Assistant Professor
University of Toronto, Canada
Dr. Emily S. Ho, BScOT, MEd, PhD, OT Reg. (Ont.) is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy at the University of Toronto and a Clinician Investigator in the Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery at The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Canada. Her scholarship focuses on understanding, fostering, measuring, and evaluating occupational engagement and functioning in young people with musculoskeletal conditions. She strives to place the voice of youth with upper limb disabilities at the centre of her research, partnering with them through research initiatives that focus on physical and mental wellbeing to empower independent living.
Dr. Ho has over twenty years of experience as an occupational therapist at the Hospital for Sick Children. She is known internationally as a leader in paediatric upper limb rehabilitation with a particular interest in children and youth with congenital limb differences and brachial plexus birth injuries.