PhD, University of Pittsburgh
DPT, University of Pittsburgh
BS, Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Kulich, H.R., Collins, D., Dicianno, B.E., Leykum, L., Worobey, L., Cooper, R., & Koontz, A.M. (2025). Development and content validity of the caregiver assisted transfer technique instrument. Assist Technol, 37(sup1), S96-S104.Taylor & Francis. doi: 10.1080/10400435.2024.2336334.
Worobey, L.A., Bernstein, J., Ott, J., Berner, T., Black, J., Cabarle, M., Roesler, T., Scarborough, S., & Betz, K. (2025). RESNA position on the application of ultralight manual wheelchairs. Assist Technol, 37(2), 69-86.Taylor & Francis. doi: 10.1080/10400435.2023.2221148.
Worobey, L.A., Canter, D., Fyffe, D., Slocum, C., Bryce, T.N., Swank, C., Monden, K., Tefertiller, C., Heineman, A., Cowan, R., Berner, T., & Boninger, M.L. (2025). Wheelchair Repairs: Delays, Causes, and Associated Outcomes. Arch Phys Med Rehabil, 106(3), 379-386.Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2024.10.001.
Murphy, L.F., Bryce, T.N., Coker, J., Scott, M., Roach, M.J., Worobey, L., & Botticello, A.L. (2024). Medical, dental, and optical care utilization among community-living people with spinal cord injury in the United States. J Spinal Cord Med, 47(1), 64-73.Taylor & Francis. doi: 10.1080/10790268.2022.2110817.
Abou, L., Worobey, L.A., Rigot, S.K., Stanley, E., & Rice, L.A. (2023). Reliability of home-based remote and self-assessment of transfers using the Transfer Assessment Instrument among wheelchair users with spinal cord injury. Spinal Cord Ser Cases, 9(1), 10.Springer Nature. doi: 10.1038/s41394-023-00567-5.
Botticello, A.L., Murphy, L.F., Boninger, M., Bryce, T.N., Charlifue, S., Coker, J., Roach, M.J., Scott, M., & Worobey, L. (2023). Residential Mobility and Reasons for Moving Among People Living With Spinal Cord Injury: Results of a Multisite Survey Study. Top Spinal Cord Inj Rehabil, 29(4), 108-121.American Spinal Injury Association. doi: 10.46292/sci23-00030.
Everhart, J., Somers, M., Hibbs, R., & Worobey, L.A. (2023). Clinical utility during inpatient rehabilitation of a clinical prediction rule for ambulation prognosis following spinal cord injury. J Spinal Cord Med, 46(3), 485-493.Taylor & Francis. doi: 10.1080/10790268.2021.1888024.
Field-Fote, E.C., Furbish, C.L., Tripp, N.E., Zanca, J.M., Dyson-Hudson, T., Kirshblum, S., Heinemann, A.W., Chen, D., Felix, E.R., Worobey, L., Schmidt-Read, M., Marino, R.J., & Hayat, M.J. (2022). Characterizing the Experience of Spasticity after Spinal Cord Injury: A National Survey Project of the Spinal Cord Injury Model Systems Centers. Arch Phys Med Rehabil, 103(4), 764-772.e2.Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2021.03.040.
Henderson, G.V., Boninger, M.L., Dicianno, B.E., & Worobey, L.A. (2022). Type and frequency of wheelchair repairs and resulting adverse consequences among veteran wheelchair users. Disabil Rehabil Assist Technol, 17(3), 331-337.Taylor & Francis. doi: 10.1080/17483107.2020.1785559.
Rigot, S.K., Boninger, M.L., Ding, D., Collinger, J.L., Dicianno, B.E., & Worobey, L.A. (2022). Limb accelerations during sleep are related to measures of strength, sensation, and spasticity among individuals with spinal cord injury. J Neuroeng Rehabil, 19(1), 118.Springer Nature. doi: 10.1186/s12984-022-01090-8.
Rigot, S.K., Boninger, M.L., Ding, D., McKernan, G., Field-Fote, E.C., Hoffman, J., Hibbs, R., & Worobey, L.A. (2022). Toward Improving the Prediction of Functional Ambulation After Spinal Cord Injury Through the Inclusion of Limb Accelerations During Sleep and Personal Factors. Arch Phys Med Rehabil, 103(4), 676-687.e6.Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2021.02.029.
Rigot, S.K., DiGiovine, K.M., Boninger, M.L., Hibbs, R., Smith, I., & Worobey, L.A. (2022). Response to Letter to the Editor on "Effectiveness of a Web-Based Direct-to-User Transfer Training Program". Arch Phys Med Rehabil, 103(10), 2063-2064.Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2022.05.002.
