Research

The Department of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation is actively involved in many research endeavors to maximize health and physical function for people with disabilities. We are exploring traditional as well as complementary and alternative treatment methodologies.

Faculty in our department recently received the following research grants from outside funding agencies:

Stroke Rehabilitation in Two American Indian Tribe Populations
Funding Source: Diversity Aging Institute
PI: Patricia Gregory, MD
$20,000

Mindfulness for Irritable Bowel Syndrome
Funding Source: National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine, NIH R21
PI: Susan Gaylord, PhD
$400,000

Our department houses the Program on Integrative Medicine, which conducts research in complementary and alternative medicine.

Examples of research activities also appear on individual faculty pages.