CIRMNG Executive Committee
Sonya Kim, PhD, CRC, BCB, FACRM
CHAIR & PROGRAM COMMITTEE LIAISON (FOUNDING CHAIR)
Board Certified in Biofeedbaack
Research Associate Professor, Neurology & Rehabilitation Medicine
Research Scientist, Rehabilitation Medicine
New York University School of Medicine
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Julie Faieta, PhD, MOT, OTR/L
CHAIR-ELECT
Assistant Professor
Department of Rehab Science & Technology,
School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Pittsburgh
Joan van Rotterdam, B Sc, Grad Dip, MS, PhD
SECRETARY
Chiropractor/Researcher
University of Newcastle, NSW, Australia
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Allan Tyson, MA
CONSUMER REPRESENTATIVE & COMMUNICATION OFFICER
Peer Counselor
Rusk Institute of Rehabilitation
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Patricia C. Heyn, PhD, FGSA, FACRM
COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER and FOUNDING MEMBER
Associate Professor, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation School of Medicine
University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
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Megan Carey Vaughan, SLPD, CBIS, CTP
MEMBER-AT-LARGE
Speech-Language Pathologist
Affiliation: Central Virginia Veterans Affairs Health Care Systems
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Reza Ehsanian, MD, PhD
CAREER DEVELOPMENT NETWORKING GROUP LIAISON
Rehabilitation Research Center (RRC)
Santa Clara Valley Medical Center
Xiaolei Hu, MD, PhD
INTERNATIONAL NETWORKING GROUP LIAISON
Physiatrist, Neuroscientist, Department of NeuroRehabilitation
NUS University Hospital of Northern Sweden
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Matt Erb, PT
SOCIAL MEDIA & WEBINAR OFFICER
Founder, Embody Your Mind
Faculty, Center for Mind-Body Medicine
Integrative Physiotherapist, Simons Physical Therapy
Pey-Shan Wen, OTR/L, PhD
WEBINAR PRODUCTION OFFICER and WEBINAR OFFICER
Associate Professor, Department of Occupational Therapy
Byrdine F. Lewis College of Nursing & Health Professions
Georgia State University
Past Chairs
Ariana Vora, MD
Marianne H. Mortera, PhD, OTR/L
Nicole Sasson, MD
LEADERSHIP EXPERTISE IN CIRM
- Sonya Kim, Chair – Board Certified in Biofeedback
- Patricia Heyn, Chair-Elect – Multisensory therapy, neurocognitive exercise and rhythmic movement, and diet for brain health (green tea/EGCG)
- Nicole Sasson, Co-Chair – New York State Certified Acupuncturist
- Ariana Vora, Co-Chair – Certified in Ayurveda and Acupuncture; certified in American Board of Integrative and Holistic Medicine
- Allan Tyson, Consumer Representative – Guide and trainer for athletes with disabilities, Achilles International
- Carmen E. Capo-Lugo, Task Force Co-Chair – As a researcher, focuses on the use of medicinal arts rooted and developed in the African diaspora as a tool to enhance health and improve physical function.
- William Reed, Task Force Co-Chair – Manual medicine
