Driving Neuroplasticity and Recovery
Founded in 2015 by Dr. Michelle Ploughman, the Recovery and Performance Laboratory is located in the L.A. Miller Centre in St. John's, NL. Our multidisciplinary research team focuses on neurorehabilitation in stroke and multiple sclerosis. We study how the nervous system changes with disease progression and in response to various treatments, with the aim of optimizing rehabilitation techniques and programs.
The Team
Dr. Michelle Ploughman
Principal Investigator
BScPT, MSc, PhD
Dr. Jason McCarthy
Co-Director
BScPT, M.D., CCFP, MBA
Maria Williams
Lab Physiotherapist
BSc (hons.), MSc, BScPT
Caitlin Newell
Research Assistant
BSc
Emily Macgregor
Study Coordinator (HITMS)
BSc
Syed Raza
Research Assistant (TMS Specialist)
BSc (hons.), MSc
Wendy Lasisi
PhD Candidate
BSc (hons.), MSc
Michael Babalola
Masters Student
BSc (hons.)
Bruna Dalcin Baldasso
Masters student
BSc (hons.)
Abby Blaney
Masters Student
BSc (hons.)
Evan MacKenzie
Masters Student
BSc (hons.)
Sydney Hillier
Research Assistant | Masters Student
BSc
Ayopo Onafowokan
Masters Student
BPT
Phillip Edwards
Research Assistant | Fitness Testing
BKIN., MSc. Student
Hamid Barzegar
PhD Student
BSc, MSc
Oleksandr Fesenko
Research Assistant II
MD, MSc, PhD
Yasaman Sheikhian
Masters Student
BSc
Mona Hejazi
Masters Student
BSc
Current Volunteers
Isabella Burry
Basil Osama
Sarah Duraid
Sadman Saumik Islam
Lab Alumni
Dr. Melissa Bossé MD
Dr. Jessica Dawe MD
Dr. Chelsea Harris MD
Dr. Stephen Czarnuch
Dr. Michael King
Dr. Tanaya Chatterjee Psychologist
Dr. Mahmud Hasan MD
Dr. Sarah Simms MD
Dr. Heather Foley PT
Dr. Augustine Joshua Devasahayam PT
Dr. Arthur Chaves
Dr. Katie Wadden
Dr. Nick Snow MD
Stephen Hogan MScPT
Samantha Rancourt MScPT
Michael Monks MScPT
Karen Martin OT MSc
Jennifer Shears PT MSc
Sarah Critch PT MSc
Sevan Amirkhanian Psychologist MSc
Geetika Grover PT MSc
Amanda George MSc
Beraki Abraha PT MSc
Megan Kirkland MSc
Cassie Chisholm PT MSc
Hailey Wiseman MSc
Ryan Pretty MSc
Michael Chislett PT MSc
Lynsey Alcock MSc MPH
Matthew Downer (Rhodes Scholar)
Katie Collins
Evan Lockyer
Natasha Buckle
Courtney Abbott
Brett Holloway
Maria Gehue MScPT
John Charles Snow
Matthew Barrett
Jaclyn Hynes
Caitlin Connolly
Ashley Button
Chantel O’Keefe
Rebecca Cole
Hayley Mercer
Alice Chen
Cassandra Chislett