OT researchers awarded $4.5 million grant for community-engaged disability research

ILRU News

Post Date: Nov 12, 2025

Emily Parenti-Lopez

Occupational Therapy department head Susan Magasi ’02 MS OT, ’06 PhD DS and director of graduate studies Joy Hammel have been awarded a five-year, $4.5 million grant from the National Institutes of Health’s National Center for Medical Rehabilitation Research. The grant will fund the ENGAGED: Disability Community Engaged Medical Rehabilitation Research Resource Center, a hub for community-engaged training, outreach and investigation into the social, economic, environmental and policy factors that affect the health of people with disabilities.

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