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ACRM Community Group Meetings

The lifeblood of ACRM is its family of community groups comprised of Special Interest and Networking Groups.

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.

 

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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.

 

Meeting links for each Community Group are provided below.

 
  • Tuesday, November 8, 2022
  • 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM
    Brain Injury Interdisciplinary Special Interest Group Disorders of Consciousness Task Force Location: 4B

    Chair: Risa Richardson, PhD, FACRM – James A. Haley Veterans Hospital

    Chair: Yelena G. Bodien, PhD – Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital

    Brain Injury

  • 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM
    International Interdisciplinary Special Interest Group Service Delivery Task Force Location: 4P

    Chair: Kristine T. Kingsley, PsyD, ABPP – Institute of Cognitive and Emotional Wellness

    Chair: Juan Carlos C. Arango Lasprilla, PhD – Giunti Psychometrics

    International

  • 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM
    Limb Care Networking Group Location: 4I

    Chair: Prateek Grover, MD, PhD, MHA, FAAPMR – Washington University

    Limb Care

  • 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM
    International Interdisciplinary Special Interest Group Executive Committee & Task Force Chairs Meeting Location: 4I

    Chair: Kristine T. Kingsley, PsyD, ABPP – Institute of Cognitive and Emotional Wellness

    International

  • 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM
    Neurodegenerative Diseases Networking Group Parkinsonism and Related Movement Disorders Task Force Location: 4D

    Chair: Sandra L. Kletzel, PhD – Edward Hines Jr. VA Hospital

    Chair: Sanghee Moon, PhD – Ithaca College

    Neurodegenerative Disease (e.g. MS, Parkinson’s disease)

  • Wednesday, November 9, 2022
  • 12:05 PM – 1:20 PM
    Brain Injury Interdisciplinary Special Interest Group Summit Location: Continental A

    Chair: Thomas F. Bergquist, Ph.D., ABPP-Cn, FACRM – Mayo Clinic

    Chair: Angelle M. Sander, PhD, FACRM – Baylor College of Medicine

    Brain Injury

  • 3:30 PM – 4:30 PM
    Aging Research & Geriatric Rehabilitation Networking Group Location: 4G

    Chair: Patricia C. Heyn, PhD, FGSA, FACRM – Marymount University

    Aging Research & Geriatric Rehabilitation

  • 3:30 PM – 4:30 PM
    Arts and Neuroscience Networking Group: Social, Chat, & Share Location: 4H

    Chair: Jean A. Shelton, PhD, MBA, FACHE, CBIS – On With Life

    Arts & Neuroscience

  • 3:30 PM – 4:30 PM
    Brain Injury Interdisciplinary Special Interest Group Disorders of Consciousness Task Force Location: 4B

    Chair: Risa Richardson, PhD, FACRM – James A. Haley Veterans Hospital

    Chair: Yelena G. Bodien, PhD – Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital

    Brain Injury

  • 3:30 PM – 4:30 PM
    Cancer Rehabilitation Networking Group Location: 4E

    Chair: Terrence M. Pugh, MD – Atrium Health Carolinas Rehabilitation

    Cancer Rehabilitation

  • 3:30 PM – 4:30 PM
    Career Development Networking Group Early Engagement Task Force Location: 4B

    Chair: Stephanie A. Kolakowsky-Hayner, PhD, CBIST, FACRM – Good Shepherd Rehabilitation Network/Good Shepherd Penn Partners

    Career Development

  • 3:30 PM – 4:30 PM
    Limb Care Networking Group Location: 4I

    Chair: Prateek Grover, MD, PhD, MHA, FAAPMR – Washington University

    Limb Care

  • 3:30 PM – 4:30 PM
    Measurement Interdisciplinary Special Interest Group Location: 4A

    Chair: Linda Ehrlich-Jones, PhD, RN – Shirley Ryan AbilityLab

    Measurement

  • 3:30 PM – 4:30 PM
    Neurodegenerative Diseases Networking Group Alzheimer’s Disease Task Force Location: 4Q

    Chair: Julie Faieta, PhD, MOT, OTR/L – University of Pittsburgh

    Neurodegenerative Disease (e.g. MS, Parkinson’s disease)

  • 3:30 PM – 4:30 PM
    Neurodegenerative Diseases Networking Group Parkinsonism and Related Movement Disorders Task Force Location: 4L

    Chair: Sandra L. Kletzel, PhD – Edward Hines Jr. VA Hospital

    Chair: Sanghee Moon, PhD – Ithaca College

    Neurodegenerative Disease (e.g. MS, Parkinson’s disease)

