2010 Conference Faculty

Rachid Aissaoui, PhD, Chaire Industrielle CRSNG sur les aides techniques la posture, Dept de Génie Mécanique, Ecole Polytechnique de Montreal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

David Alexander , MD, UCLA, Santa Monica, CA.

Philippe Archambault , Assistant Professor, School of Physical and Occupational Therapy, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

Teresa Ashman , PhD, Associate Director of Psychology Research, Rusk Institute of Rehabilitation Medicine NYU Langone Medical Center, New York, NY.

Duncan Babbage , PhD, Senior Lecturer, School of Psychology, Massey University, Wellington, New Zealand.

Emilia Bagiella , PhD, Associate Professor of Clinical Biostatistics, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, NY.

Carolyn Baum , PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA, Professor, Occupational Therapy and Neurology, Elias Michael Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO.

Mark Bayley , MD, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto Rehab Institute, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Simon Beaulieu-Bonneau, PhD, Ecole de Psychologie, Universite Laval, Quebec, Canada.

Kathleen Bell , MD, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Washington Medical Center, Seattle, WA.

Stacey II Berner , MD, Advanced Centers for Orthopaedic Surgery & Sports Medicine, Owings Mills, MD.

Francois Bethoux , MD, Mellen Center, MP&R, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH.

Richard Bohannon , PT, DPT, EdD, Professor, Department of Physical Therapy, University of Connecticut, Strorrs, CT.

Kathryn Boschen , PhD, MA, Research Department, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Sarah Bowen , PhD, Associate Professor, School of Public Health, Department of Public Health Services, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada.

JoAnn Brockway , PhD, Clinical Associate Professor, Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Washington; Attending Psychologist, Comprehensive Outpatient Rehabilitation Program, Harborview Medical Center, Seattle, WA.

Tamara Bushnik , PhD, FACRM, Director of Research, Associate Professor Rusk Institute for Rehabilitation Medicine, NYU Langone Medical Center, New York, NY..

Joshua Cantor , PhD, Assistant Professor, Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, Senior Researcher, Rehabilitation Research and Training Center on TBI Interventions, The New York TBI Model System and Mount Sinai Injury Control Research Center, New York, NY.

Noelle Carlozzi , PhD, Research Scientist, Outcomes and Assessment Research, Kessler Foundation Research Center, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey-New Jersey Medical School, West Orange, NJ.

S. Thomas Carmichael , MD, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Neurology, Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA.

Pablo Celnik , MD, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD.

Felix Chenier , PhD, Universite du Quebec, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

Allison Clark , PhD, Brain Injury Research Center, Houston, TX.

Lisa Connor , PhD, Rehabilitation Institute of Saint Louis, St. Louis, MO.

Daniel Corcos , PhD, Director, Motor Control and Learning Program in the School of Kinesiology and Professor of Movement Sciences, Neurology, Physical Therapy, and Bioengineering, University of Illinois, Chicago, IL.

Nora Cullen , MD, MS, FRCPC, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto Rehab Institute, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Kristen Dams-O’Connor , PhD, Post-Doctorate Fellow Mt. Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY.

Gagnon Dany , PT, PhD, Rehab Engineering Lab, Lyndhurst Center, Universite de montreal, Montreal Rehabilitation Institute Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

Gerben DeJong , PhD, FACRM, Director, Center for Post-acute Studies, Senior Fellow, National Rehabilitation Hospital, Washington, DC.

Paula Denison , PT, Rehabilitation Institute of Michigan, Detroit, MI.

Anne Deutsch , RN, PhD, CRRN, Clinical Research Scientist, Center for Rehabilitation Outcomes Research, Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL.

Judith Deutsch , RN, PhD, CRRN, UMDNJ-SHRP, Newark, NJ.

Marcel Dijkers , PhD, FACRM, Research Professor, Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY.

Bruce Dobkin , MD, Department of Neurology, University of California LA, Los Angeles, CA.

