Professor, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Northwestern University
Allen Heinemann is a Professor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine and Director of the Center for Rehabilitation Outcomes Research at the Shirley Ryan AbilityLab. His program of rehabilitation-focused health services research includes measurement of patient-reported outcomes and evaluation of medical and vocational rehabilitation services. His Center developed the Rehabilitation Measures Database, an on-line compendium of outcome instrument reviews that are suitable for research and clinical applications. He is a diplomate in Rehabilitation Psychology and a fellow of the American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine (ACRM) and the American Psychological Association. He is a past-president and fellow of ACRM and the Rehabilitation Psychology division. He serves as co-Editor-in-Chief for the Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, and is on the editorial boards of Rehabilitation Psychology and the Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation. He is the author of more than 500 articles and co-directs the Integrated Post-Doctoral Fellowship in Health Services and Outcomes Research at Northwestern. He received the Distinguished Career Award from the Rehabilitation Psychology division of APA and the Gold Key award from ACRM for “extraordinary service to the cause of rehabilitation.” He completed a doctoral degree in psychology at the University of Kansas.