3rd Annual Intensive Workshop Faculty

3rd Annual Intensive Workshop on Grant Writing, Preparation, and Submission in Rehabilitation Research
(January 19-23, 2005)

University of Virginia Faculty

Paul Allaire, PhD - Mechanical Engineering
James A. Blackman, MD, MPH - Developmental Pediatrics
Mark R. Conaway, PhD - Biostatistics
Diane L. Damiano, PT/PhD - Physical Therapy
Lori J. Elder, RN - Clinical Trials
Susan R. Hoffman, RN BSN CCRC CIP - Human Investigation
John M. Jackson, MAEd - Information Technology
Laura Justice, PhD, CCC/SLP - Speech and Language Pathology
D. Casey Kerrigan, MD - Adult Rehabilitation
Peter D. Patrick, PhD - Neuropsychology
Matthew J. Gurka, PhD - Health Evaluation Sciences
Richard D. Stevenson, MD - Neurodevelopmental Pediatrics

Guest Faculty

Ruth Brannon , MSPH, MA
Associate Director, Division of Research Sciences
National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR)

Murray Goldstein, DO, MPH
Medical Director
United Cerebral Palsy Research & Education Foundation
Specialty: Neurology, Former Director of NIH/NINDS
Research Areas of Interest: Developmental Brain Disorders/Cerebrovascular Disorders

Bob Gregor, PhD
Director, Center for Human Movement Studies
Georgia Institute of Technology
Specialty: Engineering, Motion Mechanics
Research Areas of Interest: Biomechanics of Human Movement

Richard D. Henderson, MD, PhD
Professor of Orthopaedics and Pediatrics
University of North Carolina
Specialty: Orthopaedics
Research Areas of Interest: The effects of various medical conditions and physical handicaps on growth of the immature skeleton. Of particular importance are those factors that result in osteoporosis.

Scott Janis, PhD
National Institute of Neurological Disorders & Stroke National Institute of Neurological Disorders & Stroke
National Institutes of Health
Specialty: Clinical Trials

Emily Keshner, EdD, PT
Research Associate Professor
Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Northwestern University Medical School
Research Areas of Interest: Posture and Balance in the Elderly

Ralph L. Nitkin, PhD
Biological Sciences and Career Development
National Center for Medical Rehabilitation Research
National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Peter Rosenbaum, MD, FRCP(C)
Canada Research Chair in Childhood Disability
McMaster University
Specialty: Research in Childhood Developmental Disability
Research Areas of Interest: Longitudinal development of children with CP; service delivery, especially family-centered service; family well-being in the context of chronic child problems

William Z. Rymer MD, PhD
Professor
Northwestern University
Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Specialty: Neurology/Rehabilitation
Research Areas of Interest: Neural control and mechanics of movement in normal and neurologically impaired human subjects

Donald G. Stein, PhD
Asa G. Candler Professor
Emory University
Specialty: Neural Plasticity and Traumatic Brain Injury
Research Areas of Interest: Neuropsychology - gender differences in recovery

Steven L. Wolf, PhD, PT, FAPTA
Professor of Rehabilitation Medicine, Professor of Geriatrics, Associate Professor of Anatomy and Cell Biology
Emory University School of Medicine
Research Areas of Interest: Neurology/PT

Li-Qun Zhang, PhD
Senior Research Scientist and Assistant Professor
Sensory-Motor Performance Program, Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago
Depts. of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, Orthopaedic Surgery, and Biomedical Eng.
Northwestern University
Research Areas of Interest: Biomedical Engineering/Orthopedics and Sports Medicine