Bita Imam, a PhD candidate in Rehabilitation Sciences, has received the 2013 Rising Star Award from Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute. The award recognizes her research achievements and volunteer work. Imam investigates the use of a home-oriented Nintendo Wii Fit program to improve walking in older adults with a lower limb amputation. She is also involved in research on fatigue of people with spinal cord injury. She is co-founder and director of the Light, Hope and Life charitable organization, which raises money for the education of impoverished children. For more information, click here.
