Bita Imam
Bita Imam, PhD candidate in Rehabilitation Sciences, has received four doctoral research awards: the Vanier scholarship, the CIHR Doctoral Research Award (ranked second), the inaugural Anne Martin Mathews CIHR-IA Doctoral Recognition Prize in Research on Aging, and the UBC Killam Doctoral Scholarship.
Supervised by Dr. Bill Miller of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy, Imam’s research evaluates different Wii gaming programs to improve walking function in older amputee adults. By using the Wii console, this research examines a rehabilitation tool that is not only practical and cost-effective, but also motivating, engaging, and well-received by clients. It also has great potential to reduce risk of prosthesis abandonment, falling and fear of falling, and increase participation in physical and social activities for this population of amputees.