Angela Colantonio, PhD

Dr. Angela Colantonio is a Senior Research Scientist at Toronto Rehab, where she holds the Saunderson Family Chair in Acquired Brain Injury Research. She is also an Associate Professor at the University of Toronto. She has a PhD in Epidemiology and Public Health from Yale University, and an MSc in Community Health and an undergraduate degree in Occupational Therapy from the University of Toronto. Dr. Colantonio has studied the epidemiology of disability in persons aging with acquired brain injury, dementia and stroke. The major focus of her work is on the long term consequences of traumatic brain injury and service needs for this vulnerable population.

Angela was Chair of the M-THAC Research Opportunities Committee.

M-THAC projects with which Dr. Colantonio was involved included:

• A community-based approach to exploring brain injury from an Aboriginal perspective

• familycaregiving.ca: Innovative Ways to Serve Family Caregivers of People with Traumatic Brain Injury in Northern Ontario

• Health Service Utilization associated with Suicidal Behaviours in the Elderly in Ontario

• Long Term Service Needs in Traumatic Brain Injury

• Wheelchair Use Among Community Dwelling Seniors

Contact Information:
Email: angela.colantonio@utoronto.ca