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Our research faculty works on independent and collaborative research projects with publications and nationally recognized journals.
  • 2022

    Cowan, R. E., Silveira, S. L., Helle, T., Læssøe, U., Gøeg, K. R., Bangshaab, J., & Motl, R. W. (2022). Lifestyle physical activity in manual wheelchair users–an overlooked public health opportunity. Spinal Cord, 60, 190-92.

    de Groot, S., Cowan, R. E., MacGillivray, M. K., Leving, M. T., & Sawatzky, B. J. (2022). The effect of external power output and its reliability on propulsion technique variables in wheelchair users with spinal cord injury. IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering, 30, 296-304.

    Driscoll, S. W., Raddatz, M. M., Sabharwal, S., Francisco, G. E., Nguyen, V., & Kinney, C. L. (2022). American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Diplomate Customization Choices on the Longitudinal Assessment for Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation: A First-Year Experience. American Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, 101, S21-S25.

    Elliott, C. S., Kopp, M. A., Stampas, A., Schwab, J. M., Chen, Y., Shem, K., & Crew, J. (2022). The effect of early infection on the rate of volitional voiding after spinal cord injury: a potential modifiable risk factor for bladder outcomes. The Journal of urology, 207, 137-43.

    Han, A., Yuen, H. K., & Wilroy, J. D. (2022). Exploring associations of psychological inflexibility with depressive symptoms, anxiety, and stress in individuals living with a spinal cord injury: A cross-sectional study. Rehabilitation Psychology, 67, 170.

    Jewell, G. R., Salem, J., Hartley, S., Vezey, E., Mark, V. W., & Mennemeier, M. S. (2022). Can Crossover and Altered Magnitude Estimation in Neglect Be Explained by Contextual Effects? Advances in neurology and neuroscience research, 3.

    Kirkwood, B., & Mark, V. W. (2022). Consistency of inclusion criteria for functional movement disorder clinical research studies: A systematic review. NeuroRehabilitation, 50, 169-78.

    Koblinski, J. E., DeVivo, M. J., Chen, Y., & Nfonsam, V. (2022). Colorectal cancer mortality after spinal cord injury. The Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine, 45, 436-41.

    Kumar, R. G., Esterov, D., Adams, R. S., Corrigan, J. D., Juengst, S. B., Chiaravalloti, N. D., Yew, B., Dreer, L. E., & Dams-O’Connor, K. (2022). Changes in alcohol use and mood during the COVID-19 pandemic among individuals with traumatic brain injury: A difference-in-difference study. PLoS one, 17, e0266422.

    Kumar, R. G., Ketchum, J. M., Hammond, F. M., Novack, T. A., O’Neil-Pirozzi, T. M., Silva, M. A., & Dams-O’Connor, K. (2022). Health and cognition among adults with and without Traumatic Brain Injury: A matched case–control study. Brain injury, 36, 415-23.

    Le, M. Q. T., Felix, E. R., Irwin, R., Cardenas, D. D., & Cowan, R. E. (2022). Longitudinal Median Nerve Ultrasound Changes in Individuals With Spinal Cord Injury and an Age-and Sex-Matched Nondisabled Cohort. Archives of Rehabilitation Research and Clinical Translation, 4, 100238.

    Li, J., Morrow, C., Barnes, S., Wilson, L., Womack, E. D., McLain, A., & Yarar-Fisher, C. (2022). Gut microbiome composition and serum metabolome profile among individuals with spinal cord injury and normal glucose tolerance or prediabetes/type 2 diabetes. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 103, 702-10.

    Li, J., Morrow, C., McLain, A., Womack, E. D., & Yarar-Fisher, C. (2022). Effects of a low-carbohydrate, high-protein diet on gut microbiome composition in insulin-resistant individuals with chronic spinal cord injury: preliminary results from a randomized controlled trial. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 103, 1269-78.

    Lin, J. C., Mueller, C., Campbell, K. A., Thannickal, H. H., Daredia, A. F., Sheriff, S., Maudsley, A. A., Brunner, R. C., & Younger, J. W. (2022). Investigating whole‐brain metabolite abnormalities in the chronic stages of moderate or severe traumatic brain injury. PM&R, 14, 472-85.

    Mark, V. W. (2022). Advances in rehabilitation for functional neurological disorder. NeuroRehabilitation, 50, 165-67.

    Mark, V. W. (2022). Functional neurological disorder: Extending the diagnosis to other disorders, and proposing an alternate disease term—Attentionally-modifiable disorder. NeuroRehabilitation, 50, 179-207.

