2025 Virtual Research Day

November 7, 2025 | 12:00 - 4:00 PM ET | Live-Virtual | 3.5 ADED Contact Hours 
Members $50 | Verified Students $25 | Non-Members $100 | Non-Members Verified Faculty $50

Non-Members that are Students or Faculty complete this form for verification CLICK HERE - Once verified you will receive a discount code by email

Registration closes 11/6 at 3 PM ET | Attendance at the entire event is required to earn contact hours

Overview: The ADED Virtual Research Day will be a virtual event on November 7, 2025. The ADED Virtual Research Day 2025 theme is Roll with Changes. Students, clinicians, and researchers interested in driver rehabilitation will discuss and enhance their knowledge of evidence-based research and its application to clinical practice at this event. This is a live virtual event and will not be recorded. Attendees must be present live-virtual for the entire event to receive contact hours. 

KEYNOTE | Engaging with research in the field of driver rehabilitation 

Presenters: Emily Haffner, CScD, MOT, OTRL, CDRS & Maria T. Schultheis, PhD

This presentation will share and expand on the outcomes from the Research World Cafe event held at the annual ADED conference this year. The following topics will be addressed: the role of research and implementation in driving rehab, perceptions of driver rehabilitation specialists on the use of research in practice and topics for additional research.  This presentation will build on these findings to define a call to action and next steps for clinicians, researchers, and organizations. 

Impact of Driving Simulators on the Pre-Driving Skills of Individuals with Intellectual or Developmental Disabilities

Authors: Megan Edwards Collins, Ph.D., OTR/L, FAOTA, CAPS, CPFS; Lydia Bravinder, OTS; Ava Clapp, OTS; Evelyn Crumb, OTS; Alexis Farrior, OTS; Emily Hernandez, OTS; Alana Van Schaick, OTS; Keidra Woodson, OTS

Affiliated Institution/Workplace: Winston-Salem State University

Knowledge and Perceptions of Advanced Driver Assistance Systems Among Driving Rehabilitation Specialists

Authors: Kelsee Hove, OTD, OTR/L, CBIS, DRP, Kassidy Hackbarth, OTD/S, Zoie Harvey, OTD/S, Brianna Schwake, OTD/S, Savannah Wiltse, OTD/S

Affiliated Institution/Workplace: Des Moines University  

Assessing driver readiness after acquired brain injury: score agreement of two devices

Authors: Sharon E. Gowdy Wagener, OTD, OTR/L , Nora C. Frigo, OTD, OTR/L, Kathy Woods, OTR/L, CDRS, LDI, Sandra Castro-Pearson, PhD

Affiliated Institution/Workplace: Courage Kenny Rehabilitation Institute/Allina Health

Addressing Return to Driving Goals: The Occupational and Physical Therapist Experience

Authors: Janeen Bolden-Born, PT, DPT, NCS, DHS Candidate

Affiliated Institution/Workplace: University of Indianapolis

Ecological momentary assessment: A novel way to characterize driving after brain injury

Authors: Riley McHugh, Kathryn N. Devlin, Nicole Eng, Jocelyn Ang, Maria T. Schultheis

Affiliated Institution/Workplace: Drexel University

Exploring Bioptic Drivers’ Perceptions of Simulator-Based Training: A Qualitative Interview Study

Authors: Fangda Zhang, Andrew Vanacore, Bradley Dougherty, Dominique M. Rose, Thomas Kerwin, Cameron Wrabel, Emily Haffner, Mary Miller, Susan Wolf, Jingzhen (Ginger) Yang

Affiliated Institution/Workplace: The Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital 

Predictive Ability and Changes over Time of Self-Reported Driving Behavior

Authors: Nicole Eng, MS, Kathryn N. Devlin, PhD, Jocelyn Ang, BS, Molly Split, PhD, Rachel Lyons, BS, Maria T. Schultheis, PhD

Affiliated Institution/Workplace: Drexel University

Click HERE for the session Abstracts

Attendance at the entire event is required to earn contact hours, no partial hours are awarded. Refunds will not be granted. ADED reserves the right to modify content, timetable, change speakers, or cancel events due to unforeseen/unavoidable circumstances at any time. If ADED cancels an event, a full refund will be provided to registrants. All complaints relative to the content, instructor, and registration procedures are to be directed to the ADED executive office: 200 1st Ave NW #505 Hickory NC 28601 or via email eLearning@aded.net

*Current CDRS' & DRPs please refer to policy 403 for educational activity and contact hour information. Attendance for the entire session is required to earn ADED Contact Hours. 

ADED's Education Code of Conduct applies to this and all ADED education.