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NSU Researcher Receives $1 Million Grant to Develop Virtual World Program
Sandra Winkler, Ph.D.
Sandra Winkler, Ph.D., faculty researcher and assistant professor for the NSU College of Health Care Sciences, was recently awarded a three-year grant totaling nearly $1 million in funding from the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality to pursue her study. The project costs will be 100% financed with federal funds.
An alternate virtual world program like Second Life® is sometimes used to escape reality, but one researcher is examining whether these same virtual worlds that are used to stimulate the imagination could help amputees develop the skills needed to navigate the real world.
Winkler’s research titled “Dissemination of Amputation and Prosthetic Evidence-based Medicine (DAP-EM)” will translate into educational and supportive programs to benefit amputees functionally and psychologically and potentially help reduce “phantom limb pain” which commonly occurs in amputees as a result of the trauma they experienced.
Doctoral students from NSU will also be a part of the research, including working with military spouses in a virtual world environment and helping amputees plan home modifications using a virtual home.
For more information about this study, please visit click here.