Rigot, S.K., DiGiovine, K.M., Boninger, M.L., Hibbs, R., Smith, I., & Worobey, L.A. (2022). Effectiveness of a Web-Based Direct-to-User Transfer Training Program: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Arch Phys Med Rehabil, 103(4), 807-815.e1.Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2021.05.007.
Rigot, S.K., Worobey, L.A., Boninger, M.L., Robinson-Whelen, S., Roach, M.J., Heinemann, A.W., & McKernan, G. (2022). Changes in Internet Use Over Time Among Individuals with Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury. Arch Phys Med Rehabil, 103(4), 832-839.e2.Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2021.04.021.
Worobey, L.A., Heinemann, A.W., Anderson, K.D., Fyffe, D., Dyson-Hudson, T.A., Berner, T., & Boninger, M.L. (2022). Factors Influencing Incidence of Wheelchair Repairs and Consequences Among Individuals with Spinal Cord Injury. Arch Phys Med Rehabil, 103(4), 779-789.Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2021.01.094.
Worobey, L.A., Hibbs, R., Rigot, S.K., Boninger, M.L., Huzinec, R., Sung, J.H., & Rice, L.A. (2022). Intra- and Interrater Reliability of Remote Assessment of Transfers by Wheelchair Users Using the Transfer Assessment Instrument (Version 4.0). Arch Phys Med Rehabil, 103(4), 816-821.Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2020.12.032.
Worobey, L.A., Kirby, R.L., Cowan, R.E., Dyson-Hudson, T.A., Shea, M., Heinemann, A.W., Pedersen, J.P., & Boninger, M.L. (2022). Efficacy of a Remote Train-the-Trainer Model for Wheelchair Skills Training Administered by Clinicians: A Cohort Study With Pre- vs Posttraining Comparisons. Arch Phys Med Rehabil, 103(4), 798-806.Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2021.03.042.
Worobey, L.A., Kirby, R.L., Cowan, R.E., Dyson-Hudson, T.A., Shea, M., Heinemann, A.W., Pedersen, J.P., Hibbs, R., & Boninger, M.L. (2022). Using remote learning to teach clinicians manual wheelchair skills: a cohort study with pre- vs post-training comparisons. Disabil Rehabil Assist Technol, 17(7), 752-759.Taylor & Francis. doi: 10.1080/17483107.2020.1804633.
Worobey, L.A., McKernan, G., Toro, M., Pearlman, J., Cowan, R.E., Heinemann, A.W., Dyson-Hudson, T.A., Pedersen, J.P., Mesoros, M., & Boninger, M.L. (2022). Effectiveness of Group Wheelchair Maintenance Training for People with Spinal Cord Injury: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Arch Phys Med Rehabil, 103(4), 790-797.Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2021.02.031.
Múnera, S., Pearlman, J., Toro, M., Worobey, L., Boninger, M., & Cooper, R.A. (2021). Development and efficacy of an online wheelchair maintenance training program for wheelchair personnel. Assist Technol, 33(1), 49-55.Taylor & Francis. doi: 10.1080/10400435.2019.1619632.
Bossuyt, F.M., Hogaboom, N.S., Worobey, L.A., Koontz, A.M., Arnet, U., & Boninger, M.L. (2020). Start-up propulsion biomechanics changes with fatiguing activity in persons with spinal cord injury. J Spinal Cord Med, 43(4), 476-484.Taylor & Francis. doi: 10.1080/10790268.2019.1582603.
Engel-Haber, E., Zeilig, G., Haber, S., Worobey, L., & Kirshblum, S. (2020). The effect of age and injury severity on clinical prediction rules for ambulation among individuals with spinal cord injury. Spine J, 20(10), 1666-1675.Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/j.spinee.2020.05.551.
Gerber, L.H., Bush, H., Cai, X.C., Morse, L., Worobey, L., & Garfinkel, S. (2020). Scoping review of peer reviewed publications addressing rehabilitation for people sustaining traumatic spinal cord injury. J Spinal Cord Med, 43(4), 421-427.Taylor & Francis. doi: 10.1080/10790268.2019.1645415.
Worobey, L.A., Rigot, S.K., Boninger, M.L., Huzinec, R., Sung, J.H., DiGiovine, K., & Rice, L.A. (2020). Concurrent Validity and Reliability of the Transfer Assessment Instrument Questionnaire as a Self-Assessment Measure. Arch Rehabil Res Clin Transl, 2(4), 100088.Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/j.arrct.2020.100088.
Hogaboom, N., Fyffe, D.C., Botticello, A.L., Worobey, L.A., & Boninger, M.L. (2019). A Cross-Sectional Study to Investigate the Effects of Perceived Discrimination in the Health Care Setting on Pain and Depressive Symptoms in Wheelchair Users With Spinal Cord Injury. Arch Phys Med Rehabil, 100(12), 2233-2243.Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2019.06.016.
