Health Access & Equity Research

At the U-M Medical School Department of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, we strive to develop cutting-edge measurement and assessment tools. Our research focuses on rehabilitative technologies designed to assess or treat physical, cognitive, psychosocial, or communication impairments in individuals with neuro-musculoskeletal system dysfunctions.

Learn more below about our areas of investigation and view a list of faculty members conducting research on health access and equity.

Areas of Investigation
  • Concussion
  • Chronic pain and fatigue
  • Adults with pediatric onset disability
  • mHealth interventions
  • Women’s health and disability
  • Healthcare data and laboratory studies on TBI/IPV in pregnancy
  • First responder and social service implementation science to detect TBI from IPV
  • Spinal cord injury
  • Cognitive aging across culturally and linguistically diverse populations
  • Adapted assessment

Associated Faculty
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Emily M Briceño, PhD
Clinical Associate Professor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Clinical Associate Professor of Neurology
Medical School
Noelle E. Carlozzi, PhD

Noelle Carlozzi, PhD
Professor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Professor of Surgery
Medical School and Research Professor
Survey Research Center
Institute for Social Research
James Eckner

James T Eckner
Associate Professor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Residency Research Director, Medical School
Edward Hurvitz, MD

Edward A Hurvitz, MD
Professor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Professor of Learning Health Sciences
Medical School
Claire Kalpakjian

Claire Kalpakjian
Associate Chair
Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Professor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Medical School
Jaqueline Kaufman

Jacqueline N Kaufman
Clinical Associate Professor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Medical School
portrait of Ann L. Kratz, PhD

Anna L Kratz
Professor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Medical School
Michelle Meade, PhD

Michelle A Meade
Professor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Professor of Family Medicine
Medical School