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Measurement Tools 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 developing new measurement tools using state-of-the-art methods that maximize measurement validity, precision, sensitivity, efficiency, and clinical relevance.

Learn more about how our state-of-the-art methods are improving clinical evaluations and impacting patient care.

Areas of Investigation

Concussion
Chronic pain and fatigue
Adults with lifespan disability
mHealth interventions
Patient-reported measurement development and validation
Adaptation of miniature microscopes for time lapse imaging of cortical inflammation and reorganization in aging, injury, and disease
Pathologic-radiologic correspondence of MRI signals to glial and vascular pathology in diffuse TBI
Cognitive Motor Control and Sensorimotor Integration
Genetic epidemiology of shoulder disorders
Caregiver health and wellbeing
Women’s health and disability
Adapted assessment

Associated Faculty

Noelle E. Carlozzi, PhD

Noelle Carlozzi, PhD

Professor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Professor of Surgery, Medical School
Research Professor, Survey Research Center, Institute for Social Research

[email protected]

James Eckner

James T Eckner

Professor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Residency Research Director, Medical School

[email protected]

Edward Hurvitz, MD

Edward A Hurvitz, MD

Professor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Professor of Learning Health Sciences, Medical School

portrait of Ann L. Kratz, PhD

Anna L Kratz

Professor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Medical School

Jonathan Lifshitz, PhD

Jonathan Lifshitz, PhD

Michigan Impact Professor
Professor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Medical School
Professor of Kinesiology, School of Kinesiology

[email protected]

portrait of Brendan L. McNeish

Brendan L McNeish

Assistant Professor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Assistant Professor of Neurology
Research Assistant Professor, Institute of Gerontology, Medical School

Jaqueline Kaufman

Jacqueline N Kaufman

Clinical Professor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Medical School

[email protected]

Claire Kalpakjian

Claire Kalpakjian

Associate Chair, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Professor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Medical School