SPECIAL SYMPOSIUM: 4th Annual Women in Rehabilitation Science Symposium with LIVE VIDEO DISCUSSION (live discussion to begin at 9:00 AM ET) (771978)

Saturday, October 24, 2020

8:30 AM – 9:45 AM EST

Moderator(s)

Mark A. Hirsch, PhD, FACRM

Senior Scientist; Director Parkinson Disease and Movement Disorders Lab
Carolinas Rehabilitation/Carolinas Medical Center
Charlotte, North Carolina

Presentation Slides Presentation + Audio

Presenter(s)

Angela Colantonio, PhD, OT Reg (Ont.), FACRM

Professor
Rehabilitation Sciences Institute, University of Toronto
Toronto, Ontario

Presentation Slides

Panelist(s)

Melike Kahya, PT, PhD

Postdoctoral Fellow
Marcus Institute for Aging Research
Monique R. Pappadis, MEd, PhD

Assistant Professor
University of Texas Medical Branch
Galveston, Texas
John Whyte, MD, PhD

Institute Scientist Emeritus
Moss Rehabilitation Research Institute
Elkins Park, Pennsylvania

The aim of the presentation is to provide an overview of barriers/facilitators that can emerge in holding academic, research, and administrative roles from a personal perspective with a gender lens. Examples will be provided across junior/senior roles. Lessons learned will be shared with participants. The presentation will include examples from research conducted in the area of traumatic brain injury outcomes research in both the United States and Canada. The role of mentorship will be discussed across the career trajectory. Further, the extraordinary experience and privilege of being a mentor to the next generation of rehabilitation scientists will also be shared.

Learning Objectives:

Understand barriers and facilitators that can emerge in holding academic, research and administrative roles from a personal perspective with a gender lens
Identify lessons learned across a career trajectory
Understand the role of mentorship across the career trajectory