Hogaboom, N.S., Onishi, K., Worobey, L.A., & Boninger, M.L. (2019). Microdialysis to Quantify Inflammatory Cytokines in the Glenohumeral Joint: A Brief Methods Report. Am J Phys Med Rehabil, 98(5), 426-429.Wolters Kluwer. doi: 10.1097/PHM.0000000000001098.
Hogaboom, N.S., Worobey, L.A., Houlihan, B.V., Heinemann, A.W., & Boninger, M.L. (2018). Wheelchair Breakdowns Are Associated With Pain, Pressure Injuries, Rehospitalization, and Self-Perceived Health in Full-Time Wheelchair Users With Spinal Cord Injury. Arch Phys Med Rehabil, 99(10), 1949-1956.Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2018.04.002.
Keeney, T., Slavin, M., Kisala, P., Ni, P., Heinemann, A.W., Charlifue, S., Fyffe, D.C., Marino, R.J., Morse, L.R., Worobey, L.A., Tate, D., Rosenblum, D., Zafonte, R., Tulsky, D., & Jette, A.M. (2018). Sensitivity of the SCI-FI/AT in Individuals With Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury. Arch Phys Med Rehabil, 99(9), 1783-1788.Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2018.02.014.
Rigot, S., Worobey, L., & Boninger, M.L. (2018). Gait Training in Acute Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation-Utilization and Outcomes Among Nonambulatory Individuals: Findings From the SCIRehab Project. Arch Phys Med Rehabil, 99(8), 1591-1598.Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2018.01.031.
Worobey, L.A., Rigot, S.K., Hogaboom, N.S., Venus, C., & Boninger, M.L. (2018). Investigating the Efficacy of Web-Based Transfer Training on Independent Wheelchair Transfers Through Randomized Controlled Trials. Arch Phys Med Rehabil, 99(1), 9-16.e10.Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2017.06.025.
Worobey, L.A., Zigler, C.K., Huzinec, R., Rigot, S.K., Sung, J., & Rice, L.A. (2018). Reliability and Validity of the Revised Transfer Assessment Instrument. Top Spinal Cord Inj Rehabil, 24(3), 217-226.American Spinal Injury Association. doi: 10.1310/sci2403-217.
Hiremath, S.V., Hogaboom, N.S., Roscher, M.R., Worobey, L.A., Oyster, M.L., & Boninger, M.L. (2017). Longitudinal Prediction of Quality-of-Life Scores and Locomotion in Individuals With Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury. Arch Phys Med Rehabil, 98(12), 2385-2392.Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2017.05.020.
Myaskovsky, L., Gao, S., Hausmann, L.R.M., Bornemann, K.R., Burkitt, K.H., Switzer, G.E., Fine, M.J., Phillips, S.L., Gater, D., Spungen, A.M., Worobey, L., & Boninger, M.L. (2017). Quality and Equity in Wheelchairs Used by Veterans. Arch Phys Med Rehabil, 98(3), 442-449.Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2016.09.116.
Toro, M.L., Bird, E., Oyster, M., Worobey, L., Lain, M., Bucior, S., Cooper, R.A., & Pearlman, J. (2017). Development of a wheelchair maintenance training programme and questionnaire for clinicians and wheelchair users. Disabil Rehabil Assist Technol, 12(8), 843-851.Taylor & Francis. doi: 10.1080/17483107.2016.1277792.
Hogaboom, N.S., Huang, B.L., Worobey, L.A., Koontz, A.M., & Boninger, M.L. (2016). Cross-Sectional Investigation of Acute Changes in Ultrasonographic Markers for Biceps and Supraspinatus Tendon Degeneration After Repeated Wheelchair Transfers in People With Spinal Cord Injury. Am J Phys Med Rehabil, 95(11), 818-830.Wolters Kluwer. doi: 10.1097/PHM.0000000000000509.
Hogaboom, N.S., Worobey, L.A., & Boninger, M.L. (2016). Transfer Technique Is Associated With Shoulder Pain and Pathology in People With Spinal Cord Injury: A Cross-Sectional Investigation. Arch Phys Med Rehabil, 97(10), 1770-1776.Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2016.03.026.
Kirby, R.L., Worobey, L.A., Cowan, R., Pedersen, J.P., Heinemann, A.W., Dyson-Hudson, T.A., Shea, M., Smith, C., Rushton, P.W., & Boninger, M.L. (2016). Wheelchair Skills Capacity and Performance of Manual Wheelchair Users With Spinal Cord Injury. Arch Phys Med Rehabil, 97(10), 1761-1769.Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2016.05.015.
Slavin, M.D., Ni, P., Tulsky, D.S., Kisala, P.A., Heinemann, A.W., Charlifue, S., Fyffe, D.C., Graves, D.E., Marino, R.J., Morse, L.R., Rosenblum, D., Tate, D., Worobey, L.A., Dawson, M.B., & Jette, A.M. (2016). Spinal Cord Injury-Functional Index/Assistive Technology Short Forms. Arch Phys Med Rehabil, 97(10), 1745-1752.e7.Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2016.03.029.