Alexander Dromerick , MD, Associate Medical Director, National Rehabilitation Hospital; Professor, Rehabilitation Medicine and Neurology, Vice-Chair and Chief of Rehabilitation, Georgetown University School of Medicine; Research Scientist, DC VAMC, Washington, DC.

Cyril Duclos , PhD, Center for Interdisciplinary Research in Rehabilitation of Greater Montreal, Montreal Rehabilitation Institute Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

Linda Ehrlich-Jones , PhD, RN, Clinical Research Scientist, CROR, Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL.

Joanna Fadyl , Research Officer, Health Sciences, Auckland University of Technology, Auckland, NZ.

Philippe Fait , Universite Laval and Centre Interdisciplinaire de Recherche en Readaptation et Integration Sociale, Quebec, Canada.

Robert Fucetola , PhD, Washington University, St. Louis, MO.

Isabelle Gagnon , PhD, McGill University, Montreal Children’s Hospital, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

Caron Gan , RN, MScN, AAMFT, Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Richard Gershon , PhD, Vice Chairman, Department of MSS, Department of PM&R, Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL.

Rebecca Gewurtz , McMasters University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.

Joseph Giacino , PhD, FACRM, Director of Rehabilitation Neuropsychology, Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital, Boston, MA.

Emilie Godwin , PhD, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA.

Wayne Gordon , PhD, ABPP/Cn, FACRM, Jack Nash Professor & Associate Director, Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Chief, Rehabilitation Psychology and Neuropsychology Service, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY.

Nadia Gosselin , PhD, Centre d’etudes Avancees en medicine du sommeil, Hopital du Sacre-Coeur de Montreal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

Dave Gray , PhD, Associate Professor, Occupational Therapy and Neurology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO.

Robin Green , PhD, CPsych, Toronto Rehabilitation Institute, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Charlene Hafer-Macko , MD, Assistant Professor of Neurology, Veteran Affairs of Maryland, Health Care System, University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD.

Hamilton Hall , MD, Professor of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Eric Harness , Director of Research and Development Research of SCI Recovery, Carlsbad, CA.

Tessa Hart , PhD, FACRM, Institute Scientist, Moss Rehabilitation Research Institute, Research Associate Professor, Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Jefferson Medical College, Elkins Park, PA.

Allen Heinemann , PhD, ABPP (RP), FACRM, Professor, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University; Director, Center for Rehabilitation Outcomes Research, Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL.

Ed Hernandez , OT, Dynasplint Systems, Neural Division, Houston, TX.

Holly Hollingsworth , PhD, Statistician, Program in Occupational Therapy, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO,

Friedhelm Hummel , MD, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany.

Hermano Igo Krebs , PhD, Principal Research Scientist and Lecturer, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge MA.

Alan Jette , PhD, MPH, Director, Health and Disability Research Institute, Boston University, Boston, MA.

Michael Jones , PhD, Vice President, Research and Technology, Director, Virginia C. Crawford Research Institute, Shepherd Center, Atlanta, GA.

Darryl Kaelin , MD, Medical Director and Medical Research Director, Acquired Brain Injury, Co-Investigator, Acquired Brain Injury, Shepherd Center, Atlanta, GA.

William Kaiser , PhD, Faculty Electrical Engineering Department, University of California at Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA.

Clayton Karr , MS, OTR/L, Director of Clinical Services, The Rehabilitation Institute of St. Louis, St. Louis, MO.

Nicola Kayes , MA, Science, Senior Rehabilitation Research Officer, AUT University, Auckland, New Zealand.

Michelle Keightley , PhD, Assistant Professor, Department of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

James Kelly , MD, National Intrepid Center of Excellence, Bethesda, MD.
John Krakauer , MD, Associate Professor of Neurology and Co-Director, Motor Performance Lab at the Neurological Institute, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, NY.

Jeffrey Kreutzer , PhD, ABPP, FACRM, Professor and Director of the Rehabilitation Psychology and Neuropsychology Service,Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, VCU School of Medicine, Richmond, VA.

Angela Kwok , MSWRS, BC Centre for Ability, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

Jenny Lai , MD, The Methodist Hospital Research Institute, Houston, TX.
Christianne Lane , PhD, Biostatistician, Keck School of Medicine, USC, Los Angeles, CA.

