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Mary and Sabrin in lab, beginning to sketch her big picture plan

A CPERL Welcome to a Postdoc with Purpose, Productivity, and Plans

Posted on September 10, 2021

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.

There is no 'I' in a 'Team' that secures a new $1.17M NSF grant

Posted on August 27, 2021

CPERL teams up to secure $1.17M in funding through the National Science Foundation

New CCTS article and podcast feature

Posted on August 24, 2021

CPERL partners to produce an article and podcast on our academic-community partnership for YC-PEM implementation in early intervention practice.

Publication Alert: Culturally Adapting Assessments for Participation-focused Pediatric Practice

Posted on August 20, 2021

CPERL team contributes to cultural adaptation article as part of anti-racist action plan.

Mary Speaks for Japanese Society for Clinical OT

Posted on August 12, 2021

Mary describes CPERL contributions to advancing options for understanding unmet need and directing services to improve children's participation in valued activities.

Zuri models the way for transitioning up in CPERL

Posted on August 11, 2021

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…

Vera Receives the Dean's Scholar Fellowship

Posted on May 05, 2021

We are proud to announce that our Graduate Research Assistant and Ph.D. candidate, Vera, has been awarded the Dean's Scholar Fellowship.

New Lab Website

Posted on April 30, 2021

We are excited to share that we have just launched a new and improved CPERL website.

Vivian Receives Most Promising Pediatric Clinician Award

Posted on March 24, 2021

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…

Vera Defends Dissertation Proposal

Posted on February 12, 2021

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…

CanChild Contract Renewed

Posted on February 01, 2021

CPERL renews sponsored contract to support research and development activities relevant to the CanChild portfolio.

CPERL Welcomes Julia

Posted on January 22, 2021

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.

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Zuri Secures Chancellor's Undergraduate Research Award

Posted on January 15, 2021

Zuri has been awarded the Chancellors Undergraduate Research Award at UIC to further her contributions to CPERL.

CPERL Celebrates 10 Years Strong

Posted on January 13, 2021

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.

Mary Receives Researcher of the Year Award

Posted on January 11, 2021

Mary Khetani, CPERL lab director, is the recipient of the 2020 Applied Health Sciences Researcher of the Year Award at UIC.

Zuri Secures Honors College Funding

Posted on December 12, 2020

Zuri achieves a major milestone whereby she has secured an Honors College grant to support capstone completion.

Vivian Defends OTD

Posted on November 13, 2020

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.

Vera Passes PhD Preliminary Exam

Posted on October 20, 2020

Vera, CPERL's first PhD student, passes her preliminary exam and advances to designing her dissertation proposal this Fall.

Partnering to Launch New Trial, Pandemic Style

Posted on October 15, 2020

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.

Publication Alert: Building an Anti-Racist CPERL

Posted on October 07, 2020

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.

Grant Alert: New AHRQ R01

Posted on September 09, 2020

Mary Khetani and CPERL team will contribute to an exciting interdisciplinary AHRQ R01 project on early intervention

CPERL Welcomes Varun

Posted on August 27, 2020

We extend a warm welcome to Varun Maheshwari to the CPERL team!

Publication Alert: Caregiver satisfaction with home participation post-PICU

Posted on August 20, 2020

Jessica, our first CPERL postdoc alum, officially finished publishing on work undertaken during her postdoctoral training in our lab when she received news of publication for an article in BMC Pediatrics.

Semi-Farewell to Kyle

Posted on August 14, 2020

Our newest CPERL member, Kyle Truevillian, has completed his summer internship with us and is headed back down to begin his junior year at Emory University this Fall.

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CPERL receives its first caregiver commentary on PEM+ publication

Posted on July 01, 2020

CPERL is honored to receive its first caregiver commentary.

Publication alert: Increasing Evidence for Implementing YC-PEM in Early Intervention

Posted on June 13, 2020

We're pleased to announce that our paper titled "Increasing Evidence for Implementing YC-PEM in Early Intervention" has been accepted to be published in BMC Medical Informatics and Decision-Making.

Publication alert: Early Intervention Service Intensity and Home Participation

Posted on June 13, 2020

We are thrilled to announce the publication of our new article, Early Intervention Service Intensity and Home Participation, in BMC Pediatrics!

CPERL welcomes Mehdi

Posted on June 11, 2020

Can you hear that sound of joy, too? It is coming from Chicago, where we are rebuilding our interdisciplinary CPERL team to include the full continuum of members, ranging from those completing undergraduate…

CPERL welcomes Kyle

Posted on May 19, 2020

CPERL is excited to welcome Kyle Truevillian to the team!

Publication Alert: Community participation in children with craniofacial differences

Posted on May 15, 2020

Lab meetings seem to bring publication luck! One week after we received the good news about the acceptance of one of our manuscripts during lab meeting, it happened again!

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Children's Participation in Environment Research Lab

Lab announcements

A CPERL Welcome to a Postdoc with Purpose, Productivity, and Plans

There is no 'I' in a 'Team' that secures a new $1.17M NSF grant

New CCTS article and podcast feature

Publication Alert: Culturally Adapting Assessments for Participation-focused Pediatric Practice

Mary Speaks for Japanese Society for Clinical OT

Zuri models the way for transitioning up in CPERL

Vera Receives the Dean's Scholar Fellowship

New Lab Website

Vivian Receives Most Promising Pediatric Clinician Award

Vera Defends Dissertation Proposal

CanChild Contract Renewed

CPERL Welcomes Julia

Zuri Secures Chancellor's Undergraduate Research Award

CPERL Celebrates 10 Years Strong

Mary Receives Researcher of the Year Award

Zuri Secures Honors College Funding

Vivian Defends OTD

Vera Passes PhD Preliminary Exam

Partnering to Launch New Trial, Pandemic Style

Publication Alert: Building an Anti-Racist CPERL

Grant Alert: New AHRQ R01

CPERL Welcomes Varun

Publication Alert: Caregiver satisfaction with home participation post-PICU

Semi-Farewell to Kyle

CPERL receives its first caregiver commentary on PEM+ publication

Publication alert: Increasing Evidence for Implementing YC-PEM in Early Intervention

Publication alert: Early Intervention Service Intensity and Home Participation

CPERL welcomes Mehdi

CPERL welcomes Kyle

Publication Alert: Community participation in children with craniofacial differences

Children's Participation in Environment Research Lab