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PhD candidate
University of Toronto, Canada
I do not have any relevant financial / non-financial relationships with any proprietary interests.
Anita Kaiser is a Vanier Scholar and Research Trainee at KITE-Toronto Rehab-University Health Network. She completed a Master of Science degree in Rehabilitation Sciences through the University of Toronto and is currently working towards her doctorate specializing in activity-based therapy. Anita has been Director of Research for the Canadian Spinal Research Organization since 2005 and is also a member of the North American Spinal Cord Injury Consortium and the Ontario Spinal Cord Injury Solutions Alliance. Anita has mentored over 80 individuals with spinal cord injury through the Peer Support program at Spinal Cord Injury Ontario and expectant mothers with disabilities through Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre’s Accessible Care Pregnancy Clinic. Anita has been a strong advocate within the SCI community to help educate her peers on healthy living, promote inclusion and active participation in research, and address systemic barriers within society that prevent people living with SCI from living the life they choose. In her spare time, Anita models for Izzy Camillleri’s IZ Adaptive Clothing.