  • 3:30 PM – 4:30 PM
    Pediatric Rehabilitation Networking Group Location: 4C

    Chair: Roberta OShea, PT, DPT, PhD – Governors State University

    Pediatric Rehabilitation

  • 3:30 PM – 4:30 PM
    Physicians and Clinicians Networking Group Location: 4J

    Chair: Sheryl D. Katta-Charles, MD – Medical Director, Brain Injury Rehab, Rehabilitation Hospital of Indiana

    Physicians & Clinicians

  • 3:30 PM – 4:30 PM
    Rehabilitation Treatment Specification Networking Group Location: 4K

    Chair: Jeanne Zanca, MPT, PhD, FACRM – Kessler Foundation

    Rehabilitation Treatment Specification System

  • 3:30 PM – 4:30 PM
    Stroke Interdisciplinary Special Interest Group Health and Wellness Task Force Location: 4P

    Chair: Suzanne Burns, PhD, OTR/L – University of New Mexico

    Chair: Emily Kringle, PhD, OTR/L – University of Minnesota

    Stroke

  • 3:30 PM – 4:30 PM
    Technology Networking Group Location: 4M

    Chair: Rachel M. Proffitt, OTD, OTR/L – University of Missouri

    Technology (e.g. robotics, assistive technology, mHealth)

  • 6:15 PM – 7:15 PM
    Aging Research & Geriatric Rehabilitation Meet and Greet Location: 4L

    Chair: Patricia C. Heyn, PhD, FGSA, FACRM – Marymount University

    Aging Research & Geriatric Rehabilitation

  • 6:15 PM – 7:15 PM
    Brain Injury Interdisciplinary Special Interest Group Ethnicity and Diversity Task Force Location: 4I

    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

  • 6:15 PM – 7:15 PM
    Brain Injury Interdisciplinary Special Interest Group Pediatric and Adolescent Task Force Location: 4H

    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

  • 6:15 PM – 7:15 PM
    Military and Veterans Affairs Networking Group Location: 4K

    Chair: Alison M. Cogan, PhD, OTR/L – VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System

    Military and Veterans Affairs

  • 6:15 PM – 7:15 PM
    Neurodegenerative Disease Networking Group Location: 4G

    Chair: Ekaterina Dobryakova, PhD – Kessler Foundation

    Neurodegenerative Disease (e.g. MS, Parkinson’s disease)

  • 6:15 PM – 7:15 PM
    Spinal Cord Injury Interdisciplinary Special Interest Group Meet and Greet Mixer Location: 4A

    Chair: Denise C. Fyffe, PhD – Kessler Foundation

    Spinal Cord Injury

  • 6:15 PM – 7:15 PM
    Stroke Interdisciplinary Special Interest Group Location: 4D

    Chair: Veronica T. Rowe, MS(R), CBIST, FNAP, PhD, OTR/L – Georgia State University

    Stroke

  • 6:15 PM – 7:15 PM
    Technology Networking Group Telehealth Task Force Location: 4B

    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)

  • Thursday, November 10, 2022
  • 7:00 AM – 8:00 AM
    Behavioral Health Networking Group Location: 4P

    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

  • 7:00 AM – 8:00 AM
    Brain Injury Interdisciplinary Special Interest Group Mild Traumatic Brain Injury Task Force Location: 4B

    Chair: Noah D. Silverberg, RPsych, ABPP-CN – University of British Columbia Acquired Brain Injury Program

    Brain Injury

  • 7:00 AM – 8:00 AM
    Career Development Networking Group Location: 4J

    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

  • 7:00 AM – 8:00 AM
    Health Research Services Networking Group Health Policy Task Force Location: 4G

    Chair: Jessica Edelstein, PhD, OTR/L – Colorado State University

    Health Services Research

  • 7:00 AM – 8:00 AM
    International Interdisciplinary Special Interest Group Business Meeting Location: 4I

    Chair: Kristine T. Kingsley, PsyD, ABPP – Institute of Cognitive and Emotional Wellness

    International

  • 7:00 AM – 8:00 AM
    Lifestyle Medicine Networking Group Location: 4H

    Chair: Beth Frates, MD, FACLM, DipABLM – Wellness Synergy, LLC

    Lifestyle Medicine

  • 3:30 PM – 4:30 PM
    Aging Research and Geriatric Rehabilitation Networking Group Cognition in Aging Task Force Meet and Greet Location: 4P

