CPERL contributes two chapters to first international primer on children’s participation
Mary and Jessica, were invited to write two chapters for this book, the first international primer on children’s participation with an innovative approach to maximizing readership!
Postdoctoral Training Opportunity
Join our team! CPERL is seeking a postdoctoral associate who engaged in interdisciplinary and multi-site intervention and implementation research that leverages technology to advance family-centered and participation-focused pediatric (re)habilitation practice.
Publication Alert: Early intervention service intensity linked to gains in cognitive and social functioning
Mary and Briana, together with colleagues in Colorado, co-authored a paper recently accepted for publication in Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation.
Vera and Mary attend and present at premier childhood disability conference
CPERL team members recently attended and presented at the first ever combined AACPDM and IAACD conference in Anaheim, California.
Mary delivers first international keynote in Pakistan
CPERL director Mary Khetani traveled to Pakistan to deliver her first keynote at the International Conference on Early Childhood Development.
Andrea defends her OTD project and bids farewell
CPERL bids farewell to a second OTD graduate!
Another dataset archived and available for use!
Listen up, researchers and students interested in advancing knowledge about early intervention service use and outcomes! CPERL recently delivered on an NIH-funded project to archive a second dataset created as part of an R03 grant, so that many more research questions...
New publication on caregiver strategies to promote participation after pediatric critical illness
Another one in the books. Well, in the Archives!
New Publication on PEM+
Dianna recently published on her honors capstone project in Child: Care, Health, and Development! This publication comes on the eve of her transition to Boston to begin her OTD. This study, co-authored with her mentors, Jessica and Mary, examined the number of...
Vivian Transitions from MS to OTD
It’s graduation season again at UIC OT, and our newest team member, Vivian, graduated with her MS degree and received the Emerging Leader Award!
New publication on building organizational capacity for early intervention research
Briana, our first OTD graduate, has successfully led the way to publishing on her project in the latest edition of the ZERO TO THREE Journal. This article, co-authored with her doctoral committee and community partner, outlines the rationale, design, implementation,...
CPERL in Paris
CPERL flew across the pond this May to present at the European Academy of Childhood Disability in Paris, France. Three of our abstracts were accepted for a poster presentation to an audience of 1,000+ health care professionals. After hours of workshops, keynotes, and...