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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

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Dr. Jason McCarthy

Co-Director

BScPT, M.D., CCFP, MBA

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Maria Williams

Lab Physiotherapist

BSc (hons.), MSc, BScPT

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Caitlin Newell

Research Assistant

BSc

Emily Macgregor

Study Coordinator (HITMS)

BSc

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Syed Raza

Research Assistant (TMS Specialist)

BSc (hons.), MSc

Wendy Lasisi

PhD Candidate

BSc (hons.), MSc

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Michael Babalola

Masters Student

BSc (hons.)

Bruna Dalcin Baldasso

Masters student

BSc (hons.)

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Abby Blaney

Masters Student

BSc (hons.)

Evan MacKenzie

Masters Student

BSc (hons.)

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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

Masters Student

BSc

Oleksandr Fesenko

Research Assistant II

MD, MSc, PhD

Yasaman Sheikhian

Masters Student

BSc

Mona Hejazi

PhD Candidate

BSc, MSc

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

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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

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