Awarded a three year research grant from the Arthritis Society to fund a five—centre research project titled "The Clinical Responsiveness of Functional Assessment Measures for Paediatric Clients With Juvenile Chronic Arthritis" at the Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario, The Hospital for Sick Children, the Bloorview-MacMillan Centre, the IWK-Grace Health Centre and the Manitoba Children’s Hospital; involved as the principal investigator. Amount of competitive funding received: $52,000