The committee focus is to promote and support clinical rehabilitation research within the disciplines of physical, occupational, and speech therapy at 91´óÉñ and Women’s Hospital. The Research Committee offers the following services to department members:

• Assistance with forming a research idea
• Assisting with reviewing the feasibility of studies
• Guidance in the preparation of IRB proposal paperwork
• Resource for researchers during the research process
• Assistance in grant writing/submission

Research Committee Members

Research Committee Chairs

• Derek Sople, PT - Chair
• Clare E. Safran-Norton, PT, PhD, MS, OCS – Supervisor Mentor

70 Francis Street Outpatient Service

• Saloni Doshi, PT, DPT
• Madhuri Kale, PT, DPT, MS

Main Hospital Inpatient Service

• Sarah Danforth, PT, DPT
• Allison Feeney, PT, DPT
• Christine Iracheta, PT, NCS
• Lauren Miccile, PT, DPT, CCS, ATC

850 Boylston Street Clinic

• Dana Arie, PT, DPT

Foxborough Clinic

• Marissa Lizotte PT, DPT, OCS
• Kevin McEnroy, PT, DPT, OCS
• Alex Neal, PT, DPT, OCS
• Allison Partridge, PT, DPT
• Matthew Travers, PT, DPT, OCS

Brookline Clinic

• Daniel Breeling, PT, DPT
• Tamara Elsmana, MS, CCC-SLP
• Derek Sople, PT, DPT, OCS
• Kira Synodis, PT, DPT
• Brittany Venuti, PT, DPT