Dr Marie-Claire Smith

Dr Marie-Claire Smith is a senior lecturer and Programme Lead for the Masters of Physiotherapy Practice Programme at the University of Auckland. Dr Smith is also Secretary of the Australia New Zealand Stroke Organisation - Aotearoa branch. She is part of the research team that developed, validated and implemented the PREP2 algorithm for predicting upper limb recovery after stroke. Dr Smith leads research exploring prediction of walking recovery after stroke and patient and family preferences for prediction information. Her other research interests are high intensity training (HIT) for people with stroke and she is currently leading a study designing and testing a cardiac rehabilitation programme for people with stroke.