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.

Webinar on PEM+ Development

With the summer beginning, we'd like to reflect on an achievement that summarized much of our work for the spring: our virtual webinar detailing the PEM+.

New Postdoc on Board

One of our major highlights in March was having Jessica Jarvis join CPERL Chicago!

New PEM Video

As we began to launch one of our projects, Early Intervention Outcomes Research using Innovative Patient-Reported Outcome (PRO) Measures, we decided to jazz things up and take on another creative angle. By putting…

Imprints

Sometimes we go about our day-to-day work not fully realizing our imprint in the lives of our colleagues, particularly the youngest ones amongst us.

New project art marks

With the start of new projects kicking in, the CPERL team needed a new logo that would capture the importance of family dynamics, participation among children, and the use of technology.

Warm welcome to our new team member!

CPERL welcomes Marya Corden to the team as a research specialist! Marya brings important expertise to help conduct the R03 and AOTF projects

Invited Commentary

What an honor it was to review this innovative work and reflect on implications for next steps to advance knowledge on this clinically important topic.

New Video on YC-PEM Development

Mary Khetani was invited to contribute to an AOTA pre-conference institute on large data research specific to rehabilitation, through the NIH-funded Center for Large Data Research (CLDR).

First Lab Meeting at UIC!

CPERL had its first official team meeting at UIC recently with new team member, Heather Lim! We are excited to discuss current progress and plan for the integration of future team members.

CPERL welcomes Sarah Ahmed as its first team member at UIC!

Sarah is completing her third year at UIC as a kinesiology major and psychology minor. She aspires to be a pediatric occupational therapist and has joined the CPERL team to obtain her first research experience prior to applying to graduate school.

Two Openings for Research Internship

We seek two talented and energetic graduate students to join the Children’s Participation in Environment Research Laboratory (CPERL) for a mentored research internship.

CPERL Reunites at ACRM

CPERL team members Kristen, Lauren, and Mary reunited in Dallas, TX to attend and present their work at the American Congress in Rehabilitation Medicine (ACRM) Annual Conference. They presented on formative research that…

Improving the Life Chances of Children with Disabilities

Disclaimer: This story was published when CPERL was housed in the Department of Occupational Therapy at Colorado State University (CSU). CPERL is now housed in the Department of Occupational Therapy at the University of…

CPERL Receives CSU Ventures Creative Works Funding

Their proposal, titled “Improving Uptake of a New Patient-Centered Assessment and Web-Based Care Planning Guide for Children with Special Health Care Needs”, was 1 of 9 proposals considered for funding in this round.…