Stephanie Vasquez, MS, is a Co-I on the RERC and a Rehabilitation Engineer on ST4P. She serves as the Clinical and Research Coordinator at the University of Pittsburgh, as a Rehabilitation Engineer at UPMC-Center for Assistive Technology and is also part of the International Society of Wheelchair Professionals (ISWP). Stephanie is involved in projects at the international level regarding wheelchair testing and wheelchair standards but also has a clinical role in which she works directly with people with disabilities for the provision of appropriate assistive technology and has worked with children, youth, adults and elderly. She completed her Master's degree in Rehabilitation Technology in 2019 and a Bachelor's degree in Mechatronics Engineering in 2014.
She is working in wheelchair test methods related to wheelchair standards for the International Society of Wheelchair Professionals (ISWP) and is working on implementing an area with assistive devices where people with disabilities are welcome to try devices at the Center for Assistive Technology.
Garcia-Mendez, Y., D’Innocenzo, M., Pearlman, J., Vásquez-Gabela, S., Rosen, P., Rodriguez-Funes, M. V., ... & Mhatre, A. (2023). Effects of the WHO 8-step wheelchair-service-delivery process on wheelchair users in El Salvador: a cohort study. Disability and Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology, 1-12.
D’Innocenzo, M. E., Pearlman, J. L., Garcia-Mendez, Y., Vasquez-Gabela, S., Zigler, C., Rosen, P., ... & Mhatre, A. (2021). Exploratory investigation of the outcomes of wheelchair provision through two service models in Indonesia. Plos one, 16(6), e0228428.