IPTF $1,000 RESEARCH GRANT

BE A PROUD ILLINOIS PHYSICAL THERAPIST RESEARCHER!
Check out the New Application-We added a new category for education

Are you looking for funding to begin or complete a research project? The IPTF has established $1000 research grants that are funded through our  Day of Giving on August 16, the anniversary when we gained Direct Access in Illinois.  We invite you to apply for funding by completing the new, consolidated application. Submit your proposal for funding to IPTF c/o Linda Griffith, Operations & Special Programs Manager, via email at [email protected] 

New researchers, clinicians pursuing research, students, and academic collaborations with little or no past funding are given the highest priority for this grant. If you would like to be mentored and have someone review your application before submission, please let Linda Griffith know. We are here to help you through the entire application process.

A PDF copy of the complete application should be sent via email to Linda Griffith at [email protected] 

 Questions, call 630.904.0101.

NEED HELP WRITING YOUR RESEARCH ABSTRACT?  Our Research Committee did a great presentation that help explains how to pick a research topic, conduct research, and write a grant:  Mobilizing Clinician Research

DEADLINE TO APPLY FOR THE 2023 GRANT IS SEPTEMBER 15, 2024.

2023 Grant recipients

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Samantha Pietrzak, PT, DPT, NCS & Alyssa Jones, PT, DPT, NCS for their project: Comparison of intensity and step count in three gait training modalities in the inpatient rehabilitation setting post-stroke
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Mariah Baliniski, PT, DPT for their project Transcranial direct current stimulation in conjunction with the individualized physical therapy for individuals with chronic knee pain
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Elizabeth Holland, PT, DPT, Laura Lenhart, PT, DPT, Hannah Redd, PT, DPT, and Jenna Zander, OTR/L for their project Functional Neurological Disorder: Influence of continuing education courses on rehabilitation clinicians' knowledge and attitudes

2022 GRANT RECIPIENT

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Adam Wielechowski PT, DPT, for his project:  Physical therapist Assessment of Yellow Flags in Clinical Practice:  A National Survey
 
 

2021 Grant recipients

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Karen Stevens PT, DPT, MS, OCS, Judy Hess PT, DHS, OCS, CMPT, Cert. DN, and Janey Prodoehl PT, PhD, CCTT for their project:  Intrinsic Foot Muscle Activation
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Megan Lamphere, PT, DPT, Karla Wente, PT, DPT, WCS, CLT, and Emily Becker, PT, MPT for their project: Logistical Characteristics of Early Professional Physical Therapy Mentorship Programs at Place of Employment
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Mickey Shah, PT, DSc for his project: Using Electrophysiological Measures to Evaluate Brain Activity comparing Immersive Virtual Reality to Real-world Simulation: A Pilot Study

2020 Grant recipients

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Kate Enzler, PT, DPT, NCS, CLT-Lana & Alyssa Jones, PT, DPT, NCS Received this grant for their research project:  
Comparison of two high-intensity gait training interventions on contraversive pushing behaviors in individuals poststroke

2019 Grant recipients

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Dr. Christian Evans, pt, phd receives this grant for his research project:  patterns and sources for contamination and effectiveness of cleaning in an outpatient physical therapy clinic
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Dr. Laura Rice, PT, phd, mpt, atp receives this grant for her research project:  prediction of falls using clinical balance measures among non-ambulatory individuals with spinal cord injury:  a prospective cohort study

2018 GRANT RECIPIENTS

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Dawn Drumm, PT
Use of a Tummy Time Intervention and Parent Education in Infants Born Preterm:  A Randomized Controlled Trial

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Julie Schwertfeger, PT, DPT, MBA, CBIST
Community Coping Interventions for Stroke

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Richard Severin, PT, DPT, CCS, PhD(c)
Respiratory Muscle Performance: A Predictor of Clinical Outcomes in Morbidly Obese Patients

2017 Grant Recipients

Christian Evans, PT, PhD
Potential Sources of Infection in a Physical Therapy Outpatient Clinic: Implications for Patient & Provider Safety

Breanna Reynolds, PT, DPT, FAAOMPT

Thrust Joint Manipulation to the Cervical Spine in Patients with a Primary Complaint of Temporomandibular Disorder (TMD): A Randomized Clinical Trial

2016 gRANT recipients!

Prisca M. Collins, PT, PhD; William E. Healey, PT, EdD, GCS; Gail M. Huber, PT, PhD

Outpatient Physical Therapy Presence & Access in Medically Underserved Chicago Communities