The CPERL team is excited to announce the publication of our article in BMJ Open. The purpose of this article is to outline the protocol for PROSPECT, which is a project examining the…
A series of national and international talks provide CPERL members with milestone moments to share their efforts to make a positive impact on pediatric practice.
We are excited to announce our newly published article in the Journal of Medical Internet Research (JMIR), the leading peer-reviewed journal for digital medicine and health and health care.
Mary is the recipient of the 2021 Motivator Award by the Chicago Area Chapter of the Association for Women in Science (AWIS), awarded to individuals with demonstrated service, support, and mentorship of women in science.
Our team was honored to have our esteemed alum, Dianna Bosak, join our lab meeting earlier this fall to talk about and get feedback on her journey post CPERL.
Vera was awarded the NIDILRR Switzer Merit Research Fellowship, a prestigious award that supports highly qualified individuals to build momentum for their research careers to support the full participation of individuals with disabilities.
CPERL welcomes Marlene to our team! Marlene is a junior at UIC majoring in kinesiology and part of the Honors College. She is very passionate about becoming a pediatric occupational therapist, and found…
CPERL welcomes a new colleague, Dr. Sabrin Rizk, to our team as we host her during her postdoctoral phase of training for a Bridge-to-the-Faculty appointment.
Mary describes CPERL contributions to advancing options for understanding unmet need and directing services to improve children's participation in valued activities.
Zuri is our very first CPERL team member to transition up from undergraduate to graduate study at UIC. This past May, Zuri graduated from her honors undergraduate program of study with a major…
We are excited to announce that Vivian is an awardee of a Most Promising Pediatric Clinician Award presented by Chicago Occupational Therapy. This award recognizes students with excellent clinical competence, academic performance, and…
On International Day of Women and Girls in Science, we proudly announce that CPERL has its first PhD candidate! Last Fall, Vera completed her preliminary exam and got busy designing her dissertation proposal, which she successfully…
We welcome Julia Sim to the CPERL team! Julia is currently completing her junior year as a psychology major, where she is also a part of the Honors College program. Julia will be completing her honors capstone in our lab.
Our lab began the year with our annual lab retreat, followed by an evening event to celebrate our first (but not last) decade of accomplishment and growth.
Last week, Vivian successfully defended her capstone project to earn her clinical doctorate in occupational therapy (OTD), with her family, colleagues, mentors, and friends in attendance via Zoom.
CPERL together with our partners at Rocky Mountain Human Services (RMHS) are launching a new pragmatic trial researching the implementation of the Young Children's Participation and Environment Measure (YC-PEM) in early intervention.
AWIS Magazine publication exploring the importance of building an anti-racist research lab, how to action plan for an anti-racist research lab, and where CPERL plans to go in the near future.
