1. Kitzman PH and Hunter EG. Developing a Community Based Rehabilitation
Network for People with Spinal Cord Injury: A Case Study in Appalachian
Kentucky. J. Rural and Comm. Devel. (2011) 6 (1): 95-114.
2. Hunter, E.G., Hancock, J., Weber, C., & Simon, M. (2011) Developing
Innovative partnerships to address health disparities among underserved
farmers with disabilities. Journal of Agromedicine (16), 2.
Abstracts/Presentations:
1. Hunter, E.G. & Graybeal, M. (2011). Program and Research Development
through a community network: KARRN and the Cardinal Hill SCI Peer
Mentoring Program. Kentucky Practice-Based Research networks
Collaborative Conference.
2. Hunter, E.G., Hancock, J, & Weber, C (2011). Kentucky AgrAbility:
Keeping aging and disabled farmers farming. 37th Annual Meeting
Association for Gerontology in Higher Education.
3. Kitzman PH, Cecil D, and Tudor L. The Incidence of Secondary
Complications in Persons with Spinal Cord Injury Living in Distinct
Regions of Kentucky: A Preliminary Analysis. 17th Annual Preparing
Health Professional for the 21st Century Conference. (2011). Refereed
4. Harrison A, Kitzman P, Hunter E, Kuperstein J, Sylvia V, and Costich
J. Kentucky Appalachian Rural Rehabilitation Network: Development of the
Research Infrastructure . 17th Annual Preparing Health Professional for
the 21st Century Conference. (2011). Refereed.
5. Kitzman PH, Harrison AL, Hunter EG, Kuperstein J, Costich JF. The
Kentucky Appalachian Rural Rehabilitation Network Research
Infrastructure. 16th International WCPT Congress (2011). Amsterdam,
Holland. Refereed.
6. Boyd J, Allen K, Brown D, Fane K, Frazier S, Spear J, Tepe K, and
Kitzman P. Development of Educational Materials for Persons Traveling
with Wheelchairs. Kentucky Rural Health Association’s 13th Annual
Conference. (2011)
7. Kitzman PH, Harrison AL, Hunter EG, Kuperstein J, Costich JF. The
Kentucky Appalachian Rural Rehabilitation Network Research
Infrastructure. 16th International WCPT Congress (2011). Amsterdam,
Holland. Refereed.
8. Kitzman P, Hunter E., Kuperstein JM. Development of the Kentucky
Appalachian Rural Rehabilitation Network. American Physical Therapy
Association Combined Sections Meetings, San Diego (2010). Refereed
9. Hunter, E.G. Clear Health Communication in a Hospital Setting: Need
to know versus nice to know. Kentucky Hospital Association, Kentucky
Society for Healthcare Public Relations and Marketing Annual Meeting.
October 2011.
Grants Funded:
1. Enhancing Capacity of the Kentucky Appalachian Rural Rehabilitation
Network. PIs: Kitzman, P., Harrison, A., Costich, J. National Institutes
of Health (NIH/National Center on Minority Health and Health
Disparities).
2. Community-Based Spinal Cord Injury Peer-Mentoring Network in
Kentucky's Appalachian RBethion. Investigators: Beth Hunter and Michelle
Graybeal (Christopher and Dana Reeve Paralysis Foundation). This project
is currently recruiting individuals who are interested in becoming a
Peer-mentor or would like mentorship. If you are interested in learning
more about this project please contact Hunter, Beth at (859)367-7213.
3. USDA Agrability Grant. Funding Period: 2010-2014. PI. John Hancock.
This grant is a partnership with UK, Cardinal Hill Rehabilitation
Hospital, Kentucky State University, and KY Vocational Rehabilitation.
This grant is focused on providing services and education to farmers
with disabilities. In particular they will targeting under-served people
such as Appalachia, women and minority farmers.
4. 2nd Annual Rural Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation Conference. Pls:
Kitzman, PH. Small conference grant. The Paralyzed Veterans of America
Grants Submitted involving KARRN:
1. A Peer Mentoring Intervention for People with Spinal Cord Injury from
Appalachia with Low Health Literacy. Contact person is Hunter, Beth,
Cardinal Hill Rehabilitation Hospital