Fellowship: Advanced Rehabilitation Research Training Program
Program Directors
Denise G. Tate, Ph.D., ABPP, Associate Chair for Research
Mary Catherine Spires, M.D., Associate Chair for Clinical Affairs
Purpose
To provide post-doctoral fellows and PM&R resident trainees with accelerated research training and experience in issues related to rehabilitation emphasizing the consumer-scientist-practitioner model
Objectives
- To conduct rehabilitation-related research training within a multidisciplinary and collaborative approach that promotes greater understanding of issues in rehabilitation and opportunities for cross-fertilization of ideas
- To orient research training toward the advancement of scientific knowledge that may impact clinical practice
- To develop research skills that will result in successful research proposals
- Academic courses available at the University of Michigan campus
- Research seminars and journal club meetings
- Presentations and lectures at meetings and national conferences
- Opportunities to work collaboratively on research projects being conducted at the various research laboratories and the Ann Arbor Center for Independent Living
Denise G. Tate, Ph.D. at dgtate@umich.edu
Sponsored by U.S. Department of Education's National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research
Current Fellows
Cathy Donnell, PhD
Ashraf Gorgey, PhD
Mentors
Mentors for this fellowship program are key faculty members who have nationally recognized experience in research. Each fellow is supervised by a primary mentor who directs his/her fellowship plan. The plan includes a supervised research experience, submission of a grant application, a professional article submission, presentations at university departmental meetings, organization and presentation of a seminar on consumer-driven research, and presentations at national conferences. Mentors and fellows meet regularly to review progress. ARRTP faculty mentors include:
Susan Brown, Ph.D.
Dan Ferris, Ph.D.
Michael Geisser, Ph.D.
Andrew Haig, M.D.
Edward Hurvitz, M.D.
Claire Kalpakjian, Ph.D.
Ned Kirsch, Ph.D.
James Richardson, M.D.
Denise Tate, Ph.D.
Seth Warschausky, Ph.D.
Robert Werner, M.D.
Awards
The American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine Bernard M. Baruch Essay Award winners.
This essay contest for students is a yearly national competition to recognize the innovative and original work of young researchers, post-doctoral fellows, or students. Essays are limited to 3,000 words and cash prizes are awarded to the top three national winners.
Pamela Dixon, Ph.D.
Jon Webb, Ph.D.
Claire Kalpakjian, Ph.D.
Scott Strath, Ph.D.
