Professor
University of Michigan
Michelle A. Meade, Ph.D. is a Full Professor with tenure in the University of Michigan (UM) Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. As a rehabilitation psychologist, she conducts research with, provides clinical services to, and advocates for individuals with physical disabilities. Dr. Meade is the Principal Investigator (PI) and Director of the Rehabilitation Research and Training Center on Investigating Disability factors and promoting Environmental Access for Healthy Living (IDEAL RRTC, which is focused on promoting healthy aging for individuals with long-term physical disabilities. She is also Co-Director for the University of Michigan Center for Disability Health and Wellness with a mission to develop and apply innovative research, clinical, and educational strategies to address inequities in healthcare access, quality, and outcomes experienced by individuals with physical, sensory and developmental disabilities across the lifespan. Her primary research interests focus around self-management and enhancing health and participation, and reducing health care disparities, among individuals with disabilities through the identification of modifiable factors, the development and validation of culturally relevant interventions, and the implementation of tailored dissemination and knowledge translation strategies. Dr. Meade is a fellow of the American Psychological Association (APA) and a Past-President-elect of Rehabilitation Psychology, Division 22 of APA/.
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