She is a Physical Therapist and has a PhD in Epidemiology and Biostatistics, both from the University of Western Ontario. Her primary areas of clinical expertise as a Physical Therapist are older adult health and orthopaedics. Dr. Hunter’s research interests are the rehabilitative treatment of older adult clients and their experience of falls, frailty and functional decline. She has a particular interest in rehabilitation and falls prevention for the cognitively-impaired older adult. Her research has been supported by the CIHR Institute of Aging, Alzheimer Society of Canada and Physiotherapy Foundation of Canada. She received the CIHR Institute of Aging AgePlus Prize, Ontario Research Coalition Early Researcher Award and the Cowdry Prize from the Canadian Geriatrics Society.