Adams A, Theodore D, McKeever P.  Kids in the Atrium: Comparing architectural intentions and children’s experiences in a pediatric hospital lobby. Social Science & Medicine 2009;70:658-667.

Afzal S, Ishaqi MK, Dupuis A, Doyle J, Gassas A.  Early lymphocyte recovery after allogeneic hematopoietic SCT is associated with significant GVL effect in pediatric ALL but not acute myelogenous leukemia – Update study.  Bone Marrow Transplant 2009;44:799-804.

Andrysek J, Liang T, Steinnagel B. Evaluation of a prosthetic swing-phase controller with electrical power generation.  IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering 2009;17:390-396.

Birken C, Parkin P, To T, Wilkins R, Macarthur C.  Neighbourhood socioeconomic status and homicides among children in urban Canada.  Pediatrics 2009;123:e815-9.

Brownsell S, Biddiss E, Hawley M.  Information Communication Technology-Enabled Health Care at Home. Geriatrics & Aging 2009;12:328-333.

Brownsell S, Biddiss E, Hawley M.  Prediction of health status in individuals with congestive heart failure using a home-based telecare system. Journal of Telemedine and Telehealth 2009;15:226–231.

Castillo H, Samson-Fang L, Wiart L, Vogtle L, Darrah J, Michaels M, Hickman R, McLaughlin J, Logan J, Msall M, Hoon A, Walker W, Narayanan U.  Effects of Bisphosphonates in Children with Osteogenesis Imperfecta: an AACPDM Systematic Review.  Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology 2009;51:17-29.

Chan M, Shaikh S, Chau T.  The effect of treadmill walking on fractal rhythms in healthy human gait.  Gait & Posture 2009;30:431-435.

Garon N,  Bryson SE, Zwaigenbaum L, Smith IM, Brian J, Wendy SW, Szatmari P. Temperament and its relationship to autistic symptoms in a high-risk infant sib cohort.  Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology 2009;37:59-78.

Gibson B, Brooks D, Dematteo D, King A.  Consumer-directed personal assistance and 'care': perspectives of workers and ventilator-users. Disability and Society 2009;24:317-330.

Gibson B, Darrah J, Cameron D, Hashemi G, Kingsnorth S, Lepage C, Martini R, Mandich A, Menna-Dack D.  Revisiting Therapy Assumptions in Children's Rehabilitation: Clinical and Research Implications. Disability and Rehabilitation 2009;31:1446-1453.

Gibson B, Zitzelsberger H, McKeever P.  "Futureless" persons: Shifting life expectancies and the vicissitudes of progressive illness. Sociology of Health and Illness 2009;31:554-568.

Glessner JT, Wang K, Cai G, et al. (including Anagnostou E).  Autism genome-wide copy number variation reveals ubiquitin and neuronal genes. Nature 2009;459:569-573.

Hollander E, Chaplin W, Soorya L, Wasserman S, Novotny S, Rusoff J, Feirsen N, Anagnostou E.  Divalproex sodium vs. placebo for the treatment of irritability in Children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorders. Neuropsychopharmacology 2009;35:990-998.

Howard A, Macarthur C, Rothman L, Willan A, Macpherson A.  School playground surfacing and arm fractures in children: a cluster randomized trial comparing sand to wood chip surfaces.  PLoS Med 2009;6:e1000195.

Hung D, Sejdic E, Steele C, Chau T.  Extraction of average neck flexion angle during swallowing in neutral and chin-tuck positions.  Biomedical Engineering On-line 2009;8:25.

Hutzal C, Wright V, Stephens S, Schneiderman-Walker J, Feldman B. A qualitative study of fitness instructors’ experiences leading an exercise program for children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis. Physical and Occupational Therapy in Pediatrics 2009;29:409-425.

Janicki J, Narayanan U, Harvey B, Roy A, Ramseier L, Wright J. Treatment of Neuromuscular and Syndrome Associated (Non-Idiopathic) Clubfeet with the Ponseti Method.  Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics 2009;29:393-397. 

Janicki J, Narayanan U, Harvey B, Roy A, Weir S, Wright J. Comparison of Surgeon and Physiotherapist Directed Management of Idiopathic Clubfeet Using the Ponseti Method.  Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery (American) 2009;91:1101-1108. 

