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ACRM Cognitive
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Alison Cogan, PhD, OTR/L
Postdoctoral Fellow
Washington DC VA Medical Center
Washington, District of Columbia
Brian Downer, PhD
Assistant Professor
University of Texas Medical Branch
Galveston, Texas
Ralph Nitkin, PhD
Health Scientist Administrator
National Center for Medical Rehabilitation Research, NICHD, NIH
Bethesda, Maryland
Monique Pappadis, MEd, PhD
Assistant Professor
University of Texas Medical Branch
Galveston, Texas
Catherine Siengsukon, PT, PhD
Associate Professor
University of Kansas Medical Center
Kansas City, Kansas
Deborah Backus, PT, PhD, FACRM
Director of Multiple Sclerosis Research
Shepherd Center
Atlanta, Georgia
Samir Belagaje, MD
Associate Professor, Neurology and Rehabilitation Medicine
Emory University School of Medicine
Atlanta, Georgia
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Theresa Bender Pape, DR.PH, MA, CCC-SLP/L, FACRM
Clinical Neuroscientist
Edward Hines Jr. VAH and Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine
Hines, Illinois
Patricia Dorn, PhD
Director, Rehabilitation Research and Development Service
Department of Veterans Affairs
Washington, District of Columbia
Reza Ehsanian, MD PhD
PGY2 Resident
Division of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Department of Neurosurgery, University of New Mexico School of Medicine, Albuquerque, New Mexico
Albuquerque, New Mexico
Jen Heemstra, PhD
Associate Professor of Chemistry
Emory University
Atlanta, Georgia
Amy Herrold, PhD
Research Health Scientist
Edward Hines Jr., VA Hospital
Hines, Illinois
Shannon Juengst, PhD, CRC
Assistant Professor
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Dallas, Texas
Chih-Ying (Cynthia) Li, PhD, OTR/L
Assistant Professor
University of Texas Medical Branch
Galveston, Texas
Mark Lyle, PT, PhD
Assistant Professor
Emory University School of Medicine, Division of Physical Therapy
Atlanta, Georgia
A. Cate Miller, PhD
Rehabiliation Program Specialist
National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR)
Washington, District of Columbia
Monique Pappadis, MEd, PhD
Assistant Professor
University of Texas Medical Branch
Galveston, Texas
Alexis Peterson, PhD
Health Scientist
National Center for Injury Prevention and Control-CDC
Atlanta, Georgia
Catherine Siengsukon, PT, PhD
Associate Professor
University of Kansas Medical Center
Kansas City, Kansas
Brooks Wingo, PhD
Associate Professor
Department of Occupational Therapy
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Birmingham, Alabama
Lynn Worobey, PhD, DPT, ATP
Assistant Professor
University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Body of Abstract:
The Early Career Development Course at ACRM continues to be a favorite for early and mid-career conference attendees due to the opportunities for making connections with seasoned professionals and organizational leaders. In this forum, attendees are able to ask questions regarding career development opportunities and receive mentorship from some of the most renowned members of the ACRM community.
The speakers will provide participants with career development tools and advice in regard to career promotion. The course will provide opportunities to learn from experts in interdisciplinary team science, funding agency representatives, and distinguished scientists.
Through didactic presentations, panel discussions, small group discussions, and one-on-one networking, the attendees will learn how to confront career development challenges.
The program will include presentations from representatives of major federal agencies discussing new rules and regulations as well as updates on early career opportunities. Officials from NIH, NIDLIRR, VA, and the CDC will be available to give grantsmanship advice based on each organization’s mission and funding priorities.
The Emerging Scholars Panel Session will feature early career research professionals who will share their experiences and insights about grant writing and successful implementation of research goals.
A renowned keynote speaker, Dr. Theresa Bender Pape, with an outstanding reputation in the field of rehabilitation will share her her career journey, professional development, and successful interdisciplinary team science.
This year we will feature 2 new panels. We will have a Careers Across the Spectrum Panel – 100% Clinician to 100% Researcher, which will include prominent and accomplished rehabilitation professionals who will let you know what attributes they deem important when working in interdisciplinary research teams. We will also have a career advice for recently tenured women. This panel will be led by Dr. Katie Siengsukon.
We will also have afternoon career advice breakout sessions focused on meeting attendees where they are in their career. Half of the course will focus on student/post-doc issues and the other half will focus on junior faculty issues.
In collaboration with the Early Career Mentoring Task Force of the Early Career Networking Group, the course will also include a mentoring lunch, which will give mentees the opportunity to discuss various career development topics in a small group setting.
Following the course, we will have a reception in collaboration with the ECNG to give the attendees an opportunity to network with course speakers, other early career professionals, new members, and ACRM leadership.