Dr. Kathryn Schneider
(BScPT, PhD, DSc, BKin (Honours), IMS Certified)
Dr. Kathryn Schneider is a Professor, Clinician Scientist (Physiotherapist) and an epidemiologist at the Concussion Rehabilitation Laboratory and Sport Injury Prevention Research Centre, at the University of Calgary. Her research focuses on the prevention, detection and rehabilitation of concussion. Her research to date has informed multisystem screening and assessment of concussion (including the importance of evaluating the sensorimotor and neuromuscular control systems, including the cervical spine), concussion prevention strategies and informed changes to recommendations to rehabilitation – including identification of positive outcomes on recovery following concussion with the use of 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 recognized by Avenue Magazine as “Top 40 Under 40” in 2012, was the recipient of the Vestibular Disorders Association (VEDA) Champion of Vestibular Medicine Award in 2015, recognized by the Canadian Physiotherapy Association with a Centenary Medal of Distinction in 2021 and Canadian Academy of Sport and Exercise Medicine Presidential Medallion in 2024. She was the co-lead author of the Amsterdam International Consensus Statement on Concussion in Sport 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 International Conferences on Concussion in Sport and was an Expert Panelist at the 4th and 5th International Conferences on Concussion in Sport – including leading the systematic reviews that informed recommendations for the treatment of concussion for the last 3 international consensus meetings.
Dr. Schneider’s clinical practice focuses on the treatment of recreational to elite/professional athletes with concussion. She has also worked with many sport and health organizations to develop and optimize implementation of concussion protocols, locally, nationally and internationally. She has led the development of and instructs the Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) on Concussion.