Robert Shavelle, PhD, FAACPDM

Life Expectancy Project
1439 - 17th Avenue
San Francisco, CA 94122-3402

Phone (415) 731-0240
Fax (415) 731-0290

Shavelle@LifeExpectancy.org


Dr. Shavelle is Technical Director of the Life Expectancy Project, and a Fellow of the American Academy for Cerebral Palsy and Developmental Medicine.

Curriculum vitae:

Primary areas of research:

  1. Life expectancy of persons with developmental disabilities, such as cerebral palsy (CP), autism, and Down syndrome.
  2. Life expectancy of persons who suffered anoxic, hypoxic, traumatic brain (TBI), or spinal cord (SCI) injuries.
  3. Life expectancy of persons with various medical conditions, such as heart disease, diabetes, and obesity.
  4. Comparative mortality of persons with developmental disabilities in institutions and in the community: Placement.