Rocked by the deaths of its founders and namesakes, the Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation set out to rebuild its brand and infrastructure — and a renewed, more empowered organization emerged.
When Reeve was injured in 1995, his wife, Dana Reeve, turned to the APA for help. According to Susan Howley, executive vice president and director of research for the now Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation, it was around that time that the APA grew from a singularly focused organization with an individual grants program to launch a research consortium that fostered collaboration and networking at the basic science level.
Going Forward
When Reeve was injured in 1995, his wife, Dana Reeve, turned to the APA for help. According to Susan Howley, executive vice president and director of research for the now Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation, it was around that time that the APA grew from a singularly focused organization with an individual grants program to launch a research consortium that fostered collaboration and networking at the basic science level.