Khambalia AZ, O’Connor DL, MacArthur C, Dupuis A, Zlotkin SH.  Periconceptional iron supplementation does not reduce anemia or improve iron status among pregnant women in rural Bangladesh.  American Journal of Clinical Nutrition 2009;90:1295-1302.

King B.H, Hollander E, Sikich L,  McCracken J.T,  Scahill L,  Bregman J. D, Donnelly C.L, Anagnostou E, Dukes K, Sullivan L, Hirtz D, Wagner A, Ritz L,  and the STAART Psychopharmacology Network.  No effect of Citalopram vs Placebo for Children and Adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorders and marked levels of repetitive behaviors.  Archives of General Psychiatry 2009;66:583-590.

King G.  A relational goal-oriented model of optimal service delivery to children and families. Physical & Occupational Therapy in Pediatrics 2009;29:384-408.

King G. A framework of personal and environmental learning-based strategies to foster therapist expertise. Learning in Health and Social Care 2009;8:185-199.

King G, Baxter D, Rosenbaum P, Zwaigenbaum L, Bates A.  Belief systems of families of children with autism spectrum disorders or Down syndrome. Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities 2009;24:50-64.

King G, McDougall J, DeWit D, Petrenchik T, Hurley P, Law M. Predictors of change over time in the activity participation of children and youth with physical disabilities. Children’s Health Care 2009;38:321-351.

King G, Petrenchik T, Law M, Hurley P.  The enjoyment of formal and informal recreation and leisure activities: A comparison of school-aged children with and without physical disabilities. International Journal of Disability, Development and Education 2009;56:109-130.

King G, Servais M, Kertoy M, Specht J, Currie M, Rosenbaum P, Law M, Forchuk C, Chalmers H, Willoughby T. A measure of community members’ perceptions of the impacts of research partnerships in health and social services. Evaluation and Program Planning 2009;32:289-299.

King G, Strachan D, Tucker M, Duwyn B, Desserud S,  Shillington M.  The application of a transdisciplinary model for early intervention services. Infants & Young Children 2009;22:210-222.

Lee J, Chau T, Steele C.  Effects of age and stimulus on submental mechanomyography signals during swallowing.  Dysphagia 2009;24:265-273.

Lee J, Steele C, Chau T.  Swallow segmentation with artificial neural networks and multi-sensor fusion.  Medical Engineering & Physics 2009;31:1049-1055.

Levac D, Wishart L, Missiuna C, Wright V. The application of motor learning strategies within functionally-based interventions for children with neuromotor conditions. Pediatric Physical Therapy 2009;21:345-355.

Li W, Lam-Damji S, Chau T, Fehlings D. The development of a home-based virtual reality therapy system to promote upper extremity movement for children with hemiplegic cerebral palsy.  Technology and Disability 2009;21:107-113.

Lindsay S.  Prioritizing illness: Self-managing multiple chronic diseases. Canadian Journal of Sociology 2009;34:983-1002.

Lindsay S.  The influence of childhood poverty on the self-management of heart disease in later life. Research in the Sociology of Health Care 2009;27:161-183.

Lindsay S, Smith S, Baker R, Bellaby P.  The health impact of an online heart disease support group: A comparison of moderated vs. unmoderated support. Health Education Research 2009;24:646-654.

Lindsay S, Vrijhoef H.  A sociological focus on “expert patients.” Health Sociology Review 2009;18:139-144.

Luu S, Chau T. Decoding subjective preference from single-tria-near-inrared spectroscopy signals. Journal of Neural Engineering; 2009;6:016003.

Luu S, Chau T.  Neural representation of preference level in the prefrontal cortex. Neuroreport 2009;20:1581-1585.

Mahant S, Friedman JN, Connolly B, Goia C, Macarthur C.  Tube feeding and quality of life in children with severe neurologic impairment.  Archives of Disease in Childhood 2009;94:668-73.

McDougall J, Wright V.  The ICF-CY and Goal Attainment Scaling: Benefits of their combined use for pediatric rehabilitation practice. Disability and Rehabilitation 2009;31:1362-1372.

