Isabelle Gélinas, erg., Ph.D.

Associate Professor and Graduate Program Director, School of Physical and Occupational Therapy, McGill University;
Researcher, CRIR - Jewish Rehabilitation Hospital of the CISSS de Laval
CRIR Axis 2 and Thematic Unit 1 Leader (2018 - )

Phone: 450 688-9550 (84305)

Fax: 450 688-3673

Email: isabelle.gelinas@mcgill.ca

Education

B.Sc., Occupational Therapy, Université de Montréal, 1983
Certificate, Aging Studies, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond VA, USA., 1985
M.Sc. Occupational Therapy, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond VA, USA, 1985
Ph.D., Rehabilitation Sciences, McGill University, 1995
Postdoctorate, CIRADE, Université de Montréal, 1998

Research interests

Lifestyle and driving; adaptation of persons with disabilities and their families.

Laboratory

Transports and Community Mobility, Driving Rehabilitation and Community Participation Laboratory

Selected publications

Unsworth, C., Dickerson, A., Gélinas, I., Harries, P., Margot-Cattin, I., Mazer, B., . . . Vrkljan, B. (Sous presse 2021 (Online ahead of print)). Linking people and activities through community mobility: An international comparison of the mobility patterns of older drivers and non-drivers. Ageing & Society, 1-26. [doi] OPEN ACCESS

Cloutier, S., Chertkow, H., Kergoat, M. J., Gélinas, I., Gauthier, S., & S., B. (2021). Trajectories of decline on instrumental activities of daily living prior to dementia in persons with mild cognitive impairment. International Journal of Geratric Psychiatry, 36(2), 314-323. [doi] OPEN ACCESS

Chen, Y. T., Mazer, B., Myers, A., Vrkljan, B., Koppel, S., Charlton, J. L., . . . Gélinas, I. (2020). Changes in older drivers’ self-awareness of driving ability over one year. Accident: Analysis and Prevention, 144, 105552. [doi]

Lafrance, M.E., Benoit, D., Dahan-Oliel, N. & Gélinas, I. (2017). Development of a driving readiness program for adolescents and young adults with cerebral palsy and spina bifida. British Journal of Occupational Therapy, 80(3), 173-182. [doi]

Gélinas, I. (2016). Partnership in research: A vehicle for reaching higher summits. Canadian Journal of Occupational Therapy, 83(4), 204-215. [doi] OPEN ACCESS

Research orientation

Axis 2: Participation, Social Inclusion and Rehabilitation Services

Research topic

Thème 1 : The person, their entourage and the community

Theme 1: Functional Mechanisms

Research Site

CRIR – Jewish Rehabilitation Hospital, CISSS de Laval