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Feasibility and initial efficacy of a wheelchair exercise-training intervention for persons with multiple sclerosis

Dr. Stephanie Silveira received a $200,000 R03 grant from the National Institute of Health- Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development. The aim of the study is to test the feasibility and efficacy of 16-week wheelchair exercise training program for persons with multiple sclerosis that Dr. Silveira created in collaboration with Dr. Robert Motl at University of Illinois Chicago and Dr. Katherine Froehlich-Grobe at Craig Hospital.

School Mental Health Advocates for Students and Educators (SMHASE)

Dr. Lemberger-Truelove (PI), Dr. Peggy Ceballos (co-PI), and Dr. Dan Li (co-PI) received a $3.8 million grant from the Department of Education. In partnership with three local ISDs, the objective of the 5-year project is to increase the number of highly trained school counselors and school-based mental health counselors in high-need schools. Project partners will recruit, train, and place 36 new school counselors during the funding period, and place approximately 25 clinical mental health students in district-related internship sites.

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