Cheryl Glazebrook, PhD

Biography

An expert in movement and neurodiversity, Dr. Cheryl Glazebrook’s is interested in understanding the processes of multisensory-motor integration to develop an understanding of perceptual-motor performance in individuals with developmental disorders as well as neurological disorders and injuries.

Education

  • Post Doctoral Fellow, Action & Attention Lab (Dr. Timothy Welsh), Faculty of Physical Education and Health, University of Toronto (2009-2010)
  • M.Sc. (Physical Therapy), Department of Physical Therapy, University of Toronto (2009)
  • PhD (Kinesiology), Department of Kinesiology, McMaster University (2007)
  • Hon. B.Kin., Department of Kinesiology, McMaster University (2003)

Research summary

Dr. Glazebrook’s research seeks to understand how the nervous system integrates information from different senses (sight, sound, etc.) to perform precise movements. She manipulates the accuracy and availability of visual, auditory, and somatosensory information in order to develop principles for using multisensory information to improve motor skill learning and performance.

Recent publications

Mortaza, N., Moussavi, Z., Stecina, K., Salter, J. Passmore, S.R., Gardiner, P.F., & Glazebrook, C. M. (in press). Effects of Training with a Neuro-mechano Stimulator Rehabilitation Bicycle on Functional Recovery and Paired-reflex Depression of the Soleus in Individuals with Incomplete Paralysis: A Proof-of-principle Study. The International Journal of Neuroscience.

Mortaza, N., Abou-Setta, A., Zarychanski, R., Loewen, H., Rabbani, R., & Glazebrook, C.M. (2019). Upper Limb Tendon/ Muscle Vibration in Persons with Chronic Stroke: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. European Journal of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine. [Epub ahead of print]

Zheng, R., Naiman, I.D., Skultety, J., Passmore, S. R., Lyons, J. & Glazebrook, C.M. (2019). The Impact of Different Movement Types on Motor Planning and Execution in Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder. Motor Control (00),1-20.

Passmore S.R., Johnson M.G., Aloraini S. M., Cooper, S., Aziz, M., & Glazebrook, C.M. (2019) Impact of Spinal Manipulation on Lower Extremity Motor Control in Lumbar Spinal Stenosis Patients: A Single-Blind Phase-I Randomized Clinical Trial. Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics. 42(1), 23-33.

Glazebrook, C.M. (2018). Catching the Integration Train: A Look Into the Next Ten Years of Motor-Control and Motor-Learning Research. Kinesiology Review 7(2), 130-141.