About
Afolasade Fakolade is an Assistant Professor at the School of Rehabilitation Therapy with expertise in neurological rehabilitation. Following her MSc in Neurorehabilitation in Cardiff, Wales, she relocated to Canada and completed her PhD in Rehabilitation Science at Queen’s University. She completed her post-doctoral fellowship at the Interdisciplinary School of Health Sciences, University of Ottawa and joined Queen’s University in 2020.
Education
- Doctor of Philosophy (Rehabilitation Science, Queen's University)
- Master of Science (Neurorehabilitation, Cardiff University, Wales)
- Bachelor of Medical Rehabilitation (Physiotherapy, Obafemi Awolowo University, Nigeria)
Research
My research program is driven by a clear goal: to empower people with disabilities and their families to lead active, healthy, and meaningful lives. To achieve this overarching goal, I focus on understanding the impact of disability on both people with disabilities and their caregivers, and developing effective intervention strategies to enhance their collective well-being. My current lines of research include:
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Characterizing factors influencing care -recipients' and caregivers' wellness needs, outcomes, and experiences. across the spectrum of mild to advanced disability. I examine these factors at the individual and dyadic (care- recipients together with caregivers) levels.
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Developing and evaluating theoretically grounded wellness interventions to minimize disease impact and maximize health-related benefits among families of people with disabilities. Studies in this line of research have focused on people with multiple sclerosis and their family caregivers.
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Exploring the role of technology-supported tools for wellness programming targeting families of persons with disabilities. My work in this area focuses on identifying and utilizing innovative technology-based tools to improve the quality of life of persons with physical disabilities and their families.
Current Research Projects
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CDPP 2.0: Canadian Disability Participation Project 2.0: Developing, Implementing and Evaluating Quality Sport, Exercise and Play Experiences for Canadians with Disabilities
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A balancing act: Learning from global examples of effective community support for people with disabilities.
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MS Usual Care Study: Opening the black box of MS rehabilitation: Developing an approach to characterize where, when and how persons with multiple sclerosis receive rehabilitative care in Canada
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Characterizing the diversity of the MS population in Canada
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DigiTRAC: Changing the caregiving landscape: A Digital Toolkit to enhance Resilience Among Caregivers of Canadians living with multiple sclerosis
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HARPTA: in-Home Augmented Reality Physical rehabilitation Tool for an Aging population with episodic physical disability
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Fatty acid therapy to enhance skeletal muscle health in older adults
Volunteers for Research
If you are interested in participating in research, please contact us at: careco@queensu.ca
Supervision
Dr. Fakolade supervises students in the programs listed below. To learn more about her students and alumni, visit the Our Community pages listed below.
Dr. Fakolade is currently accepting graduate students.
Peer Reviewed Publications
For a list of Dr. Fakolade’s publications, please refer to her National Library of Medicine Bibliography and her Google Scholar Profile
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