Manoela de Paula Ferreira’s bio
Dr. de Paula Ferreira is a research coordinator in the department of Physical Therapy at the University of Toronto. Dr. Ferreira completed her bachelor’s degree in Physical Therapy and Dance, followed by a Master’s and Ph.D. degrees in Physical Education at the Federal University of Paraná (UFPR) – Brazil, where she studied the effects of a home-based dance exercise program in people with Parkinson’s Disease. She is a CDTPR trainee involved with theme 5 – Restore Long-Term Health. Dr. Ferreira completed a post-doctoral fellowship at the University of Toronto, working with Dr. Sunita Mathur on frailty and sarcopenia in solid organ transplant candidates and recipients. Currently, Dr. Ferreira is a research coordinator, working with Dr. Lisa Wickerson in a telerehabilitation and telemonitoring lab at the University of Toronto. Dr. Ferreira is interested in implementation projects and studies to improve patients’ quality of life and well-being.