Dr. Uswatte’s research has been funded by the US Department of Veterans Affairs, National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research, National Institutes of Health, James S. McDonnell Foundation, American Heart Association, and Positive Psychology Network. He received the Mitchell Rosenthal Early Career Research Award from the Division of Rehabilitation Psychology of the American Psychological Association (APA) in 2008, was elected President of that division in 2013, and received the Roger Barker Distinguished Research Contribution Award from the same division in 2020. He was made an APA Fellow in 2011.
His area of clinical specialization is rehabilitation psychology.
Dr. Uswatte’s teaching interests include research methods, statistics, the psychology of strengths and virtues (positive psychology), and the psychology of social inequality.
Sensor-enabled RFID system for monitoring arm activity in daily life.
Conference proceedings : ... Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. Annual Conference.
5219-5223.
2011
Sensor-enabled RFID system for monitoring arm activity in daily life..
Conference proceedings : ... Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. Annual Conference.
2011:5219-5223.
2011
Dr. Uswatte has two main areas of research. The first is the role of behavioral factors in the development and treatment of physical disability after nervous system injury. The second is the study of human psychological strengths such as hope, kindness, and gratitude.
Rehabilitation psychology, neurorehabilitation, neuroplasticity, health psychology, positive psychology
Dr. Uswatte’s teaching interests include research methods, statistics, the psychology of strengths and virtues (positive psychology), and the psychology of social inequality. He has taught courses in seminar, lecture, blended, and online formats.
