As a Tier 1 Canada Research Chair, Dr. Eng is dedicated to developing innovative and effective rehabilitation interventions to improve functional abilities in people with neurological conditions. Various grant agencies have funded Dr. Eng’s research, including the Canadian Institute of Health Research (CIHR), Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council, Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada and Praxis Spinal Cord Institute.
What is most unique about her research is that she takes every opportunity to ensure that her interventions, when effective, have been moved to clinical practice to improve the lives of people today living with stroke. She works with health authority and community partners to implement her programs so that they have sustained operation. She develops creative methods to disseminate and implement her research. She was one of the first rehabilitation researchers to develop detailed manuals and practical resources of her evidence-based interventions and enable free access over the internet. As a result, her research programs have impacted clinical practice guidelines, are implemented in Canada, and around the world, improving the recovery of people living with stroke.