Selected recent publications:

• Hong EK, Pearlman J, Salatin B,Wang H, Liu HY, Cooper RA, Hargroder T, Design and Development of a Lightweight Durable Adjustable Composite Backrest Mounting,  Assistive Technology, in press, 2010.
• Karmarkar AK, Collins DM, Kelleher A, Ding D, Oyster M, Cooper RA, Manual Wheelchair Related Mobility Characteristics of Older Adults in Nursing Homes,  Disability and Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology, in press, 2010.
• Wang H, Liu H-Y, Pearlman J, Cooper R, Jefferds A, Connor S, Cooper RA, Relationship between Wheelchair Durability and Wheelchair Type and Years of Test, Disability and Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology, in press, 2010.
• Liu H, Pearlman J, Cooper R, Hong E, Wang H, Salatin B, Cooper RA, Evaluation of Aluminum Ultralight Rigid Wheelchairs Using ANSI/RESNA Standards and Compared with Other Ultralight Wheelchairs, Journal of Rehabilitation Research and Development, Vol. 47, No. 5, 2010.
• Gailey R, McFarland L, Cooper RA, Czerniecki J, Gambel J, Hubbard S, Maynard C, Smith DG, Raya M, Reiber GM, Unilateral Lower Limb Loss: Prosthetic Device Use and Functional Outcomes in Service-Members from the Vietnam and OIF/OEF Conflicts, Journal of Rehabilitation Research and Development, Vol. 47, No. 4, pp. 317-332, 2010.
• Laferrier J, McFarland L, Boninger ML, Cooper RA, Reiber G, Wheeled Mobility: Factors Influencing Mobility and Assistive Technology in Veterans and Service Members with Major Traumatic Limb Loss from Vietnam and OIF/OEF Conflicts, Journal of Rehabilitation Research and Development, Vol. 47, No. 4, pp. 349-360, 2010.
• Brose SW, Weber DJ, Salatin BA, Grindle GG, Wang H, Vazquez JJ, Cooper RA, The Role of Assistive Robotics in the Lives of Persons with a Disability, American Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Vol. 89, No. 6, pp. 509-521, 2010.
• Souza A, Kelleher A, Cooper R, Cooper RA, Iezzoni LI, Collins DM, Multiple Sclerosis and Mobility-Related Assistive Technology: A Systematic Review of the Literature, Journal of Rehabilitation Research and Development, Vol. 47, No. 3, pp. 213-224, 2010.
• Koontz AM, Brindle ED, Kankipati P, Feathers D, Cooper RA, Design Features that Impact the Maneuverability of Wheelchairs and Scooters, Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Vol. 91, No. 5, pp. 759-764, 2010.
• Pyo J, Pasquina PF, DeMarco M, Wallach R, Teodorski E, Cooper RA, Upper Limb Nerve Entrapment Syndromes in Veterans with Lower Limb Amputations, PM&R Journal, Vol. 2, No. pp. 14-22, 2010.
• Ding D, Liu HY, Cooper RM, Cooper RA, Smailagic A, Siewiorek D, Virtual Coach Technology for Supporting Self-Care, PM&R Clinics of North America, Vol. 21, No. 1, pp. , 2010.
• Cooper RA, Cooper R, Quality of Life Technology for People with Spinal Cord Injuries, PM&R Clinics of North America, Vol. 21, No. 1, pp. 1-13, 2010.
• Jefferds AN, Beyene NM, Upadhyay N, Shoker P, Pearlman J, Cooper RA, Wee J, The Current State of Mobility Technology Provision in Less-Resourced Countries, PM&R Clinics of North America, Vol. 21, No. 1, pp. 221-242, 2010.
• Dicianno BD, Cooper RA, Coltellaro J, Joystick Control for Powered Mobility: Current State of Technology and Future Directions, PM&R Clinics of North America, Vol. 21, No. 1, pp. 79-86, 2010.
• Pasquina PF, Fici-Pasquina L, Anderson-Barnes VC, Giuggio JS, Cooper RA, Using Architecture & Technology to Promote Improved Quality of Life for Military Service Members with Traumatic Brain Injury, PM&R Clinics of North America, Vol. 21, No. 1, pp.207-220, 2010.

CONTACT INFORMATION

Rory Cooper, PhD
Phone: (412) 383-6590
Email: rcooper@pitt.edu