Center for Managing Chronic Disease - Putting People at the Center of Solutions

March 4, 2008: Michelle Meade Presentation March 2008

The Center for Managing Chronic Disease presents:

Michelle Meade, Ph. D
Clinical Psychologist
Assistant Professor,
Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Michigan

Speaking on:
"Self-management of Spinal Cord Injury"

Tuesday, March 4th 2008
11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Crossroads 2635

About Dr. Michelle Meade:  Dr. Meade spends part of her time providing clinical services to adults with spinal cord injury / disease (SCI/D) and other physical disabilities and part on research and programs to facilitate the health, functioning and community integration of this population. She received her Ph.D. in clinical psychology (health emphasis) from Ohio University and completed a postdoctoral fellowship in clinical rehabilitation psychology at the University of Michigan Medical Center before working for six years as research director for the SCI program at Virginia Commonwealth University. Dr. Meade's research interests include health disparities experienced by individuals with disabilities, particularly those from traditionally underserved populations; health behaviors, self-management and tertiary prevention of disease by individuals with chronic illness and disability; and community integration and employment of individuals with SCI/D and other physical disabilities. She has authored numerous peer-reviewed journal articles and serves on several grant review and editorial boards.

For more information contact Student Research Assistant, Danielle Robling, at robling@umich.edu