Johanne Higgins, Prof. titulaire, erg., Ph.D.

Academic background

• B.Sc., sciences de la santé (ergothérapie), Université Laval, 1995
• M.Sc., sciences de la réadaptation, Université McGill, 1998
• Ph.D., sciences de la réadaptation, Université McGill, 2025

Research focus

Axe 1: Fonctions et activités sensorielles, motrices et cognitives

Thematic research unit

Unité thématique 1. Mécanismes fonctionnels

Research laboratory

• IURDPM

Research interests

• Développement de nouvelles stratégies et approches thérapeutiques innovatrices telles que la Stimulation Magnétique Transcranienne répétitive (SMTr)

Publications

• Akremi H*, Higgins J, Nadeau S, Guediri A, Aissaoui R. Seated postural organization during bilateral upper limb symmetric and asymmetric pushing tasks in individuals after stroke compared to healthy controls. Gait Posture. 2023 Jul;104:83-89. doi: 10.1016/j.gaitpost.2023.06.011. Epub 2023 Jun 17. PMID: 37343399. [doi]
  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gaitpost.2023.06.011
• Proulx CE*, Higgins J, Vincent C, Hewko M, Vaughan T, Gagnon D, Dany User-centered development process of an operating interface to couple a robotic glove with a virtual environment to optimize hand rehabilitation following a stroke. Rehabil Assist Technol Eng. 2023 Apr 12;10:20556683231166574. [doi] LIBRE ACCÈS
  https://doi.org/10.1177/20556683231166574
• Elfassy C, Wagner L, Higgins J, Montpetit K, Snider L, Dahan-Oliel N. Stakeholder engagement in the development of an upper extremity outcome measure for children with rare musculoskeletal conditions. Res Involv Engagem. 2023 Aug 8;9(1):64. doi: 10.1186/s40900-023-00479-6. PMID: 37553603; PMCID: PMC10408044. [doi] LIBRE ACCÈS
  https://doi.org/10.1186/s40900-023-00479-6
• Allègue DR*, Higgins J, Sweet SN, Archambault PS, Michaud F, Miller W, Tousignant M, Kairy D. Lessons learned from clinicians and stroke survivors about using telerehabilitation combined with exergames: A multiple case study. JMIR Rehabilitation and Assistive Technologies.  15;9(3):e31305. doi: 10.2196/31305. 2022. PMID: 36107484; PMCID: PMC9523527. [doi] LIBRE ACCÈS
  https://doi.org/10.2196/31305
• Proulx CE*, Louis Jean MT, Higgins J, Gagnon DH, Dancause N. Somesthetic, Visual, and Auditory Feedback and Their Interaction Applied to Upper Limb Neurorehabilitation Technology: A Narrative Review to Facilitate Contextualization of Knowledge. Frontier in rehabilitation sciences, 3, 789479.[doi] LIBRE ACCÈS
  https://doi.org/10.3389/fresc.2022.789479
• https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/?term=Johanne%20Higgins&sort=date