TIRR Memorial Hermann
ACRM Cognitive
Rehabilitation Training Course
Register
Buy Now
Clinical Research Scientist
Edward Hines Jr. VA Hospital
Hines, Illinois
My research focus is neurorehabilitation and neurobiology of cognitive impairment in Parkinson’s disease. I received my PhD in neuroscience from Loyola University Chicago in 2013. A main focus of my graduate research was on the development of an animal model of dopamine agonist medication-induced impulse control disorders in a rodent model of Parkinson’s disease. This work has been presented at both national and international scientific meetings. It has also been published in peer-reviewed scientific journals (under the name of Sandra Rokosik).
I have been conducting clinical research at the Edwards Hines Jr. VA Hospital since 2013.I have completed an RR&D VA Career Develop Award Level 1, and am currently funded by both an RR&D VA Career Development Level 2 Award and an RR&D VA SPiRE Award. My two VA grants focus on non-pharmacological neuroscience-based cognitive rehabilitation clinical interventions that aim to improve cognitive function and daily function in Parkinson’s patients with mild cognitive impairment.
I joined ACRM in 2014 and since then have been active in both the Measure Networking Group (MNG) and Neurodegenerative Networking Group (NDNG). I have chaired the Applied Cognition - Geriatric Taskforce for MNG and continue to work productively with this outstanding taskforce. In 2019, I was honored with the Women in Neurodegenerative Disease Rehabilitation Science Award for NDNG.
Wednesday, October 21, 2020
12:45 PM – 2:00 PM EST
Wednesday, October 21, 2020
2:15 PM – 3:30 PM EST