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  • 1997 - Fellow of the American Psychological Association (APA)

Overview

Allen W. Heinemann is affiliated with Northwestern University in the United States. Their primary research contribution is in the field of Medicine, with a focus on several subfields including General Health Professions, Psychiatry and Mental Health, Pathology and Forensic Medicine, Rehabilitation, and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health.

Their work covers a range of topics related to medical rehabilitation and disability, including:

  • Cerebral Palsy and Movement Disorders
  • Spinal Cord Injury Research
  • Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery
  • Musculoskeletal Pain and Rehabilitation
  • Disability Education and Employment
  • Patient Satisfaction in Healthcare
  • Assistive Technology in Communication and Mobility

Frequent coauthors who have collaborated extensively with Heinemann include:

  • Anne Deutsch
  • Helen Hoenig
  • Jonathan F. Bean
  • Andrea Cheville
  • Carolyn Sperry

Heinemann has contributed numerous papers, with recent publications addressing topics such as workplace accommodations for disabled individuals, research reporting standards, and medical autopsy practices. Notable recent papers include:

  • Job Accommodations, Return to Work and Job Retention of People with Physical Disabilities: A Systematic Review (2021) published in the Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation
  • Rasch Reporting Guideline for Rehabilitation Research (RULER): the RULER Statement (2022) published in Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
  • Reporting Guideline for RULER: Rasch Reporting Guideline for Rehabilitation Research: Explanation and Elaboration (2022) published in Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
  • Evidence for Systematic Autopsies in COVID-19 Positive Deceased (2020) published in Rechtsmedizin
  • Blinding in Rehabilitation Research (2020) published in American Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation

Heinemann's work has appeared frequently in several publication venues, with the most common being:

  • Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
  • Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation
  • Rechtsmedizin
  • American Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
  • Disability and Rehabilitation

The researcher has been recognized as a Fellow of the American Psychological Association since 1997.

Best Publications

  • The structure and stability of the functional independence measure

    John Michael Linacre;Allen W. Heinemann;Benjamin D. Wright;Carl V. Granger

  • Performance profiles of the functional independence measure.

    Carl V. Granger;Byron B. Hamilton;John M. Linacre;Allen W. Heinemann

  • Relationships between impairment and physical disability as measured by the functional independence measure

    Allen Walter Heinemann;John Michael Linacre;Benjamin D. Wright;Byron B. Hamilton

  • Neuro-QOL: brief measures of health-related quality of life for clinical research in neurology

    D. Cella;J. S. Lai;C. J. Nowinski;D. Victorson

  • Rehabilitation of persons with traumatic brain injury

    K. T. Ragnarsson;W. R. Clarke;J. R. Daling;S. L. Garber

  • Prediction of rehabilitation outcomes with disability measures

    Allen W. Heinemann;John Michael Linacre;Benjamin D. Wright;Bryon B. Hamilton

  • Incidence of and Risk Factors for Medical Complications During Stroke Rehabilitation

    Elliot J. Roth;Linda Lovell;Richard L. Harvey;Allen W. Heinemann

  • Measuring social health in the patient-reported outcomes measurement information system (PROMIS): item bank development and testing

    Elizabeth A. Hahn;Robert F. DeVellis;Rita K. Bode;Sofia F. Garcia

  • Environmental barriers and supports to everyday participation: A qualitative insider perspective from people with disabilities

    Joy Hammel;Susan Magasi;Allen W. Heinemann;David B. Gray

  • Measuring stigma across neurological conditions: the development of the stigma scale for chronic illness (SSCI)

    Deepa Rao;Deepa Rao;Seung W. Choi;Seung W. Choi;David Victorson;David Victorson;Rita Bode

  • Development and measurement properties of the Orthotics and Prosthetics Users’ Survey (OPUS): A comprehensive set of clinical outcome instruments

    Allen W. Heinemann;R. K. Bode;C. O'Reilly

  • Unilateral upper-limb loss: satisfaction and prosthetic-device use in veterans and servicemembers from Vietnam and OIF/OEF conflicts.

    Lynne V. McFarland;Sandra L. Hubbard Winkler;Sandra L. Hubbard Winkler;Allen W. Heinemann;Melissa Jones

  • Multivariate Analysis of Improvement and Outcome Following Stroke Rehabilitation

    Allen W. Heinemann;Elliot J. Roth;Kristine Cichowski;Henry B. Betts

  • Outcome measures in spinal cord injury: recent assessments and recommendations for future directions.

    Melannie S. Alexander;K. D. Anderson;F. Biering-Sorensen;A. R. Blight

  • A qualitative study of quality of life after stroke: the importance of social relationships.

    Elizabeth B. Lynch;Zeeshan Butt;Allen Heinemann;David Victorson

  • Elevating the quality of disability and rehabilitation research: mandatory use of the reporting guidelines.

    Leighton Chan;Allen W. Heinemann;Jason Roberts

  • Functional outcome following rehabilitation of the cancer patient

    Christina M. Marciniak;James A. Sliwa;Gayle Spill;Allen W. Heinemann

  • Outcome of hip and knee arthroplasty in persons aged 80 years and older.

    Victoria Brander;Sunita Malhotra;Jennie Jet;Allen Heinemann

  • Rehospitalization in the First Year of Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury After Discharge From Medical Rehabilitation

    Gerben Dejong;Gerben Dejong;Gerben Dejong;Wenqiang Tian;Wenqiang Tian;Wenqiang Tian;Ching Hui Hsieh;Ching Hui Hsieh;Cherry Junn

  • Impairment and disability: Their relation during stroke rehabilitation

    Elliot J Roth;Elliot J Roth;Allen Walter Heinemann;Allen Walter Heinemann;Linda L. Lovell;Richard L Harvey;Richard L Harvey

Frequent Co-Authors

David S. Tulsky
David S. Tulsky University of Delaware
David Cella
David Cella Northwestern University
Jin Shei Lai
Jin Shei Lai Northwestern University
Noelle E. Carlozzi
Noelle E. Carlozzi University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Rita K. Bode
Rita K. Bode Northwestern University
Walter R. Frontera
Walter R. Frontera University of Puerto Rico
Angelle M. Sander
Angelle M. Sander Baylor College of Medicine
Robert K. Heaton
Robert K. Heaton University of California, San Diego
Richard Gershon
Richard Gershon Northwestern University
John D. Corrigan
John D. Corrigan The Ohio State University

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