Center on Knowledge Translation for Technology Transfer
Welcome to Knowledge Translation for Technology Transfer (KT4TT)
Our Mission
The mission of the Knowledge Translation for Technology Transfer Center is to improve both the KT and TT skills of NIDRR grantees and related stakeholders to achieve the following objectives:
- To contribute to the knowledge base of KT for TT.
- To improve knowledge about and practice of KT for the National Institute on Disability Rehabilitation Research and their TT grantees and other Knowledge Users (consumers, manufacturers, researchers, policy makers, and brokers).
- Increase use of Knowledge Translation methods by researchers, and increase use of research-based knowledge by external stakeholders.
The program intends to increase technology transfer results that improve the quality of life for persons with disabilities through a three-pronged approach:
- Research-based Interventions to implement and test the Knowledge to Action model;
- Development-based applications of Knowledge Translation to accomplish Technology Transfer outcomes;
- Utilization-oriented methods of Dissemination, Training and Technical Assistance to effectively communicate with knowledge producers and knowledge users.
Research Project 1 - Knowledge Synthesis on Knowledge Translation Reconciled with Technology Transfer
Research Project 2 - Establishing the Context of Knowledge Production and Knowledge Utilization
Research Project 3 - Knowledge Translation (KT) Intervention in Grantee Knowledge Innovations
Development Project 1 - Demonstrating Knowledge Translation for Technology Transfer Outcomes to Grantees
Development Project 2 - Knowledge Base and Toolkit for Knowledge Translation and Technology Transfer
Technical Assistance options
News and Highlights
The KT4TT program has relocated to a new off-campus location. <<more>>
KT4TT Update Knowledge Translation for Technology e-newsletter <<more>>
Funded by a $5 million grant from the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research—the only one awarded in the U.S. for this purpose—the project extends the 15-year history of product development and commercialization carried out by UB’s Rehabilitation Engineering Research Center on Technology Transfer. <<more>>
