Contact
Associate Professor, Faculty of Rehabilitation Medicine - Physical Therapy
- lwiart@ualberta.ca
- Phone
- (780) 492-2971
- Address
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3-60 Corbett (E.A.) Hall
8205 - 114 St NWEdmonton ABT6G 2G4
Overview
About
Credentials
- PhD - University of Alberta - 2008
- MScPT - University of Alberta - 2002
- BScPT - University of Alberta - 1996
Research
Professional Interests
- Participation of children with motor disabilities in their schools and communities
- Families perspectives on rehabilitation service delivery - implications for service delivery and policy
- Effectiveness of rehabilitation interventions for children with cerebral palsy
- Pediatric rehabilitation service delivery
Current Research
- Evaluation of the effectiveness of robotic gait training and gait-focused physical therapy programs for children and youth with cerebral palsy
- Evaluation of a child-focussed approach to rehabilitation goal setting (The ENGAGE study)
Teaching
Lesley teaches Pther 563 Gross Motor Development and Pediatric Physical Therapy
Courses
REHAB 601 - Research Design in Rehabilitation Science
This course will provide students an overview of methodological approaches in health science and rehabilitation research, including features and issues that impact on research methodology (i.e., design, data collection, and analysis). Students will gain an understanding of the philosophical and theoretical perspectives that underpin quantitative, qualitative and mixed methods approaches in health research.
Featured Publications
Pritchard-Wiart, L. Phelan, S.K.
Clinical Rehabilitation. 2018 January; 13 (1):p.954-966
Pritchard-Wiart, Thompson-Hodgetts, S., McKillop, A.
Clinical Rehabilitation.
Bragg, E. Pritchard-Wiart, L.
Physical & Occupational Therapy in Pediatrics..
Wiart, L., Rosychuk, R.J., Wright.V.
BMC Neurology. 16 (86)
Verschuren, O., Gorter, J.W., Pritchard-Wiart, L.
Early Human Development. 113
Pritchard-Wiart, L., Bragg, E., Hodgetts, S.
Clinical Rehabilitation.