Summer 2024

The Biostatistics Collaboration Center is a valuable resource for researchers looking to gain insights into everything from disability employment to Parkinson's disease.

CROR Research Assistant My Le grew up in Vietnam, where mental health issues weren't very out in the open. Le's mother's experience with counseling sparked an interest in psychology in Le that brought her to the United States for her education.

Eric Espinoza's experience translating for his parents led him to his current role as an outreach coordinator for the Shirley Ryan AbilityLab Parkinson's Disease and Movement Disorders Program.

Rehabilitation Measures Database Update

There are currently 569 measures in the Rehabilitation Measures Database. Forty-one of the measures are related to employment.

In April, three new infographics were added to the Rehabilitation Measures Database:

·      Workplace Activity Limitations Scale

·      Orientation Log

·      Functional Independence Measure

Stay tuned for the next batch of infographics, which will be produced in collaboration with occupational therapy students of Susan Magasi, PhD, professor and head of occupational therapy in the University of Illinois Chicago College of Applied Health Sciences.

CROR’s Associate Director, Linda Ehrlich-Jones, PhD, RN and CROR Manager of Research Operations, Deborah Crown, CRC, LPCP, presented on the RMD at the Spring 2024 Association for Rehabilitation Research, Policy and Education symposium. The symposium was held in Madison, Wisconsin on May 21.

On May 10, CROR Associate Director, Linda Ehrlich-Jones, PhD, RN, presented on the RMD as part of the Annual Stroke Course offered by the Academy at Shirley Ryan AbilityLab to 20 in-person and about 100 virtual healthcare professionals. 

INside the OUTcomes: A Rehabilitation Research Podcast is now on YouTube!

Our latest episode includes an interview with Monica Perez, PhD, PT, Scientific Chair, Arms + Hands Lab at Shirley Ryan AbilityLab. Her innovative intervention uses of noninvasive neurostimulation combined with physical therapy to strengthen connections between neurons and has led to lasting improvements in grasping and walking in some participants with spinal cord injury. 

You can also listen on Spotify or Apple Podcasts.  

The contents of this newsletter were developed under a grant from the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR grant 90RTEM0001). NIDILRR is a Center within the Administration for Community Living (ACL) in the Department of Health and Human Services (DHSS). The contents of this newsletter do not necessarily represent the policy of NIDILRR, ACL or DHSS.