Research

Current Projects

  • MHandRehab (Lewis College Intramural Grant)
  • Faculty International Partnership Engagement (FIPE) Grant
  • Lewis Foundation Grant
Current Grant Funding 

Lewis Foundation Grant,      PI

Assessing Nutrition- and- Mealtime-Management Related Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices Among Caregivers of Children with Cerebral Palsy in India

Aug 2021 – Jul 2023

Department of Education (H325K200060)         (Graybill, PI)       Role: Investigator

Interdisciplinary Personnel Preparation for Early Speech, Physical, and Occupational Therapy Services (Early SPOTS)

Nov 2020 – Oct 2025

Faculty International Partnership Engagement (FIPE) Grant,     PI

Experiences of Community Based Rehabilitation Workers Providing Nutrition and Mealtime-Related Services to Children with Cerebral Palsy in India

Jul 2021 – Jun 2022

Lewis College Intramural Grant, PI

mHandRehab: Virtual Hand Rehabilitation using Computer Vision

Jan 2021 – Dec 2021
Past
NIDILRR #90IFRE0005   (Lee & Sanford, PI)    Role: Investigator Environmental Barriers and Facilitators to Assisted Toilet Transfers by People Aging with Disability and their Spousal Caregivers Sep 2019 – Aug 2021
NIH (R21 HD092243-01)     (Langan & Xu, PI)     Role: Postdoctoral Associate National Institute of Child Health & Human Development A functional upper limb training and assessment tool to enhance efficacy and scalability of rehabilitation in ecological environments Oct 2017 –Jun 2021
Mark Diamond Research Fund, University at Buffalo.     PI Using mHealth for Knowledge Dispersion: Perspectives from Community Based Rehabilitation Workers from West Bengal, India. Sep 2016 –Aug 2017
Center for International Rehabilitation Research Information and Exchange (CIRRIE).    PI NIDILRR Effectiveness of smartphones as a medium for dissemination of rehabilitation-related knowledge for practitioners and clients in resource-poor regions. Jan 2016 –Dec 2017
Office of Global Health Initiatives, University at Buffalo.     PI Development and evaluation of instructional videos to train CBR workers and parents of children with cerebral palsy on mealtime management strategies. May 2014 –Jan 2016
Dept. of Rehabilitation Science, University at Buffalo.    PI Exploring the effectiveness of the Livescribe smartpen as a note taking aid for post-secondary students with disabilities. Aug 2014 –Jul 2015
HealthyWorld Foundation.    PI Assessing local needs to ensure culturally relevant rehabilitation training for community-based workers and caregivers in India. Aug 2013 –May 2014