- Disability Education and Employment
- Physical Activity and Health
- Down syndrome and intellectual disability research
- Family and Disability Support Research
- Inclusion and Disability in Education and Sport
- Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes
- Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis
- Cerebral Palsy and Movement Disorders
- Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
- Psychopathy, Forensic Psychiatry, Sexual Offending
- Crime Patterns and Interventions
- Educational Games and Gamification
- Occupational and Professional Licensing Regulation
- Academic integrity and plagiarism
- Communication in Education and Healthcare
- Stalking, Cyberstalking, and Harassment
- Health disparities and outcomes
- Emergency and Acute Care Studies
- Behavioral and Psychological Studies
- Frailty in Older Adults
- Sexual Assault and Victimization Studies
- Educational Environments and Student Outcomes
- Pasture and Agricultural Systems
- Family Dynamics and Relationships
- Attachment and Relationship Dynamics
Hennepin Healthcare Research Institute
2020
Adelphi University
2014-2015
Whitman College
1997-2004
University of Illinois Chicago
1999-2001
United States Department of Education
1999
Rehabilitation Research and Development Service
1998
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
1993
Purdue University West Lafayette
1969
Prevalence of overweight among the general population has been reported to be 33% for males and 36% females. We undertook this study establish prevalence data in a cohort with Down syndrome stratify incidence by living arrangement. measured Body Mass Index (BMI) 283 persons found higher group compared population. Individuals family setting had than did those home setting. Overweight should considered major public health concern that warrants further attention from researchers, practitioners,...
Purpose. Assess the psychometric properties of Physical Activity and Disability Survey (PADS), a new physical activity measure for persons with disabilities chronic health conditions. Design. Cross-sectional pre-post designs were employed. Setting. A Midwestern university fitness center. Subjects. Participants 103 individuals and/or Measures. The peak oxygen uptake (peak VO 2 ), maximum workload (MW), time to exhaustion (TE) during exercise. Results. Factor analysis revealed four-factor...
Physical activity patterns of African-American women with physical disabilities. Med. Sci. Sports Exerc., Vol. 31, No. 4, pp. 613-618, 1999. There is a dearth research on the exercise and persons disabilities, particularly minority This lack information makes it difficult for public health officials to set policy guidelines this segment population. Purpose: The purpose study was survey severe disabilities (N = 50). Methods: Activity Disability Survey (PADS) created subjects who have...
This investigation reports the current status of 10 adults with mental retardation who at one time had been institutionalized in either a state-owned facility or 60-bed, community-based, intermediate-care for individuals develop- disabilities. These individuals, were 19 to 53 years old 1979, interviewed and assessed 1979 again 1992. During intervening 13 years, their lives stable satisfying by own case managers. Their claims satisfaction rules supervision increased significantly. claimed...
This study compiles final reports of 12 Office Special Education and Rehabilitative Services demonstration grant projects to examine services for individuals with severe disabilities patterns emphasis across key stakeholders. The identified a total 639 project purposes, activities, outcomes, barriers. These components were analyzed using social systems framework consisting four levels: student family, program, organizational, community. Results showed consistently greater on the program...
Caution should be used in accepting conclusions from a research study with problems of selection and an ex post facto design (Smith, 1968).