    Mark, V. W., Lee, R. D. A., Taub, E., & Uswatte, G. (2022). Perspectives From Persons With Multiple Sclerosis for a Comprehensive Real-World Change Therapy for Mobility. Archives of Rehabilitation Research and Clinical Translation, 4, 100166.

    Mathern, R., Senthil, P., Nguyen, V., & Thiyagarajan, T. (2022). Neurocognitive rehabilitation in COVID-19 patients: a clinical review. Southern Medical Journal, 115, 227.

    Rimmer, J. H., Wilroy, J., Young, H.-J., Young, R., Sinha, T., Currie, M., Lima, C. R., & Lai, B. (2022). Qualitative Evaluation of a Comprehensive Online Wellness Program (MENTOR) Among People With Spinal Cord Injury. Frontiers in Rehabilitation Sciences, 3, 917898.

    Somani, S., Nanavati, H., Zhou, X., & Lin, C. (2022). African Americans and women have lower functional gains during acute inpatient rehabilitation after hemorrhagic stroke. American Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, 101, 1099.

    Trost, Z., Anam, M., Seward, J., Shum, C., Rumble, D., Sturgeon, J., Mark, V., Chen, Y., Mitchell, L., & Cowan, R. (2022). Immersive interactive virtual walking reduces neuropathic pain in spinal cord injury: findings from a preliminary investigation of feasibility and clinical efficacy. Pain, 163, 350-61.

    van der Woude, L. H., Cowan, R. E., Goosey-Tolfrey, V., Chénier, F., Arnet, U., & Vegter, R. J. (2022). Power output and energy cost: crucial measures to understand motor skill learning in handrim wheelchair propulsion. Brazilian Journal of Motor Behavior, 16, 94-97.

    Wilroy, J. D., Kim, Y., Lai, B., Ivankova, N., Herbey, I., Sinha, T., & Rimmer, J. H. (2022). How do people with physical/mobility disabilities benefit from a telehealth exercise program? A qualitative analysis. Frontiers in Rehabilitation Sciences, 3, 932470.

    Zhou, X., & Renfro, C. (2022). Wound and Skin Care (currently says Would), An Issue of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Clinics of North America, E-Book (Vol. 33): Elsevier Health Sciences.

  • 2023

    Aita, S. L., Schuler, K. R., Isaak, S. L., Borgogna, N. C., Moncrief, G. G., Hollis, S. D., & Hill, B. D. (2023). Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Complicated by Traumatic Brain Injury: A Narrative Review. SN Comprehensive Clinical Medicine, 5, 92.

    Bell, T., Crowe, M., Novack, T., Davis, R. D., & Stavrinos, D. (2023). Severity and correlates of brain fog in people with traumatic brain injury. Research in Nursing & Health, 46, 136-47.

    Biering-Sørensen, F., Charlifue, S., Chen, Y., New, P. W., Noonan, V., Post, M. W., Rupp, R., & Vogel, L. (2023). International Spinal Cord Injury Core Data Set (version 3.0)—including standardization of reporting. Spinal Cord, 61, 65-68.

    Bogner, J., Brenner, L., Kurowski, B., Malec, J., Novack, T., Zhang, Y., Kennedy, R., Rapport, L. J., Bombardier, C., & Bergquist, T. (2023). Crash risk following return to driving after moderate-to-severe TBI: a TBI Model Systems Study. Journal of head trauma rehabilitation, 38, 268-76.

    Chen, Y., Charlifue, S., Noonan, V. K., New, P. W., Gururaj, G., Katoh, S., Leiulfsrud, H., Post, M. W., & Biering-Sørensen, F. (2023). International spinal cord injury socio-demographic basic data set (version 1.0). Spinal Cord, 1-4.

    Cole, S., Wang, Z., Chen, Z., Hua, C., Chen, Y., & Evans, D. (2023). Is Spending Nights Away From Home Associated With Participation and Life Satisfaction After Spinal Cord Injury? A Longitudinal Perspective. Topics in Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation.

    Dams-O'Connor K, Juengst SB, Bogner J, Chiaravalloti ND, Corrigan JD, Giacino JT, Harrison-Felix CL, Hoffman JM, Ketchum JM, Lequerica AH, Marwitz JH, Miller AC, Nakase-Richardson R, Rabinowitz AR, Sander AM, Zafonte R, Hammond FM. Traumatic brain injury as a chronic disease: insights from the United States Traumatic Brain Injury Model Systems Research Program. Lancet Neurol. 2023 Jun;22(6):517-528. doi: 10.1016/S1474-4422(23)00065-0. Epub 2023 Apr 20. PMID: 37086742.

