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Missiuna, Cheryl
Contact Information

Phone: (905) 525-9140 ext: 27842
Fax: (905) 525-0069
Office: Rm.414, IAHS
Email: missiuna@mcmaster.ca
Curriculum Vitae: Download

 

Profile

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 and research interests focus on children and youth with special needs. Cheryl has just completed a Mid-Career Rehabilitation Scientist award from the Ontario Neurotrauma Foundation and the Ontario Ministry of Health and Longterm Care. This award allowed 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. Cheryl’s interest in knowledge translation has led to the development of educational materials that facilitate knowledge transfer and uptake by different audiences including children and youth, families, teachers, physicians, health professionals and decision-makers.

Research Specialty

Cheryl’s area of research is in children and youth with disabilities, developmental coordination disorder (DCD), health service delivery in school settings and knowledge translation.

Fun Fact

Cheryl enjoys traveling and reading mystery novels – check out recent additions to the “help yourself shelf” outside her office.

Taking Graduate Students

No

Lab/Research Institute

CanChild, Centre for Childhood Disability Research
McMaster Child Health Research Institute

Courses Taught

MSc OT, McMaster University
2010-2011
Term 4: Youth & Development of Self: Inquiry & Integration, Coordinator
Term 4: Youth & Development of Self: Professional Roles & Experiential Practicum, Guest Lecturer
Supervisor, EBP Projects

2009-2010
Term 4: Youth & Development of Self: Inquiry & Integration, Coordinator
Term 4: Youth & Development of Self: Professional Roles & Experiential Practicum, Guest Lecturer
Supervisor, EBP Projects

2008-2009
Term 4: Youth & Development of Self: Inquiry & Integration, Coordinator
Term 4: Youth & Development of Self: Professional Roles & Experiential Practicum, Guest Lecturer
Term 2: Person, Environment & Occupation: Professional Roles & Experiential Practicum, Guest Lecturer
Supervisor, EBP Projects

Recent Research

Project Title: Education is the key to protecting children’s brains
Investigators: DeMatteo, C. (PI), Missiuna, C., Law, M., Hanna, S., Mahoney, W., & McCauley, D.
Funding Agency: Canadian Institutes of Health Research
Amount: $99,915.00
Funding Period: 2011-2012.

Project Title: Developmental trajectories of youth with disabilities (age 12-25 years of age): A knowledge synthesis. 
Investigators: Gorter, J.W., Stewart, D., Woodbury-Smith, M.; Campbell, W., Dematteo, C., Missiuna, C., & Rosenbaum, P (Advisors); Freeman, M., Nguyen, T., Wright, M. (Reviewers)
Funding Agency: Ontario Ministry of Children and Youth Services
Amount: $48,360
Funding Period: 2010-2011.

Project Title: Advancing an innovative model of service delivery: Partnering to promote knowledge exchange
Investigators: Missiuna, C., Pollock, N., Bennett, S., Gaines, R., Hecimovich, C., Rosenbaum, P., Cairney, J, Campbell, W., Levac, D.  
Funding Agency: Canadian Institutes of Health Research
Amount: $39,971
Funding Period:  2010-2012.

Project Title: Assessing the reliability and validity of NDDS-R in a population-based sample of mothers and children
Investigators: Cairney, J., Clinton, J. (Co-PIs), Streiner, D., Georgiades, K., Mackie, C., Vaillancourt, T., Szatmari, P., Wade, T., Missiuna, C., Kertoy, M., & Veldhuizen, S.
Funding Agency: Ministry of Children and Youth Services
Amount: $237,378
Funding Period: 2009-2011.

Project Title: Partnering for change (Demonstration Project): Promoting health and participation of school-aged children with developmental conditions in their communities
Investigators: Missiuna, C. (PI), Hecimovich, C. (Principal Decision Maker), Pollock, N., Russell, D., Cairney, J., Bennett, S., Ruttan, B. (Decision Maker), Gaines, R., & Rosenbaum, P. 
Funding Agency: Canadian Institutes of Health Research
Amount: $199,994
Funding Period: 2008-2011

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Publications

Journal Articles
Magalhaes, L. C., Cardoso, A.A., & Missiuna, C. (2011). Activities and participation in
children with developmental coordination disorder: A systematic review. Research in Developmental Disabilities, 32, 1309-1316. doi:10.1016/j.ridd.2011.01.029 

Levac, D., Missiuna, C., Wishart, L., DeMatteo, C., & Wright, V. (2011) Motor learning strategies within usual and virtual reality physiotherapy interventions for children with acquired brain injury. Pediatric Physical Therapy, 91, 689-699.

Zwicker, J.G., Missiuna, C., Harris, S.R., & Boyd, L.A. (2011). Brain activation associated with motor skill practice in children with developmental coordination disorder: an fMRI study. International Journal of Developmental Neuroscience, 29, 145-152.

Missiuna, C., Cairney, J., Pollock, N., Russell, D., Macdonald, K., Cousins, M., Veldhuizen, S., Schmidt, L. (epub). A staged approach for identifying children with developmental coordination disorder from the population. Research in Developmental Disabilities, doi:10.1016/j.ridd.2010.12.025.

Colquhoun, H.L., Letts, L.J., Law, M.C., MacDermid, J.C., & Missiuna, C.A. (2010).  A
scoping review of the use of theory in studies of knowledge translation. Canadian Journal of Occupational Therapy, 77(5), 270-279.

Missiuna C. (2010). Poor handwriting is only a symptom: Children with developmental coordination disorder. OT Now (electronic article), (Original version published in 2002).

Zwicker, J., Missiuna, C., Harris, S.R., & Boyd, L.A. (2010). Brain activation of children with developmental coordination disorder is different than peers. Pediatrics, doi: 10.1542/peds.2010.0059  (Epub ahead of print)

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.