SPECIAL SYMPOSIA are not-to-be-missed presentations & award lectures led by top researchers and clinicians
SPECIAL SYMPOSIA refer to one or more symposium in each block of concurrent sessions, luncheon lectures, and award lectures that have extra-wide appeal.
See faculty & session details in the Searchable Online Program & Scheduler >>
SPECIAL SYMPOSIUM: Improving Access to Sleep Apnea Diagnosis in Acute TBI to Maximize Neurorehabilitation Outcome
Risa Nakase-Richardson, PhD
Professor, Research Neuropsychologist, James A. Haley Veterans Hospital & University of South Florida
Jeanne M. Hoffman, PhD
Professor, University of Washington
John Whyte, MD, PhD
Institue Scientist Emeritus, Moss Rehabilitation Research Institute
Jessica M. Ketchum, PhD
Lead Biostatistician, Craig Hospital
Jill Coulter
Stakeholder
Cherry Junn, MD
Assistant Professor, PMRS, University of Washington
Joseph Coulter
Stakeholder
SPECIAL SYMPOSIUM: mRehab: New Models of Care Using Information & Communication Technology to Support Rehabilitation in the Home & Community
Mike L. Jones, PhD, FACRM
Vice President of Research and Technology, Shepherd Center
SPECIAL SYMPOSIUM: Person-Centered Rehabilitation & Beyond: Where We Are & Where We Could Go Next
Nicola Kayes, PhD, MSc (Hons), BSc
Professor of Rehabilitation and Director, Centre for Person Centred Research, Auckland University of Technology
Christina Papadimitriou, PhD
Associate Professor, Oakland University
SPECIAL SYMPOSIUM: SCI 2020: Here We Are, So Where Are We?
Lyn Jakeman, PhD
Director, Division of Neuroscience, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, National Institutes of Health
BRUCKER INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM: Conducting International Rehabilitation Randomized Controlled Clinical Trials
Dina Brooks, PT, PhD
Professor, Vice-Dean (Health Sciences) and Executive Director, School of Rehabilitation Science, McMaster University
SPECIAL SYMPOSIUM: Pioneering an Effective Stroke Rehabilitation Paradigm During the Acute Care Hospitalization
Nneka L. Ifejika, MD, MPH
Section Chief of Stroke Rehabilitation; Associate Professor PM&R, Neurology, Neruotherapeutics, UT Southwestern Medical Center
SPECIAL SYMPOSIUM: Quantitative Brain Functional Assessment: Mapping the Brain to Guide Rehabilitation
David S. Cantor, PhD, MS, FNAN, QEEG-D, QEEG-IBQE, BCN
CEO, Founder, Mind and Motion Developmental Centers, LLC
SPECIAL SYMPOSIUM: Cancer Rehabilitation Guidelines: Synthesizing Guideline Recommendations to Inform Practice
Daniel Santa Mina, PhD
Assistant Professor, Faculty of Kinesiology and Physical Education, University of Toronto
Nicole L. Stout, DPT, CLT-LANA, FAPTA
Research Assistant Professor, West Virginia University Cancer Institute
Alix G. Sleight, PhD, OTD, MPH, OTR/L
Cancer Prevention Fellow, National Cancer Institute
Kelley R. Covington, MS
Research Assistant, ReVital Cancer Rehabilitation & Colorado State University
Kathleen D. Lyons, ScD, OTR/L
Senior Scientist, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center
Catherine M. Alfano, PhD
Vice President, Survivorship, American Cancer Society
SPECIAL SYMPOSIUM: Expanding Access to Rehabilitation via Telehealth
Dawn Ehde, PhD
Professor, Nancy & Buster Alvord Endowed Professorship in Multiple Sclerosis Research, University of Washington
Anna Kratz, PhD
Associate Professor, University of Michigan
SPECIAL SYMPOSIUM: Promoting Real World Physical Activity to Improve Health Outcomes in Persons Living With Multiple Sclerosis
Victor W. Mark, MD
Associate Professor, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Alabama at Birmingham
Erwin E. van Wegen, PhD
Associate Professor, Amsterdam University Medical Center, Location VU medical centre
Mark A. Hirsch, PhD, FACRM
Senior Scientist, Carolinas Rehabilitation/ Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Ekaterina Dobryakova, PhD
Research Assistant Professor, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School
Michele K. York, PhD, ABPP-CN
Associate Professor, Section Head, Neuropsychology, Department of Neurology, Baylor College of Medicine
SPECIAL SYMPOSIUM: Caring for Caregivers of Veterans or Service Members With Traumatic Brain Injury: Practical Implications for Civilian Healthcare Providers
Noelle E. Carlozzi, PhD
Associate Professor; Research Affiliate; Director Center for Clinical Outcomes, University of Michigan
Angelle M. Sander, PhD
Associate Professor and Director, Division of Clinical Neuropsychology and Rehabilitation Psychology, Baylor College of Medicine
Larry Cervelli, BS, OT, FACRM
Founder and Coordinator, Western Massachusetts Veterans Outreach Project
Christina Dillahunt-Aspillaga, PhD, CRC, CVE, CLCP, CBIST
Associate Professor; Research Affiliate, University of South Florida; James A Haley Hospital and Clinics, Rehabilitation Outcomes Research Service
SPECIAL SYMPOSIUM: Explore, Prepare, Implement, Sustain: Illustrating the Process of Rehab-related Implementation Research Across Settings
Addie Middleton, DPT, PhD
Assistant Professor, Medical University of South Carolina
Catharine Johnston-Brooks, PhD, ABPP-CN
Clinical Neuropsychologist, Marcus Institute for Brain Health
Adam R. Kinney, PhD, OTR/L
Polytrauma/TBI Postdoctoral Fellow, Rocky Mountain MIRECC, Department of Veterans Affairs
Janet Prvu Bettger, ScD
Associate Professor, Duke University
Miriam Rafferty, PT, DPT, PhD, NCS
Research Scientist II; Assistant Professor, Shirley Ryan AbilityLab, Northwestern University
SPECIAL SYMPOSIUM: Rehabilomics Research: Towards a Precision Medicine Approach to Optimizing Function After Traumatic Brain Injury
Amy K. Wagner, MD
Professor and Associate Director of Rehabilitation Research, University of Pittsburgh
SPECIAL SYMPOSIUM: 4th Annual Women in Rehabilitation Science Symposium
Angela Colantonio, PhD, OT Reg (Ont)
Professor and Director, Rehabilitation Sciences Institute, University of Toronto
Mark A. Hirsch, PhD, FACRM
Senior Scientist, Carolinas Rehabilitation/ Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
SPECIAL SYMPOSIUM: Risk Factors & Interventions for Co-occurring Substance use Disorders in Neurorehabilitation in Complex Civilian & Military Populations
John D. Corrigan, PhD, ABPP, FACRM
Professor, Ohio State University
Rachel Sayko Adams, PhD, MPH
Scientist; Health Services Researcher, Institute for Behavioral Health, Heller School for Social Policy & Management, Brandeis University
Amy A. Herrold, PhD
Research Health Scientist, Edward Hines Jr., VA Hospital
Christina Dillahunt-Aspillaga, PhD, CRC, CVE, CLCP, CBIST
Associate Professor; Research Affiliate, University of South Florida; James A Haley Hospital and Clinics, Rehabilitation Outcomes Research Service
