The Disability Research Interest Group is composed of health services and policy researchers interested in the coordination, quality improvement, and financing of services, assistive devices, and environmental changes needed for the optimal health and social integration of people in situations of disability. It brings together researchers, policy analysts, persons with disabilities, and educators to increase the impact of good quantitative and qualitative research on disability policy, practice, and professional education in the U.S. and abroad.
Disability Research Interest Group Advisory Committee
Rene Jahiel, M.D., Ph.D. (chair)
President
International Health Policy Research (IHPR)
Marc Goldstein, Ed.D.
Director of Research
American Physical Therapy Association
Allen Heinemann, Ph.D.
Professor, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Northwestern University
Andrew Houtenville, Ph.D.
Senior Research Associate
Cornell University
Employment and Disability Institute
Lisa Iezzoni, M.D.
Professor of Medicine
Harvard Medical School
Associate Director
Institute for Health Policy
Massachusetts General Hospital
Ruth Katz
Deputy to the Deputy Assistant Secretary
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation
Amy Kilbourne, Ph.D., M.P.H.
Assistant Professor
VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System
Joel Levy, D.S.W.
CEO
YAI/National Institute for People with Disabilities
Susan Palsbo, Ph.D.
Principal Research Associate
George Mason University
College of Health and Human Services
Bobby Silverstein, J.D.
Director
Center for the Study and Advancement of Disability Policy
Craig Thornton, Ph.D.
Managing Director
Mathematica Policy Research, Inc.
Health Research
