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Past Graduate Students

Alexandra Campbell

BA, MHSc

Alexandra Campbell successfully defended her thesis titled: "Examining the relationship between neck and low back pain intensity on anxiety symptoms in University students" on August 30, 2022 under the supervision of Dr. Pierre Côté.

Andrew Reynolds

BHSc, MHSc

Andrew Reynolds successfully defended her thesis titled: "Is Non-Medical Use of Prescription Sedatives and Sleeping Pills Associated with Symptoms of Depression, Anxiety and Stress in Undergraduate University Students?" on August 20, 2018 under the supervision of Dr. Pierre Côté. 

Chelsea D'Silva

BHSc, MHSc

Chelsea D’Silva successfully defended her thesis titled: "Developing and Evaluating Test-Retest Reliability of the SLUMP Questionnaire for Assessing Musculoskeletal Pain and Laptop Use in Students" on June 10th, 2016 under the supervision of Dr. Pierre Côté. 

Fred Johansson

MSc, PhD

Fred Johansson completed a PhD degree at Sophiahemmet University in Sweden. He defended his thesis titled: "Aspects of the Aetiology of Mental Health Problems amoung University Students" on Feb 9, 2024 Under the co-supervision of Drs. Eva Skillgate and Pierre Côté. 

Joshua Plener

BSc, DC, MSc

Josh Plener completed a MSc degree at Univeristy of Toronto/ CMCC . He defended his thesis titled: "Information is Power": A Qualitative Study Exploring the Lived Experiences of Patients with Degenerative Cervical Radiculopathy"  on August 18, 2022 Under the co-supervision of Drs. Sheilah Hogg-Johnson and Carlo Ammendolia. 

Keshini Moodley

BSc (Hons), MHSc 

Keshini Moodley completed a Honours Bachelor of Science degree at the University of Toronto followed by a Master of Health Science degree in Community Health at the University of Ontario Institute of Technology under the supervision of Dr. Pierre Côté. Keshini aims to study the effectiveness of web-based learning tools to educate automobile insurance claims adjusters on the clinical practice guideline for the management of neck pain and associated disorders.

Leslie Verville

BHSc, MHSc 

Leslie Verville successfully defended her thesis titled: "Development of a new technology-based learning tool to promote the uptake of clinical practice guidelines on the management of neck pain in chiropractic teaching faculty" on November 20, 2018 under the supervision of Dr. Pierre Côté. 

Mana Rezai

DC, MHSc, PhD

Mana Rezai successfully defended her thesis titled: "The Association between Work Ability and Return to Work (RTW)" on February 8th, 2018 under the supervision of Dr. Pierre Côté. 

Michael Short
BHSc, MHSc

Michael Short successfully defended his thesis titled: "The Association between Physical Activity, Sedentary Behaviour, and Anxiety among Undergraduate Students in the Faculty of Health Sciences and Faculty of Education and the Ontario Tech University" in 2020 under the supervision of Dr. Pierre Côté.

Nancy Fynn- Sackey

BHSc, MHSc

Nancy Fynn-Sackey successfully defended her thesis titled: "Investigating the association between sleep quality and depressive symptomatology in post-secondary students" on August 12, 2019 under the supervision of Drs. Pierre Côté and Efrosini Papaconstantinou. 

Nathan Rodricks

BSc, MHSc

Nathan Rodricks successfully defended his thesis titled: "Is Post-Collision Disability Associated with Early Recovery from Whiplash-associated Disorders?" in 2017 under the supervision of Dr. Pierre Côté. 

Rachel Goldgrub

BHSc, MHSc

Rachel Goldgrub successfully defended her thesis titled: "Is multimodal care effective for the management of patients with soft-tissue injuries of the shoulder? A systematic review of the literature" on June 12th, 2015 under Dr. Côté's supervision. 

Sharli-Ann Esson

BSc, MHSc

Sharli-Ann Esson successfully defended her thesis titled: "How do persons living with lower back pain experience disability in their daily lives? A qualitative study. " on November 20th, 2017 under the supervision of Dr. Pierre Côté. 

Tara (Nayantara) Hattangadi

BHSc, MHSc

Nayantara Hattangadi successfully defended her thesis titled: "Do university students who experience food insecurity report psychological distress?" on August 8th, 2018 under the supervision of Dr. Pierre Côté.