McPherson A, Redsell S.  Factors affecting children's involvement in asthma consultations: a questionnaire survey of general practitioners and primary care asthma nurses. Primary Care Respiratory Journal 2009;18:15-20.

Memarian N, Venestapolous T, Chau T.  Infrared thermography as an access pathway for individuals with severe motor impairments. Journal of Neuroengineering & Rehabilitation 2009;6:11-19.

Memarian N, Venestapolous T, Chau T.  Mutual Information as a Measure of the Effect of Contextual Factors on Single Switch Use. Open Rehabilitation 2009;2:1-10.

Montpetit K, Hamdy RC, Dahan-Oliel N, Zhang X, Narayanan U. Measurement of health-related quality of life in children undergoing external fixator treatment for lower limb deformities.  Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics 2009;29:920-926. 

Nhan B, Chau T.  Infrared thermal imaging as a physiological access pathway:  a study of baseline characteristics of facial temperatures.  Physiological Measurement 2009;30:N23-N35.

Pei Y, Obaji J, Dupuis A, Paterson AD, Magistroni R, Dicks E, Parfrey P, Cramer B, Coto E, Torra R, San Millan JL, Gibson R, Breuning M, Peters D, Ravine D. Unified Criteria for Ultrasonographic Diagnosis of ADPKD. Journal of the American Society of Nephrology 2009;20:205-212.

Rigby P, Ryan S, Campbell K.  Effect of adaptive seating devices on the activity performance of children with cerebral palsy. Archives of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation 2009;90:1389-95.

Ryan S, Campbell K. Evaluation of a parent-report diary of the home use of assistive devices by young children with cerebral palsy. Disability and Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology 2009;4:189–197.

Ryan S, Campbell K, Rigby P, Fishbein-Germon B, Hubley D, Chan B. Impact of adaptive seating devices on young children with cerebral palsy and their families. Archives of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation 2009;90:27-33.

Sejdic E, Steele C, Chau T.  Segmentation and Time Duration Analysis of Dual Swallowing Accelerometry Signals in Health Subjects.  IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering; 2009;56:1090-1097.

Sutcliffe TL, Logan WJ, Fehlings DL. Pediatric constraint-induced movement therapy is associated with increased contralateral cortical activity on functional magnetic resonance imaging.  Journal of Child Neurology 2009;24:1230-1235. 

Tai K, Chau T.  Single-trial classification of NIRS signals during emotional induction tasks: towards a corporeal-machine interface. Journal of Neuroengineering & Rehabilitation 2009;6:39-53.

Tam C, Ryan S, Rigby P, Sophianopoulos M. Rater reliability of adapted scoring criteria for the Minnesota Handwriting Assessment for primary school children with cerebral palsy. Australian Occupational Therapy Journal 2009;56:403-409.

Thomas-Stonell N, Oddson B, Robertson B, Rosenbaum P.  Predicted and Observed Outcomes in Preschool Children following Speech and Language Treatment: Parent and Clinician Perspectives.  Journal of Communication Disorders 2009;42:29-42.

Torres J, Guan M, Biddiss E, Chau T.  Mediated reality tools for Navigation in smart environments. Technology & Health Care – Special Issue 2009;17:237–251.

Wright V. Prosthetic Outcome Measures for use with Upper Limb Amputees: A Systematic Review of the Peer-reviewed Literature, 1970 to 2009. Prosthetics and Orthotics 2009;24:3-63.

Young N L, Varni J W, Snider L, McCormick A, Sawatzky B, Scott M, King G, Hetherington R, Sears E, Nicholas D.  The internet is valid and reliable for child-report: An example using the ASK and PedsQL. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology 2009;62:314-320.

Young S, Pratt J, Chau T.  Target-directed movements at a comfortable pace: movement duration and Fitt's law.  Journal of Motor Behavior 2009;41:339-346.

Young S, Pratt J, Chau T.  Misperceiving the speed-accuracy tradeoff: imagined movements and perceptual decisions.  Experimental Brain Research 2009;192:121-132.

