Research

Research at the intersection of health, disability and rehabilitation

The UIC College of Applied Health Sciences is consistently ranked among the top 5 nationwide in research funding for colleges of allied health.

AHS researchers are awarded grants from a variety of federal and state agencies and foundations. Their research includes laboratory-based studies, community-based projects and scholarship in the humanities.

Fiscal year 2017 by the numbers

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94
grants awarded to AHS faculty as primary principal investigators
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$294,429
in sponsored program expenditures per tenured-track faculty (FTE)
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$12,454,383
total sponsored program expenditures
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Sponsored program expenditures (per fiscal year)

  • 2017
    73%
    15%
    13%
  • 2016
    82%
    16%
    2%
  • 2015
    74%
    12%
    14%

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Participation

Removing barriers to social participation among people with disabilities by empowering them with entrepreneurship training

Policy

Evaluating policies and programs that impact individuals with disabilities and advocating for reform

Balance

Helping older adults and prosthetic wearers find balance and avoid damaging falls

Diabetes

Transforming the lives of people with diabetes by improving wound-healing

Obesity

Collaborating across disciplines to provide better healthcare for older adults with online training

Aging

Collaborating across disciplines to provide better healthcare for older adults with online training

Recovery

Improving patients' ability to walk after a stroke using brain stimulation and gait training

Autism

Creating teaching resources and learning moments for children with autism and their families

Data simplification

Raising the bar in standards and processes for creating, using, and protecting health information to improve clinical outcomes

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Office of Research

From brainstorming ideas to preparing mountains of forms, the Office of Research staff is dedicated to supporting our researchers. We let you focus on scientific development while we manage the review and submission of your proposals.

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