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Bringing hope to children in Peru

https://rehabsci.phhp.ufl.edu/2021/09/14/bringing-hope-to-children-in-peru/

Warmakuna means children in Quechua, the second largest spoken language in Peru, after Spanish. To a University of Florida doctoral student and Fulbright scholar, warmakuna hold a special place in her heart. “Children are very special to me and are full of potential,” said Fiorella Guerrero, MA, a Rehabilitation Science PhD student. She explained that...

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Rose receives $1.2M VA grant

https://rehabsci.phhp.ufl.edu/2021/08/09/rose-receives-1-2m-va-grant/

Dorian Rose, PT, PhD, research associate professor in the Department of Physical Therapy and clinical research scientist of the Brooks/UF-PHHP Research Collaboration, was awarded a  $1.2 million grant funded by the VA Rehabilitation Research and Development. The four-year project named the “Brain Reactivity after Variable Exercise,” or the BRAVE study, will continue Dr. Rose’s work...

Sunshine receives Outstanding Manuscript Award for best basic science paper

https://rehabsci.phhp.ufl.edu/2021/06/08/sunshine-receives-outstanding-manuscript-award-for-best-basic-science-paper/

Michael Sunshine, PhD, recently received the 2021 Outstanding Manuscript Award for outstanding basic science paper. Dr. Sunshine is a recent graduate of the Rehabilitation Science Doctoral Program, and his paper “Restoration of breathing after opioid overdose and spinal cord injury using temporal interference stimulation” contained work completed during his PhD thesis.  The paper was published...

Sajjadi successfully defends doctoral dissertation

https://rehabsci.phhp.ufl.edu/2021/03/19/sajjadi-successfully-defends-doctoral-dissertation/

Elaheh Sajjadi, Msc, PT, successfully defended her doctoral dissertation titled “Spontaneous Compensatory and Induced Respiratory Plasticity in People with Amyotropic Lateral Sclerosis” on March 16. During her doctoral degree, Elaheh has been awarded the best basic science award for her poster at the Northeast Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Consortium (NEALS) Meeting and won first place for...

Gator Nation Giving Day

https://rehabsci.phhp.ufl.edu/2021/02/18/gator-nation-giving-day/

Today marks the third annual Stand Up and Holler, Gator Nation Giving Day. The university’s goal is to raise 20,000 gifts in 24 hours. We need your support to help us reach that goal! The Rehabilitation Science PhD Program is interdisciplinary in nature, so the program is proud to support many causes during this 24-hour...

Bansal’s dissertation work accepted in Physical Therapy Journal

https://rehabsci.phhp.ufl.edu/2021/01/13/bansals-dissertation-work-accepted-in-physical-therapy-journal/

The Physical Therapy Journal recently accepted a manuscript that forms a part of the dissertation work that doctoral student Kanika Bansal, MPT, is currently working on. The project, entitled “Does falls-efficacy influence the relationship between forward and backward walking speed after stroke?” is based on the baseline data from the Forward-Backward Study (FBW study; PI: Dorian...