Nine RSD Students Receive Travel Awards

The Rehabilitation Science Program has awarded nine students with $250 travel awards this spring semester.

Katie Butera
Mentors: Drs. Emily Fox and Steve George
Conference: Pain Science in Motion Colloquium in Savona, Italy
Title: Pain-related sensory and psychological factors may contribute to walking impairment in adults with low back pain
Date: May 31 to June 2, 2019

Jennifer Chapin
Mentor: Dr. Emily Plowman
Conference: MDA Clinical and Scientific Conference in Orlando, FL
Title: Predicting Diet Consistency Modifications in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
Date: April 15-17, 2019

Jaewon Kang
Mentor: Dr. Sergio Romero
Conference: AOTA in New Orleans, LA
Title: Mentors act as co-regulators for college students whose occupations are constrained by learning disability and/or attention disorders; Multidimensional strategies for overcoming time-related challenges of transition-age students with learning and attention disorders; Multidimensional approaches for addressing time-related challenges of transition-age individuals with learning and attention disorders
Date: April 4-7, 2019

Mia Kelly
Mentor: Dr. Gordon Mitchell
Conference: Experimental Biology in Orlando, FL
Title: Circadian Clock Gene Expression in Regional of Interest in Respiratory Motor Control
Date: April 6-9, 2019

Sharon Medina
Mentor: Dr. Conseulo Kreider
Conference: AOTA in New Orleans, LA
Title: Mentors act as co-regulators for college students whose occupations are constrained by learning disability and/or attention disorders; Multidimensional strategies for overcoming time-related challenges of transition-age students with learning and attention disorders; Multidimensional approaches for addressing time-related challenges of transition-age individuals with learning and attention disorders
Date: April 4-7, 2019

Marcia Schneider
Mentor: Dr. Orit Shechtman
Conference: AOTA in New Orleans, LA
Title: A scoping review of the relationship between grasp handwriting performance in school-age children
Date: April 3-6, 2019

Sarah Skinner-Burke
Mentor: Dr. Russ Hepple
Conference: Physiology in Aberdeen, Scotland
Title: Neuromuscular Junction Plasticity Confers Atrophy Resilience of Aging Muscle
Date: July 8-10, 2019

Alicia Vose
Mentor: Dr. Ianessa Humbert
Conference: Dysphagia Research Society, in San Diego, CA
Title: Effectiveness of Direct vs. Indirect Treatment for Specific Swallowing Pathophysiology
Date: March 5-9,2019

Joseph Wasser
Mentor: Dr. Heather Vincent
Conference: American College of Sports Medicine in Orlando, FL
Title: Volleyball-Related Injuries in Adolescent Female Players
Date: May 28 to June 1, 2019