Dr Humberto Omana (He/Him)
Adjunct Professor, Health Studies Program
BSc (Honours, co-op), Kinesiology, The University of Waterloo, 2013 MSc, Kinesiology (Stream: Neuroscience), The University of Waterloo, 2017 PhD, Health & Rehabilitation (Stream: Physical Therapy), The University of Western Ontario, 2022
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Dr Humberto Omana (He/Him)
Adjunct Professor, Health Studies Program
BSc (Honours, co-op), Kinesiology, The University of Waterloo, 2013 MSc, Kinesiology (Stream: Neuroscience), The University of Waterloo, 2017 PhD, Health & Rehabilitation (Stream: Physical Therapy), The University of Western Ontario, 2022
Dr. Humberto Omana is a consultant in Quality Improvement/Evaluation within the Research & Strategy Team for the Regional Geriatric Program of Southwestern Ontario at St. Joseph’s Health Care London, an Adjunct Research Professor for the School of Health Studies at Western University, and an Associate Scientist for the Lawson Health Research Institute.
Dr. Omana conducts health systems research on older adult care. A special emphasis of his work is falls prevention in older adults, people living with cognitive impairments or dementia, and people living with lower limb amputations. Specifically, through investigations on the inter-relationship between cognition, mobility (gait, balance) and falls. Other areas of expertise include quantitative data analyses, psychometric assessments, and literature reviews.
