Dr. Rice and graduate student Weiwei Li presented at this year’s Academy of Spinal Cord Injury Professionals (ASCIP) Conference held in San Diego, California. Their noble mission of improving the health and well-being of individuals with spinal cord injuries/disabilities (SCI/D). The conference accomplishes this through advanced interdisciplinary education, fostering professional development, and advancing scientific research. […]
Welcome to the Disability, Participation, and Quality of Life (DPQoL) Newsletter! This newsletter is your source for updates on the happenings associated with the DPQoL at the University of Illinois Urbana Champaign.
Dr. Laura Rice, the director of the DPQoL lab, and her graduate student Sahel Moein presented the findings of their research at the Paralyzed Veterans of America (PVA) Summit and Expo in Orlando, Florida, on August 17, 2023. Their platform presentation concentrated on risk factors associated with fear of falling and fall-related injuries among individuals […]
Malaak graduated this summer with a Master’s of Public Health. She joined the DPQoL in the summer of 2022 and worked primarily on the FIND-Wheels project. Malaak is planning on attending medical school in the future with the hopes of becoming a well-rounded physician. Joe graduated this summer with a Master’s in Health Technology. He […]
We are conducting a study with full wheelchair and scooter users 18 years old and older to examine the effectiveness of a fall detection device designed specifically for wheelchair and scooter users. Falls are a common occurrence among wheelchair and scooter users. Studies show that around 30-50% of wheelchair users have experienced significant injuries resulting […]