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Angela Colantonio

Professor

Temerty Faculty of Medicine, Department of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy

Orcid identifier0000-0003-2094-4765
  • Professor
    Temerty Faculty of Medicine, Department of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy
  • (416) 978 1098 (Work)
  • (416) 946-8575 (Lab)
  • University of Toronto, Rehabilitation Sciences Institute, Faculty of Medicine, 160 - 500 University Avenue, Toronto, ON, M5G 1V7, Canada
  • University of Toronto, ABI Research Lab, 260 - 500 University Avenue, Toronto, ON, M5G 1V7, Canada

BIO

Angela Colantonio, PhD, OT Reg.(Ont.), FCAHS, FACRM is the Director of the Rehabilitation Sciences Institute at the University of Toronto and a Professor in the Department of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy. She holds a Canada Research Chair (Tier 1) on Traumatic Brain Injury in Underserved Populations and is a Senior Research Scientist at the KITE Research Institute, Toronto Rehabilitation Institute-University Health Network, where she leads the Acquired Brain Injury and Society team and held the Saunderson Family Chair in Acquired Brain Injury Research. Dr. Colantonio leads an internationally recognized program of research on acquired brain injury with diverse foci on women, under-served populations, violence, work-related traumatic brain injury and sex and gender considerations.

MEDIA

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ACADEMIC POSITIONS

  • Director, Rehabilitation Sciences Institute
    University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada2022 - present
  • Faculty Mentor
    Women's Health Collective, Canada2022 - present
  • Director, Rehabilitation Sciences Institute
    University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada2015 - 2020
  • Representative
    University of Toronto, Rehabilitation Sciences Institute, Collaborative Graduate Program in Women’s Health, Toronto, Canada2014 - Jun 2019
  • Faculty Member, Associate Graduate Faculty
    Wilfrid Laurier University, Lyle S. Hallman School of Social Work, Waterloo, Canada2013 - present
  • Adjunct/Status-only member, Music and Health Research Collaboratory (MaHRC)
    University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada2012 - present
  • Faculty Member, Collaborative Program in Neuroscience (CPIN)
    University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada2010 - present
  • Professor, Cross-appointment, Dalla Lana School of Public Health and Rehabilitation Sciences Institute (Graduate Department of Rehabilitation Sciences), Faculty of Medicine
    University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada2009 - present
  • Associate Professor (tenured)
    University of Toronto, Department of Occupational Therapy, Public Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Toronto, Canada2001 - 2009
  • Visiting Scholar
    Harvard University, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, United States2001 - 2003
  • Graduate Coordinator
    University of Toronto, Graduate Dept. of Rehabilitation Science, Toronto, Canada2001 - 2003
  • Assistant Professor
    University of Toronto, Graduate Department of Rehabilitation Science, Toronto, Canada1995 - 1999
  • Assistant Professor
    University of Toronto, Department of Occupational Therapy, Faculty of Medicine, Toronto, Canada1993 - 1999
  • Adjunct Appointment
    University of Pittsburgh, Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Pittsburgh, United States1993 - 1997
  • Assistant Professor
    University of Pittsburgh, Departments of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine and Health Administration, Pittsburgh, United States1992 - 1993
  • Assistant Professor
    Université Laval, Department of Occupational Therapy, Québec, Canada1985 - 1986
  • Substitute Professor, (Winter session)
    Université Laval, Department of Occupational Therapy, Québec, Canada1985 - 1985
  • Senior Scientist
    Toronto Rehabilitation Institute, Toronto, Canada1 Jul 2003 - present

NON-ACADEMIC POSITIONS

  • Senior Scientist
    Toronto Rehabilitation Institute, Toronto, Canada2003 - present

DEGREES

  • PhD, Department of Epidemiology and Public Health
    Yale University, New Haven, United States1990
  • MHSc, Department of Behavioural Science, Health Promotion Specialisation
    University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada1985
  • BSc, Occupational Therapy
    University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada1981
  • BA, Faculty of Arts and Science, graduated with distinction
    University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada1978

POSTGRADUATE TRAINING

  • Post-Doctoral Fellow
    University of Pittsburgh, Department of Epidemiology, Epidemiology of Aging Training Program, Pittsburgh, United States1990 - 1992

LANGUAGES

  • French
    Can read, write, speak and understand
  • Italian
    Can read, write, speak and understand

AVAILABILITY

  • Industry Projects

INSTITUTIONAL STRATEGIC INITIATIVES

  • Tanenbaum Institute for Science in Sport (TISS)
  • MITO2i (Mitochondrial Innovation Initiative)
  • Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs@UofT)

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