Brenda and Sahel graduated with their Master degree while working in the DPQoL! We appreciate all that they did within the lab and wish them the best of luck for their future endeavors!
Congratulations Brenda and Sahel!
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DPQoL Spotlight: Dr. Jaewon Kang
About Jaewon:
Hometown:
Seoul, South Korea
DPQoL Involvement:
We’re using technology to support people with mobility disabilities. For example, we’re using digital home assistants like Amazon Alexa and smart devices to improve the lives of older adults with mobility disabilities.
American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine (ACRM) 2023 Conference
On November 1, 2023, Dr. Jaewon Kang, a Postdoctoral Research Associate, delivered a research poster presentation at the American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine (ACRM) 2023 Conference in Atlanta, Georgia. The ACRM Annual Conference is renowned as the world’s largest interdisciplinary
ASCIP Conference
Dr. Rice and graduate student Weiwei Li presented at this year’s Academy of Spinal Cord Injury Professionals (ASCIP) Conference held in San Diego, California. Their noble mission of improving the health and well-being of individuals with spinal cord injuries/disabilities (SCI/D).
Summer 2023 Newsletter
Welcome to the Disability, Participation, and Quality of Life (DPQoL) Newsletter! This newsletter is your source for updates on the happenings associated with the DPQoL at the University of Illinois Urbana Champaign.
Dr. Laura Rice and Sahel Moein at the PVA Conference
Dr. Laura Rice, the director of the DPQoL lab, and her graduate student Sahel Moein presented the findings of their research at the Paralyzed Veterans of America (PVA) Summit and Expo in Orlando, Florida, on August 17, 2023. Their platform
Congratulations Malaak Yeyha and Joe Monahan!
Malaak graduated this summer with a Master’s of Public Health. She joined the DPQoL in the summer of 2022 and worked primarily on the FIND-Wheels project. Malaak is planning on attending medical school in the future with the hopes of