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Phone: (905) 525-9140 ext: 27842
Fax: (905) 525-0069
Office: Rm.414, IAHS
Email: missiuna@mcmaster.ca
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Cheryl Missiuna, Ph.D., OTReg (Ont) is a Professor in the School of Rehabilitation Science and the Director of CanChild, Centre for Childhood Disability Research. Cheryl's teaching interests centre on occupational performance issues in children and youth with special needs. Cheryl holds a Mid-Career Rehabilitation Scientist award from the Ontario Neurotrauma Foundation and the Ministry of Health and Longterm Care. This award allows her to research models of health service delivery that encourage health promotion, early identification, the creation of supportive environments and prevention of secondary consequences for children with developmental coordination disorder. An important emphasis throughout this work is the development of targeted educational materials that facilitate knowledge transfer and uptake by different audiences including children and youth, families, teachers, health professionals and decision-makers.
Fun Fact
Cheryl enjoys traveling and reading mystery novels – check out recent additions to the “help yourself shelf” outside her office.
Taking Graduate Students
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Lab/Research Institute
CanChild, Centre for Childhood Disability Research
McMaster Child Health Research Institute
Courses Taught
McMaster University, Faculty of Health Sciences
Master of Clinical Health Sciences Program in Occupational Therapy (OT)
2007-11
Course Coordinator, Term 4 (Youth and the Development of Self) Inquiry and Integration
Guest Lecturer, Term 4 (Youth and the Development of Self) PREP
Guest Lecturer, Term 2 (Person, Environment & Occupation) PREP
Doctor of Philosophy Program (Rehab Science)
2008
Co-Coordinator, RS 725, 10 sessions
Recent Research
Ministry of Children and Youth Services. $237,378, 2009-2010. Assessing the reliability and validity of NDDS-R in a population-based sample of mothers and children. Cairney, J., Clinton, J. (Co-PIs), Streiner, D., Georgiades, K., Mackie, C., Vaillancourt, T., Szatmari, P., Wade, T., Missiuna, C., Kertoy, M., & Veldhuizen, S.
Physiotherapy Foundation of Canada. $3,000, 2009-2010. Exploring the use of virtual reality (Nintendo Wii & WiiFit) within physiotherapy interventions for children and youth with acquired brain injury. Levac, D. (PI), Missiuna, C., Wright, V., DeMatteo, C., Wishart, L., & Miller, P.
Canadian Institutes of Health Research. $199,994, 2008-2011. Partnering for change (Demonstration Project): Promoting health and participation of school-aged children with developmental conditions in their communities. Missiuna, C. (PI), Hecimovich, C. (Principal Decision Maker), Pollock, N., Russell, D., Cairney, J., Bennett, S., Ruttan, B. (Decision Maker), Gaines, R., & Rosenbaum, P.
Ontario Federation of Cerebral Palsy. $41,080.55, 2008-2010. Communication competencies in children
who use augmentative and alternative communication (AAC):Multi-site and cross-cultural investigation.
Batorowicz, B. (PI), Missiuna, C., King, G., Rothschild, N., Shepherd, T., Teachman, G., & Campbell, F.
Ontario Ministry of Health and Long Term Care. $30,000, 2009. Development of an evaluative framework
for Pediatric Complex Care Coordination. Missiuna, C., & Rosenbaum, P.
Ontario Ministry of Health and Long Term Care. $177,709, 2009. Exploring new directions for CanChild:
Transition funding accompanying end of Health Systems Linked Research Units in Ontario. Missiuna,
C.(PI), Rosenbaum, P., Law, M., & Russell, D.
Ontario Ministry of Health and Long Term Care. $526,500, 2008-09. CanChild, Centre for Childhood
Disability Research. Missiuna, C.(PI), Rosenbaum, P., Law, M., Russell, D., Gorter, J., Kertoy, M.,Wright,
V., Hanna, S., Bartlett, D., Cairney, J., DeMatteo, C., Gaines, R., Klassen, A., Palisano, B., Petrenchik, T.,
Pollock, N., Stewart, D., Walter, S.
Canadian Institutes of Health Research. $616,214, 2007-2011. Establishing the cardiovascular risk trajectory of children with developmental coordination disorder. Hay, J., Cairney, J., Faught, B., Kientrou, P., Leblanc, P., Merchant, A., Missiuna, C., O’Leary, D.
