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Deborah L. Wilkerson Early Career Award ACRM Award

Deborah L. Wilkerson Early Career Award

Supported by CARF International

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2023 AWARD RECIPIENT

The Awards Committee is pleased to honor Amit Kumar, BPHT, MPH, PhD with the 2023 Deborah L. Wilkerson Early Career Award supported by CARF International. This award recognizes the significant contributions he has made to rehabilitation research during her early career work.

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REQUIREMENTS

  • Candidate must be within five years of completion of training. (doctoral program, residency, fellowship or equivalent)
  • Candidates have made significant contributions to rehabilitation research during their early career work.
  • Candidate does not need to be employed within a Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, but must be conducting rehabilitation research.
  • Candidate must be a current member of ACRM.
  • Candidate must attend the current year’s ACRM annual conference.
  • The candidate does not need to be the lead author on all papers submitted as part of the application process, but must be the lead author on at least one of the papers submitted.
  • Members may self-nominate.

One award recipient is provided for each award, no one person may receive two awards in one year.
For this reason, multiple nomination files will not be entertained for multiple awards nominations.
Only the first submission will be recognized.

All award nominees must not have received an award within the last 3 years.

NOMINATIONS MUST INCLUDE:

  • Nomination letter must include nominee contact information  (name, email address, phone number)
  • A statement of approximately 500 words in length outlining the nominee’s research accomplishments in rehabilitation.
  • Three letters of support written by ACRM members (separate from the nominator’s letter). Letters should be emailed to Terri Compos, Community Relations Manager.
  • 3 to 5 peer-reviewed publications. Manuscripts accepted, but not yet published, are acceptable as well as those already in print.
  • A CV for the nominee.

Demonstration of service to ACRM, although not a required criteria, will be considered in review of the application. As such, it is advantageous to discuss any such service in one’s application statement.

 

SUBMITTING A NOMINATION

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Submit nominations to the Awards Committee by emailing Terri Compos, Community Relations Manager.

 


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MAKE A DONATION

This award is made possible through the generous support of CARF International and Deborah’s friends, family and colleagues through the Deborah L. Wilkerson Memorial Fund. Make a donation and support this important Early Career award.

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Deborah Wilkerson

Deborah L. Wilkerson

History

This award is given in memory of Deborah L. Wilkerson, former ACRM president and fellow. Deborah was devoted to improving the quality of rehabilitation and independent living services. She demonstrated a commitment to person-centered services and served as a powerful advocate for individuals with disabilities.

 

 


Award Recipients

 

2022

Tolu Oyesanya, PhD, RN

2021

Vincy Chan, PhD

2020

Shannon Juengst, PhD, CRC

2019

Alex W.K. Wong, PhD, DPhil

2018

John Ross Rizzo, MD, MSCI

2017

Emily Nalder, PhD, BOccThy (Hons)

2016

Yelena Goldin, PhD

2015

Tatyana Mollayeva, MD, PhD

2014

Brad Kurowski, MD, MS

2013

Dawn Neumann, PhD

2012

Elizabeth Skidmore, PhD, OTR/L

2011

Deborah Backus, PT, PhD

2010

Ronald Seel, PhD

2009

Anne F. Deutsch, PhD

2008

Cynthia Harrison Felix, PhD

2007

Angelle Sanders, PhD

2006

Stephen J. Page, PhD