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Special Symposia

The Not-to-be-missed Presentations & Award Lectures Led by Top Researchers and Clinicians

6th Annual Women in Rehabilitation Science Symposium – Peaks and Valleys of Early Career Researcher 

 

Presenter(s)

    • Alison M. Cogan, PhD, OTR/L

      Health science specialist
      VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System
      Los Angeles, California, United States

       
    • Elisa F. Ogawa, PhD

      Health Science Specialist
      VA Boston Healthcare System
      Boston, Massachusetts, United States

       
    • Monique R. Pappadis, MEd, PhD

      Assistant Professor
      University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston
      Galveston, Texas, United States

       

Moderator(s)

  • Mark A. Hirsch, Ph.D., FACRM

    Sr. Scientist
    Carolinas Medical Center
    Charlotte, North Carolina, United States

     
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    Patricia C. Heyn, PhD, FGSA, FACRM

    Founding Director Center for Optimal Aging
    Marymount University
    Arvada, Colorado, United States

     

Behavioral Health Considerations Across Rehabilitation Medicine: What Works, What Doesn’t, and Why?

Moderator(s)

    • Christina Dillahunt-Aspillaga, PhD, CRC, CVE, CLCP, CBIST, ICVE, FACRM

      Associate Professor
      University of South Florida
      Tampa, Florida, United States

Presenter(s)

  • John H. O’Neill, PhD

    Director
    Kessler Foundation, Center for Employment and Disability Research
    East Hanover,, New Jersey, United States

  • Shannon B. Juengst, PhD, CRC

    Clinical Investigator and Adjunct Associate Professor
    TIRR Memorial Hermann
    Houston, Texas, United States

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    Pamela Shelmon

    Executive Director
    CRCC
    schaumburg, Illinois, United States

  • Jeffrey Wertheimer, PhD, ABPP-CN

    Chief of Psychology and Neuropsychology Services/Associate Director of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
    Cedars Sinai Medical Center
    Los Angeles, California, United States


Building Research Capacity through Partnerships with Key Stakeholder Groups

 

Presenter(s)

  • Jen French, MBA

    President
    North American Spinal Cord Injury Consortium
    Niagara Falls, United States

     
  • Barry Munro

    Treasurer
    North American Spinal Cord Injury Consortium
    Richmond Hill , Ontario, Canada

     

Challenges and Opportunities in Provision and Delivery of Rehabilitation Services Worldwide

 

Presenter(s)

  • Nada Andelic, MD, PhD

    Professor II, Physiatrist
    University of Oslo, Institute of Health & Society, Department of Nursing Science and Oslo University Hospital, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Oslo, Norway
    Oslo, Oslo, Norway

     

Clinical primer on motor priming: Implications for post stroke functional recovery

 

Presenter(s)

    • Sangeetha Madhavan, PT, PhD

      Professor
      University of Illinois, Chicago
      Chicago, Illinois, United States

       
    • Mary E. Stoykov, OTR/L, PhD

      Research Scientist, Associate Professor
      Shirley Ryan Ability Lab
      Chicago, Illinois, United States

       

Moderator(s)

  • Amy A. Herrold, PhD, RYT

    Research Health Scientist & Research Associate Professor
    Edward Hines Jr., VA Hospital & Northwestern University
    Hines, Illinois, United States

     

Development of a Chronic Care Model for Individuals With Traumatic Brain Injury: The BeHEALTHY Model

 

Presenter(s)

    • Angelle M. Sander

      Professor
      H. Ben Taub Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Baylor College of Medicine
      Houston, Texas, United States

       
    • John D. Corrigan, PhD

      Professor
      Ohio State University, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
      Columbus, Ohio, United States

       
    • Flora M. Hammond, MD

      Professor and Chair
      Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Indiana University School of Medicine
      Indianapolis, Indiana, United States

       
    • Kurt Kroenke, MD

      Professor of Medicine
      Indiana University School of Medicine
      Greenwood, Indiana, United States

       

Moderator(s)

  • Wendy Waldman, BSW

    Brain Injury Continuum Outreach Manager
    Rehabilitation Hospital of Indiana
    Indianapolis, Indiana, United States

