Welcome to the Division of Rehabilitation Sciences

Rehabilitation Science, as defined by the Institute of Medicine, encompasses "basic and applied aspects of health services, social sciences, and engineering as they are related to restoring human functional capacity and improving a person's interaction with the surrounding environment (1). As such, Rehabilitation Science is by definition interdisciplinary and extends beyond the boundaries of traditional academic departments.

The Division of Rehabilitation Sciences is housed in the School of Allied Health Sciences and was created in 2001 to administratively support the PhD curriculum in Rehabilitation Sciences, which is part of the Graduate Program in Preventive Medicine and Community Health through the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences. Since its inception, the division has evolved into much more than just a support system for the curriculum. The division recruits postdoctoral fellows who wish to engage in rehabilitation research and currently, there are twenty-two core faculty members who conduct research related to disability and rehabilitation and assist in the supervision of  students and fellows. The division maintains a grants administration office to assist SAHS faculty with proposal development. 

Reference
1. Brandt EN, & Pope AM. Enabling America: Assessing the Role of Rehabilitation Science and Engineering. Washington, DC: National Academy Press, 1997.