Amira Tawashy
Instructor
Email: Amira.Tawashy@Dal.Ca
Phone: 902-494-2559
Mailing Address:
Room 114, Forrest Building, 5869 University Avenue PO Box 15000, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada B3H 4R2
Education
- BSc, University of British Columbia
- MSc, University of British Columbia
- MSc OT, Dalhousie University
Research interests
- Wheeled mobility provision in under-resourced settings
- Wheelchair Skills Training
- Knowledge Translation
- Spinal cord injury/traumatic brain injury and Occupational Therapy
Invited presentations and selected publications
- Wheelchair Provision & Skills Training in Kenya. International Seating Symposium (Workshop), Canada; March 2020
- Wheelchair Provision & Skills Training in Nepal and Uganda. International Seating Symposium (Plenary Lecture), Canada; March 2018
- Wheelchair Provision & Skills Training: An International Perspective. Latin American Seating Symposium, Argentina; September 2017
- Wheelchair Provision & Skills Training in Uganda. Medical Grand Rounds, NS Health Authority; Halifax, October 2016
- Tawashy AE, Eng JJ, Krassioukov AV, Miller WC, Sproule S. Aerobic Exercise During Early Rehabilitation for Cervical Spinal Cord Injury. Physical Therapy 2010; 90(3):427-37.
- Tawashy AE, Eng JJ, Lin KH, Tang PF, Hung CH. Physical activity is related to lower levels of pain, fatigue, and depression in individuals with spinal cord injury: A correlational study. Spinal Cord 2009; 47(4):301- 306
- Tawashy AE, Eng JJ, Hung C, Krassioukov AV et al. Screening and Habituation of FES-Cycling for Individuals with Spinal Cord Injury. Journal of Neurologic Physical Therapy 2008;32(4):164-70.
Teaching
- OCCU & PHYT 6140 Elements of Neuroanatomy and Neurophysiology
- OCCU 6013 Advanced Topics in Mobility Provision
Memberships
- Canadian Association of Occupational Therapists
- College of Occupational Therapists of Nova Scotia
- International Society of Wheelchair Professionals
- Wheelchair Research Team
International Work Experience
- Uganda – Wheelchair provision and education
- Kenya - Wheelchair provision and education
- Sudan - Wheelchair provision and education
- Haiti – Occupational Therapy mentorship; Wheelchair provision and education
- India – Occupational Therapy mentorship; Wheelchair provision and education
- Nepal – Occupational Therapy mentorship; Wheelchair provision and education