Lindsay Beavers, MScPT

Lindsay Beavers, MScPT is a passionate cisgender queer physiotherapist and educator who has worked in various leadership, operational, and clinical roles in both hospital and academic settings over the past 17 years. Lindsay currently manages Unity Health Toronto’s Simulation Program, and teaches in the Department of Physical Therapy at the University of Toronto Masters of Physical Therapy Program within its Social, Political, Ethical and Cultural Issues in Health and Healthcare (SPEC) curriculum. Lindsay’s current research interests are informed by a deep appreciation of the humanities. Her focus is on systems of oppression that relate to sex and gender, their impact on healthcare, and opportunities to disrupt them. Her social locations are as a white, able-bodied settler who grew up middle-class.