Spectrum News talked with Brooke Slavens, Richard and Joanne Grigg Professor of Mechanical Engineering, recently about her work with young manual wheelchair users. Slavens and her team are studying overuse injuries and ways to preserve their shoulder joints as they get older.
Nine-year-old Delaney Allen, who has spina bifida, has been a volunteer in some of Slavens’ studies. In the report, Allen said being a part of the researcher’s work “makes me feel happy and seen.”
Slavens, was awarded the prestigious Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers earlier this year. The award is highest honor bestowed by the U.S. government on outstanding scientists and engineers early in their career. View the report.