    Gaffey, A. E., Goldstein, C. M., Hays, M. M., Lee, S. Y., & Gaalema, D. E. (2023). Psychological risk factors in cardiac rehabilitation: Anxiety, depression, social isolation, and anger/hostility. Journal of Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation and Prevention, 43, E20-E21.

    Gustin, S. M., Bolding, M., Willoughby, W., Anam, M., Shum, C., Rumble, D., Mark, V. W., Mitchell, L., Cowan, R. E., & Richardson, E. (2023). Cortical Mechanisms Underlying Immersive Interactive Virtual Walking Treatment for Amelioration of Neuropathic Pain after Spinal Cord Injury: Findings from a Preliminary Investigation of Thalamic Inhibitory Function. Journal of Clinical Medicine, 12, 5743.

    Javeed, S., Greenberg, J. K., Zhang, J. K., Plog, B., Dibble, C. F., Benedict, B., Botterbush, K., Khalifeh, J. M., Wen, H., & Chen, Y. (2023). Association of upper-limb neurological recovery with functional outcomes in high cervical spinal cord injury. Journal of Neurosurgery: Spine, 1, 1-8.

    Keatley, E. S., Bombardier, C. H., Watson, E., Kumar, R. G., Novack, T., Monden, K. R., & Dams-O'Connor, K. (2023). Cognitive performance, depression, and anxiety 1 year after traumatic brain injury. Journal of head trauma rehabilitation, 38, E195-E202.

    Kroenke, K., Corrigan, J. D., Ralston, R. K., Zafonte, R., Brunner, R. C., Giacino, J. T., Hoffman, J. M., Esterov, D., Cifu, D. X., & Mellick, D. C. (2023). Effectiveness of Care Models for Chronic Disease Management: A Scoping Review of Systematic Reviews. PM&R.

    Marwitz, J. H., Perera, R. A., Klyce, D. W., Abbasi, K., Bergquist, T. F., Neumann, D., Agtarap, S. D., Lengenfelder, J., Hammond, F. M., & Dreer, L. E. (2023). Caregiver resilience following traumatic brain injury: Findings at six months postinjury. Rehabilitation Psychology.

    McLain, A. B., Zhang, L., Troncale, J., Chen, Y. Y., & Kalpakjan, C. (2023). Pregnancy, labor, and delivery outcomes of women with and without spinal cord injury. The Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine, 46, 405-13.

    Richardson, E. J., Trost, Z., Payne, M., & Wiggins, A. (2023). The negative effect of social discrimination on pain tolerance and the moderating role of pain catastrophizing. Journal of Clinical Psychology in Medical Settings, 30, 169-81.

    Sanders, G., Rapport, L. J., Marwitz, J. H., Novack, T. A., Walker, W., Tefertiller, C., Watanabe, T. K., Kennedy, R., Goldin, Y., & Bergquist, T. (2023). Barriers to driving and psychosocial outcomes after traumatic brain injury. Brain injury, 37, 412-21.

    Soleymani, H., & Cowan, R. (2023). Relationship between rolling resistance, preferred speed, and manual wheelchair propulsion mechanics in non-disabled adults. Disability and Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology, 1-12.

    Soleymani, H., Jeng, B., Abdelmessih, B., Cowan, R., & Motl, R. W. (2023). Accuracy and Precision of Actigraphy and SMARTwheels for Measuring Push Counts Across a Series of Wheelchair Propulsion Trials in Non-disabled Young Adults. International Journal of Medical Students, 11, 29-37.

    Wilson-Jene, H., Cowan, R. E., & Pearlman, J. (2023). A novel approach to directly measuring wheel and caster rolling resistance accurately predicts user-wheelchair system-level rolling resistance. Journal of Rehabilitation and Assistive Technologies Engineering, 10, 20556683231180877.

  • 2024

    Alharbi A, Li J, Womack E, Farrow M, Yarar-Fisher C. The Effect of Lower Limb Combined Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation on Skeletal Muscle Cross-Sectional Area and Inflammatory Signaling. International journal of molecular sciences. 2024 Oct 16;25(20):11095.

    Azuero C, Azuero A, Penn T, Khalidi S, Patel R, Hays M, Hollis S. An Examination of the Chronic Pain Acceptance Questionnaire CPAQ-R and CPAQ-8 in a Sample of Patients with Chronic Pain in the Southeastern US. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. 2024 Apr 1;105(4):e60.

    Boitet LM, Meese KA, Sweeney KL, Estes NR, Hays MM, Loyd C, Rogers DA. Towards Safer Spaces: An Empirical Investigation of Trainee Psychological Safety Within Academic Medical Centers. Advances in Medical Education and Practice. 2024 Dec 31:1079-92. 

