Bonnie Swaine, Ph.D.

Education

• B.Sc. (P.T.) Physical Therapy, McGill University (1982)
• M.Sc. Sciences biomédicales, Université de Montréal (1991)
• Ph.D. Sciences biomédicales, Université de Montréal (1996)
• Postdoctoral fellowship: Epidemiology & Biostatistics, McGill University, Department of pediatric community research, l’Hôpital de Montréal pour enfants (1998)

Current research projects

• Cocreation, implementation and evaluation of an intervention incorporating physical activity for adults with a mild TBI (concussion)
• Projet BRILLIANT: Biomedical Research & Informatics Living Laboratory for Innovative Advances of New Technologies in Community Mobility Rehabilitation
• Cocreating, implementing and evaluating a community-based peer-run physical activity program to enhance exercise and sport participation for adults with moderate to severe traumatic brain injury
• Effectiveness of dance therapy as an adjunct to rehabilitation

Selected publications

• Swaine, B., Bayley, M. T., Marshall, S., Kua, A., Marier-Deschenes, P., Allaire, A. S., . . . Lamontagne, M. E. (2018). Why Do We Need a New Clinical Practice Guideline for Moderate to Severe Traumatic Brain Injury? Journal of Head Trauma and Rehabilitation, 33(5), 285-287. doi:10.1097/htr.0000000000000427
• Swaine, B., Dassa, C., Kone, A., Dutil, E., Demers, L., & Trempe, C. (2017). The PQRS-Montreal: a measure of patients’ perceptions of the quality of rehabilitation services for persons with a traumatic brain injury. Disability and Rehabilitation, 39(1), 59-72. doi:10.3109/09638288.2016.1140828
• Swaine, B., Cullen, N., Messier, F., Bayley, M., Lavoie, A., Marshall, S., . . . Lam Wai Shun, P. (2016). Post-acute care referral and inpatient rehabilitation admission criteria for persons with brain injury across two Canadian provinces. Disability and Rehabilitation, 1-8. doi:10.1080/09638288.2016.1262911
• Lachance, B., Proulx-Goulet, C., Poncet, F., Brousse, B., McKinley, P., & Swaine, B. (2016). Expérimentation d’un modèle novateur de thérapie par la danse, une nouvelle modalité d’intervention favorisant l’intégration et la participation sociale des personnes adultes atteintes de déficiences motrices. Rapport Final déposé le 30 juin 2016 (13 pages), ISBN : 978-2-550-76629-2
• Swaine, B., Labbé, D., Poldma, T., Barile, M., Fichten, C., Havel, A., . . . Rochette, A. (2014). Exploring the facilitators and barriers to shopping mall use by persons with disabilities and strategies for improvements: Perspectives from persons with disabilities, rehabilitation professionals and shopkeepers. ALTER – European Journal of Disability Research / Revue Européenne de Recherche sur le Handicap, 8(3), 217-229. doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.alter.2014.04.003
• Richard, Y. F., Swaine, B., Sylvestre, M. P., Lesage, A., Zhang, X., & Feldman, D. E. (2015). The association between traumatic brain injury and suicide: are kids at risk? American Journal of Epidemiology, 182(2), 177-184. doi:10.1093/aje/kwv014

Research interests

• Quality and evaluation of rehabilitation services
• Adaptation and development of clinical practice guidelines
• Traumatic brain injury
• Living Laboratory approach
• Development of clinical measurement tools