The PhD in Rehabilitation Science program at George Mason University engages its students to develop as scientists across the spectrum of clinical to translational research. Our nationally and internationally recognized faculty mentor students through active involvement in their own funded research programs. Upon graduation, our students are prepared for professional careers in academic, government, and industrial research environments with the tools to develop their own lines of research in Rehabilitation Science. Graduates of the PhD program will be able to: Explain how an individual’s trajectory toward disability in chronic illness is affected by various physiological and psychosocial factors that influence the processes of disablement and enablement Explicate the linkages among impairments, activity limitations, and restrictions in participation in society and how these factors impact human performance and function in persons with chronic illness Analyze basic and applied models of human performance, function, and disability and the metabolic, cardiovascular, and respiratory demands of sustained performance Assess psychosocial constructs that underlie how an individual’s attitudes, motivation, and adherence contribute to enablement or disablement Design and conduct research on human performance and function in individuals with chronic illness that will lead to innovations in the prevention and amelioration of disability Disseminate research findings to multiple audiences (including persons with disabilities, practitioners, and policy makers) on the mechanisms that lead to disability and the diagnosis and treatment of the functional consequences of chronic illness. Assume positions of academic and research leadership in Rehabilitation Science and serve as advocates for the contributions of Rehabilitation Science to society

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