The School of Hospitality, Recreation & Tourism is pleased to announce that on August 17th, Kristina Lisk successfully defended her PhD in the Rehabilitation Sciences Institute at the University of Toronto. Her thesis was entitled “Examining Curricular Integration Strategies to Optimize Learning of the Anatomical Sciences.” Kristina’s program of research focuses on understanding how learners use basic science knowledge in clinical reasoning and examines how the structure of basic and clinical science curriculum affects the development of cognitive integration, and subsequently diagnostic reasoning in novices. Her thesis was supervised by clinical anatomist, Dr. Anne Agur, and cognitive psychologist, Dr. Nicole N. Woods. During her PhD studies Kristina also completed a 3-year research fellowship at the Wilson Centre for Health Professions Education at the University Health Network in Toronto. 

Congratulations to Kristina on this amazing accomplishment!

Susan Somerville
Dean, School of Hospitality, Recreation & Tourism