Swati Mehta, PhD

Scientist
Lawson Health Research Institute
London, Ontario, Canada

Swati Mehta PhD, is a Scientist at Parkwood Institute Research, Lawson Research Institute, and an Adjunct Assistant Professor in the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at Western University and a registered Psychotherapist. Dr. Mehta leads the RehabPsych Lab. The aim of the lab is to improve activity engagement and overall wellbeing among those undergoing rehabilitation through online programs including virtual group based physical activity and internet delivered cognitive behavior therapy hosted on her web-platform at Lawson and St. Joes (https://psychosocial.lhsc.on.ca/ongoing-studies). She has received over 1 million dollars in research funding to date and has authored over 65 peer-reviewed articles. She has been awarded the Lawson Impact Leadership Award in 2016, the Royal Society of Canada Alice Wilson Award in 2017 and the Saskatchewan Health Research Foundation Excellence Award in 2017.

I do not have any relevant financial / non-financial relationships with any proprietary interests.

Presentation(s):

• Engaging in Virtual Care Following Spinal Cord Injury

  Wednesday, November 9, 2022
  10:45 AM – 12:00 PM

• Barriers to healthy living among adults with spinal cord injury

  Thursday, November 10, 2022
  10:45 AM – 12:00 PM

• Mentorship Among Early- and Mid-Career Investigators and the Advancement of Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation Research

  Thursday, November 10, 2022
  1:30 PM – 2:45 PM