The Orthotics and Prosthetics Foundation for Education and Research announced its fall microgrants recipients for 2025.
Recipients include:
Amanda Kemper, CP, “Age of Initial Treatment of Pectus Carinatum on Treatment Duration”
Kemper is an orthotics resident at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago. She completed her prosthetics residency at the University of Michigan. She earned her master’s in O&P from Northwestern University, along with graduate coursework in clinical investigation that strengthened her foundation in study curation and driving evidence-based practice. Kemper was awarded the 2024 Orthotist and Prosthetist Scholarship from the American Board of Certification for Orthotics, Prosthetics, and Pedorthics.
Brittany Moores, CPO, “Understanding Clinical Phrases from Patient and Prosthetist Perspectives”
Moores is a doctoral candidate in the Department of Human Movement and Rehabilitation Sciences at Northeastern University. Her research integrates clinical biomechanics, preference, prescription, and communication to better understand the relationship between prosthetists and their patients to improve prosthetist satisfaction, patient outcomes, and clinic efficiency.
The Foundation’s microgrant program awards one-year grants of $2,000 to support clinically relevant activities and projects. These microgrants aim to empower health professionals, researchers, students, and residents to pursue projects and activities that may contribute to clinical care in O&P. The grants are awarded based on the scholarly merit and clinical relevance of the proposed activity/project. The microgrant program awards biannually in the spring and fall.
“The microgrants team was pleased to receive so many thorough and high-quality applications this cycle. Applications covered a range of topics, from measurement and clinical implementation of orthotics and prosthetics treatment strategies to education and professional development looking toward the future of O&P care,” said Nicole Walker, MS, CPO, microgrants program manager shares. “We were especially excited to receive applications from individuals in various stages of their O&P careers, as a primary goal of the microgrants program is to support meaningful work for O&P professionals across the span of their career. The microgrants team would like to express a special thanks to our peer reviewers for their dedication and thoughtful reviews, and for members of The O&P Foundation who supported the success of the fall 2025 microgrants cycle.”
