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Mulcahey Award for Research in Outcomes Measurement
The 2026 Mulcahey Award has been awarded to Ana Valeria Aguirre Guemez, MD, a Research Fellow at MedStar National Rehabilitation Hospital for her abstract “Myotome Conversion from Zero (MC-0).”
Dr. Aguirre Guemez received the 2026 Mulcahey award during the annual conference in San Antonio, TX.
Her work focuses on spinal cord injury (SCI) research, including upper extremity function and urinary health in patients with neurological conditions.
The Mulcahey Award honors MJ Mulcahey, PhD, OTR/L, a recognized world expert in the rehabilitation of and measurement of outcomes specific to children with spinal cord injury and their families. Dr. Mulcahey served as the Director of Clinical Research and Rehabilitation at the Shriners Hospitals for Children in Philadelphia and is currently a Professor in the Department of Occupational Therapy in the College of Health Professions at Thomas Jefferson University. She was also the first non-physician president of ASIA.
The Mulcahey Award is given for the best abstract submitted to the annual ASIA conference, in the field of outcomes measurement (or outcomes research) in spinal cord injury rehabilitation.
How to Apply
Submit your abstract in response to the general call for abstracts for the annual meeting. Submission deadline for the Mulcahey award is the closing date for the General Call for Abstracts.
Rules and Eligibility
Submitters do not have to be members of ASIA. After reviewing all submitted abstracts for the conference, the program committee will determine the top three papers in the area of outcomes measurement and will forward them to the Research and Awards Committee to determine the winner. The Mulcahey award includes a cash prize and an award presented during the annual scientific meeting.
Individuals currently serving as ASIA President, President-Elect, Immediate Past President, Research and Awards Committee Chair and Vice Chair are ineligible for the Mulcahey Award.
Past Mulcahey Award Recipients
