Lab announcements

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Thanks for visiting this page where we work together to capture the various facets of our team's journey to date. For posts older than 2020, please see this website.

CPERL members Mary and Vera with academic community partners

Publication Alert: PROSPECT protocol to be published in BMJ Open

Posted on December 09, 2021

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…

CPERL Regains Speed with Conference Talks

Posted on December 03, 2021

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.

Julia Secures CURA Award and Honors College Grant

Posted on November 12, 2021

Julia has been awarded the Chancellor's Undergraduate Research Award at UIC to support her research engagement in CPERL.

Publication alert: Scoping review on AI in pediatric re/habilitation in JMIR

Posted on November 07, 2021

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.

Publication Alert: Advancing an Anti-Racist Research Network

Posted on October 26, 2021

CPERL team co-authors second AWIS article outlining work to advance an anti-racist research network.

Mary Receives AWIS Chicago 2021 Motivator Award

Posted on October 20, 2021

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.

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Reconnecting with CPERL Alum Dianna Bosak

Posted on October 14, 2021

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.

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Vera Becomes a NIDILRR Switzer Merit Research Fellow

Posted on October 07, 2021

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

Posted on September 24, 2021

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…

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

Children's Participation in Environment Research Lab