Dr. Harkema is a leading researcher in the field of neurological rehabilitation, and holds the positions of Professor in the Department of Neurological Surgery at the UofL, Rehabilitation Research Director at the Kentucky Spinal Cord Injury Research ...
The authors reflect on more than 20 years of experience in designing accessible museums and exhibitions. They urge exhibition designers to think not only of minimum accessibility standards but of more inclusive design that works better for museum audiences made up of diverse family groups, different age groups, and ...
Articles in this journal issue analyzed the results of the Traumatic Brain Injury-Practice Based Evidence (TBI-PBE) project, a comparative effectiveness study conducted at 9 rehabilitation centers across the United States and 1 in Canada over a 2.5-year time period. Three of the 10 study sites were part of the ...
Study examined the wheelchair skills capacity and performance of experienced manual wheelchair users with spinal cord injury (SCI) and assessed measurement properties of the Wheelchair Skills Test (WST) and Wheelchair Skills Test Questionnaire (WST-Q). One hundred seventeen manual wheelchair users with SCI from 4 Spinal Cord Injury Model Systems ...
Article briefly provides an overview of Project Career, an interprofessional demonstration designed to support the academic and career success of college students who have sustained traumatic brain injuries (TBI). Project Career merges the use of cognitive support technology (CST) and vocational rehabilitation practices to improve academic outcomes of civilian ...
This translational study tested a theoretical model linking cognitive reserve (CR), working memory (WM) and long-term memory (LTM) and used mediation modeling to better understand the relationship between the three constructs in traumatic brain injury (TBI). There is variability among memory impairment resulting from TBI; some individuals exhibit long-term ...
Article describes a collaborative transition model and the preliminary results and lessons learned from a 5-year study evaluating the effects on embedded employment resources in schools, the impact of agency connections, and employment outcomes. The goal of the collaborative was to provide employment opportunities for transition-age youth by embedding ...
Article presents several types of authentication methods available to smartphone users to help ensure security of sensitive data from attackers and describes the applications of these authentication methods in telehealth. Specific to telehealth, use of mobile health (mHealth) apps for telehealth services has expanded in recent years. A plethora ...
Individuals with moderate-severe traumatic brain injury (TBI) experience a transitory state of impaired consciousness and confusion often called posttraumatic confusional state (PTCS). This study examined the neuropsychological profile of PTCS.
Article summarizes the most recent data on the prevention of urinary tract infection (UTI) in patients with neurogenic bladder, with a focus on patients with incomplete bladder emptying requiring catheterization who are specifically at risk. UTI is a common problem among patients with neurogenic bladder dysfunction that can be ...
Lori holds a bachelor’s degree in Biology and has served as a Research Technologist in UofL’s Division of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation at FRNC since March 2012.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) What does the Model Systems Knowledge Translation Center (MSKTC) do? What is "Knowledge Translation"? What is a "Model System"? How does a center earn the designation "Model System"? How can I find ...
Participation is often considered a primary goal of traumatic brain injury (TBI) rehabilitation, but little is known about the influence of driving on participation after TBI. The objective of this study was to examine the independent contribution of driving status to participation at 5 years post TBI, after controlling for ...