CHPPRR Pilot Showcase
Date: July 20, 2023
Time: 12:00 noon - 1:00 pm
Location: Marie Hall, 4th floor, SHP/SON Bldg and via Microsoft Teams
On July 20th, The Center for Health Promotion, Performance, and Rehabilitation Research (CHPPRR) continued its bi-monthly lecture series with a showcase of the Pilot Projects funded by CHPPRR. SHP faculty members Amber Armstead, DrPH, OTR, BCPR, Mansoo Ko, PhD and Emily Lantz, PhD presented their work to over 60 UTMB faculty, students, and administrators.
Dr. Armstead presented her work on the Needs of aging people living in a low income/subsidized housing complex managing chronic health conditions and learning to successfully age in place. Co-Investigators for this study are SHP faculty members, Diane M. Collins, PhD, OT and Karthik Mani, OTD, OTR, FACOT.
Dr. Ko presented his project Validation of the feasibility of the Splicer software compared with the split-belt treadmill system in persons with post-stroke hemiparesis. Working alongside Dr. Ko is SHP Post-Doctoral Fellow- Negar Moradian Shahrbabaky, MD, MPH.
Dr. Lantz presented on Health Risks and Barriers to management across the PCOS lifespan (HERBS). SHP faculty member Crystal C. Douglas, PhD, RDN/LD is the co-investigator for this project and Elizabeth Lyons, PhD, MPH, Chair and Associate Professor of the Nutrition, Metabolism & Rehabilitation Sciences Department has provided mentorship for this project.