Pollock Foundation. $12,500, 2008-09. Evaluation and sustainability of the Youth KIT. Stewart, D. (PI),
Shimmell, L., Missiuna, C., Law, M., Burke-Gaffney, J., Freeman, M.
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Journal Articles
Missiuna, C., DeMatteo, C., Hanna, S., Mandich, A., Law, M., Mahoney, W., & Scott, L. (2010). Cognitive intervention for children with acquired brain injury. Physical and Occupational Therapy in Pediatrics, 30(3), 205-219.
Cairney, J., Veldhuizen, S., Hay, J., Faught, B., & Missiuna, C. (2010). Trajectories of relative weight and waist circumference in children with and without developmental coordination disorder. Canadian Medical Association Journal, 182(10), DOI:10.1503/cmaj.091454.
Spironello, C., Hay, J., Missiuna, C., Faught, B., & Cairney, J. (2010). Concurrent and construct validation of the short form of the Bruininks-Oseretsky Test of Motor Proficiency and the Movement-ABC when administered under field conditions: implications for screening. Child: Care, Health & Development, 36(4):499-507.
Cairney, J., Hay, J., Veldhuizen, S., Missiuna, C., & Faught, B. (2009). Developmental coordination disorder, sex, and activity deficit over time: a longitudinal analysis of participation trajectories in children with and without coordination difficulties. Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology, 52(3), e67-e72.
Levac, D., Wishart, L., Missiuna, C., & Wright, V. (2009). The application of motor learning strategies within functionally-based interventions for children with neuromotor conditions. Pediatric Physical Therapy, 21, 345-355.
Zwicker, J., Missiuna, C., & Boyd, L. (2009). Neural correlates of developmental coordination disorder: A
review of hypotheses. Journal of Child Neurology, 24, 1273-1281.
Cairney, J., Hay, J., Veldhuizen, S., Missiuna, C., & Faught, B. E. (2009). Comparing probable case
identification of developmental coordination disorder using the short form of the Bruininks-Oseretsky Test
of Motor Proficiency and the Movement ABC. Child: Care, Health and Development, 35(3), 402-408.
Rosenbaum, P. L., Missiuna, C., Echeverria, D., & Knox, S. S. (2009). Proposed motor development
assessment protocol for epidemiological studies in children. Journal of Epidemiology and Community
Health, 63(Suppl 1):i27-i36.
Law, M., Missiuna, C., & Pollock, N. (2008). Knowledge exchange and translation: An essential
competency in the twenty-first century. OT Now, 10(5), 3-5.
Gaines, R., Missiuna, C., Egan, M., & McLean, J. (2008). Interprofessional care in the management of a
chronic childhood condition: Developmental coordination disorder. Journal of Interprofessional Care,
22(5), 552-555.
Gaines, R., Missiuna, C., Egan, M., & McLean, J. (2008). Educational outreach and collaborative care
enhances physician's perceived knowledge about Developmental Coordination Disorder. BMC Health
Services Research, 8(1), 21.
Gaines, R., Collins, D., Boycott, K., Missiuna, C., DeLaat, D., & Soucie, H. (2008).
Clinical expression of developmental coordination disorder in a large Canadian family. Paediatrics & Child Health, 13(9), 763-768.
DeLaat, D., Missiuna, C., Egan, M., Gaines, R., McLean, J., & Chiasson, V. (2008). Educational outreach and collaboration: An innovative role for occupational therapy. OT Now, 10(5), 22-24.
Books
Missiuna, C. (Ed). (2001). Children with Developmental Coordination Disorder: Strategies for Success. Binghamton, NY: Haworth Press.
Book Chapters
Case-Smith, J., Law, M., Missiuna, C., Pollock, N., & Stewart, D. (2010). Foundations for occupational therapy practice with children. In J. Case-Smith & J. Clifford O'Brien (Eds.), Occupational Therapy for Children (6th Ed.), pp.22-55. St. Louis, MI: Mosby.
Pollock, N., Missiuna, C., & Rodger, S. (2010). Occupational goal setting with children and
families. In S. Rodger (Ed.), Occupation centered practice with children, pp.114-134. Oxford: Blackwell Publishing.
Rivard, L., Missiuna, C., Pollock, N., & David, K.S. (in press). Developmental coordination disorder (DCD). In S. Campbell. (Ed.), Physical Therapy for Children (4th Ed). Elsevier.
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