Congratulations to Our 2022 Pilot Projects Awardees!

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Each year  projects are selected to receive funding as part of the Center for Smart Use of Technologies to Assess Real-World Outcomes (C-STAR) Pilot Project Program. Projects are chosen based on the quality of their research design and innovation, potential impact on patient care, alignment with C-STAR’s mission to advance technology in rehabilitation, and ability of the research team to lead efforts toward securing extramural funding. The awardees have the opportunity to take advantage of all the resources C-STAR offers, including collaborations, mentorship and expertise from C-STAR leadership and core directors in the design and conceptualization of their projects.

Congratulations to all of the awardees!

Mark V. Albert, PhD Assistant Professor, Computer Science and Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, University of North Texas Project: Pilot development and assessment of a precision gesture-to-speech system for speech-impaired individuals with limited mobility

Sameer Ashaie, PhD Research Scientist- Shirley Ryan AbilityLab Shirley Ryan Affective and Emotion Rehabilitation Lab (SAfER) Research Assistant Professor, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University Project: Real-world assessment of mood in stroke aphasia

Brittany N Krekeler, PhD, CCC-SLP Assistant Professor, Clinician-Scientist, University of Cincinnati Project: Feasibility and Efficacy Study of Device-Facilitated Lingual Endurance Exercise in treating Post-Stroke Dysphagia

Erin Meier, Ph.D., CCC-SLP Assistant Professor of Communication Sciences and Disorders, Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, Bouvé College of Health Sciences, Northeastern University Project: Word Retrieval in the Wild: Ecological Momentary Assessment of Naming in People with Post-Stroke Aphasia and Age-Matched Controls

Jinsook Roh, PhD Assistant Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Houston Director, Rehabilitation Engineering for Improving Neuromotor Control (REIGN) Laboratory Project: Automated quantification of movement quality during standard clinical assessment using upper-extremity exoskeleton for stroke rehabilitation

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The C-STAR Pilot Project Program will fund at least four projects per year. Visit our Pilot Projects Funding page to learn more about future opportunities for funding.

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