Grant and Award Recipients

NEWS

Dissertation Award Winners

The Foundation for Rehabilitation Psychology congratulates two outstanding graduate students, Kaitlin Blackstone and Michael Williams.
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Paralympic Games

EVENTS

Paralympics Begin

Tatyana McFadden, one of the top female athletes in the world, winner of multiple world championships and Olympic Games, will be competing in this year’s Paralympic games once again.
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Division 22 updates

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Chronic pain

PUBLICATIONS

Special Issue

The February-March special issue of American Psychologist focused on chronic pain and psychology’s role in it. Several articles were authored by Div. 22 members. Articles describe how psychology addresses racial and ethnic disparities in the assessment and treatment of chronic pain, persistent pain in older adults and family influences on children’s chronic pain.
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NEWS

CODAPAR Grants

Div. 22 congratulates all involved in the division being awarded several grants.
Grants awarded
Member highlights

MEMBERSHIP

Member highlights

Notable achievements by members of Div. 22.
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Woman in wheelchair

NEWS

New study

Some patients with complete lower-body paralysis regained some ability to move their legs and feet voluntarily with electrical stimulation to their spinal cords.
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President's Message

Mary G. Brownsberger, PsyDDivision president Mary G. Brownsberger, PsyD has a new message to members following the 2014 Rehabilitation Psychology Conference.

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Membership Benefits

  • A subscription to Rehabilitation Psychology, the official journal of Division 22 that's published quarterly.

  • Eligibility for participation in the Division 22 email list, RehabPsych.

  • The opportunity to become an active member, serve on any of our committees, or become involved in the Sections on Pediatric Rehabilitation Psychology, Women's Issues in Rehabilitation Psychology and Rehabilitation in the Military, or one of the special interest groups.

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Late-Breaking Announcement

The time approaches for divisions to review and accept content for the APA conference in Washington, D.C. (Aug. 7-10, 2014).  We are in the process of organizing abstracts and starting the evaluation process. If you are interested in participating as a reviewer, please email Meredith Tackett. There is a time commitment, and there could be some time pressure with reviews depending on how many reviewers are involved.

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Meaning in life: An important factor for the psychological well-being of chronically ill patients?

Purpose: This study aimed to investigate 2 dimensions of meaning in life—Presence of Meaning (i.e., the perception of your life as significant, purpos...

Upper extremity lymphedema: Presence and effect on functioning five years after breast cancer treatment.

Purpose/Objective: Our goal was to explore the effects of lymphedema on long-term adjustment among breast cancer survivors, in terms of functioning in...

Rehabilitation following surgery: Clinical and psychological predictors of activity limitations.

Purpose/Objective: Activity limitations following surgery are common, and patients may have an extended period of pain and rehabilitation. Inguinal he...

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