First awarded at ESPA 2019, in honour of Professor Paul Kennedy - Founding Chair of ESPA (2005-2016); and Head of Department of Clinical Psychology, National Spinal Injuries Centre, Stoke Mandeville Hospital, Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust and Director of the Oxford Institute of Clinical Psychology, Harris Manchester College, University of Oxford. The scholarship provides sponsorship for a workshop or oral presentation about a clinical intervention at an ESPA conference and is open to anyone working in the field of spinal cord injury.

Sponsorship is 500 GBP towards ESPA conference registration, travel and accommodation costs. With grateful thanks to Stewarts for their generous sponsorship of this award.

Previous Recipients:

  • 2024 - Dr Kimberley Monden (University of Minnesota Medical School, USA) Feasibility and preliminary outcomes of HRV biofeedback in individuals with tetraplegia and anxiety
  • 2022 – Rebecca Eaton (Oxford Institute of Clinical Psychology Research and Training, University of Oxford) Fatigue: multidimensional impact on whole body and mind
  • 2019 - Maren Westphal (Pace University, USA) Mindfulness and Self Compassion: potential contributions to coping with SCI

First awarded at ESPA 2019 in memory and honour of Mrs Linda Hall - Founding Secretary of ESPA (2005-2015) and Administrator for the Department of Clinical Psychology, National Spinal Injuries Centre, Stoke Mandeville Hospital, Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust. The prize is voted on by the membership and awarded during an ESPA conference for an oral presentation and is open to anyone working or studying in the field of spinal cord injury.

With grateful thanks to Stewarts for their generous sponsorship of this award.

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First awarded at ESPA 2013 in memory and honour of Anette Johansen-Quale at the conference hosted by Sunnass Rehabilitation Hospital, Nesoddtangen, Oslo, Norway. The Anette Johansen-Quale Scholarship provides sponsorship to anyone aged 30 or under working in the field of spinal cord injury to attend and provide an oral presentation at an ESPA Conference.

Sponsorship is 500 GBP towards ESPA conference registration, travel and accommodation

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