Private Funding

Robotic Assessment for Quantification of Preclinical Symptoms of Neurodegenerative Disease

Principal Investigator: Bambi Brewer, PhD
Co-Investigator: Anthony Delitto
Funding Source: National Academies Keck Futures Initiative
Total Requested Funding: $75,000
Timeframe: 2008-2010

 

Data Collection Tool for Researching Transfers

Principal Investigator: Rory A. Cooper, PhD
Co-Investigator: Alicia Koontz, PhD
Funding Source: US Access Board
Total Requested Funding: $73,600 (direct costs)
Timeframe: 2009-2011

 

Development of Rollability Standards for Sidewalk Surfaces

Principal Investigator: Jonathan Pearlman, PhD
Co-Investigator: Rory A. Cooper, PhD
Funding Source: US Access Board, through cooperative agreement with the National Institutes of Disability and Rehabilitation Research
Total Requested Funding: $100,000
Timeframe: 2010-2013

 

Wireless Technologies to Enhance Wellness

Principal Investigator: Brad Dicianno, MD
 Funding Source: Verizon Foundation
Total Requested Funding: $8,500
Timeframe: 2010-2011

 

Enhanced Remote Data Logging for Electric Powered Wheelchairs - Phase II

Principal Investigator: Dan Ding, PhD
Co-Investigators: Rory A. Cooper, PhD; Juan Jose Vazquez Lopez, MS
Funding Source: Paralyzed Veterans of America Fellowship
Total Requested Funding: $50,000
Timeframe: 2005-2006

 

Development of a Wheelchair Propulsion Monitoring Device

Principal Investigator: Dan Ding, PhD
Co-Investigators:
Shivayogi Hiremath, MS; Annmarie Kelleher, MS, OTR/L, ATP
Funding Source: Paralyzed Veterans of America
Total Requested Funding: $150,000
Timeframe: 2007-2009

 

Fundamentals of Computer Access Web-Based Education Program

Principal Investigator: Richard Simpson, PhD
 Funding Source: Paralyzed Veterans of America Education Foundation
Total Requested Funding: $98,826
Timeframe: 2009-2011

 

The Trajectory of Transition in Adolescents and Young Adults with Spina Bifida

Principal Investigator: Brad Dicianno, MD
Co-Investigators: 
Anna Gaines, MD
Funding Source: The Spina Bifida Association and University of Maryland Designated Research Fund
Total Requested Funding: $48,668
Timeframe: 2008-2011