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Research Staff

Lauren Cadel BSc, MSc

Fun Fact:
I have snorkeled between two tectonic plates.

Favourite Quote:
“It's the repetition of affirmations that leads to belief. And once that belief becomes a deep conviction, things begin to happen” ― Muhammad Ali

Lauren Cadel completed her Masters in Pharmaceutical Sciences at the Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Toronto in 2019, under the supervision of Dr. Sara Guilcher. Her thesis focused on exploring the attitudes, beliefs and experiences of community-dwelling adults with spinal cord injury/ dysfunction pertaining to prescribed and unprescribed medications.

Lauren is also a Research Associate at the Institute for Better Health at Trillium Health Partners. She has a passion for health services research and wants to continually explore ways to improve the delivery of health services and optimize patient experiences and outcomes.

Graduate Students

Stephanie R. Cimino BASc (Honours), MSc, PhD Student

Fun Fact:
I can make biscotti from scratch.

Favourite Quote:
"Your life does not get better by chance, it gets better by change." ― Jim Rohn

Stephanie is a PhD student in the Rehabilitation Sciences Institute at the University of Toronto. She is co-supervised by Dr Sander Hitzig and Dr. Sara Guilcher. Prior to completing her PhD, she received her Bachelor of Applied Science in Kinesiology and her Master of Science degree in Biomechanics. After working in various positions as a research analyst both with the Sunnybrook Research Institute and University of Toronto, she discovered a passion for conducting research in individuals with limb loss. She is particularly interested in how this population conceptualizes their quality of life and long-term community outcomes.

In September 2019, Stephanie began her PhD in Rehabilitation Sciences at the University of Toronto under the co-supervision of Dr. Sander Hitzig and Dr. Sara Guilcher. For her dissertation topic, she will work on developing a patient-reported outcome (PRO) on quality of life for people with lower limb loss. Currently, there are no dedicated PRO’s on quality of life in this patient population, and the development of this measure will provide clinician’s and decision-makers a better understanding of the challenges of living with limb loss from the patient perspective. As well as being a student, she is a junior editor for rehabINK, a student led digital magazine that is dedicated to producing captivating research and stories of rehabilitation science through the publication of peer-reviewed student work.