Angela Colantonio

Angela Colantonio is a Canadian occupational scientist whose work involves improving screening, managing and treating people with traumatic brain injury, with a focus on people belonging to underserved populations. Colantonio is a professor of occupational science and occupational therapy at the University of Toronto, where she leads the Acquired Brain Injury Research Lab, and has a cross-appointment with the Dalla Lana School of Public Health.[1] She is also the director of the University of Toronto's Rehabilitation Sciences Institute, and a senior scientist at the University Health Network's KITE-Toronto Rehabilitation Institute.[1][2] In 2020, Colantonio was appointed as a Canada Research Chair (Tier 1) in Traumatic Brain Injury in Underserved Populations.[3]

Research

Colantonio's lab analyzed data from three men’s correctional facilities and one female facility, finding that almost half (43%) of Ontario prisoners have suffered at least one traumatic brain injury.[4][5] Of those, 62% were men, while 37% were women.[4][5] Colantonio's lab has also surveyed frontline workers, finding that even those who work directly with survivors may be unaware of the signs of traumatic brain injury.[6]

In 2020, Colantonio was appointed as a Canada Research Chair (Tier 1) in Traumatic Brain Injury in Underserved Populations, where her research team is using gender-based analysis to improve traumatic brain injury screening, management and treatment for people exposed to partner violence, interacting with the justice system, or experiencing housing instability.[3][7]

Colantonio co-chairs an international task force on girls and women with acquired brain injury, titled the Girls & Women with ABI Task Force.[8]

Selected academic publications

  • Mollayeva, Tatyana, Shirin Mollayeva, and Angela Colantonio. "Traumatic brain injury: sex, gender and intersecting vulnerabilities." Nature Reviews Neurology 14.12 (2018): 711-722.
  • Steadman-Pare, D., Colantonio, A., Ratcliff, G., Chase, S., & Vernich, L. (2001). Factors associated with perceived quality of life many years after traumatic brain injury. The Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation, 16(4), 330-342.
  • Cohen, C. A., Colantonio, A., & Vernich, L. (2002). Positive aspects of caregiving: rounding out the caregiver experience. International journal of geriatric psychiatry, 17(2), 184-188.

References

  1. ^ a b "Researcher discusses brain injury and 'shadow pandemic' of intimate partner violence". University of Toronto News. Retrieved 2022-10-15.
  2. ^ "At U of T's Faculty of Medicine, leaders take part in blanket exercise that teaches Indigenous history and trauma". University of Toronto News. Retrieved 2022-10-15.
  3. ^ a b "Angela Colantonio". Canada Research Chairs.
  4. ^ a b "Nearly half of Ontario inmates have suffered brain injury". thestar.com. 2014-07-17. Retrieved 2022-10-15.
  5. ^ a b Colantonio, Angela; Kim, Hwan; Allen, Stefan; Asbridge, Mark; Petgrave, Josian; Brochu, Serge (2014-10-01). "Traumatic Brain Injury and Early Life Experiences Among Men and Women in a Prison Population". Journal of Correctional Health Care. 20 (4): 271–279. doi:10.1177/1078345814541529. ISSN 1078-3458. PMID 25033995.
  6. ^ Duhatschek, Paula (16 October 2019). "Domestic violence causes brain injuries, and advocates say not enough people are talking about it". CBC News.
  7. ^ "From astrophysics to literature: 29 researchers at U of T awarded Canada Research Chairs". University of Toronto News. Retrieved 2022-10-15.
  8. ^ Wright, Julia (20 April 2017). "Abuse changes women's brains — but exactly how isn't known". CBC News.

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