Denise C. Fyffe, PhD

Senior Research Scientist
Kessler Foundation/Rutgers-NJMS
West Orange, New Jersey

Denise Fyffe, PhD. Dr. Fyffe is a Senior Research Scientist in the Center for Spinal Cord Injury/Outcomes & Assessment Research at the Kessler Foundation. Using mixed methods, her research examines the relationship between social determinants of health, such as demographic, socioeconomic, cultural and clinical factors, on disparities in functional outcomes among diverse groups living with disabilities. She is Principal Investigator and Co-Investigator on multiple studies funded by Department of Defense, Congressionally Directed Medical Research Program, Spinal Cord Injury Research Program (SCIRP). These multi-phased projects utilize community-based participatory research approach to investigate disability compensation, employment barriers and delivery of rehabilitative care of Veterans living with spinal cord injury. Dr. Fyffe is Co-Investigator in the Northern New Jersey Spinal Cord Injury System (PIs: Dyson-Hudson & Kirshblum) and collaborates on the development of a quality of life (QOL) measure using for use in spinal cord injury (SCI) and innovative interventions to improve outcomes for persons with SCI using the Spinal Cord Injury Model Systems (SCIMS).

Presentation(s):

• Mapping the Disability Experience: Using Geographically-Explicit Ecological Momentary Assessment to Understand Community Participation After Spinal Cord Injury (848673)

  Wednesday, October 21, 2020
  12:45 PM – 2:00 PM EST

• Online Education to Enhance Quality of Personal Care Assistance Services for People with Spinal Cord Injury (855557)

  Friday, October 23, 2020
  11:00 AM – 12:15 PM EST

• Therapists Perspectives About the Managing Metastatic Cancer in Inpatient Spinal Cord Injury (845850)

  Saturday, October 24, 2020
  10:00 AM – 11:15 AM EST