Grants and Contracts
Published: Sep 11th, 2018
Project Director Sherrilene Classen, PhD, MPH, OTR/L, FAOTA, FGSA Project Personnel Justin Mason, PhD Jason Rogers, BE Virginia P. Sisiopiku, PhD James Wersal, OTD, OTR/L, CBIS Funding Source Southeastern Transportation […]
Published: Apr 16th, 2017
Building on previous collaborations with the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety (2007; 2011), the University of Florida’s Institute for Mobility, Activity and Participation will provide expert services to revise and compile version 3 of the Smart Features for Older Drivers initiative.
Published: Jan 11th, 2017
This randomized controlled trial extends our prior DOD funded study “Efficacy of a Driving Program on Safe Community Mobility for Combat Veterans” conducted 2011-2016.
Published: Jan 10th, 2017
The overarching objective of this proposal was to discern, after clinical and simulated driving performance testing, if an Occupational Therapy Driving Intervention (OT-DI) improved veterans’ driving performance (less errors when assessed on simulator) over the short term (immediately following intervention) and intermediate term (3 months).
Published: Jan 10th, 2017
This project supports Florida Department of Transportation’s Safe Mobility for Life Coalition and the Aging Road User Strategic plan through provision of a database linked to the Coalition’s Safe and Mobile Seniors website, Find A Ride page.
Published: Jan 9th, 2017
Dr. Sherrilene Classen led the i-Mobile Research Lab, University of Western Ontario, to examine the efficacy of DriveFocus as an intervention on the visual scanning of critical roadway information and adjustment to stimuli of teen novice drivers, assessed via a Drive Safety CSD-200 high fidelity driving simulator.
Published: Jan 9th, 2017
In collaboration with Stellenbosh University, Dr. Sherrilene Classen, a Carnegie African Diaspora Fellow, is leading efforts with Prof. Lana van Niekerk to help reduce the number of road fatalities in South Africa.
Published: Jul 31st, 2016
Project Title: Predictors of Fitness-to-Drive in People with Multiple Sclerosis Principal Investigators: Dr. Sherrilene Classen & Dr. Sarah Morrow Direct Cost: $45,000.00 Source: National Multiple Sclerosis Society Start and End […]
Published: Jun 30th, 2016
Project Title: Efficacy of a Three-Tiered, Standardized Process, to Assess Senior Drivers Principal Investigator: Dr. Michel Bédard Direct Cost: $557,479.00 Source: Canadian Health Research Institute Start and End Dates: 07/01/2013 […]
Published: Jun 30th, 2016
Project Title: International Guidelines for Fitness-to-Drive Assessment: A Cooperative Mixed Methods Inquiry Approach Principal Investigator: Dr. Sherrilene Classen Direct Cost: $61,000.00 Source: Canada-Africa Research Exchange Grants Start and End Dates: […]