Profile
Liliana Coman is an Assistant Professor within the School of Rehabilitation Science at McMaster University, Physiotherapy Programme. She is also the International Student Coordinator and the Department Education Coordinator in the School of Rehabilitation Science.
Liliana is originally from Romania, where she completed her MD degree at the Institute of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest. She graduated with a BHSc degree in Physiotherapy from McMaster University and completed her Master of Science degree at University of Waterloo.
Liliana now chairs and teaches in the term on Advanced Neurological Practice (Unit IV). She also coordinates part 2 of the Professional Issues course (in Unit II) and the Clinical Lab course in Unit V (Community Health / Community Practice)
Liliana's research interests are in the application of motor control and learning theory to neurological rehabilitation, effects of aging on mobility and disability and the role of physiotherapists in primary health care. She is also a member of the Mobility, Aging and Participation Research Group in the School of Rehabilitation Science.
Taking Graduate Students
Presently not taking any graduate students.
Courses Taught
MSc PT, McMaster University
MSc PT, McMaster University
2007/2008
Unit 4: Chair, Clinical Lab course coordinator, tutor
Unit 5: Clinical Lab course coordinator
Unit 2: Professional Issues course coordinator
2006/2007
Unit 4: Chair, Clinical Lab course coordinator, tutor
Unit 5: Clinical Lab course coordinator
Unit 2: Professional Issues course coordinator
2005/2006
Unit 4: Chair, Clinical Lab course coordinator, tutor
Unit 5: Clinical Lab course coordinator
Unit 2: Professional Issues course coordinator
Unit 3: tutor Unit 6: tutor
2004/2005
Unit 4: Chair, Clinical Lab course coordinator, tutor
Unit 5: Clinical Lab course coordinator, tutor
2003/2004
Unit 3: Clinical Lab course coordinator, tutor
Unit 4: Chair, Clinical Lab course coordinator, tutor
Unit 5: Clinical Lab course coordinator, tutor
Recent Research
Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care: $669, 901, 2004-2006. Rehabilitation in Primary Care - A Project to Maximize the Health Status of Adults with Chronic Illness. Investigators: Letts, L, Richardson, J (co-principal investigators), Chan, D, Baptiste, S, Edwards, M, Coman, L, Price, D, Hilts, L, Stratford, P, Law, M.
Gender and Health Education Initiative: $5,000, 2004-2005. Women's Health Issues Associated with Physical Disability - A Web-based Interactive Module for Rehabilitation Students. Coman L and Richardson J. |