Recipients Announced for 5th Cycle of Good Shepherd Innovation Grants

ALLENTOWN and PHILADELPHIA, Pa. – Congratulations to the recipients of the latest round of Good Shepherd Innovation Grants, a program created to invest in idea generation for team members at Good Shepherd Rehabilitation and GSPP Rehabilitation.

The enthusiasm and spirit of innovation were felt throughout the application and pitch process. Pitches ranged from new clinical programs and research investigations to advancing care within the inpatient and outpatient settings.

The following Good Shepherd Rehabilitation (GSR) and GSPP Rehabilitation (GSPP) colleagues received Good Shepherd Innovation Grants this cycle:

Learn Grants

Cognitive Functional Capacity Evaluation (GSR)

• Leads and Team Members: Kelly Troxell, MA, CCC-SLP, and Sarah Sawadski, OTR/L

CrossFit (GSR)

• Leads and Team Members: Samantha Partington, PT, DPT, and Samantha Weinstein, OTR/L

Hypermobility Clinic (GSPP)

• Lead: Alyson Malitsky, PT, DPT, OCS

Create Grants

Early Motor Assessment Clinic (GSR)

• Leads and Team Members: Kimberly Kuchinski, MD, MPH; Erika Carter, PT, DPT, PCS; Erika Steinke, DOT, MS, OTR/L; and Mandula Seneviratne, MS, CCC-SLP

Quantifying Effort: Developing a Rate of Perceived Cognitive Exertion Scale (GSPP)

• Leads and Team Members: Monica Coran Kuns, MA, CCC-SLP, CBIS; Benjamin Abramoff, MD, MS; Timothy Dillingham, MD, MS; Ava-Kathleen Rybicki, MA, Agostina Casamento-Moran, PhD, and Rebecca Hunting-Pompon, PhD

Resonant Voices: Gender Affirming Voice Support Group (GSPP)

• Lead: Alyssa Tarantino, MA, CCC-SLP, CBIS