NDNG Executive Committee
Brian Downer, PhD
CHAIR
Associate Professor. Lloyd and Sue Ann Hill Professorship in Healthy Aging
Dep. of Population Health & Health Disparities
School of Public and Population Health
University of Texas Medical Branch
Julie Faieta, MOT, OTR/L
CHAIR-ELECT
Assistant Professor
Department of Rehab Science & Technology,
School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Pittsburgh
Catherine (Katie) Siengsukon, PT, PhD
SECRETARY
Associate Professor
Director of Sleep, Health & Wellness Lab
Physical Therapy, Rehabilitation Science, & Athletic Training Dept
University of Kansas Medical Center
Hannes Devos, PhD, DRS
PAST-CHAIR, AWARDS COMMITTEE OFFICER
Director, Laboratory of Advanced Rehabilitation Research in Simulation
Kansas University Medical Center (KUMC)
Department of Physical Therapy & Rehabilitation Science
Kansas City, KS
Mark A. Hirsch, PhD, FACRM
PROGRAM COMMITTEE LIAISON
Senior Scientist, Director, Dept. of PM&R Residency Research Education
Director, Parkinson’s Disease and Movement Disorders Lab
Carolinas Rehabilitation, Carolinas Medical Center, Atrium Health
Charlotte, NC
PAST CHAIRS
Hannes Devos, PhD, DRS
Ekaterina Dobryakova, PhD
Michele York, PhD, ABPP-CN Co-Chair
Ekaterina Dobryakova, PhD Co-Chair
Mark A. Hirsch, PhD, FACRM
Patricia C. Heyn, PhD, FGSA, FACRM
Deborah Backus, PT, PhD, FACRM (FOUNDING CHAIR)
FOUNDING CHAIR
Deborah Backus, PT, PhD, FACRM
FOUNDING CHAIR
Vice President of Research & Innovation
Shepherd Center
