Professor
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States
Michelle A. Meade, PhD is a Professor with tenure in the U-M Departments of PM&R and Family Medicine within the U-M School of Medicine, a practicing rehabilitation psychologist, affiliated faculty with the U-M Institute for Healthcare Policy and Innovation (IHPI), and Co-Director of the U-M Center for Disability Health and Wellness (U-M CDHW). Her research expertise is in the areas of healthcare disparities, health self-management, m-Health technology, and employment of individuals with physical disabilities (particularly individuals with SCI). Dr. Meade currently serves as the PI and Director of three NIDILRR-funded Center grants - the IDEAL Rehabilitation Research Training Center (RRTC) on promoting healthy aging for individuals with long-term physical disabilities, the RRTC on Equity in Health and Functioning and the Michigan SCI Model Systems. She has previously served as PI and Director of a NIDILRR-funded Technology Increasing Knowledge, Technology Optimizing Choice Rehabilitation Engineering Research Center (TIKTOC RERC) at U-M, as well as serving in leadership roles on additional grants from other funding organizations. Dr. Meade is currently on the board of the grass-roots organization Warriors on Wheels of Greater Detroit and leads the Michigan Medicine Disability Resource Group. Past roles include serving as President of the Division of Rehabilitation Psychology within the American Psychological Association, where she is now a fellow; as President and a member of the Executive Board of the SCI Association of Virginia (formerly the Old Dominion Chapter of the National SCI Association); and as a Taskforce Member for State Plans for the Health Promotion of Individuals with Disabilities in both Virginia and Michigan.
I do not have any relevant financial / non-financial relationships with any proprietary interests.
Tuesday, November 8, 2022
12:45 PM – 2:00 PM
Thursday, November 10, 2022
3:15 PM – 3:31 PM