FRP enhances health, independence, and quality of life of people with disabilities and chronic conditions throughout the lifespan…through education and research in the field of Rehabilitation Psychology (RP).

With your help, we…

Support Student RP Research.

FRP supports student research awards at the Annual Rehabilitation Psychology Conference. These funds make the educational meeting more affordable for graduate students and recognize their research accomplishments. Thirty-four individuals have won dissertation awards totaling more than $86,000 since 2012.

 

Support Student RP Leaders.

FRP provided inaugural resources for establishment of the Rehabilitation Psychology Student Leadership Network and has continued its support.

 
 

Support Early RP Professionals.

FRP provided support to the Division 22’s Early Career Psychologist Committee for their ongoing activities.

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Support RP Education.

Since 2012, FRP has supported unrestricted funding to the Annual Rehabilitation Psychology Conference

2023 - 2024 Dissertation Award Recipients

 

Leonard Diller Dissertation Award in Neurorehabilitation

Leah Chadwick, The University of Calgary

Parental and Family Functioning as Predictors of Longitudinal Trajectories of Post-Concussive Symptoms Following
Pediatric Mild Traumatic Brain Injury

Advisor: Dr. Keith Yates

 

Bishan (Melody) Yang, University of Washington

Community Participation and The Environmental Impact Experienced by People with Multiple Sclerosis: A Mixed Methods Study Using a Community-Engaged Approach

Advisor: Dr. Danbi Lee

Joren Adams, Oregon Health and Science University

Compensatory Cognitive Training for Veterans with Major Depressive Disorder-related Cognitive Functioning Deficits: A Pilot Randomized Control Trial

Advisors: Dr. Maya O'Neil and Dr. Lauren Denneson

 

Caterina Obenauf, University of Tennessee

Impact of Social Determinants of Health and Profiles of Childhood Experiences on Cognitive and Psychological Symptoms in Multiple Sclerosis

Advisor: Dr. Gina Owens