Denise Keiko Shikako-Thomas, erg., Ph.D.

Formation

• B.Sc., ergothérapie, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brésil
• Ph.D. (passage direct), sciences de la réadaptation, Université McGill, 2012
• Postdoctorat, science de la santé, McMaster University, Hamilton ON, 2014
• Postdoctorat, design de l’environnement, Université de Montréal, 2015

Intérêts de recherche

Transfert de connaissance; handicaps chez l’enfant; participation; élaboration des politiques.

Laboratoire de recherche

Participation et application des connaissances chez les enfants avec trouble de développement (PAR-KT)

Publications récentes

Camden, C., Shikako-Thomas, K., Nguyen, T., Graham, E., Thomas, A., Sprung, J., et al. (Sous presse 2015). Engaging stakeholders in rehabilitation research: A scoping review of strategies used in partnerships and evaluation of impacts. Disability and Rehabilitation.

Shikako-Thomas, K. & Law, M. (Sous presse 2015). A policy mapping of policies supporting participation of children with disabilities in Canada: From policy to play. Disability and Society.

Shikako-Thomas, K., Shevell, M., Lach, L.M., Law, M., Schmitz, N., Poulin, C., et al. (Sous presse 2015). Are you doing what you want to do? Leisure preferences of adolescents with cerebral palsy. Developmental Neurorehabilitation.

Elsabbagh, M., Yusuf, A., Prasanna, S., Shikako-Thomas, K., Ruff, C.A. & Fehlings, M.G. (2014). Community engagement and knowledge translation: Progress and challenge in autism research. Autism, 18(7), 771-781.

Majnemer, A., Shikako-Thomas, K., Lach, L.M., Shevell, M., Law, M., Schmitz, N., et al. (2014). Rehabilitation service utilization in children and youth with cerebral palsy. Child: Care, Health and Development, 40(2), 275-282.

Shikako-Thomas, K. (2014). Measuring environmental qualities: An innovative approach. Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology, 56(8), 708-709.

Shikako-Thomas, K., Kolehmainen, N., Ketelaar, M., Bult, M. & Law, M. (2014). Promoting leisure participation as part of health and well-being in children and youth with cerebral palsy. Journal of Child Neurology, 29(8), 1125-1133.

Brossard-Racine, M., Waknin, J., Shikako-Thomas, K., Shevell, M., Poulin, C., Lach, L.M., et al. (2013). Behavioral difficulties in adolescents with cerebral palsy. Journal of Child Neurology, 28(1), 27-33.

Majnemer, A., Shikako-Thomas, K., Lach, L.M., Shevell, M., Law, M., Schmitz, N., et al. (2013). Mastery motivation in adolescents with cerebral palsy. Research in Developmental Disabilities, 34(10), 3384-3392.

Majnemer, A., Shikako-Thomas, K., Shevell, M., Poulin, C., Lach, L.M., Law, M., et al. (2013). The relationship between manual ability and ambulation in adolescents with cerebral palsy. Physical and Occupational Therapy in Pediatrics, 33(2), 243-252.

Majnemer, A., Shikako-Thomas, K., Shevell, M.I., Poulin, C., Lach, L. M., Schmitz, N., et al. (2013). Pursuit of complementary and alternative medicine treatments in adolescents with cerebral palsy. Journal of Child Neurology, 28(11), 1443-1447.

Shikako-Thomas, K., Bogossian, A., Lach, L.M., Shevell, M. & Majnemer, A. (2013). Parents’ perspectives on the quality of life of adolescents with cerebral palsy: Trajectory, choices and hope. Disability & Rehabilitation, 35(25), 2113-2122.

Shikako-Thomas, K. & Majnemer, A.(2013). Are you knowledgeable about knowledge translation? Physical and Occupational Therapy in Pediatrics, 33(4), 369-371.

Shikako-Thomas, K., Shevell, M., Lach, L.M., Law, M., Schmitz, N., Poulin, C., et al. (2013). Picture me playing-A portrait of participation and enjoyment of leisure activities in adolescents with cerebral palsy. Research in Developmental Disabilities, 34(3), 1001-1010.

Shikako-Thomas, K., Shevell, M., Schmitz, N., Lach, L.M., Law, M., Poulin, C., et al. (2013). Determinants of participation in leisure activities among adolescents with cerebral palsy. Research in Developmental Disabilities, 34(9), 2621-2634.

Dahan-Oliel, N., Shikako-Thomas, K. & Majnemer, A. (2012). Quality of life and leisure participation in children with neurodevelopmental disabilities: A thematic analysis of the literature. Quality of Life Research, 21(3), 427-239.

Shikako-Thomas, K., Dahan-Oliel, N., Shevell, M., Law, M., Birnbaum, R., Rosenbaum, P.L., et al. (2012). Play and be happy? Leisure participation and quality of life in school-aged children with cerebralpalsy. International Journal of Pediatrics, 2012(ID 387280), 1-7.

Axe de recherche

Axe 2

Thème de recherche

Thème 2 - Services, systèmes et politiques

Site de recherche

CRIR – Centre de réadaptation Lethbridge-Layton-Mackay (site Mackay) du CIUSSS COMTL

Affiliation universitaire