These interdisciplinary communities advance the mission of ACRM, connect you with colleagues who share your interests, support your professional development, and all together — work to advance the field of rehabilitation — to bring the research into practice — FASTER.
Start your journey toward investing in your future. Join ACRM Community Group Meetings — connect with others, develop friendships and collaborations that can last a lifetime.
Build connections to help your career thrive. By engaging with members of groups, you are able to collaborate on projects, amp-up your career through natural networking, and you have the opportunity to transform lives by actively making a meaningful difference helping to get the research to practice faster.
Chair: Risa Richardson, PhD, FACRM – James A. Haley Veterans Hospital
Chair: Yelena G. Bodien, PhD – Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital
Brain Injury
Chair: Kristine T. Kingsley, PsyD, ABPP – Institute of Cognitive and Emotional Wellness
Chair: Juan Carlos C. Arango Lasprilla, PhD – Giunti Psychometrics
International
Chair: Prateek Grover, MD, PhD, MHA, FAAPMR – Washington University
Limb Care
Chair: Kristine T. Kingsley, PsyD, ABPP – Institute of Cognitive and Emotional Wellness
International
Chair: Sandra L. Kletzel, PhD – Edward Hines Jr. VA Hospital
Chair: Sanghee Moon, PhD – Ithaca College
Neurodegenerative Disease (e.g. MS, Parkinson’s disease)
Chair: Thomas F. Bergquist, Ph.D., ABPP-Cn, FACRM – Mayo Clinic
Chair: Angelle M. Sander, PhD, FACRM – Baylor College of Medicine
Brain Injury
Chair: Patricia C. Heyn, PhD, FGSA, FACRM – Marymount University
Aging Research & Geriatric Rehabilitation
Chair: Jean A. Shelton, PhD, MBA, FACHE, CBIS – On With Life
Arts & Neuroscience
Chair: Risa Richardson, PhD, FACRM – James A. Haley Veterans Hospital
Chair: Yelena G. Bodien, PhD – Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital
Brain Injury
Chair: Terrence M. Pugh, MD – Atrium Health Carolinas Rehabilitation
Cancer Rehabilitation
Chair: Stephanie A. Kolakowsky-Hayner, PhD, CBIST, FACRM – Good Shepherd Rehabilitation Network/Good Shepherd Penn Partners
Career Development
Chair: Prateek Grover, MD, PhD, MHA, FAAPMR – Washington University
Limb Care
Chair: Linda Ehrlich-Jones, PhD, RN – Shirley Ryan AbilityLab
Measurement
Chair: Julie Faieta, PhD, MOT, OTR/L – University of Pittsburgh
Neurodegenerative Disease (e.g. MS, Parkinson’s disease)
Chair: Sandra L. Kletzel, PhD – Edward Hines Jr. VA Hospital
Chair: Sanghee Moon, PhD – Ithaca College
Neurodegenerative Disease (e.g. MS, Parkinson’s disease)
Chair: Roberta OShea, PT, DPT, PhD – Governors State University
Pediatric Rehabilitation
Chair: Sheryl D. Katta-Charles, MD – Medical Director, Brain Injury Rehab, Rehabilitation Hospital of Indiana
Physicians & Clinicians
Chair: Jeanne Zanca, MPT, PhD, FACRM – Kessler Foundation
Rehabilitation Treatment Specification System
Chair: Suzanne Burns, PhD, OTR/L – University of New Mexico
Chair: Emily Kringle, PhD, OTR/L – University of Minnesota
Stroke
Chair: Rachel M. Proffitt, OTD, OTR/L – University of Missouri
Technology (e.g. robotics, assistive technology, mHealth)
Chair: Patricia C. Heyn, PhD, FGSA, FACRM – Marymount University
Aging Research & Geriatric Rehabilitation
Chair: Devan R. Parrott, PhD – Rehabilitation Hospital of Indiana
Chair: Patricia Garcia, Psy.D – Rehabilitation Hospital of Indiana/Indiana University School of Medicine-Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Brain Injury
Chair: Juliet Haarbauer-Krupa, Phd, FACRM – Division of Injury Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, CDC
Chair: Drew Nagele, PsyD, ABPP, CBIST, CESP, FACRM – Brain Injury Association of Pennsylvania
Brain Injury
Chair: Alison M. Cogan, PhD, OTR/L – VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System
Military and Veterans Affairs
Chair: Ekaterina Dobryakova, PhD – Kessler Foundation
Neurodegenerative Disease (e.g. MS, Parkinson’s disease)
Chair: Denise C. Fyffe, PhD – Kessler Foundation
Spinal Cord Injury
Chair: Veronica T. Rowe, MS(R), CBIST, FNAP, PhD, OTR/L – Georgia State University
Stroke
Chair: Tammy Richmond, MS, OTRL, FAOTA – Go2Care
Chair: Sutanuka Bhattacharjya, PhD., OTR/L – Georgia State University
Chair: Kristen Weidner, MS, CCC-SLP – University of Kentucky
Technology (e.g. robotics, assistive technology, mHealth)
Chair: Christina Dillahunt-Aspillaga, PhD, CRC, CVE, CLCP, CBIST, ICVE,-D, IPEC, FACRM – University of South Florida
Chair: Jeffrey Wertheimer, PhD, ABPP-CN – Cedars Sinai Medical Center
Behavioral Health Services
Chair: Noah D. Silverberg, RPsych, ABPP-CN – University of British Columbia Acquired Brain Injury Program
Brain Injury
Chair: Monique R. Pappadis, MEd, PhD – TIRR Memorial Hermann & University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston
