canada
G1V 0A6
philip.jackson@psy.ulaval.ca
418 529-9141 # 46749 CIRRIS
418 663-5741 # 4797 CRIUSMQ
Anouk Lamontagne
Visuomotor and balance control during walking in healthy and hemiparetic individuals
CIRRIS-IRDPQ
525, boulevard Wilfrid-Hamel
Québec (Québec) G1M 2S8
418 529-9141
Vincent Martel-Sauvageau
A speech therapist by training, his main research work focuses on the fine acoustic properties of healthy and pathological speech, as well as on markers of speech intelligibility. He is also interested in improving speech therapy practices for the assessment and intervention of speech disorders in the French-Quebec context.
CIRRIS-IRDPQ
525, boulevard Wilfrid-Hamel
Québec (Québec) G1M 2S8
418 529-9141
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Catherine Mercier
Occupational therapist focusing on interactions between pain and motor learning, as well as on strategies to promote optimal recovery when physical rehabilitation is performed in the context of pain.
CIRRIS-IRDPQ
525, boulevard Wilfrid-Hamel
Québec (Québec) G1M 2S8
418 529-9141 # 46701
Laura Monetta
A speech therapist by training, his main research work focuses on the characterization, evaluation and effectiveness of intervention for acquired language disorders in monolingual and bilingual adults. She is also interested in the co-development, validity and implementation of programs promoting the integration and social participation of people with communication disabilities.
CIRRIS-IRDPQ
525, boulevard Wilfrid-Hamel
Québec (Québec) G1M 2S8
418 529-9141
Mir-Abolfazl Mostafavi
Researcher in geomatics, Mir Mostafavi is interested in geographic information systems, modelization and spatial representation of 2D and 3D environments, in amplified and virtual geospatial reality and their applications, the quality of spatial data, as well as the semantics and ontological interoperability of spatial information.
Université Laval
Pavillon Louis-Jacques-Casault, local 1342
Québec (Québec) G1V 0A6
418 656-2131 # 42750
418 656-7411
Valérie Poulin
Occupational therapist interested in the rehabilitation and social integration support of people with cognitive disabilities, teaching their significant others, knowledge transfer and implementation of best practices in cognitive rehabilitation following a stroke, cerebral or brain injury.
Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières
Département d'ergothérapie
Case postale 500
3351 Boul. des Forges
Trois-Rivières (QC) G9A 5H7
(819) 376-5011 # 3758
CIRRIS-IRDPQ
525, boulevard Wilfrid-Hamel
Québec (Québec) G1M 2S8
Téléphone: 418-529-9141
Maxime Robert
Professor Robert is interested in motor learning and control in children with cerebral palsy, and identifying neurological biomarkers that predict motor function in children's upper limbs.
François Routhier
Researcher interested in urban design and universal design, technical aids, wheelchair skills required, as well as the social participation of people using assistive technology.
CIRRIS-IRDPQ
525, boulevard Wilfrid-Hamel
Québec (Québec) G1M 2S8
418 529-9141 # 46256
Claude Vincent
Occupational therapist by training, her research interests focus on populations with motor, hearing or visual disabilities, more particularly on the evaluation of rehabilitation technologies and their impacts on home support, social participation, and functional autonomy. She is also passionate about measuring the usability of technical aids (e.g. reading, writing, mobility, and orientation aids) among these populations.
CIRRIS-IRDPQ
525, boulevard Wilfrid-Hamel
Québec (Québec) G1M 2S8
418 529-9141 # 46626
Maximiliano Wilson
A neuropsychologist by training, his research interests focus on changes in the brain allowing the processing of language, reading and semantics during normal and pathological aging (e.g., in primary progressive aphasia and Alzheimer's disease). It combines behavioral studies with brain imaging techniques, such as magnetic resonance and evoked potentials (electroencephalography).
CIRRIS-IRDPQ
525, boulevard Wilfrid-Hamel
Québec (Québec) G1M 2S8
418 529-9141