Dr. Eda Cinar is a registered physiotherapist, researcher, and educator with extensive expertise spanning pediatric rehabilitation, school-based physiotherapy, health services research, and interdisciplinary clinical leadership. She holds a PhD in Rehabilitation Science from McGill University and completed dual postdoctoral fellowships in rehabilitation science and psychoeducation at Université de Sherbrooke. Dr. Cinar currently works as a school-based physiotherapist at the Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario (CHEO), and a Research Appointee at the CHEO Research Institute.
Research Projects
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Motor skills are more strongly associated to academic performance for girls than boys
30/12/2025
This study investigated the contribution of fine and gross motor skills to academic and attentional performance at school entry among 832 boys and girls. Results from ordinary least square models adjusted for family income, maternal education attainment, and early cognitive skills at 41 to 48 months revealed that fine motor skills significantly predicted receptive vocabulary, number knowledge, and attention skills. The associations between fine motor skills with receptive vocabulary and attention were stronger for girls than boys.
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Why children differ in classroom engagement: Insights from a prospective longitudinal cohort of elementary school students
13/12/2023
This study investigates how individual‐level factors contribute to classroom engagement variations of boys and girls across the elementary school years. Classroom engagement was assessed four times between the ages of 7 and 12 years in a large, representative population‐based sample.
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A preliminary study to develop a collaborative tiered school-based physical therapy service delivery model: Results from an international Delphi consultation
14/12/2022
This study aims to determine the core attributes and PT interventions of a collaborative tiered school-based PT model that could guide how PT services are delivered in schools worldwide.