Let Us Build Something Meaningful Together
Monarch Balance for Life welcomes partnerships with researchers, clinicians, students, healthcare organizations, community groups, aging-service providers, and technology developers who share an interest in healthy aging, mobility, cognition, rehabilitation, and fall prevention.
We are especially interested in collaborations that connect rigorous research with practical clinical and community needs.
Ways to Work With Us
Collaborate on study development, grant preparation, measurement selection, protocol design, recruitment planning, data analysis, clinical interpretation, student mentorship, and dissemination.
Evaluate wearable sensors, rehabilitation equipment, clinical tools, or digital health technologies through feasibility, usability, reliability, validity, and comparison studies.
Seek evidence-informed guidance on healthy-aging initiatives, fall-prevention programs, outcome measures, research design, clinical integration, or community implementation.
Request community talks, clinician workshops, continuing education, panel participation, demonstrations, or customized educational series.
Develop reciprocal partnerships with healthcare organizations, rehabilitation practices, community groups, aging-service organizations, and advocacy programs.
Explore doctoral mentorship, student research, assistantships, scholarly projects, and other opportunities to contribute to MB4L research and engagement.
Potential Contributions
- Feasibility and usability testing
- Reliability and validity studies
- Comparison with established clinical or laboratory measures
- Protocol and outcome-measure development
- Clinical interpretation
- Pilot testing with relevant populations
- Student research and dissemination
Important Framing
MB4L may collaborate on independent research evaluation of a product or technology. A research partnership does not imply endorsement, certification, regulatory approval, or guaranteed findings. Scope, funding, intellectual property, data ownership, and dissemination expectations should be established before work begins.
Join the Research Team
Students interested in healthy aging, mobility, cognition, fall prevention, rehabilitation, or movement science may contribute to research development, analysis, writing, presentations, community engagement, and future data collection.
- Kinesiology and Rehabilitation PhD Students
Prospective doctoral students should contact the program director before applying to discuss research alignment, mentorship capacity, expectations, and possible opportunities. - DPT and Other Health-Professions Students
Opportunities may include research assistant roles, independent studies, scholarly projects, case-based research, abstracts, posters, and manuscripts. - Undergraduate Students
Students may assist with literature review, data organization, analysis, community engagement, and research dissemination based on preparation and project needs. - Visiting and External Collaborators
Clinicians, trainees, and investigators outside ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½ may inquire about focused scholarly, educational, data-analysis, or technology-evaluation collaborations.
PhD in Kinesiology and Rehabilitation
About the Program
ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½â€™s interdisciplinary PhD in Kinesiology and Rehabilitation prepares kinesiologists and rehabilitation professionals to become researchers, educators, mentors, and leaders. Students complete research coursework, apprenticeships, electives, and dissertation study while working with faculty mentors and collaborators across ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½.
Potential Alignment With MB4L
- Healthy aging and participation
- Fall risk and fall prevention
- Gait, balance, and motor control
- Cognition-mobility relationships
- Clinical measurement and rehabilitation
- Wearable technology and data science
- Community-engaged and translational research
Graduate Assistantships
Competitive graduate assistantships may be available to qualified doctoral students. Duties may include teaching, research, or program support. Admission does not guarantee funding, and availability and eligibility vary by year. Official ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½ sources should provide current requirements and details.
What to Include in an Initial Inquiry
- Research Interests
A brief description of the questions, populations, methods, or problems that interest you. - Alignment
Why MB4L and the proposed mentor are a good fit for your goals. - Background
Your current program, degrees, clinical or research experience, and relevant skills. - Materials
A current CV or résumé and an approximate timeline for applying or becoming involved.
Current Opportunities
Monarch Balance for Life is not currently enrolling participants in an active research study or offering routine clinical fall-risk assessments. We welcome inquiries about research collaboration, doctoral mentorship, student involvement, education, technology evaluation, and consultation.