{"id":19003,"date":"2021-08-25T18:22:48","date_gmt":"2021-08-25T17:22:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/readaptation.umontreal.ca\/research\/researchers\/danielle-levac-ph-d-professeure-physiotherapie-universitedemontreal-readaptaption\/"},"modified":"2021-12-15T01:04:17","modified_gmt":"2021-12-15T00:04:17","slug":"danielle-levac-ph-d-professeure-physiotherapie-universitedemontreal-readaptaption","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/readaptation.umontreal.ca\/en\/research\/researchers\/danielle-levac-ph-d-professeure-physiotherapie-universitedemontreal-readaptaption\/","title":{"rendered":"Danielle Levac, Ph.D."},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"one-third first \">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/readaptation.umontreal.ca\/2021\/08\/18\/bienvenue-a-la-professeure-danielle-levac\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/readaptation.umontreal.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2021\/08\/Danielle-Levac-PH.D.-3-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Danielle Levac, PHD, Physiotherapie, Readaptation, Universite Montreal, Faculte de medecine, professeure\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-18780 size-thumbnail\" srcset=\"https:\/\/readaptation.umontreal.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2021\/08\/Danielle-Levac-PH.D.-3-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/readaptation.umontreal.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2021\/08\/Danielle-Levac-PH.D.-3-450x450.jpg 450w, https:\/\/readaptation.umontreal.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2021\/08\/Danielle-Levac-PH.D.-3-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/readaptation.umontreal.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2021\/08\/Danielle-Levac-PH.D.-3-610x610.jpg 610w, https:\/\/readaptation.umontreal.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2021\/08\/Danielle-Levac-PH.D.-3.jpg 1448w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"two-third  \">\n<h3>Associate Professor<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Contact details (research)<\/strong><br \/>\nLaboratoire d&#8217;Innovations Num\u00e9riques, Polytechniques et Interactives en R\u00e9adaptation pour Enfants (Labo INSPIRE)<br \/>\nTechnop\u00f4le en R\u00e9adaptation P\u00e9diatrique<br \/>\nCentre de r\u00e9adaptation Marie Enfant<br \/>\nCentre de recherche du CHU Sainte-Justine<br \/>\n5200, rue B\u00e9langer Est<br \/>\nMontr\u00e9al (Qu\u00e9bec) H1T 1C9<\/p>\n<p><strong>Contact details (School of Rehabilitation)<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>T<\/strong> 514 343-6111, poste 7361<br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:danielle.levac@umontreal.ca\">danielle.levac@umontreal.ca<\/a><br \/>\n<strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Program<\/strong><br \/>\nPhysiotherapy<br \/>\n<\/div>\n<hr\/>\n<h2>Education<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>B. Sc. Physiotherapy, University of Ottawa (2001)<\/li>\n<li>M. Sc. Rehabilitation Sciences, McMaster University (2007)<\/li>\n<li>Ph. D. Rehabilitation Sciences, McMaster University (2012)<\/li>\n<li>Postdoctoral Fellowship, Motor Control Laboratory, University of Ottawa (2012-2014)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Current research projects<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Immersive virtual reality for eye-hand coordination assessment in children with hemiplegia (American Academy of Cerebral Palsy and Developmental Medicine)<\/li>\n<li>Enhancing transfer of motor skill learning from virtual to physical environments in children with cerebral palsy (National Institutes of Health).<\/li>\n<li>Taking virtual reality &#8216;on the road&#8217;: A mobile VR system to explore motor learning in children with cerebral palsy (Cerebral Palsy Alliance Research Foundation)<\/li>\n<li>Novel methods to quantify the affective impact of virtual reality for motor skill learning (Northeastern University)<\/li>\n<li>Immersive virtual reality as a training modality for the development of a growth mindset in economically disadvantaged children and youth (Northeastern University)<\/li>\n<li>Assessing the impact of changes in therapy service delivery during the COVID-19 pandemic on function, socialization, and participation of children with disabilities (Northeastern University)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Selected publications<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Cheng, M., Anderson, M., &amp; <strong>Levac, D. E.