Victor Ezeugwu

Contact

Assistant Professor, Faculty of Rehabilitation Medicine - Physical Therapy

Email: ezeugwu@ualberta.ca

Overview

Area of Study / Keywords

Movement Behaviours Biomarkers Accelerometry Theories of Behaviour Change

About

Victor is a Physical Therapist and Assistant Professor in the Department of Physical Therapy at University of Alberta.

Credentials

Postdoctoral Fellowship - Canadian Healthy Infant Longitudinal Development (CHILD) Cohort Study, University of Alberta

PhD - Rehabilitation Science, University of Alberta

MSc - Physical Therapy, Obafemi Awolowo University, Nigeria

BMR - Physical Therapy, University of Nigeria

Research

Dr. Ezeugwu specializes in designing health-promoting interventions using behaviour change and ecological approaches to optimize healthy movement behaviours (physical activity, sedentary behaviour, and sleep) across the lifespan - from children to older adults. His research primarily focuses on precision health, employing wearable technologies, behaviour change techniques, biomarkers, and ecological approaches to personalize rehabilitation interventions for people with stroke, Parkinson's disease, frailty, and long COVID.

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Teaching

PTHER 546: Adult Neurology: Introduction to the theory and application of physical therapy in adults with neurological conditions.

PTHER 565: Aging and Physical Therapy: An examination of age-related changes, prevalent age-related conditions treated by physical therapists and contextual factors that influence the activity and participation of older adults.

Announcements

Seeking prospective postdoctoral scholars, PhD, and master's-level graduate students with prior experience in working with wearable activity and heart rate/rhythm sensors.

Due to the nature of our current research program, preference will be given to clinicians with a current practice permit in Alberta.

Featured Publications

The whole day matters after stroke: Study protocol for a randomized controlled trial investigating the effect of a ‘sit less, move more, sleep better’ program early after stroke

Okusanya D, Ezeugwa J, Khan A, Buck B, Jickling G, Ezeugwu V.

PLOS ONE. 2023 December; 10.1371/journal.pone.0290515

Development of a predictive algorithm to identify pre-school children at risk for behavior changes associated with sleep-related breathing disorders

Ezeugwu VE, Adamko D, van Eeden C, Dubeau A, Turvey SE, Moraes TJ, Simons E, Subbarao P, Wishart DS, Mandhane PJ

2022 September; 100 10.1016/j.sleep.2022.09.015

Influence of neighborhood characteristics and weather on movement behaviors at age 3 and 5 years in a longitudinal birth cohort

Ezeugwu, V.E., Mandhane, P.J., Hammam, N., Brook, J.R., Tamana, S.K., Hunter, S., Chikuma, J., Lefebvre, D.L., Azad, M.B., Moraes, T.J., Subbarao, P., Becker, A.B., Turvey, S.E., Rosu, A., Sears, M.R., Carson, V.

Journal of Physical Activity and Health. 2021 April; 18 (5):571-579 10.1123/jpah.2020-0827

Accelerometer-derived pattern of sedentary and physical activity time in persons with mobility disability: National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2003 to 2006

Manns, P.J., Ezeugwu, V.E., Armijo-Olivo, S., Vallance, J., & Healy, G.N.

Journal of American Geriatrics Society. 2015 July; 63 (7):1314-1323 10.1111/jgs.13490

Mobility disability and the pattern of accelerometer-derived sedentary and physical activity behaviors in people with multiple sclerosis

Ezeugwu V, Klaren RE, Hubbard E, Manns PJ, Motl RW

Prev Med Rep. 2015 April; 2 10.1016/j.pmedr.2015.03.007

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