More About the Craig Research Department
The Research Department was established in 1974 when Craig was first awarded a Spinal Cord Injury Model System grant from the US Department of Education National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR). In 1998, Craig’s brain injury program received a similar designation when it was first named a TBI Model System. Today, Craig continues to serve as both a TBI and a SCI Model Systems Center and also manages the TBIMS National Database and Statistical Program, which serves as a central resource for the 16 TBIMS Centers across the U.S. and supports innovative projects and research in the delivery, demonstration, and evaluation of medical, rehabilitation, vocational and other services designed to meet the needs of individuals with TBI.
As a part of our research team, you will be contributing to a national longitudinal database, conducting local research projects that are of interest and importance to Craig– such as translational research, which seeks to move science discoveries more quickly and efficiently into therapy and medical practice – and collaborating with other Model Systems Centers in research of common interest.