Dr. Holsti completed her Bachelor of Science in Rehabilitation Medicine in 1985. She was trained in both Physical Therapy (PT) and Occupational Therapy (OT), and worked clinically at BC Children's Hospital in the NICU and in the Neonatal Follow-up Program for almost 20 years. During that time, she received her M.A. specializing in Measurement and Statistics. She then completed her Ph.D. in Interdisciplinary Studies in 2004. She joined the Department of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy as a faculty member in 2005 and the Child & Family Research Institute as a Clinician Scientist. She received a Canadian Child Health Clinician Scientist Program Career Award (CCHCSP; 2005-2009) and has recently been awarded a Canada Research Chair in Neonatal Health and Development. She is also the UBC Centre Leader for CCHCSP.
Activities and Memberships
Professional Associations
Member, Canadian Association of Occupational Therapy (CAOT)
Member, British Columbia Society of Occupational Therapy (BCSOT)
Member, College of Occupational Therapists of British Columbia (COTBC)
Member, International Association for the Study of Pain (IASP)
UBC Faculty Committees
MOT Admissions Committee
Graduate Research Program Committee
Other Committees
UBC Centre Leader, Canadian Child Health Clinican Scientist Program
Member, Training and Education Committee, Child and Family Research Institute
Member, Research Education Committee, Department of Pediatrics, UBC
Member, BC Children's Hospital Clinical Research Committee
Member, Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Clinical Research Group