     

Health Policy 101: Opportunities to Be More Engaged

 

Presenter(s)

  • James E. Graham, PhD

    Professor
    Colorado State University
    Fort Collins, Colorado, United States

     
  • Sheryl D. Katta-Charles, MD

    Assistant Clinical Professor, IU PM&R
    Medical Director, Brain Injury Rehab, Rehabilitation Hospital of Indiana
    Westfield, Indiana, United States

     
  • Anne Deutsch, PhD, RN, CRRN, FACRM

    Senior Research Public Health Analyst
    RTI international
    Naperville, Illinois, United States

     
  • Joe Nahra

    Director of Government Relations
    Powers Law Firm
    Washington, District of Columbia, United States

     

Integrative rehabilitation medicine in neurodegenerative disorders: A Parkinson’s disease model

 

Presenter(s)

    • Michele K. York, Ph.D., ABPP-CN, FACRM

      Professor
      Baylor College of Medicine
      Houston, Texas, United States

       
    • Jennifer G. Goldman, MD, MS

      Section Chief
      Shirley Ryan AbilityLab
      Chicago, Illinois, United States

       
    • ST

      Santiago Toledo, MD

      physiatry physician
      Shirley Ryan AbilityLab
      Chicago, Illinois, United States

       
    • Shari Marchbanks, PT, DPT, NCS

      Physical Therapist & Program Manager
      Shirley Ryan AbilityLab
      Chicago, Illinois, United States

       

Moderator(s)

  • Mark A. Hirsch, Ph.D., FACRM

    Sr. Scientist
    Carolinas Medical Center
    Charlotte, North Carolina, United States

     
  • Ekaterina Dobryakova, PhD

    Research Scientist
    Kessler Foundation
    East Hanover, New Jersey, United States

     
 

Keys to improving the state of stroke recovery

 

Presenter(s)

    • Nick S. Ward, MD, FRCP

      Professor of Clinical Neurology and Neurorehabilitation
      University College London
      London, United Kingdom

       

Moderator(s)

  • Veronica T. Rowe, MS(R), CBIST, FNAP, PhD, OTR/L

    Assistant Professor
    Georgia State University
    Atlanta, Georgia, United States

Military and Veteran Cultural Literacy in Rehabilitation: Beyond the Walls of VA and Into the Community

Presenter(s)

  • Tina Fanello, LCSW

    Associate Director Marcus Institute for Brain Health – University of Colorado Aurora, Colorado, United States

  • Catharine H. Johnston-Brooks, PhD

    Assistant Professor Marcus Institute for Brain Health Aurora, Colorado, United States

  • Shannon Miles, PhD

    Clinical Psychologist James A. Haley Veterans’ Hospital Tampa, Florida, United States

  • Inbal Eshel, MA, CCC-SLP, PMP

    Implementation Specialist Defense Health Agency Kensington, Maryland, United States

  • Hira Byrne Paulin, Certified Rehabilitation Counselor

    Certified Rehabilitation Counselor/PhD Candidate Northern Illinois University Amherst, Massachusetts, United States

  • Alison M. Cogan, PhD, OTR/L

    Health science specialist VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System Los Angeles, California, United States

The Role of the Vagus in Complementary and integrative Rehabilitation Medicine: A Neurovisceral Integration Perspective

Presenter(s)

  • Julian Thayer, PhD

    Distinguished University Professor of Psychological Science University of California, Irvine Irvine, California, United States

RULER: A Rasch Measurement Reporting Guideline

Presenter(s)

  • Trudy Mallinson, PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA, FACRM

    Associate Professor The George Washington University Washington, District of Columbia, United States

  • Ann Van de Winckel, PhD, MSPT, PT

    Assistant Professor Division of Physical Therapy, Division of Rehabilitation Science, Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Medical School, University of Minnesota Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

Shining a light on technology: engineering advances applied to pediatric research

Presenter(s)

  • Peter Pidcoe, PT, DPT, PHD

    Professor – Dept of Physical Therapy Virginia Commonwealth University Richmond, Virginia, United States