A Pilot, Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Trial of Omega-3 Fatty Acids in the Treatment of Young Children with Autism, Alva Foundation, (3 Years), $50,000, Anagnostou, E (PI)

Prevalence of ADHD in children and adolescents with Familial Dysautonomia, Dysautonomia Foundation, (1 Year), $10,000, Anagnostou, E (PI)

Bloorview Kids Foundation Start-Up Funds, Bloorview Kids Foundation, (1 Year), $93,168, Anagnostou, E (PI)

Development of an injection mouldable prosthetic knee joint technology, Ontario Centres of Excellence and Dupont, (1 Year), $49,445, Andrysek, J (PI)

Intelligent Systems for Paediatric Rehabilitation, Bloorview Kids Foundation, (1 Year), $44,820, Biddiss, E (PI)

Longitudinal study of the relationship between impairment, activity limitation, participation and quality of life in persons with Duchenne muscular dystrophy- a five-year study, CINRG, (5 Years), $8,395, Biggar, D (PI)

Enhancing Inter-subjectivity in Infants at High-Risk for Autism, Autism Speaks Canada, (3 Years), $212,668, Brian, J (Co-PI)

Pediatric rehabilitation intelligent systems multidisciplinary (PRISM) laboratory, Ontario Research Fund - Small Infrastructure Program, (3 Years), $26,471, Chau, T (PI)

Pediatric rehabilitation intelligent systems multidisciplinary (PRISM) laboratory,Canada Foundation for Innovation - Leaders Opportunity Fund, (3 Years), $26,471, Chau, T (PI)

Canada Research Chair in Intelligent Systems in Multidisciplinary Paediatric Rehabilitation, Canada Research Chair, (5 Years), $100,000, Chau, T (PI)

Intelligent systems in paediatric rehabilitation, Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council, Discovery Grants- Individual, (5 Years), $46,000, Chau, T (PI)

Collaborative Academic Rehabilitation Engineering (CARE), Natural Sciences and Engineering Council, Collaborative Research and Training Experience (CREATE) Program, (6 Years), $412,500, Chau, T (PI)

Advanced body-machine interfaces for voiceless communications, Principal Investigator (with E. Bouffet and Panacis Medical) Ontario Centres of Excellence, Biomedical Collaborative Research Program, (3 Years), $80,000, Chau, T (PI)

“Body talk”: access technologies for voiceless communication and interaction, Ministry of Research and Innovation, Early Researcher Award, (5 Years), $28,000, Chau, T (PI)

Access innovations for individuals without a voice, REMAD Foundation (Hong Kong), Operating Grants for Scientists of Chinese Descent, (3 Years), $50,000, Chau, T (PI)

Infinity Centre for Access Innovations, WB Foundation, (5 Years), $200,000, Chau, T (PI)

Switch Prototype, The Henry and Berenice Kaufmann Foundation, (1 Year), $5000, Chau, T (PI)

Funding for sensor collar and thermal camera projects, IBM Employees Charitable Fund, (1 Year), $13,674, Chau, T (PI)

Executive function, auditory attention and gait: Exploring relationships in pediatric traumatic brain injury, Ontario Neurotrauma Foundation, (2 Years), $3100, Dade, L

(Co-PI)

An Evaluation of the Long-term Effectiveness of Botulinum Toxin in Children with Spastic Cerebral Palsy, Canadian Institutes of Health Research, (4 Years), $106,489, Fehlings, D (PI)

Allergan Educational Grant, Allergan, (3 Years), $37,000, Fehlings, D (PI)

There’s no place like home: What constitutes an “adequate” home environment for younger disabled adults?, CIHR Catalyst Grant: Ethics, (2 Years), $46,072, Gibson, B (Co-PI)

Severe childhood disability: Optimizing settings for participation and inclusion, Canadian Institutes of Health Research, (3 Years), $298,463, King, G (PI)

Barriers and inequalities in chronic disease self-management, Canadian Institutes of Health Research, (2 Years), $45,000, Lindsay, S (PI)

A longitudinal evaluation of The LIFEspan Model of linked healthcare, Ontario Neurotrauma Foundation, (4 Years), $76,750, Macarthur, C (Co-PI)

