Dr. Robert Palisano

Dr. Robert Palisano is Distinguished Professor Emeritus, Department of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Sciences, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA and Adjunct Associate Professor in the School of Rehabilitation Science, McMaster University. He is an experienced pediatric physical therapist, educator, and researcher. His research activities at CanChild include the development of a system to classify gross motor function in children and adolescents with cerebral palsy; creation of gross motor function growth curves for children and adolescents  (in Ontario) with cerebral palsy; the study of quality of life, mobility, and exercise in adolescents with cerebral palsy, developmental trajectories of impairments, health, and participation of children with cerebral palsy, and lifecourse health development of individuals with cerebral palsy.  Bob is an editor of the journal Physical & Occupational Therapy in Pediatrics and the textbook Campbell's Physical Therapy for Children.