Associate Professor, Clinician Scientist (Physiotherapist) and an epidemiologist at the Sport Injury Prevention Research Centre, Faculty of Kinesiology at the University of Calgary

Full academic degrees: BKin(hons), BHScPT, DSc, PhD, DipManipPT

Clinical Specialist-Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy

Certificate in Vestibular Rehabilitation

Dr Kathryn Schneider is an Associate Professor, Clinician Scientist (Physiotherapist) and an epidemiologist at the Sport Injury Prevention Research Centre, Faculty of Kinesiology at the University of Calgary. Her research focuses on the prevention, detection and rehabilitation of sport-related concussion. Her work has informed the importance of a multifaceted assessment of concussion, concussion prevention strategies and changes to rehabilitation – including an RCT that demonstrated improved outcomes with cervicovestibular rehabilitation. She is a Clinical Specialist in Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy, a Fellow of the Canadian Academy of Manipulative Physiotherapists and has expertise and certification in vestibular rehabilitation. She was the co-lead author of the Amsterdam International Consensus Statement on Concussion in Sport (ICCS) and co-chair of the Scientific Committee and expert panel for the 6th International Conference on Concussion in Sport. She also led the development of the methodology informing the 5th and 6th ICCS and was an Expert Panelist at the 4th and 5th ICCS. She has worked with sport and health organizations to develop and optimize implementation of concussion protocols and has led the development of a Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) on Concussion. Her clinical practice focuses on the treatment of recreational to elite/professional athletes with concussion.