Teresa Liu-Ambrose

  Canada Research Chair (Tier II), Physical Activity, Mobility, and Cognitive Neuroscience Director, Aging, Mobility, and Cognitive Neuroscience Laboratory; Co-Director, Centre for Aging SMART

Teresa Liu-Ambrose
Professor

Physical Therapy

PhD, PT

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Teresa Liu-Ambrose

Canada Research Chair (Tier II), Physical Activity, Mobility, and Cognitive Neuroscience Director, Aging, Mobility, and Cognitive Neuroscience Laboratory; Co-Director, Centre for Aging SMART

Dr. Liu-Ambrose’s research laboratory, The Aging, Mobility and Cognitive Neuroscience Lab, focuses on defining the role of exercise to promote healthy aging, with a particular focus on cognitive and neural plasticity, as well as mobility. Various method are utilized in the lab, including randomized controlled trials, functional neuroimaging, and actigraphy.

Dr. Liu-Ambrose works collaboratively with faculty in Psychology, Neurology, Family Practice, Geriatric Medicine, and Health Care and Epidemiology. Dr. Liu-Ambrose is an investigator with the Centre for Aging SMART and the Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health.

Areas of Research

aging, cognition, clinical trial, spinal cord injury, hip health, falls prevention