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My Le: Grounding Herself in Rehabilitation Research to Prepare for a Career in Psychology
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Heidi Fischer: Combining Occupational Therapy with Research and Teaching
Fischer, OTD, is now doing exactly that as a Clinical Associate Professor of Occupational Therapy at the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) where she specializes in self-management for people with chronic conditions such as stroke and diabetes.
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College Students Take Longer to Recover from a Concussion
It takes 7-14 days to recover from a concussion. Researchers questioned if it takes longer in college students who find it difficult to find time to recover.
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What are the types of brain injury?
Depending on the cause of the injury and the location of where it occurs in the brain, all brain injuries result in change or damage to how the brain functions.
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Charles Bombardier: Combining Behavioral Medicine and Rehabilitation Psychology to Help People with Disabilities
When Charles Bombardier looks back on his long career in behavioral medicine and rehabilitation psychology, he says it all started with his high school teacher Mrs. Hagan.
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Dr. Mitra Lavasani Earns Prestigious R01 Grant from NIH
Shirley Ryan AbilityLab’s Mitra Lavasani, PhD, the director of the Translational Cell Therapy Lab, will advance a novel approach that could help find if there a way to turn back the clock on aging.
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Heather Evans: Disability, Institutions and Effecting Change in Washington State
Heather Evans works on a project for the Center for Rehabilitation Outcomes Research (CROR) at the Shirley Ryan AbilityLab, developing a decision aid designed to help people with disabilities decide when and whether to disclose their condition to an employer.
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Heather Evans: Disability, Institutions and Effecting Change in Washington State
Heather Evans has it tattooed on her arm: Nine to Zero. It commemorates the unanimous vote of the Washington State Supreme Court in 2018 to abolish the death penalty.
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Meet the Mentees
Meet the Mentees. Our Mentorship Funding Program provides junior faculty and early-career rehabilitation researchers with mentoring and career advancement guidance from senior scientists and clinicians at Shirley Ryan AbilityLab.
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Allen Heinemann, PhD
Director, Center for Rehabilitation Outcomes Research
Professor, Department of PM&R, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern

Pediatric Conditions We Treat
We care for children and teens with acquired and traumatic injuries, congenital and developmental disorders and those surviving cancer. We see a full range of conditions and will provide the best care for your child and family.
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Almost 30 years after the ADA, lack of job accommodations continues to be a barrier to employment
When the researchers looked at people who had received accommodations such as flexible scheduling, help with transportation or a personal care attendant/assistant, they found employment rates that were eight percentage points higher than those who had not.
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