Outcomes in Research Paediatrics, The Hospital for Sick Children Foundation, (5 Years), $150,000, Macarthur, C (Co-PI)

School, Home and Neighbourhood Accessibility: Physically Disabled Children’s Assessments (The ScHaN Project), Canadian Institutes of Health Research, (3 Years), $120,256, McKeever, P (PI)

Doing Research With Kids: Designs, Dilemmas & Directions (3D Workshop), Canadian Institutes of Health Research, (1 Year), $10,000, McKeever, P (PI)

Songs of Children Said to be Silent, The Hospital for Sick Children Foundation, (2 Years),  $4,986, McKeever, P (PI)

Safety and efficacy of botox injection in alleviating post-operative pain & improving quality of life in lower extremity limb lengthening, Clinical Outcomes Studies Advisory Board (COSAB) of Shriners Children’s Hospitals, (3 Years), $73,333, Narayanan, U (PI)

Functional Outcomes Following Orthopaedic Surgery Based On Gait Laboratory Versus Observational Gait Analysis In Ambulatory Children With Cerebral Palsy: A Multicentre Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial, Canadian Institutes of Health Research, (4 Years), $78,658, Narayanan, U (PI)

Development of an Indicator of the Impact of Assistive Devices on Children with Disabilities and Their Families, Canadian Institutes of Health Research, (3 Years), $70,833, Ryan, S (PI)

1Q4All.com – One Q for All, Health Technology Exchange and Quillsoft, (2 Years), $90,641, Shein, F (PI)

Advancing Augmentative and Alternative Communication Systems, Quillsoft, (1 Year), $100,000, Shein F (PI)

Focus on the Outcomes of Communication Under Six (the FOCUS): Evaluating validity and responsiveness to change, Canadian Institutes of Health Research, (3 Years), $74,563, Thomas-Stonell, N (PI)

Partnerships for Child and Youth Health Indicators Operating Grant in partnership with the Bloorview Children’s Hospital Foundation/Bloorview Research Institute: Evaluating the validity and responsiveness of the FOCUS: Focus on the Outcomes of Communication Under Six, Canadian Institutes of Health Research, (3 Years), $58,333, Thomas-Stonell, N (PI)

Functional Status Outcome Indicators for Young Children with Cerebral Palsy: Evaluation of the Comparative Abilities of Two Internationally-recognized Measures to Detect Change, and Determination of Benchmarks for Clinically Important Change, Canadian Institutes of Health Research, (2 Years), $174,565, Wright, V (PI)

The impact of personal, interpersonal and environmental factors on changes in quality of life for youth with chronic conditions, Canadian Institutes of Health Research, (5 Years), $146,000, Wright, V (Co-PI)

A comparison of the WeeFIM and PEDI questionnaires for measuring change in functional status of young children with cerebral palsy or developmental delay, Canadian Institutes of Health Research, (3 Years), $58,333, Wright, V (PI)

Career Development Award, Canadian Child Health Clinician Scientist Program, (4 Years), $35,000, Wright, V (PI)

Doug Biggar

Canadian Researcher of the Year Award, Muscular Dystrophy Canada Awards

Tom Chau

Canada Research Chair in Pediatric Rehabilitation Engineering (Renewal)

Darcy Fehlings

Top Scientific Poster at the 2009 Annual Meeting for the American Academy for CP and Developmental Medicine

Barbara Gibson

CIHR Canadian Child Health Clinician Scientist Program, Career Development Award

Ontario Physiotherapy Association Recognition Award

Sally Lindsay

CIHR Strategic Post-Doctoral Fellow in Primary Health Care

Colin Macarthur

Nominated for 2009 March of Dimes Jonas Salk Award by the Hospital for Sick Children

Unni Naryanan

2009 External Faculty Teaching Award University of Toronto Developmental Pediatrics Program

Fraser Shein

Circle of Honour, Bloorview Kids Rehab

Virginia Wright

Top ten most cited paper in Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology in 2009: Wright V, Rosenbaum P, Goldsmith C, Fehlings D, Law M. How do changes in body functions/structures, activity and participation relate to each other in children with cerebral palsy. Dev Med Child Neurol 2008; 50:283-289.