Program Overview

Rehabilitation Research Career Development Program

The Rehabilitation Research Career Development (RRCD) Program is no longer recruiting.

Program Leadership

• Former Director / Professor Emeritus - UTMB: Kenneth Ottenbacher, PhD, OTR, Professor Emeritus, Former Director, Division of Rehabilitation Sciences, UTMB, (Retired January, 2021)
• Co-Deputy Director - USC: James Gordon, EdD, PT, Associate Dean and Chair, Division of Biokinesiology and Physical Therapy, USC
• Co-Deputy Director - UF: Krista Vandenborne, PhD, PT, Professor & Chair, Department of Physical Therapy, UF
• Associate Program Director - UF: Sherrilene Classen, PhD, MPH, OTR/L Professor & Chair, Department of Occupational Therapy, UF
• Associate Program Director - USC: Grace Baranek, PhD, OTR/L, Associate Dean, Chair and Mrs. T.H. Chan Professor, Occupational Science & Occupational Therapy, USC
• Recruitment and Evaluation Officer - UF: Mark Bishop, PT, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Physical Therapy, UF
• Program Support - UF: Laura Quintana, Coordinator, Admissions and Student Services, Department of Physical Therapy, UF
• Program Support - USC: Jacqueline Cordova, Program Grants Administrator, Biokinesiology & Physical Therapy, USC
• Program Support - UTMB: Matthew Lakich, MPH, Research Coordinator, Division of Rehabilitation Sciences, UTMB

Internal Steering Committee & External Advisory Board

An Internal Steering Committee & External Advisory Board consists of senior rehabilitation scientists, center directors and physical and occupational therapy leaders from the K12 institutions and other academic institutions. The Steering Committee and Advisory Board reviews program activities and progress annually and plays a prominent role in recruiting scholars in Phase 1 and identifying academic positions in Phase 2.

Participating Institutions

• The University of Florida
• The University of Southern California
• The University of Texas Medical Branch