Chair: Deborah Backus, PT, PhD, FACRM (she/her/hers) – Crawford Research Institute
Career Development
Chair: Jessica Edelstein, PhD, OTR/L – Colorado State University
Health Services Research
Chair: Kristine T. Kingsley, PsyD, ABPP – Institute of Cognitive and Emotional Wellness
International
Chair: Beth Frates, MD, FACLM, DipABLM – Wellness Synergy, LLC
Lifestyle Medicine
Chair: Hannes Devos, PhD, PT – University of Kansas Medical Center
Aging Research & Geriatric Rehabilitation
Chair: Jennifer V. Wethe, PhD, ABPP-CN – Mayo Clinic School of Medicine
Chair: John J. Leddy, MD, FACSM, FACP, FAMSSM (he/him/his) – Department of Orthopaedics, Jacobs School of Medicine & Biomedical Sciences
Athlete Development & Sports Rehabilitation
Chair: Thomas F. Bergquist, Ph.D., ABPP-Cn, FACRM – Mayo Clinic
Brain Injury
Chair: Brooke M. Murtaugh, OTD, OTR/L, CBIST, BT-C – Madonna Rehabilitation Hospitals
Burn Rehabilitation
Chair: Sara Christensen-Holz, MD – University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health
Chair: Jennifer Hayter, MA, OTR/L, CLT-LANA – City of Hope National Medical Center
Cancer Rehabilitation
Chair: Kathleen Van Dyk, PhD – UCLA
Chair: Christina Weyer Jamora, PhD – University of California San Francisco
Cancer Rehabilitation
Chair: Anne Fleischer, PhD, MPH, OT/L, CLT-LANA – University of Cincinnati
Cancer Rehabilitation
Chair: Lynn R. Tanner, PT – Children’s Minnesota
Chair: Maria C. Swartz, PhD, MPH, RD, LD – UT MD Anderson Cancer Center
Cancer Rehabilitation
Pediatric Rehabilitation
Chair: Mackenzi Pergolotti, PhD, OTR/L – ReVital Cancer Rehabilitation, Select Medical
Chair: Tim F. Marshall, PhD, M.S., ACSM/ACS-CET – Ivy Rehab Network
Cancer Rehabilitation
Chair: Sonya Kim, PhD, CRC, BCB – NYU School Grossman of Medicine Department of Neurology and Department of Rehabilitation
Complementary Integrative Rehabilitation Medicine
Chair: Tamra Keeney, DPT, PhD – Massachusetts General Hospital
Health Services Research
Chair: Fofi Constantinidou, PhD, CCC-SLP, CBIS, FACRM (she/her/hers) – Center for Applied Neuroscience, University of Cyprus
Chair: Fransiska M. Bossuyt, MSc, MSc, PhD – Shoulder Health and Mobility Group, Swiss Paraplegic Research, Switzerland
International
Chair: Kristine T. Kingsley, PsyD, ABPP – Institute of Cognitive and Emotional Wellness
International
Chair: Terrence Carolan, MPT, MBA – CARF International
Chair: Stephanie A. Kolakowsky-Hayner, PhD, CBIST, FACRM – Good Shepherd Rehabilitation Network/Good Shepherd Penn Partners
Pain Rehabilitation
Chair: Natalie Gilmore, PhD, CCC-SLP – Massachusetts General Hospital
Chair: Emily Braun, MS, CCC-SLP – Boston University
Stroke
Chair: Elena V. Donoso Brown, PhD, OTR/L – Duquesne University
Chair: Susan E. Fasoli, ScD, OTR/L – MGH Institute of Health Professions
Stroke
Chair: Christina Dillahunt-Aspillaga, PhD, CRC, CVE, CLCP, CBIST, ICVE,-D, IPEC, FACRM – University of South Florida
Chair: Jeffrey Wertheimer, PhD, ABPP-CN – Cedars Sinai Medical Center
Behavioral Health Services
Chair: Devan R. Parrott, PhD – Rehabilitation Hospital of Indiana
Chair: Chari I. Hirshson, PhD – Northern Westchester Hospital, Northwell Health System
Brain Injury
Chair: Allan J. Kozlowski, PhD, B.Sc. (PT) – Mary Free Bed Rehabilitation Hospital
Measurement
Chair: Sarah J. Donkers, PT, PhD – University of Saskatchewan
Chair: Silvana L. Costa, Ph.D – Kessler Foundation
Neurodegenerative Disease (e.g. MS, Parkinson’s disease)
The dedicated volunteers working within ACRM committees and groups are the primary driving force advancing the mission of ACRM.
Each interdisciplinary special interest and networking group is a unique community where like-minded, yet specialized health care and research colleagues collaborate to IMPROVE LIVES.
The Hilton Anatole in Dallas is an extraordinary venue & the perfect scene for the collaboration, in-depth learning, and connections made at the ACRM Annual Fall Conference.
The space is lovely, showcasing the largest art collection of any American hotel, with works ranging from paintings and sculpture to a piece of the Berlin Wall.
Open and inviting, the Anatole is designed for artful collaboration. There’s plenty of public seating for impromptu meetings, two full-service restaurants, two counter-service cafes, a contemporary bar, shopping, spa, outdoor circuit trail, world-class gym, indoor pool and more—all onsite.
ACRM has secured incredible savings on Hilton with the negotiated rate of $250/night (and government rates as low as $170) — unheard of prices these days for a premium hotel.
As an additional bonus you may extend your stay at these fantastic ACRM-discounted rates for up to three days prior to and three days post-conference, subject to availability.
Book today at the headquarters Hilton, visit ACRM.org/venue.
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