Ph.D. Program in Rehabilitation Science
**IMPORTANT NOTICE**
WE ARE CURRENTLY PLANNING TO RESUME ADMISSIONS FOR FALL 2010
Welcome and thank you for your interest in our Ph.D. Program in Rehabilitation Science.
Our interdisciplinary program was developed in 1998 by faculty from the Departments of Communicative Disorders and Sciences, Exercise and Nutrition Sciences, the School of Nursing, Rehabilitation Medicine, and Rehabilitation Science (containing Occupational Therapy and Physical Therapy) at the University at Buffalo, State University of New York (UB/SUNY). This interdisciplinary group of nationally and internationally recognized faculty has designed a curriculum that addresses the critical need for faculty and researchers in the area of disability and rehabilitation.
The Ph.D. program in Rehabilitation Science at UB/SUNY addresses the functional limitations, disabilities, and societal limitations of persons that result from pathophysiology. The program's coursework focuses on areas that require an interdisciplinary approach in research and in service. Graduates of the Ph.D. program have an overall understanding of the theoretical basis of rehabilitation science and are able to identify major research questions in rehabilitation. In addition, by designing, conducting, and publishing research on current issues, graduates display knowledge, critical judgment, and problem solving abilities.
Rehabilitation Science is the study of physical, musculoskeletal, psychological, and functional disorders in humans. Goals of Rehabilitation Science include the development, restoration, and maintenance of skill and function, the prevention of dysfunction, and the systematic examination of adaptation to impairment, disability, and societal limitations.
There will be one overarching research theme for the Rehabilitation Science Ph.D. Program:
Aging & (Dis)ability
This theme is consistent with RS faculty clinical and research expertise, and it aligns with UB2020 focus of Health, Wellness and disease across the lifespan. Numerous RS faculty have expertise in Aging and (Dis)ability. Research concentrations under this overarching theme include, but are not limited to: balance and risk of falling,, rehabilitation, muscle and sensory physiology, healthy aging, social support/caregiving, assistive technology, and culture and disability.
Rehabilitation Science Program Objectives
It is our hope that graduates of our Ph.D. program will serve as future academicians in Rehabilitation Science.
Behavioral Objectives:
Our graduates will exhibit broad knowledge concerning aging and disability
Our graduates will understand the issues of public health as they relate to rehabilitation science
Our graduates will be able to write extramural research grants
Our graduates will be able to independently write research articles
Our graduates will be able to teach courses in Rehabilitation Science
Our graduates will contribute to their professions by serving as reviewers of grants and articles, and holding office in regional/state/national organizations
Our Ph.D. students will pursue additional research training following graduation, in the form of post-doctoral fellowships
Our graduates will successfully seek tenure-track faculty positions at research-intensive Universities.
Our graduates will earn tenure and promotion to Associate and then Full Professor at research-intensive Universities.
Our graduates will successfully compete for extramural grant funds
Our graduates will publish in respected peer-reviewed journals
Our graduates will educate, train and graduate future generations of academicians in Rehabilitation Science
Our program allows you to develop the areas of rehabilitation science that you are most interested in in order to reach your future goals. Thanks for your interest and we look forward to your application.
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