The committee focus is to promote and support clinical rehabilitation research within the disciplines of physical, occupational, and speech therapy at Brigham and Women’s Hospital. The Research Committee offers the following services to department members:
- Assistance with forming a research idea
- Assisting with reviewing the feasibility of studies
- Guidance in the preparation of IRB proposal paperwork
- Resource for researchers during the research process
- Assistance in grant writing/submission
Research Committee Members
Research Committee Chairs
- Derek Sople, PT - Chair
- Clare E. Safran-Norton, PT, PhD, MS, OCS – Supervisor Mentor
70 Francis Street Outpatient Service
- Saloni Doshi, PT, DPT
- Madhuri Kale, PT, DPT, MS
- Rachel Laufer, PT, DPT, OCS
Main Hospital Inpatient Service
- Megan Tinel, PT, DPT
- Sarah Lawson, PT, DPT
- Meaghan Williams, PT, DPT
- Patricia Rae, PT, DPT
- Christine Iracheta, PT, NCS
- Jessica Rydingsward, PT, DPT, CCS
850 Boylston Street Clinic
- Kathleen Taglieri-Noble PT, DPT, NCS
Foxborough Clinic
- Alex Neal, PT, DPT, OCS
- Ashley Cotter PT, DPT, OCS
- Marissa Lizotte PT, DPT
- Derek Sople PT, DPT
- Monica Perez McDonagh, OTR/L
- Kevin McEnroy, PT
- Laura Mattes, PT, DPT
- Joseph Tolland, PT, DPT, NCS
- Allison Partridge, PT, DPT
Speech
- Ruth Flaherty, MA, CCC-SLP