    Chair: Hannes Devos, PhD, PT – University of Kansas Medical Center

    Aging Research & Geriatric Rehabilitation

  • 3:30 PM – 4:30 PM
    Athlete Development and Sports Rehabilitation Networking Group Location: 4I

    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

  • 3:30 PM – 4:30 PM
    Brain Injury Interdisciplinary Special Interest Group Task Force Chair and Executive Committee Meeting (by invitation only) Location: 4B

    Chair: Thomas F. Bergquist, Ph.D., ABPP-Cn, FACRM – Mayo Clinic

    Brain Injury

  • 3:30 PM – 4:30 PM
    Burn Rehabilitation New Forming Group Location: 4A

    Chair: Brooke M. Murtaugh, OTD, OTR/L, CBIST, BT-C – Madonna Rehabilitation Hospitals

    Burn Rehabilitation

  • 3:30 PM – 4:30 PM
    Cancer Rehabilitation Networking Group Education Task Force Location: 4L

    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

  • 3:30 PM – 4:30 PM
    Cancer Rehabilitation Networking Group Oncology Cognitive Rehabilitation Task Force Location: 4K

    Chair: Kathleen Van Dyk, PhD – UCLA

    Chair: Christina Weyer Jamora, PhD – University of California San Francisco

    Cancer Rehabilitation

  • 3:30 PM – 4:30 PM
    Cancer Rehabilitation Networking Group Oncology Transition & Continuity of Care Task Force Location: 4G

    Chair: Anne Fleischer, PhD, MPH, OT/L, CLT-LANA – University of Cincinnati

    Cancer Rehabilitation

  • 3:30 PM – 4:30 PM
    Cancer Rehabilitation Networking Group Pediatric Task Force Location: 4F

    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

  • 3:30 PM – 4:30 PM
    Cancer Rehabilitation Networking Group Research & Outcomes Task Force Location: 4Q

    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

  • 3:30 PM – 4:30 PM
    Complementary Integrative Rehabilitation Medicine Networking Group Location: 4E

    Chair: Sonya Kim, PhD, CRC, BCB – NYU School Grossman of Medicine Department of Neurology and Department of Rehabilitation

    Complementary Integrative Rehabilitation Medicine

  • 3:30 PM – 4:30 PM
    Health Services Networking Group Location: 4H

    Chair: Tamra Keeney, DPT, PhD – Massachusetts General Hospital

    Health Services Research

  • 3:30 PM – 4:30 PM
    International Interdisciplinary Special Interest Group COVID-19 Task Force Location: 4D

    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

  • 3:30 PM – 4:30 PM
    International Interdisciplinary Special Interest Group Service Delivery Task Force Location: 4P

    Chair: Kristine T. Kingsley, PsyD, ABPP – Institute of Cognitive and Emotional Wellness

    International

  • 3:30 PM – 4:30 PM
    Pain Rehabilitation Networking Group Location: 4C

    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

  • 3:30 PM – 4:30 PM
    Stroke Interdisciplinary Special Interest Group Aphasia & Other Communication Disorders Task Force Location: 4M

    Chair: Natalie Gilmore, PhD, CCC-SLP – Massachusetts General Hospital

    Chair: Emily Braun, MS, CCC-SLP – Boston University

    Stroke

  • 3:30 PM – 4:30 PM
    Stroke Interdisciplinary Special Interest Group Movement Interventions Task Force Location: 4J

    Chair: Elena V. Donoso Brown, PhD, OTR/L – Duquesne University

    Chair: Susan E. Fasoli, ScD, OTR/L – MGH Institute of Health Professions

    Stroke

  • 5:45 PM – 6:45 PM
    Behavioral Health Networking Group Location: 4P

    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

  • 5:45 PM – 6:45 PM
    Brain Injury Interdisciplinary Special Interest Group Communication & Prognosis after Traumatic Brain Injury Task Force Location: 4I

    Chair: Devan R. Parrott, PhD – Rehabilitation Hospital of Indiana

    Chair: Chari I. Hirshson, PhD – Northern Westchester Hospital, Northwell Health System

    Brain Injury

  • 5:45 PM – 6:45 PM
    Measurement Interdisciplinary Special Interest Group Standards Task Force Location: 4E

    Chair: Allan J. Kozlowski, PhD, B.Sc. (PT) – Mary Free Bed Rehabilitation Hospital

    Measurement

  • 5:45 PM – 6:45 PM
    Neurodegenerative Diseases Networking Group Multiple Sclerosis Task Force Location: 4F

    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)

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Dedicated Volunteers

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.