Catherine Lang , PT, PhD, Washington University St. Louis, MO.
Ronald Lazar, PhD, Professor of Clinical Neuropsychology in Neurology and Neurological Surgery, Director, Levine Cerebral Localization Lab, Division of Stroke Columbia University, NY.

Giovanna Lazzeri , MD, Centro Giusti Private Institute of PM&R, Firenze, Italy.

William Levack , PhD, University of Otago, Wellington, New Zealand.

Mindy Levin , PhD, PT, Professor of Physical and Occupational Therapy, McGill University, Center for Interdisciplinary Research in Rehabilitation, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

Alexander Libin , PhD, Training Director, RRTC on SCI, National Rehabilitation Hospital at the MedStar Research Institute, Assistant Professor, Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Georgetown University Medical Center, Washington, DC.

Andreas Luft , PhD, Centre for Neurology, Hertie-Institute for Clinical Brain Research, Department of General Neurology University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.

Christine MacDonell , Managing Director, Medical Rehabilitation and International Aging Services/Medical Rehabilitation, Washington, DC.

Stephen Macciocchi , PhD, ABPP, Director, Rehabilitation Psychology and Neuropsychology, Shepherd Center, Atlanta, GA.

Richard Macko , MD, Professor of Neurology Veteran Affairs of Maryland,Health Care System, University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD.

Susan Magasi , PhD, Research Scientist, Center for Outcomes, Research, and Education, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL.

James Malec , PhD, ABPP-Cn, Rp, FACRM, Research Director, Rehabilitation Hospital of Indiana, Adjunct Professor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, School of Medicine, Indiana University, Indianapolis, IN.

Victor Mark , MD, Associate Professor, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL.

Shawn Marshall , MD, Associate Professor, Ottawa Hospital of Research, Ottawa Hospital Rehab Centre, Faculty of Medicine, The University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
Randolph Marshall , MS, MD, Professor of Clinical Neurology, Columbia University, New York, NY.

Marissa McCarthy , MD, VA Medical Center PM&R University of South Florida, Tampa, FL.

Bradford McFadyen , PhD, Universite Laval and Centre Interdisciplinaire de Recherche en Readaptation et Integration Sociale, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

Greg McIntosh , CBI, Health Group Research Department, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Kathryn McPherson , PhD, AUT University, Auckland, New Zealand.

Mary-Kay Messier , Cascade Sports, Greenwich, CT.

Sylvie Nadeau , PhD, Faculte; de Medecine, Ecole de readaptation, CRIR - Institut de readaptation Gingras-Lindsay de Montreal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

Risa Nakase-Richardson , PhD, James A. Haley Veterans Hospital, Tampa, FL.

Monica Nelsen , DPT, Program Manager, Division of Biokinisiology & Physical Therapy, USC, Los Angeles, CA.

Dawn Neumann , PhD, Department of PM&R Carlolinas Rehab, Charlotte, NC.

Sally Nikolaj , PhD, President, Nikolaj Consulting Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.

Alana Officer , Coordinator, Disability and Rehabilitation, World Health Organization (WHO), Geneva, Switzerland.

Marie-Christine Ouellet , PhD, Centre Interdisciplinaire de recherche en Readaptation et Integration Sociale, Ecole de Psychologie Univer Laval, Quebec, Quebec, Canada.

Monica Perez , PT, PhD, Assistant Professor, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA.

Milos Popovic , PhD, MSc, MASc, Scientist, Toronto Rehab, Associate Professor, Institute of Biomaterials and Biomedical Engineering, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
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Christopher Poulos , MD, Senior Staff Specialist, Port Kembla Hospital,Warrawong, New South Wales, Australia.

Richard Preuss , PhD, MSc, MSc, Assistant Professor, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

Alain Ptito , PhD, Montreal Neurological Institute & McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

Michael Reding , MD, Director, Stroke Rehabilitation Program, Burke Rehabilitation Center, White Plains, NY; Associate Professor, Neurology, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY.

