Dr. Marilyn MacKay-Lyons

Associate Professor

BSc (PT) (Toronto), MScPT (USC), PhD (Dal)

Office: Room 405, Forrest Building
Tel: (902) 494-2632
Email: m.mackay-lyons@dal.ca

Dr. Marilyn MacKay-Lyons specializes in neurotherapeutics - the application of physiotherapy principles and techniques to improve the mobility and function of people with such neurological disorders. She has spent more than 30 years in this field as a clinician, researcher and educator.

Dr. MacKay-Lyons received her BSc (Physical Therapy) from the University of Toronto, her MSc (Physical Therapy) from the University of Southern California, and her PhD (Physiology) from Dalhousie University. Currently she is an Associate Professor in the School of Physiotherapy at Dalhousie University, is an affiliated scientist at the Capital District Health Authority, and holds cross-appointments with the Department of Medicine, Dalhousie University and the IWK Health Centre. She is on the Board of Directors of the Canadian Stroke Network and serves as Chair of the Scientific Advisory Committee for the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Nova Scotia and Associate Editor of Physiotherapy Canada.

Dr. MacKay-Lyons runs a research laboratory at the Nova Scotia Rehabilitation Centre Site of the QEII Health Sciences Centre, where teams of investigators conduct clinical trials involving people post-stroke. She has received funding from Heart and Stroke Foundation, Canadian Institutes of Health Research, Canadian Stroke Network, and QEII Health Sciences Centre Research Foundation.

In recognition of her contribution to the evidence supporting physical rehabilitation, Dr. MacKay-Lyons has received several awards including Honorary Life Membership in the Canadian Physiotherapy Association, Women of Excellence Award for Research from the Canadian Progress Club, Dedicated Service Award from the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada, and the inaugural Physiotherapist of the Year for Nova Scotia Award.

Graduate Supervision