Joy MacDermid, PhD
Distinguished University Professor and Canada Research Chair in Musculoskeletal Health Outcomes and Knowledge Translation; Fellow - Canadian Academy of Health Sciences; Fellow - Royal Society of Canada
Education
- BSc, BScPT, MSc, PhD
Graduate Program Supervision
- Health Information Science |
- Health and Rehabilitation Sciences |
- Musculoskeletal Health Res |
- Physical Therapy MPT
- Surgery
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Featured Publications and Projects
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Featured Graduate Student Projects
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Additional Information
Academic Appointments and Research Affiliations
- Canada Research Chair (Tier 1), Musculoskeletal Health Outcomes and Knowledge Translation
- Dr. James Roth Research Chair, Musculoskeletal Measurement and Knowledge Translation
Awards
- International Federation of Societies for Hand Therapy (IFSHT) Lifetime Achievement Award (2022)
- Distinguished University Professor (2020)
- Royal Society of Canada Fellow (2019)
- Canadian Academy of Health Sciences Fellow
- CIHR Awards: Quality of Life Research, Knowledge Ambassador
- American Society of Hand Therapists:
- Lifetime membership
- Lifetime Scientific Award in Hand Therapy
Professional Activities
- Editor:
- Journal of Hand Therapy
- Associate Editor:
- Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
- Professional Association Board Memberships:
- American Association of Hand Therapists (past president)
- American Association Hand Surgery
- Canadian Orthopedic Research Society (board member)
- Selected International/National Committee Work:
- American Physical Therapy Association Clinical Practice Guidelines (Orthopedic Division)
- ORS-International Fracture Repair (distal radius fracture and proximal shoulder fracture consensus committees)
- Outcomes Committee American Society for Surgery of the Hand
- ICHOM outcome measurement core sets development
- International Classification of Functioning Disability and Health Hand Core Set (Canadian representative)