Lorraine Riche , BMR, PT, Senior Director, Inova Health Care, Fairfax, VA.

Rose Marie Rine , PT, PhD, Director VBGL, University of North Florida, Jacksonville, FL.

Angelle Sander , PhD, Assistant Professor, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, The Institute for Rehabilitation and Research, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX.

Ronald Seel , PhD, Director, Brain Injury Research, Crawford Research Institute, Shepherd Center, Atlanta, GA.

Adam Seidner , MD, MPH, National Medical Director Travellers Insurance, Hartford, CT.

Mark Sherer , PhD, ABPP-CN, FACRM, Director of Research and Neuropsychology, TIRR Memorial Hermann; Clinical Professor, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX.

Suzanne Snyder , PT, Carolinas Rehabilitation, Charlotte, NC.

Demetris Soteropoulos , PhD, Research Associate Newcastle University, Newcastle, UK.

Margaret Struchen , PhD, Assistant Professor, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX.

Mary Stuart , ScD, University of Maryland, Veterans Affairs of Maryland, Health Care System, Baltimore, MD.

Michael Sullivan , PhD, Professor, Department of Psychology, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

Heidi Sveistrup , PhD, MA, BeD, Professor of Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.

Robert Teasell , MD, FRCPC, Medical Director, Stroke Rehab Program, Lawson Health Research Institute, Department of PM&R, Schulich School of Medicine The University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada.

Candy Tefertiller , MSPT, Clinical Coordinator Beyond Therapy, Shepherd Center, Atlanta, GA.

Lance Trexler , PhD, HSPP, Program Director, Neurobehavioral Services, Rehabilitation Hospital of Indiana, Indianapolis, IN.

Theodore Tsaousides , PhD, Assistant Professor Rehabilitation Medicine, Mt. Sinai School of Medicine New York, NY.

David Tulsky , PhD, Vice President, Outcomes & Assessment Research, Director, Spinal Cord Injury Research, Kessler Research Center, Associate Professor, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, UMDNJ-NJMS, West Orange, NJ.

Richard van Emmerik , PhD, Amhearst College, Boston, MA.
Molly Verrier , MHSC, Associate Professor, Department of Rehabilitation, University of Toronto, Toronto Rehabilitation Institute Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Robert Wagenaar , MSc, PhD, Department of Physical Therapy/Athletic Train, Boston University, Boston, MA.

Michael Weinrich , MD, National Center for Medical Rehabilitation Research, NICHD/NIH, Bethesda, MD.

John Whyte , MD, PhD, FACRM, Director, Moss Rehabilitation Research Institute Professor, Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA.

Barry Willer , PhD, Professor, Psychiatry, Rehabilitation Sciences, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY.

F. Buck Willis , PhD, University of Phoenix, Axia College and Dynasplint Systems, San Marcos, TX.

Carolee Winstein , PhD, Professor, Biokinesiology and Physical Therapy, Associate Professor of Neurology, Director, Motor Behavior and Neurorehabilitation Laboratory University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA.

Catherine Wiseman-Hakes , PhD, Graduate Department of Rehabilitation Science, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

George Wittenberg , MD, PhD, Staff Physician, GRECC, Deputy Director, VA Maryland Exercise & Robotics Center of Excellence; Associate Professor, University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD.

Steven Wolf , PT, PhD, FAPTA, FAHA, Center for Rehab Medicine, Emory University, Atlanta, GA.

Stuart Yablon , MD, Methodist Rehab Center, Jackson, MS.
Stacieann C. Yuhasz , PhD, Editor, Journal of Rehabilitation Research and Development, Baltimore, MD.

Jeanne Zanca , PhD, MPT, Assistant Professor, Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY.

Nathan Zasler , MD, FAAPM&R, FAADEP, CBIST, CEO & Medical Director, Concussion Care Centre of Virginia, Ltd.; CEO & Medical Director, Tree of Life Services, Inc, Henrico, VA.

Barbra Zupan , PhD, Associate Professeur, Brock University, St. Catherines, Canada.