Dr. Martha Piper
Dr. Martha C. Piper
Martha Piper was born in Lorain, Ohio. She received her B.Sc. (1967) in Physical Therapy from the University of Michigan, her M.A. (1970) in Child Development from the University of Connecticut, and her Ph.D. (1979) in Epidemiology and Biostatistics from McGill University.
She holds honorary degrees from the University of Toronto, McGill, Dalhousie, and the University of Western Ontario.
In 1979, Piper was appointed Director of the School of Physical and Occupational Therapy at McGill University. In 1985, she joined the University of Alberta as Dean of the Faculty of Rehabilitation Medicine, and was appointed Vice-President Research in 1993, adding the External Affairs portfolio in 1995.
Piper's teaching and research interests have focussed on early identification of the developmentally delayed infant and assessment of specific approaches used in the treatment of physically and mentally handicapped children.
Piper has published extensively in her field, and in 1995 co-authored the book Motor Assessment of the Developing Infant.
Piper sits on the boards of a variety of organizations, including:
Prime Minister's National Advisory Board on Science and Technology
Conference Board of Canada
Premier's Progress Board
Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation
National University of Singapore
Association of Pacific Rim Universities
Canadian Genetic Diseases Network
Protein Engineering Network of Centres for Excellence
Canada Foundation for Innovation
Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada
Canada Millennium Scholarship Foundation
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