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President鈥檚 Research Excellence Award 鈥� Emerging听Investigator
Olga Theou, PhD is an assistant professor in the School of Physiotherapy, with a cross-appointment in the Faculty of Graduate Studies鈥� Department of Medicine. In 2019, she was appointed a Tier II Canada Research Chair in Physical Activity, Mobility and Healthy Aging. Named by听听as one of the top scholars writing about Geriatric Assessment, Dr. Theou鈥檚 research interests span across various epidemiological and clinical aspects of frailty and aging. She is a two-time recipient of the Faculty of Medicine鈥檚听Research Excellence Award:听once in 2018, and again earlier this year. 听
Dr. Theou explained how teamwork is integral to her success: 鈥淓verything I do is a result of group work, and this award also belongs to the amazing group of trainees and colleagues that I have been working over the years.鈥�
Dr. Theou leads the Frailty and Ageing WAVE team and works as a researcher on the听Geriatric Medicine Research听team. She serves as a principal investigator, collaborator, and co-applicant on numerous grant projects, and research programs. Dr. Theou is first author on several peer reviewed papers and has supervised several graduate and post-graduate students. 听
鈥淭here is no doubt that Dr. Theou is emerging as a preeminent researcher and scholar in frailty and healthy aging. She is consistently demonstrating leadership on initiatives that translate research findings into practice,鈥� explained Dr. Lynn Shaw, past director of the Faculty of Health鈥檚 School of Occupational Therapy, and Dr. Shaun Boe, professor and associate dean (Research) Faculty of Health.