    Botticello AL, Murphy L, Charlifue S, Chen Y, Corrigan J, Driver S, Eagye CB, Wilroy J, Lequerica A. Development of Composite Measures of Neighborhood Economic Factors for Use in Spinal Cord Injury Outcomes Studies: A Spinal Cord Injury Model Systems Database Study. Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitation. 2024 Nov 1;105(11):2118-26.

    Chen Y, Wen H, Deutsch A, Botticello A, Lo JG, Richards, JS. Substance use during the COVID-19 pandemic among persons with traumatic spinal cord injury: A cross-sectional perspective. The Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine. 2024 Oct 30:1-0. Online ahead of print.

    da Silva Matuti G, Firmo dos Santos J, da Silva ML, Menezes de Oliveira E, Lunardi AC, Biney F, Uswatte G, Taub E, Regina Alouche S. Grade-4/5 motor activity log—Brazil for post-stroke individuals with a severely impaired upper limb: a validity, reliability and measurement error study. Disability and Rehabilitation. 2024 Oct 22;46(22):5357-65.

    Elphingstone JW, Alston ET, Colorado BS. Platelet-rich plasma for nonoperative management of degenerative meniscal tears: A systematic review. Journal of Orthopaedics. 2024 Aug 1;54:67-75.

    Gaffey AE, Goldstein CM, Lee SY, Hays MM, Gaalema DE. Psychological risk factors in pulmonary rehabilitation: anxiety, depression, social isolation, and cognitive impairment. Journal of cardiopulmonary rehabilitation and prevention. 2024 Jan 1;44(1):E3-4.

    Harrison-Felix C, Sevigny M, Beaulieu CL, Callender L, Dams-O'Connor K, Hammond FM, Hanks R, Ketchum JM, Martin AM, Marwitz JH, Peckham M. Characterization and treatment of chronic pain after traumatic brain injury—comparison of characteristics between individuals with current pain, past pain, and no pain: a NIDILRR and VA TBI Model Systems Collaborative Project. The Journal of head trauma rehabilitation. 2024 Jan 1;39(1):5-17.

    Hoekstra F, Gainforth HL, Broeksteeg R, Corras S, Collins D, Gaudet S, Giroux EE, McCallum S, Ma JK, Rakiecki D, Rockall S. Theory-and evidence-based best practices for physical activity counseling for adults with spinal cord injury. The journal of spinal cord medicine. 2024 Jul 3;47(4):584-96. (Additional authors not listed in citation: Rita van den Berg-Emons, Anniek van Vilsteren, Jeremy Wilroy, and Kathleen A. Martin Ginis)

    Javeed S, Zhang JK, Greenberg JK, Botterbush K, Benedict B, Plog B, Gupta VP, Dibble CF, Khalifeh JM, Wen H, Chen Y. Impact of upper limb motor recovery on functional independence after traumatic low cervical spinal cord injury. Journal of neurotrauma. 2024 May 1;41(9-10):1211-22.

    Juengst SB, Wright B, DeMello A, Vos L, Biney F, Novelo LL, Williams M. Neurobehavioral symptom profiles for the behavioral assessment screening tool in chronic traumatic brain injury. The Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation. 2024 Sep 1;39(5):E453-61.

    Kalpakjian CZ, Hanks R, Quint EH, Millis S, Sander AM, Lequerica AH, Bushnik T, Brunner R, Rapport L. Assessing menopause symptoms in women with traumatic brain injury: the development and initial testing of a new scale. Women & Health. 2024 Jan 2;64(1):51-64.

    Kim E, Miles MV, McMullen KA, Beach KJ, Chen Y, Eagye CB, Schneider JC, Stewart BT, Kowalske K. Comparison of Demographics Across the Burn, Spinal Cord Injury, and Traumatic Brain Injury Model Systems. Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitation. 2024 Nov 1;105(11):2160-5.

    Kim Y, Smith BE, Shigo L, Shaikh AG, Loparo KA, Ridgel AL. Assessing Changes in Motor Function and Mobility in Individuals with Parkinson’s Disease After 12 Sessions of Patient-Specific Adaptive Dynamic Cycling. Sensors. 2024 Nov 19;24(22):7364.

    Kim Y, Smith BE, Shigo LM, Shaikh AG, Loparo KA, Ridgel AL. Utilizing Entropy of Cadence to Optimize Cycling Rehabilitation in Individuals with Parkinson’s Disease. Neurorehabilitation and Neural Repair. 2024 Sep;38(9):693-704.

