Dr. Kara Patterson received her physiotherapy training from Queen’s University and practiced clinically in Canada and the United States before returning to Canada to pursue graduate studies. She received her MSc and PhD in Rehabilitation Science from U of T and completed postdoctoral training at McGill University.
Dr Patterson leads the RELEARN lab which strives to advance neurorehabilitation practice to improve mobility outcomes and psychosocial well-being for people living with neurological conditions. Her research interests include understanding how neurological conditions affect the control of walking and the development and testing of novel rehabilitation strategies including gait training with visual feedback and rhythm-, music- and dance-based interventions. She is particularly interested in understanding dance in the context of complex interventions and exploring the potential of dance as a holistic intervention for people living with neurological conditions.
Dr. Patterson is involved in the PHT 1001 and PHT 1104 courses. She is responsible for teaching neurophysiology, motor learning, gait, and movement analysis.
