Boston University

Announces…

Post- Doctoral
Fellowship Program in

REHABILITATION OUTCOMES &
EFFECTIVENESS RESEARCH

Supported by NIDRR

ARRT Grant No. H133P050001

2006 - 2007 Applicants

Boston University

Health & Disability Research Institute

53 Bay State Road

Boston, MA 02215

Phone: 617-353-3277· TTY: 617-358-1356 · Fax : 617-358-1355

www.bu.edu/hdr

REHABILITATION OUTCOMES & EFFECTIVENESS RESEARCH

Boston University's Health & Disability Research Institute is pleased to offer Two-year post-doctoral fellowships in rehabilitation outcomes and effectiveness research for rehabilitation scientists.

The goal of this initiative is to provide Post-Doctoral Fellows the opportunity to acquire the research skills necessary to conduct high quality, independent research, funded on the outcomes & effectiveness of rehabilitation care. The program will offer to each fellow:

Intensive instruction in advanced research design and contemporary measurement methodology offered by Faculty at Boston University.
Opportunities to conduct rehabilitation outcomes research under the guidance of a Faculty Mentor from Boston University.
Experience in public speaking, professional presentations, grant writing and scientific publications.

EACH FELLOW WILL RECEIVE:

$36,000 in salary support/year
Individual Health Insurance coverage
A primary research mentor for the duration of the Fellowship
Tuition Stipend for four graduate credits at Boston University
Research computer workstation " Travel allowance to present their Fellowship research at Professional conferences and meetings.
Access to the Fellows Research Seminars coordinated by Faculty Mentors

COLLABORATING BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOLS/CENTERS

HEALTH & DISABILITY RESEARCH INSTITUTE (HDR)
SARGENT COLLEGE OF HEALTH AND REHABILITATION SCIENCES (SAR)
DEPT. OF CLINICAL EPIDEMIOLGY (BUMC)
SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH (SPH)
NEUROMUSCULAR RESEARCH CENTER (NMRRC)

PARTICIPATING FACULTY MENTORS:

Saralynn Allaire, ScD (BUMED)

Wendy Coster, OTR, PhD (SAR)

David T. Felson, MD, MPH (BUMED, SPH)

Roger Fielding, PhD (TUFTS University)

Walter Frontera, MD (Harvard Medical School)

Stephen Haley, PT, PhD (HDR Institute)

Timothy Heeren, PhD (SPH)

David Hunter, MD, PhD (BUMED)

Alan M. Jette, MPH, PhD (HDR)

Julie Keysor, PhD (SAR)

Nancy K. Latham, PhD (HDR)

Pengsheng Ni, MD (HDR)

Lars Oddsson, PhD (NMRC)

Serge Roy, ScD (SAR/NMRC)

Linda Tickle-Degnen, OTR, PhD (SAR)

Robert Wagenaar, PhD (SAR)

PAST NIDRR POST DOCTORAL FELLOWS

The following lists former Fellows who have gone through the BU program in the past five years along with their current positions. Upon completion of the BU program, each fellow has secured either a research or traditional faculty appointment. Several fellows continue to collaborate with their BU mentors.

Past Fellows	Dates of Fellowship	Current Position
Gary Bedell, PhD	1/2000 - 3/2002	Assistant Professor, Occupational Therapy Dept Tufts University Medford, MA
Itshak Melzer, PhD	9/2001 - 8/2003	Assistant Professor Vice Director of the PT Department Faculty of Health Sciences Ben-Gurian University of the Negev Beer-Sheva, Isreal
Julie Keysor, PhD	9/2000 - 8/2001	Assistant Professor Boston University Sargent College & Research Scientist Department of Rehabilitation Sciences Boston, MA
Nancy Latham, PhD	6/2002 - 2-2003	Research Assistant Professor Boston University Health and Disability Research Institute Boston, MA
Neela Thapar, PhD	11/1999 - 5/31/2002	Research Associate BU School of Public Health Boston, MA
Nicole Dubuc, PhD	8/2002 - 2/2004	Professor of Nursing Sciences, Univ. of Sherbrooke, CA
Patrick Boissy, PhD	10/1999 - 12/2001	Assistant Professor and Research Scientist Institut Universitaire de Geriatrie, Univ. of Sherbrooke, CA
Stephen Sayers	9/2001 - 8/2003	Assistant Professor Univeristy of Missouri-Columbia School of Health Professions, Columbia, MO
Yaron Barak, PhD	8/2003 - 7/2004	Assistant Professor Dept. of Physical Therapy Haifa University, Israel

APPLICANTS SHOULD SUBMIT:

Curriculum Vitae specifying contact information, educational background, (including doctoral coursework in research methodology) professional and research experience.
Brief narrative statement of career goals and reasons for seeking fellowship.
Rehabilitation Effectiveness & Outcomes Research interest areas.
Publications history to date and a copy of one professional writing sample.
Three academic or professional letters of reference.

More Information

All submitted materials should be addressed to:

Alan M. Jette, Director
Boston University
Health and Disability Research Institute
53 Bay State Road
Boston, MA 02215

For additional information …
About the Fellowship Program, please contact:

Alan M. Jette, Director via
email: ajette@bu.edu
or phone: 617-358-3472

About the application procedures or materials in Alternative Formats, please contact:
Fran Weidman-Dahl, Fellowship Coordinator
via email: fwdahl@bu.edu
or phone: 617-353-3277

Health and Disability Research Institute

REHABILITATION OUTCOMES & EFFECTIVENESS RESEARCH

EACH FELLOW WILL RECEIVE:

COLLABORATING BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOLS/CENTERS

PARTICIPATING FACULTY MENTORS:

PAST NIDRR POST DOCTORAL FELLOWS

Past Fellows

Dates of Fellowship

Current Position

APPLICANTS SHOULD SUBMIT:

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Health and Disability
Research Institute