Education
Ph.D. (Toronto)
Research
My research focuses on understanding the physical demands associated with mobility. My current work is directed toward understanding and quantifying the minimum neuromuscular, metabolic, and biomechanical requirements for specific physical tasks in healthy aging and following stroke.
Teaching
My teaching is primarily in the field of motor / movement control.
Journal Articles in Refereed Journal (Published, or In Press)
Novak AC, Brouwer B Strength and aerobic requirements during stair ambulation in persons with chronic stroke and healthy adults. Arch Phys Med Rehabilin press
Trachter R, Faris M. Brouwer B, McLean L. Performance on a manual tracking task differentiates individuals at risk of developing carpal tunnel syndrome from those not at risk. J Electromyogr Kinesiol 21:998-1003, 2011
Pruzynski A, Kurtzer I, Nashed J Omrani M, Brouwer B, Scott S. Primary motor cortex underlies multi-joint integration for fast feedback control. Nature 478: 387-90, 2011
Noval AC, Li Q, Yang S, Brouwer B. Mechanical energy transfers across lower limb segments during stair ascent and descent in young and healthy older adults. Gait & Posture 34:384-90, 2011
Reid S, Novak AC, Brouwer B, Costigan PA. Relationship between stair ambulation with and without a handrail and centre of pressure velocities during stair ascent and descent. Gait & Posture 34:529-32, 2011
Novak AC, Brouwer B. Sagittal and frontal lower limb joint moments during stair ascent and descent in young and older adults. Gait & Posture 33:54-60, 2011
McIntyre N, Rombough R, Brouwer B. Relationships between calf muscle density and muscle strength, mobility and bone status in stroke survivors with subacute and chronic lower limb hemiparesis. J Musculoskeletal and Neuronal Interactions. 10:249-55, 2010.
Novak A, Reid S, Costigan PA, Brouwer B. The biomechanical demands of stair negotiation in older adults (review article). Lower Extremity review 2:48-51, 2010.
Hovington C, Brouwer B. Guided motor imagery: does strategy matter? J Neurorehabil and Neural Repair 24:851-7, 2010
Knorr S, Brouwer B, Garland J. Validity of the community balance and mobility scale in community-dwelling individuals after stroke. Arch Phys Med Rehabil. Arch Phys Med Rehabil 91:890-6, 2010.