Tammy Hopper, Associate Professor in the Department of Speech Pathology and Audiology, has been appointed as the new Associate Dean Graduate Studies and Research for the Faculty of Rehabilitation Medicine for a three-year term, effective July 1, 2012.
Tammy joined the Faculty of Rehabilitation Medicine in the Department of Speech Pathology and Audiology in 2001. Her research interests are focused on interventions for communication disorders of dementia, as well as health service policy related to rehabilitation for older adults. Her research has been funded by the Canadian Institutes for Health Research, the Canadian Health Services Research Foundation, and the Alberta Heritage Foundation for Medical Research, among others.
She is actively involved in service to her profession. She is a member of the CIHR Biological and Clinical Aspects of Aging grant review committee and also serves as an external reviewer for the Alzheimer's Association (USA) annual operating grant program. She was member and chair of the evidence-based practice guidelines for dementia committee (American Speech-Language-Hearing Association and the Academy of Neurological Communication Disorders and Sciences; USA), and more recently chaired a committee to develop a position statement on the role of speech-language pathologists in capacity assessment on behalf of the Alberta College of Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists.
Tammy is also dedicated to student learning. In addition to Master's student supervision and classroom teaching, Tammy currently supervises/co-supervises two doctoral students and is a supervisory committee member for an additional five doctoral students within and outside of the Faculty of Rehabilitation Medicine. She looks forward to working with faculty members and staff in her new role as the Associate Dean Graduate Studies and Research.
About the University of Alberta Faculty of Rehabilitation Medicine As the only free standing faculty of rehabilitation in Canada, the University of Alberta Faculty of Rehabilitation Medicine balances its activities among learning, discovery and citizenship (including clinical practice). A research leader in musculoskeletal health, spinal cord injuries and common spinal disorders (back pain), the Faculty of Rehabilitation Medicine aims to improve the quality of life of citizens in our community. The three departments, Occupational Therapy (OT), Physical Therapy (PT) and Speech Pathology and Audiology (SPA) offer professional entry programs. The Faculty offers thesis-based MSc and PhD programs in Rehabilitation Science, attracting students from a variety of disciplines including OT, PT, SLP, psychology, physical education, medicine and engineering.