curriculum vitae
experience
SENIOR SERVICE DESIGNER, Bridgeablejul 2025 - present • Toronto, ON
Independently leading work streams on change management projects focused on service design for improving healthcare system engagement.
Previously:
sep 2023 - jun 2025: Service Designer
may 2023 - aug 2023: Service Design Intern
PROJECT COORDINATOR, Sinai Healthmay 2019 - present • Toronto, ON
Coordinated a clinical trial on depression in people with chronic pain funded by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research.
RESEARCH ASSISTANT, Heart & Stroke Foundationnov 2018 - mar 2019 • Toronto, ON
Developed stroke best practice guidelines for the Stroke Mission Team and website copy for the Foundation website.
ILLUSTRATOR & DESIGN EDITOR, The Varsitysep 2017 - may 2018 • Toronto, ON
Created illustrations for weekly articles and editorials & designed layouts for issues and magazines.
TEACHING ASSISTANT, University of Torontosep 2016 - apr 2018 • Toronto, ON
Evaluated over 300 undergraduate neuroscience students enrolled in HMB300H1, Neurobiology of Behaviour.
RESIDENCE DON (ASSISTANT), Victoria College, University of Torontosep 2016 - apr 2017 • Toronto, ON
Developed programming for and supported 52 undergraduate students studying at the University of Toronto.
education
MASTER OF SCIENCE: REHABILITATION SCIENCE, University of Torontosep 2016 - nov 2018 • Toronto, ON
Obtained a MSc from the Rehabilitation Sciences Institute under the supervision of Dr. Nancy Salbach.
Thesis: Validation of Stroke-Specific Protocols to Enhance the Clinical Utility of the 10-Metre and 6-Minute Walk Tests in People with Acute, Subacute, and Chronic Stroke
HONOURS BACHELOR OF SCIENCE, University of Torontosep 2012 - apr 2016 • Toronto, ON
Obtained a HBSc with distinction with a Specialization in Neuroscience from Victoria College at the University of Toronto.
other experience
EDITORIAL LEAD, The On Canada Projectmay 2021 - oct 2023 • Toronto, ON
Supported writers and produced posts for the award-winning Instagram account @oncanadaproject about current events with a critical and compassionate lens.
WRITER & DESIGNER, Royal Canadian Institute of Sciencefeb 2021 - sep 2023 • Toronto, ON
Wrote articles for projects and designed cover art for the 2021 and 2023 magazines.
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Cheng DK, Simpson R, Moineddin R, Katz J, Mulsant BH, Vasudev A, Greiver M, Hosseiny F, Inzitari M, Newman RI, Rivlin L, Foat KD, Furlan AD, Flannery JF, Telner D, Bosma R, Naimer M, Chung C, Pinto AD, Nelson MLA, Upshur R, Sud A. A Multi-Site, Randomized, Parallel-Group, Controlled Trial of Virtually-Delivered Sahaj Samadhi Meditation for the Management of Moderate Depressive Symptoms in Chronic Pain. J Pain Res. 2025 Jun 13;18:2925-2946. doi: 10.2147/JPR.S515229.
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Cheng DK, Ullah MH, Gage H, Moineddin R, Sud A. Chronic pain trials often exclude people with comorbid depressive symptoms: A secondary analysis of 346 randomized controlled trials. Clin Trials. 2023;20(6):632-641. doi:10.1177/17407745231182010
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Cheng DK, Lai KSP, Pico-Espinosa OJ, Rice DB, Chung C, Modarresi G, Sud A. Interventions for Depressive Symptoms in People Living with Chronic Pain: A Systematic Review of Meta-Analyses. Pain Medicine. 2022;23(5):934-954. doi:10.1093/pm/pnab248
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Salamanca-Buentello F, Cheng DK, Sabioni P, Majid U, Upshur R, Sud A. Mal/adaptations: A qualitative evidence synthesis of opioid agonist therapy during major disruptions. Int J Drug Policy. 2022 Mar;101:103556. doi: 10.1016/j.drugpo.2021.103556. Epub ahead of print.
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Sud A, Cheng DK, Moineddin R, Zlahtic E, Upshur R. Time series-based bibliometric analysis of a systematic review of multidisciplinary care for opioid dose reduction: exploring the origins of the North American opioid crisis. Scientometrics. 2021;126(11):8935-8955. doi: 10.1007/s11192-021-04154-z. Epub 2021 Oct 12.
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Cheng DK, Dagenais M, Alsbury-Nealy K, Legasto JM, Scodras S, Aravind G, Takhar P, Salbach NM. Distance-limited walk tests post-stroke: A systematic review of measurement properties. NeuroRehabilitation. 2021;48(4):413-439. doi: 10.3233/NRE-210026. PMID: 33967070; PMCID: PMC8293643.
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Sud A, Lai KSP, Cheng DK, Chung C, Pico-Espinosa OJ, Rice DB. Mind-Body Interventions for Depressive Symptoms in Chronic Pain: A Systematic Review of Meta-Analyses. Pain Physician. 2021;24:61-72.
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Cheng DK, Nelson M, Brooks D, Salbach NM. Validation of stroke-specific protocols for the 10-meter walk test and 6-minute walk test conducted using 15-meter and 30-meter walkways. Topics in Stroke Rehabilitation. 2020;27(4):251-261. doi: 10.1080/10749357.2019.1691815
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Sud A, Nelson MLA, Cheng DK, Armas A, Foat K, Greiver M, Hosseiny F, Katz J, Moineddin R, Mulsant BH, Newman RI, Rivlin L, Vasudev A, & Upshur R. Sahaj Samadhi Meditation versus a Health Enhancement Program for depression in chronic pain: protocol for a randomized controlled trial and implementation evaluation. Trials. 2020;21(1):319. doi:10.1186/s13063-020-04243-z
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Kokorelias KM, Munce S, McGilton KS, Cronin SM, Wang CD, Eftekhar P, Cheng DK, Vellani S, Jaglal S, Salbach NM, Kontos P, Colella TJK, Grigorovich A, Cameron JI. Frailty in the context of rehabilitation interventions for adults: protocol for a scoping review. BMJ Open. 2019; 9: e024838. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2018-024838
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Dagenais M, Cheng DK, Salbach N, Brooks D, & O'Brien K. Wireless Physical Activity Monitor Use Among Adults Living With HIV: A Scoping Review. Rehabilitation Oncology. 2019;37(1), 17–28. doi: 10.1097/01.REO.0000000000000153