Foundation for Rehabilitation Psychology Student Presentation Award
The Foundation for Rehabilitation Psychology (FRP) sponsors awards recognizing student research at the annual Mid-Winter meeting and other venues.
DESCRIPTION
The Foundation provides yearly awards for student presentations at the annual Mid-Winter meeting and/or other venues. The number of awards and amounts vary but are typically for the best poster and best oral presentation. Information about awards and procedures for applying for them are described in the annual invitation pages for the Mid-Winter meeting.
PAST RECIPIENTS
2022
J. Gabrielle Springer, MPH “Post-Traumatic Growth Mediates the Association Between Perceived Stress and Life Satisfaction Among Persons with Spinal Cord Injuries”
Erica J. Ho, PhD “Do Hypnosis, Mindfulness Medication, and Pain Education Positively Influence Illness Perception? Secondary Outcomes from the Chronic Pain Skills Study”
2021
Ted Allaire, MS “Measurement and Structural Invariance of the GAD-7 Across Acute Rehabilitation Populations”
2020
Jeremiah Lum, MS “Depression as a Moderator of the Relationship between Perceived Injustice and Neuropsychological Performance Validity in Traumatic Brain Injury”
2018
Chelsea Schoen, PhD “Subjective and Objective Fall-Related Factors and Dual-Task Performance in Older Adults: Implications for Rehabilitation”
2017
Brennan Hickson, BS “CI Biofeedback Therapy (CIBT) in Two Patients with Initially Motor Complete Tetraplegia following High Cervical Spinal Cord Injuries.”
2016
Amanda Childs, PhD, is a post-doctoral fellow of Joseph F. Rath, PhD, at the Rusk Institute of Rehabilitation Medicine. She presented her research project, "MMPI Profiles of Outpatients with Mild Traumatic Brain Injury: What’s the norm?"
2015
Joshua McKeever is a doctoral student of Maria T. Schultheis, PhD, at Drexel University. He presented on his research project, “Prospective Memory Acquisition in Multiple Sclerosis.”
2014
Trey Anderson is a doctoral student of Timothy R. Elliott, PhD, at Texas A&M University. He presented his research project on “Depression Among Persons with Sensory Disabilities in a Rural, Underserved Region.”
2013
Emily M. Lund, MEd, is a doctoral student in Special Education and Rehabilitation Counseling at Utah State University. Her research project, “Developing a Contextual Model of Caregiver Burden: Examining Abuse, Depression, and Problem-Solving," was mentored by Timothy R. Ellliot, PhD, at Texas A&M University.
2012
Sara Martindale, a graduate student at Baylor University, won first place for her poster, “Action and Emotion-focused Coping Styles as a Mediator Between Neuropsychological Functioning and Quality of Life Outcomes in Operations Enduring and Iraqi Freedom (OEF/OIF) Veterans.” She was mentored by Sara L. Dolan, PhD (Baylor University) and Sandra B. Morissette, PhD (VA VISN17 Center of Excellence for Research on returning War Veterans).
Laura Coffey won first place for her oral research presentation entitled, “Psychosocial Adjustment to Lower Limb Amputation: The Role of Tenacious Goal Pursuit and Flexible Goal Adjustment.” Her work was supervised by Pamela Gallagher, PhD, Dublin City University, Ireland.