Ruth Barclay, PhD, MHSc, BMR (PT)

Ruth Barclay is a professor in the department of physical therapy at the College of Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Manitoba. Her research focuses on health-related quality of life, community ambulation, and participation after stroke and in older adults. She also explores areas such as response shift in health-related quality of life, systematic reviews, and winter walking. Barclay is currently funded by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research for two randomized controlled trials and a secondary analysis on community ambulation and physical activity in older adults.

Barclay has clinical experience as a physiotherapist, particularly in stroke rehabilitation. She has presented her research internationally at conferences focused on quality of life, aging, and physiotherapy.

She earned a PhD in community health sciences from the University of Manitoba in 2008, a Master of Health Sciences from McMaster University in 1995, and a Bachelor of Medical Rehabilitation in physical therapy from the College of Rehabilitation Sciences in 1987.

Her work has been recognized with several awards, including the Faculty of 1000 Recognition for the article "Response shift: a brief overview and proposed research priorities" published in Quality of Life Research in 2009. The article was distinguished for its exceptional significance within its field. In 2009, she also received the International Society for Quality of Life Research (ISOQOL) Article of the Year Award for her contribution to the same article, which was awarded at the ISOQOL conference in London in 2010.

Barclay is affiliated with the Centre on Aging at the University of Manitoba and Riverview Health Centre. She continues to lead research that enhances quality of life for older adults, particularly those recovering from stroke.