Education & Training

• 2001–2004
  Education

  BSc Physical Therapy

  Queen's University · Kingston, ON

  Graduated with the Queen's Undergraduate Scholarship in Physical Therapy (2003 and 2004) and the PT Clinic Award in Rehabilitation and Continuing Care.

• 2004–2006
  Practice

  Registered Physiotherapist

  Weeneebayko General Hospital · Moose Factory, ON

  Sole-charge role delivering rehabilitation services to isolated communities in Northern Ontario, covering in-patients, out-patients, and community visits. An early and formative lesson in resourceful, culturally responsive care.

• 2007–2014
  Practice

  Registered Physiotherapist

  Queen Victoria Hospital · Revelstoke, BC

  Seven years in a rural hospital covering acute in-patients, out-patients, and long-term care. Built broad clinical experience across post-operative care, stroke rehabilitation, and geriatrics, and developed a particular depth in vestibular rehabilitation, completing both foundational and advanced training during this time.

  Vestibular Rehabilitation: A Practical Approach (2008) · Vestibular Rehabilitation: Advanced Assessment and Rehabilitation (2011)
• 2014–2017
  Practice

  Registered Physiotherapist

  Shift Rehabilitation · Guelph, ON

  Private practice with a focus on concussion management.

• 2017–2023
  Practice

  Registered Physiotherapist

  Eastview and West Side Physiotherapy · Guelph, ON

  Busy orthopaedic-focused private practice.

• 2021–2022
  Training

  Pelvic Health Training

  Pelvic Health Solutions

  Completed foundational pelvic health coursework including the Physical Therapy Approach to Female and Male Urinary Incontinence, expanding the scope of care available to clients across the lifespan.

• 2023–Present
  East Mill Physio

  Registered Physiotherapist

  East Mill Physio · Elora, ON

• Beyond the Clinic

  Music, Community & Advocacy

  Doris has spent years at the intersection of music and health. She developed and teaches the Girls & Guitars Songwriting Course with the Hillside Festival, supporting women in music. She has spoken at Folk Music Ontario about the prevention and treatment of musician injuries, and released an album of original songs in 2018, with interviews and airplay on CBC. She is also an active participant with the Alzheimer's Society.