Toro, M.L., Worobey, L., Boninger, M.L., Cooper, R.A., & Pearlman, J. (2016). Type and Frequency of Reported Wheelchair Repairs and Related Adverse Consequences Among People With Spinal Cord Injury. Arch Phys Med Rehabil, 97(10), 1753-1760.Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2016.03.032.
Worobey, L.A., Kirby, R.L., Heinemann, A.W., Krobot, E.A., Dyson-Hudson, T.A., Cowan, R.E., Pedersen, J.P., Shea, M., & Boninger, M.L. (2016). Effectiveness of Group Wheelchair Skills Training for People With Spinal Cord Injury: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Arch Phys Med Rehabil, 97(10), 1777-1784.e3.Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2016.04.006.
Worobey, L.A., Lin, Y.S., Koontz, A.M., & Boninger, M.L. (2015). Dynamic Three-Dimensional Ultrasound to Evaluate Scapular Movement Among Manual Wheelchair Users and Healthy Controls. Top Spinal Cord Inj Rehabil, 21(4), 303-312.American Spinal Injury Association. doi: 10.1310/sci2104-303.
Boninger, M.L., & Worobey, L.A. (2014). Perfect--the enemy of good. Arch Phys Med Rehabil, 95(4), 608-609.Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2014.01.006.
Lin, Y.S., Boninger, M., Worobey, L., Farrokhi, S., & Koontz, A. (2014). Effects of repetitive shoulder activity on the subacromial space in manual wheelchair users. Biomed Res Int, 2014(1), 583951.Hindawi. doi: 10.1155/2014/583951.
Worobey, L., Oyster, M., Pearlman, J., Gebrosky, B., & Boninger, M.L. (2014). Differences between manufacturers in reported power wheelchair repairs and adverse consequences among people with spinal cord injury. Arch Phys Med Rehabil, 95(4), 597-603.Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2013.11.022.
Worobey, L.A., Udofa, I.A., Lin, Y.S., Koontz, A.M., Farrokhi, S.S., & Boninger, M.L. (2014). Reliability of freehand three-dimensional ultrasound to measure scapular rotations. J Rehabil Res Dev, 51(6), 985-994.Journal of Rehabilitation Research & Development. doi: 10.1682/JRRD.2014.01.0006.
Koontz, A.M., Worobey, L.A., Rice, I.M., Collinger, J.L., & Boninger, M.L. (2012). Comparison between overground and dynamometer manual wheelchair propulsion. J Appl Biomech, 28(4), 412-419.Human Kinetics. doi: 10.1123/jab.28.4.412.
Worobey, L., Oyster, M., Nemunaitis, G., Cooper, R., & Boninger, M.L. (2012). Increases in wheelchair breakdowns, repairs, and adverse consequences for people with traumatic spinal cord injury. Am J Phys Med Rehabil, 91(6), 463-469.Wolters Kluwer. doi: 10.1097/PHM.0b013e31825ab5ec.
Kirby, L., Worobey, L., Shea, M., Pedersen, J.P., & Cowan, R. (2019). Effectiveness of remote asynchronous wheelchair skills training for clinicians. In ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY, 31(5), (p. 236).
Koontz, A.M., Lin, Y.S., Worobey, L., & Boninger, M.L. (2012). Effect of muscle fatiguing tasks on subacromial space in manual wheelchair users. In Proceedings of the Rehabilitation Engineering and Assistive Technology Society of North America 2012 Annual Conference.Baltimore, MD.
Koontz, A.M., Boninger, M.L., Tamburo, E., & Worobey, L.A. (2011). Comparison Of Upper Extremity Electromyography During Manual Wheelchair Propulsion With Three Handrims. In Rehabilitation Engineering and Assistive Technology Society of North America Conference.Toronto, ON, Canada.
Koontz, A.M., Boninger, M.L., & Worobey, L.A. (2010). Role of Trunk Movement in Manual Wheelchair Propulsion in Various Overground Conditions. In American Society of Biomechanics Conference.Providence, RI.
Koontz, A.M., Boninger, M.L., Collinger, J.L., Rice, I., & Worobey, L.A. (2009). A Comparison Between Overground and Dynamometer Wheelchair Propulsion. In Proceedings of the Rehabilitation Engineering and Assistive Technology Society of North America Conference.New Orleans, LA.
Koontz, A.M., Boninger, M.L., Worobey, L.A., Rice, I., & Collinger, J.L. (2009). Curve Shape and Analysis of Manual Wheelchair Propulsion Overground and on a Dynamometer. In Biomedical Engineering Society Annual Fall Meeting.Pittsburgh, PA.