Department Research Themes
KU students learn from accomplished clinicians and researchers who are expanding knowledge in a variety of health and science areas. Our research programs are based at the University of Kansas Medical Center, the region's premier academic health care center in Kansas City, Kansas.
Motor Control and Mobility Research
- Clinical Locomotion and Emerging Virtual Reality Lab
- Lab for Advanced Rehabilitation Research in Simulation
- Mobility and Falls Lab
- Neuromuscular Research Lab
- Vestibular and Balance Rehab Lab
Research on Health Professions Education
"During my training in the rehabilitation science program, I acquired the skills to oversee research projects, write grant proposals and prepare manuscripts. These skills allowed me to land a faculty position at a major academic institution and successfully receive grant funding from the federal government."- Dave Burnett, Ph.D., 2013 program graduate and currently associate dean for community engagement and workforce initiatives in the KU School of Health Professions