    Kopp MA, Finkenstaedt FW, Schweizerhof O, Grittner U, Martus P, Watzlawick R, Brienza D, Failli V, Chen Y, DeVivo MJ, Schwab JM. Hospital-acquired pressure ulcers and long-term motor score recovery in patients with acute cervical spinal cord injury. JAMA Network Open. 2024 Dec 2;7(12):e2444983-.

    Kroenke K, Corrigan JD, Ralston RK, Zafonte R, Brunner RC, Giacino JT, Hoffman JM, Esterov D, Cifu DX, Mellick DC, Bell K. Effectiveness of care models for chronic disease management: A scoping review of systematic reviews. PM&R. 2024 Feb;16(2):174-89.

    Lai B, Oster RA, Davis D, Bright L, Fisher G, Wilroy J, Kim Y, Young R, Wright A, Sinha T, Rimmer JH. Telehealth Movement-to-Music With Arm-Based Sprint-Intensity Interval Training to Improve Cardiometabolic Health and Cardiorespiratory Fitness in Children With Cerebral Palsy: Protocol for a Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial. JMIR Research Protocols. 2024 Mar 5;13(1):e56499.

    Lai B, Chaviano K, Richman JS, Ahmad M, Wright A, Young R, Davis D, Rimmer JH, Madan-Swain A, Chewning JH. Extended Reality Gaming for Exercise and Mindfulness Throughout Pediatric Cancer Rehabilitation: Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial. JMIR Research Protocols. 2024 Dec 23;13(1):e64879.

    Lai B, Wadsworth D, Spring K, Jones CS, Mintz M, Malone LA, Kim Y, Wilroy J, Lee H. Validity and reliability of a telehealth physical fitness and functional assessment battery for ambulatory youth with and without mobility disabilities: observational measurement study. JMIR Rehabilitation and Assistive Technologies. 2024 Feb 12;11(1):e50582.

    Mark VW. Biomarkers and Rehabilitation for Functional Neurological Disorder. Journal of Personalized Medicine. 2024 Sep 7;14(9):948.

    Mintz M, Ferguson C, Dayton LA, Wilroy J, Rimmer JH. Qualitative evaluation of factors influencing adherence to virtual exercise programs for people with physical disabilities. Frontiers in Rehabilitation Sciences. 2024 Oct 11;5:1470630.

    Mintz M, Rimmer J, Wilroy J, Oster R, Bray L, Lanzi R, Lai B. Current trends in virtual exercise interventions among people with disabilities: a scoping review. Archives of Rehabilitation Research and Clinical Translation. 2024 Dec 1;6(4):100373.

    Onks C, Weaver L, Latorre J, Silvis M, Berg A, Phillips S, Loeffert J, French C, Armstrong A. The most effective corticosteroid dose in the treatment of glenohumeral osteoarthritis: Feasibility pilot and protocol for double blinded randomized controlled trial. Osteoarthritis and Cartilage Open. 2024 Sep 1;6(3):100484.

    Shavelle RM, DeVivo M, Brooks JC, Strauss DJ. Update on the long-term survival of persons who are ventilator dependent after spinal cord injury. The Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine. 2024 May 3;47(3):459-60.

    Silveira SL, de Groot S, Cowan RE. Association between individual wheelchair skills and fitness in community-dwelling manual wheelchair users with spinal cord injuries. Disability and Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology. 2024 Jan 2;19(1):60-5.

    Smith AV, Richardson EJ, Cowan R. Pain interference, pain type, and quality of life among adults with spina bifida. PM&R. 2024 Jun;16(6):586-93.

    Soleymani H, Cowan R. Relationship between rolling resistance, preferred speed, and manual wheelchair propulsion mechanics in non-disabled adults. Disability and Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology. 2024 Jul 3;19(5):1980-91.

    Uswatte G, Taub E, Ball K, Mitchell BS, Blake JA, McKay S, Biney F, Iosipchuk O, Hempfling P, Harris E, Dickerson A. Long COVID brain fog treatment: Findings from a pilot randomized controlled trial of Constraint-Induced Cognitive Therapy. MedRxiv. 2024 Aug 12.

    Yang J, Stavrinos D, Kerwin T, Mrug S, Tiso M, McManus B, Wrabel CG, Rundus C, Zhang F, Davis D, Swanson EM. R2DRV: study protocol for longitudinal assessment of driving after mild TBI in young drivers. Injury epidemiology. 2024 Mar 13;11(1):10.

    Yuen HK, Kamp EV, Green S, Edwards L, Kirklin K, Hanebrink S, Klebine P, Han A, Chen Y. Effects of a coach-guided video-conferencing expressive writing program on facilitating grief resolution in adults with SCI. The Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine. 2024 Nov 1;47(6):1016-25.