80th Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Cerebral Palsy & Developmental Medicine (AACPDM) in Philadelphia, PA in September 2026

Free Paper Presentations

1. Guillot, A., Jakubowski, M., Pappas, A., Diallo, H., Samuel, N., Kumavor, P., Srinivasan, S. Measuring differences in upper extremity use using wrist worn accelerometers in children with hemiplegia during a play-based training program.
2. Jakubowski, M., Guillot, A., Chaganti A., Grewal, K., Allen, M., Jarvis, Z., Yumiseba, S., Silverman, R., Kumavor, P., Srinivasan, S. Accelerating to acceptance: Ride-on-toy-based training vs. traditional therapy for children with upper extremity motor asymmetry.
3. Jakubowski, M., Guillot, A., Cronin H., Folmann, S., Gagnier, M., London, V., Cardoso, M., Kumavor, P., Srinivasan, S. Steering affected arm use: Ride-on-toy-based training vs. conventional therapy for children with hemiplegia.

Poster Presentations

• Guillot, A., Jakubowski, M., Srinivasan, S. In-session engagement from a relational perspective: Insights from an upper extremity training program using modified ride-on toys.
• Guillot, A., Jakubowski, M., Baiju, P., Tran, A., Oliveri, C., Kumavor, P., Srinivasan, S. Fun and feasible: Acceptance of a novel upper extremity training program with ride-on toys for children with hemiplegia.
• Jakubowski, M., Guillot, A., Lawrence J., Borkowski, K., Slunt, N., Cardoso, M., Kumavor, P., Srinivasan, S. Driven to improve: Comparing efficacy of ride-on-toy-based upper extremity training and traditional therapy for children with hemiplegia.

Demonstration Poster Presentation

• Jakubowski, M., Guillot, A., Kumavor, P., Srinivasan, S. Learning to SPEED: Training clinicians and caregivers to deliver a ride-on-toy-based upper extremity intervention for children with hemiplegia.
• Srinivasan, S., Kenyon, L.K. Driving to learn upper extremity skills: Integration of the assessment of learning powered mobility use into an activity-focused intervention using joystick-operated ride-on toys.

UConn Allied Health Honors Undergraduate Research Symposium Spring 2026

Poster Presentations

1. London, V., Jakubowski, M., Guillot, A., Srinivasan, S. Play to Win: A Randomized Controlled Trial to Assess the Effects of Play-Based Training on Upper Extremity Function in Children with Hemiplegia. 
2. Cronin, H., Jakubowski, M., Guillot, A., Srinivasan, S. Effects of a Ride-On Toy Navigation Training Program on Independent Affected Arm Use in Children with Unilateral Cerebral Palsy.

Combined Sections Meeting of the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA-CSM) held in Anaheim, CA in February 2026

All Posters (3 of which were awarded the Social Responsibility Ribbon)

1. Jarvis, Z., Jakubowski, M., Guillot, A., Barrett, M., Srinivasan, S. (2026) Double the fun: Feasibility and acceptance of a ride-on toy intervention for children with UCP.
2. Diallo, H., Guillot, A., Jakubowski, M., Edirisinghe, C., Nguyen, K., Srinivasan, S. Accelerometer and video-based upper extremity use measurements in children with hemiplegia using a ride-on toy.
3. Drouillard, R., Guillot, A., Jakubowski, M., London, V., Gagnier, M., Lucas, J., Steigerwald, H., Lawrence, J., Borkowski, K., Srinivasan, S. Drive to Thrive: Efficacy of two play-based upper extremity interventions for children with hemiplegia.
4. Barbour, K., Jakubowski, M., Guillot, A., Jhaveri, N., Cronin, H., Srinivasan, S. One hand or two? Comparing ride-on-toy-based upper extremity motor training interventions for children with UCP.
5. Merritt C., Tippireddy A., Guillot, A., Jakubowski, M., Srinivasan, S. Task breakdown: Exploring task-related improvements in children with ucp during a ride-on toy-based training program.
6. Srinivasan, S., Guillot, A., Jakubowski, M. Acceptance of a novel community-based pediatric upper extremity intervention using ride-on toys: Caregiver perspectives.