<\/strong> (2021). Performance variability during motor learning of a new balance task in a non-immersive virtual environment in children with hemiplegic cerebral palsy and typically developing peers. <em>Frontiers in Neurology, 12<\/em>, 279. doi:10.3389\/fneur.2021.623200<\/li>\n<li><strong>Levac, D. E.<\/strong>, Huber, M. E., &amp; Sternad, D. (2019). Learning and transfer of complex motor skills in virtual reality: a perspective review. <em>Journal of Neuroengineering and Rehabilitation, 16<\/em>(1), 121. doi:10.1186\/s12984-019-0587-8<\/li>\n<li>Rohrbach, N., Chicklis, E., &amp; <strong>Levac, D. E.<\/strong> (2019). What is the impact of user affect on motor learning in virtual environments after stroke? A scoping review. <em>Journal of Neuroengineering and Rehabilitation, 16<\/em>(1), 79. doi:10.1186\/s12984-019-0546-4<\/li>\n<li>Ryan, J. L., Wright, F. V., &amp; <strong>Levac, D. E.<\/strong> (2020). Exploring physiotherapists\u2019 use of motor learning strategies in gait-based interventions for children with cerebral palsy. <em>Physical &amp; Occupational Therapy in Pediatrics, 40<\/em>(1), 79-92. doi:10.1080\/01942638.2019.1622623<\/li>\n<li><strong>Levac, D. E.<\/strong>, &amp; Lu, A. S. (2019). Does narrative feedback enhance children&#8217;s motor learning in a virtual environment?. <em>Journal of Motor Behavior, 51<\/em>(2), 199-211. doi:10.1080\/00222895.2018.1454398<\/li>\n<li>Glegg, S. M., &amp; <strong>Levac, D. E.<\/strong> (2018). Barriers, facilitators and interventions to support virtual reality implementation in rehabilitation: a scoping review. <em>Physical Medicine &amp; Rehabilitation, 10<\/em>(11), 1237-1251. doi:10.1016\/j.pmrj.2018.07.004<\/li>\n<li><strong>Levac, D. E.<\/strong>, Glegg, S. M., Colquhoun, H., Miller, P., &amp; Noubary, F. (2017). Virtual reality and active videogame-based practice, learning needs, and preferences: A cross-Canada survey of physical therapists and occupational therapists. <em>Games for Health Journal, 6<\/em>(4), 217-228. doi:10.1089\/g4h.2016.0089<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>To view other publications by Professor Danielle Levac on Google Scholar, <a href=\"https:\/\/scholar.google.ca\/citations?user=-QvZhswAAAAJ&amp;hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">click here.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<h2>Research interests<\/h2>\n<h4>Research methodologies<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Motor learning paradigms:\u00a0 Eye tracking, kinematics and kinetics, electroencephalography, task performance measures<\/li>\n<li>Affective reactions to immersion in a virtual environment: subjective measures, physiological data (skin conductance), video coding of behavioral and verbal indicators<\/li>\n<li>Knowledge translation methods and strategies<\/li>\n<li>Clinical trials<\/li>\n<li>Scoping reviews<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Research themes<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Understanding mechanisms of learning and transfer in virtual environments<\/li>\n<li>Developing and evaluating innovative applications of immersive virtual reality for assessment and intervention in pediatric rehabilitation<\/li>\n<li>Working with therapists to create and disseminate knowledge translation resources to promote the evidence-based integration of virtual reality in rehabilitation<\/li>\n<li>Developing a knowledge translation network to create best practice guidelines for virtual reality use in rehabilitation<\/li>\n<li>Development of methodological guidelines for scoping review conduct and reporting<\/li>\n<li>Exploring the use of immersive virtual reality to promote growth mindset development in children and youth<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Education B. Sc. Physiotherapy, University of Ottawa (2001) M. Sc. Rehabilitation Sciences, McMaster University (2007) Ph. D. 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