Pathways to Prevention (P2P) Program

Rachel Cowan, Ph.D.

Rachel Cowan

Assistant Professor
University of Alabama at Birmingham

About Dr. Cowan

Rachel Cowan is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at the University of Alabama Birmingham. She received her doctorate in rehabilitation science from the University of Pittsburgh. She has been funded by NIH, the Paralyzed Veterans of America (PVA), NIDILLR, & DoD in the areas of manual wheelchair mobility and the relationship between fitness and independence. Her interests include developing, testing, and translating cost effective fitness, mobility, and assistive technology interventions that improve independence, decrease burden of care, and enhance quality of life of non-ambulatory individuals.

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