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Krista Best, Ph.D.

Regular researcher

  • Assistant professor, Faculté de médecine, Département de réadaptation / Université Laval
  • FRQ-S Research Fellow (Junior 1)


(418) 529 9141 # 6041
krista.best@fmed.ulaval.ca

Kinesiologist, her research focuses on mobility and adapted physical activity to improve social participation and general health. She uses various methods and measurement tools to evaluate different technologies (e.g., wheelchairs, mHealth) and different approaches (e.g., professional and non-professional trainers) for clinical and community interventions. Her research program is interdsiciplinary and includes both clinical and community workers.

Keywords

mobility, physical activity, assistive technology, social, research partnership

University education

  • Études postdoctorales en réadaptation, Université Laval / Cirris, Canada, 2018

  • Doctorat en sciences de la réadaptation, University of British Columbia, Canada, 2015

  • Maîtrise en kinésiologie, Dalhousie University, Canada, 2004

  • Baccalauréat en kinésiologie, Dalhousie University, Canada, 2001

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Centre interdisciplinaire de recherche en réadaptation et intégration sociale (Cirris)

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Phone : 418 649-3735
Fax : 418 529-3548
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