Convocation Speaker Jayne Garland Thursday, October 24, 2024, 3:00 p.m.
Professor Garland has extensive university leadership experience with eight years as Director of the School of Physical Therapy at Western and seven years as Head of the Department of Physical Therapy at the University of British Columbia, prior to her appointment as Dean in 2016. A trailblazer in physiotherapy education, she led the curriculum development for the Master of Physical Therapy program at Western, started the first clinical master’s degree in Manipulative Therapy (now Comprehensive Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy) and the first combined MPT/PhD program in Canada. She is a former Chair of the Neuroscience Division of the Canadian Physiotherapy Association, Scientific Awards Committee for the Physiotherapy Foundation of Canada, and Physiotherapy Specialty Certification Board of Canada. As Dean, the Faculty of Health Sciences has thrived, despite a world-wide pandemic and revenue constraints, performing world-class research and transformative education that enable living in health through the lifespan. In addition to her 24 years in academic leadership roles, she has published 127 publications, held 30 years of continuous funding from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Council of Canada (NSERC), and supervised 12 doctoral and 39 master’s students. Her research interests have focused on motor control, standing balance, and muscle fatigue. Given her training as a physical therapist, she has applied her fundamental research to stroke recovery and rehabilitation, work funded by the Heart and Stroke Foundation. She is a Fellow of the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences, in recognition of her leadership and contributions to research and education.
Professor S. Jayne Garland is a faculty member in the School of Physical Therapy and Dean of the Faculty of Health Sciences at Western University. Professor Garland obtained a BSc in Physical Therapy from Queen’s University, a Master of Clinical Science (Physical Therapy) from Western, and a PhD in Neuroscience from McMaster University. After post-doctoral training at the University of Arizona, she started her academic career at Western as an Assistant Professor in Physical Therapy with a cross appointment in Physiology and Pharmacology.
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