Dr. Mojgan Gitimoghaddam is a family physician by training and currently a PhD candidate at University of British Columbia in BC., under supervision of Dr. Jean-Paul Collet. Mojgan’s research is focused on learning and development of children with neurodevelopmental disabilities through maximizing the effect of community-based physical activity programs. She has also been actively involved in research studies regarding the patients’ care for children with complex chronic conditions and various types of disabilities through the support of child-centred approaches and the use of modern communication technologies.
Mojgan is presently working on several projects to implement the new physical activity coaching intervention in Special Olympics BC sites, as well as, rural and Indigenous communities, funded by Kids Brain Health Network, BC Ministry of Health, and Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research. Mojgan acts as a co-PI in these studies. She is also responsible for the overall management and field implementation.
