Mike Boninger

TL;DR: This investigation suggests that addressing disadvantage at the neighborhood level may modify gaps in community participation after medical rehabilitation and provides further support for the role of the environment in the experience of disability.

TL;DR: A number of themes emerged across the conference tracks, including the need for improved measures of process and outcome constructs, application of qualitative and quantitative research designs, and use of contemporary statistical analytic approaches.

TL;DR: Neighborhood characteristics partially diminish racial differences in obesity in people with spinal cord injury and weight management for the SCI population should target those who are Hispanic and living in the disadvantaged neighborhoods.

TL;DR: This conference, the first of its kind for SCI rehabilitation research in the United States, was organized in response to the changing landscape of SCI care and anticipated advancements and accomplishments over the next 10 years.