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Women with Spinal Cord Injuries: About Us

Study Leadership Consultants Advisory Council

Study Leadership

D. TateDenise G. Tate, Ph.D.
Professor
Principal Investigator 		C. KalpakjianClaire Kalpakjian, Ph.D.
Research Associate
C. DugganColette Hillebrand Duggan, Ph.D.
Senior Research Associate
Co-Principal Investigator 		K. AlbrightKathie J. Albright, Ph.D.
Psychology Research Fellow
S. RollerSunny Roller, M.A.
Program Manager
Co-Investigator 		J. HarrisonJulie Harrison, B.A.
Research Assistant
B. SchoenBarbara Schoen, M.A.
Rehabilitation Research Fellow,
Co-Investigator

R. RahmanReece O. Rahman, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Psychology, University of Pittsburg At Johnstown
T. JejiTara Jeji, M.D.
M.B.A.
Research Associate
Co-Investigator 		M. EpsteinMarcy Epstein, Ph.D.
Post-Doctoral Research Fellow

Consultants
Marcel Dijkers, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Department of Rehabilitation Medicine
Spinal Cord Injury Model System of Care
Mt. Sinai School of Medicine 		Jessica Scheer, Ph.D.
Research Professor
Department of Health Care Sciences
The George Washington University

M. Forchheimer

Martin Forchheimer, MPP
Senior Research Associate
Dept. of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
University of Michigan Health System

 

Advisory Council

T. AntonucciToni C. Antonucci, Ph.D.
Professor of Psychology and
Senior Research Scientist
University of Michigan
Department of Psychology

Dr. Antonucci obtained her M.A. (1972) and Ph.D. (1973) in Life-span Development Psychology from Wayne State University . Her research interests have focused for more than twenty years on social relationships and health across the life-span.

R. HughesRosemary Hughes, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, PM&R, Baylor College of Medicine
Director, Center for Research on
Women with Disabilities (CROWD) in Houston, Texas

Dr. Hughes' research focuses primarily on the psychosocial health and the health promotion of women with physical disabilities.

Carol J. Gill, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Center Director
University of Illinois at
Chicago/Chicago Center for
Disability Research

Dr. Gill has published 22 journal articles, 12 book chapters, and 36 articles in disability periodicals, many having a selected focus on the issues of women with disabilities.

M. NosekMargaret Nosek, Ph.D.
Professor, Executive Director,
Center for Research on Women with Disabilities /Baylor College of Medicine
Dr. Nosek is an internationally recognized authority on women with disabilities and independent living.

N CreweNancy Crewe, Ph.D.
Professor,
Michigan State University
College
of Education

Dr. Crewe is recently retired as Professor of Rehabilitation Psychology at MSU and is nationally recognized for her research contributions to the field of Rehabilitation, particularly in the area of spinal cord injury and women with disabilities.

Dr. QuintElisabeth Quint, M.D.
Clinical Associate Professor
Division of Gynecology Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Michigan Health System, Assistant Medical School Dean for Clinical Faculty

Dr. Quint's work focuses mainly on the reproductive health care needs of women with mental and/or physical disabilities.

A. HermanAnne Herman, M.S.
Rehabilitation Social Worker
Sharp Rehabilitation Center in
San Diego, California

Anne has presented at the National Spinal Cord Injury Conference on research regarding the Sharp Center's SCI Women's Support Group. In 1968 she sustained a SCI at the cervical-7 level at age 18 and was a patient at University of Michigan Medical Center.

 Shelia StarkShelia Stark
In 1990 Shelia sustained tetraplegic injuries (C6) as a result of a gunshot wound. She provides this project with an insider’s perspective on how women handle the stress of everyday life following spinal cord injury.

Marva WaysMarva L. Ways
Independent Consultant
Marva is a disability rights specialist and an African American woman who experiences spinal cord injury firsthand.