Mike L. Jones, PhD, FACRM

Vice President of Research and Technology
Shepherd Center
Atlanta, Georgia

Dr. Jones is vice president for research and technology at the Shepherd Center (www.shepherd.org) and founding director of the Center’s Virginia C. Crawford Research Institute. He also serves as principal investigator of the LiveWell Rehabilitation Engineering Research Center (www.livewell.rerc), the RERC on ICT Access for Mobile Rehabilitation (mRhab RERC), the App Factory to Support Health and Function of People with Disabilities (DRRP), and a field-initiated research project, Comparing Transition Support Interventions for Family Caregivers of Patients with Acquired Brain Injuries.

Dr. Jones received his bachelor’s degree in psychology from Jacksonville State University, and his master’s and doctorate from the University of Kansas in behavioral psychology. His research focus is design and management of programs and services that promote independent living of people with disabilities. His research contributions include over 100 peer-reviewed publications. He has been a surveyor for CARF International since 1996. Dr. Jones is also a Fellow of the American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine (ACRM) and has served on the ACRM Governing Board since 2011.

Presentation(s):

• The Power of Peers: Peer Mentoring as a Support Intervention for Patients Transitioning Home After Catastrophic Injury (856697)

  Wednesday, October 21, 2020
  2:15 PM – 3:30 PM EST

• SPECIAL SYMPOSIUM: mRehab: New Models of Care Using Information & Communication Technology to Support Rehabilitation in the Home & Community (ICC 1: mHealth Applications in Neurorehabilitation: Interaction of Neuroplasticity, Technology and Clinical Practice) (772231)

  Thursday, October 22, 2020
  11:00 AM – 12:15 PM EST

• Annual Membership Meeting

  Friday, October 23, 2020
  4:45 PM – 5:45 PM EST