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Dr. Steven Hanna

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Biography

Dr. Steven Hanna is Professor in the Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, and in the School of Rehabilitation Science at McMaster University. He obtained a PhD in Psychology from Western University in 1998. His current areas of research and teaching focus on research design and biostatistics. His research interests in biostatistics include the design and analysis of longitudinal studies, latent variable models, multilevel models, and the analysis of observational studies. In the area of childhood disability and rehabilitation, he has been involved in research about motor development among children with cerebral palsy, social aspects of childhood disability, acquired brain injury, and clinical measurement. Since 2009, Dr. Hanna has been the Assistant Dean for the Health Research Methods graduate programs in the Faculty of Health Sciences at McMaster University.

Area of Focus

Motor development in children with cerebral palsy, social aspects of childhood disability, acquired brain injury and clinical measurement

Resources

ABI Trajectories

Trajectories and Consequences: Long-term follow-up of children and youth and their families after acquired brain injury.
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STACK

In the STACK Study (which stands for Screening, Tracking and Assessing Coordination in Kids), students in Grades 4 to 8 in two school boards were screened to identify children who may have coordination difficulties.
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Knowledge Broker

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of physical therapists, acting as Knowledge Brokers (KBs) within their own clinical facility to facilitate the clinical use of evidence-based measures of gross motor function for children with cerebral palsy.
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Mild Traumatic Brain Injury (Concussion) Education

n collaboration with the College of Family physicians and the Provincial MTBI Strategy, the team will work to develop and evaluate user-friendly materials that help physicians in: identification of MTBI; recommendations for return to activity and school; referral guidelines for further services, specifically for children/youth in their practice.
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Knowledge Broker Study Report

Knowledge brokering is the process of “bringing people together, to help them build relationships, uncover needs, and share ideas and evidence that will let them do their jobs better.
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Motor Growth Curves

GMFM scores of a sample of over 650 Ontario children with cerebral palsy with varying GMFCS levels have been used to create five Motor Growth Curves.
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