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  • Monday, Oct 30th
    2:30 PM – 3:45 PM  
    Leadership and Professional Development: The Road to Improving Engagement
    Location:  212
    Presenter: Laura Martin – TIRR Memorial Hermann
    Presenter: Catherine Murray, OTR (she/her/hers) – TIRR Memorial Hermann
    LeadershipCultural CompetencyDiversity, Equity and InclusionEthics
  • Monday, Oct 30th
    5:30 PM – 7:00 PM  
    PLENARY I: Disability Inclusivity & Representation in Rehabilitation Research
    Location:  Grand Ballroom
    Diversity, Equity and InclusionAthlete Development & Sports RehabilitationBehavioral Health SciencesClinical PracticeComplementary Integrative Rehabilitation MedicineCultural CompetencyHealth Services ResearchLeadershipLifestyle Medicine
  • Tuesday, Oct 31st
    10:45 AM – 11:45 AM  
    Developing Community Partnerships in a TBIMS Research Grant Context: Part 1-describing a Bi-directional Community-based Approach
    Location:  304
    Presenter: Michelle Smith, MPH, CHES (she/her/hers) – NYU Langone Medical Center
    Presenter: Tamara Bushnik, PhD (she/her/hers) – Rusk Rehabilitation, NYU Langone Health
    Presenter: Olga Garduño-Ortega, B.A. – NYU Langone Health
    Brain InjuryCultural CompetencyDiversity, Equity and InclusionHealth Services Research
  • Tuesday, Oct 31st
    10:45 AM – 11:45 AM  
    Publishing in High-Impact Rehabilitation Journals
    Location:  406
    Presenter: Allen W. Heinemann, PhD FACRM (he/him/his) – Shirley Ryan AbilityLab
    Presenter: Leighton Chan, MD, MPH – Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
    Presenter: Helen Hoenig, MD, MPH – Durham VA Health Care System; Duke University
    Presenter: Glenn D. Collins (he/him/his) – ACRM
    LeadershipAging Research & Geriatric RehabilitationArts & NeuroscienceAthlete Development & Sports RehabilitationBehavioral Health SciencesBig DataBrain InjuryBurn RehabilitationCancerCardiopulmonary RehabilitationClinical PracticeComplementary Integrative Rehabilitation MedicineCOVID-19Cultural CompetencyDiversity, Equity and InclusionEarly Mobilization/Rehabilitation in the Intensive Care UnitEthicsHealth Services ResearchInternationalLeadershipLifestyle MedicineLimb CareMeasurementMilitary and Veterans AffairsNeurodegenerative DiseaseNeuroplasticityPain RehabilitationPediatric RehabilitationRehabilitation Treatment Specification SystemSkin ManagementSpinal Cord InjuryStrokeTechnologyTelehealthTraumaWriting Grants & Getting Funded
  • Tuesday, Oct 31st
    10:45 AM – 11:45 AM  
    Understanding Parents Voices in Mainland China
    Location:  308
    Presenter: Yue Wu, PhD, MT-BC (she/her/hers) – University of Minnesota
    InternationalBehavioral Health SciencesClinical PracticeCultural CompetencyDiversity, Equity and InclusionEthicsHealth Services ResearchInternational
  • Tuesday, Oct 31st
    1:30 PM – 2:30 PM  
    Military Cultural Literacy in Rehabilitation: Beyond the Walls of the VA and Into the Community
    Location:  207
    Presenter: Tina Fanello, LCSW – Marcus Institute for Brain Health
    Presenter: Catharine H. Johnston-Brooks, PhD, ABPP-CN (she/her/hers) – Marcus Institute for Brain Health
    Presenter: Hira Byrne Paulin, MEd, CRC – Springfield Technical Community College
    Presenter: Shannon Miles, PhD – James A. Haley Veterans' Hospital
    Presenter: Alison M. Cogan, PhD, OTR/L (she/her/hers) – University of Southern California
    Military and Veterans AffairsCultural Competency
  • Tuesday, Oct 31st
    1:30 PM – 2:30 PM  
    Navigating Team Outcomes From a Defined Why
    Location:  406
    Presenter: Amanda L. Kidd, DNP(C), MSN, RN, CCRN-K, NEA-BC – Encompass Health
    LeadershipBehavioral Health SciencesCultural Competency
  • Tuesday, Oct 31st
    3:15 PM – 3:30 PM  
    MeTooOT: Sexual Harassment Experiences of Occupational Therapy Academics and Implications for Rehabilitation Science
    Location:  208
    Presenting Author: Rachel M. Proffitt, OTD, OTR/L (she/her/hers) – University of Missouri
    Non-presenting Author: Bridget G. Kraus, MOT, OTR/L, PhD Candidate (she/her/hers) – University of Missouri-Columbia
    Non-presenting Author: Amanda C. Jozkowski, PhD, OTR/L (she/her/hers) – Towson University
    Non-presenting Author: Jessica Kersey, PhD, OTR/L – Washington University in St. Louis
    Non-presenting Author: Rachelle S. Brick, PhD, MSPH, OTR/L – National Cancer Institute
    Non-presenting Author: Jaclyn Schwartz, PhD, OTR/L – Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine
    Non-presenting Author: Catherine R. Hoyt, PhD, OTD – Washington University School of Medicine
    Non-presenting Author: Samantha N. Shea Lemoins, BHS, COTA/L, Ph.D(c) – University of Missouri
    Diversity, Equity and InclusionCultural CompetencyEthicsLeadership
  • Tuesday, Oct 31st
    3:30 PM – 3:45 PM  
    Exploring Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Occupational Therapy Education: A Survey Study of Black Student Experiences
    Location:  208
    Presenter: Lima Ghulmi, OTD, OTR – UTMB
    Non-presenting author: Riqiea Kitchens, PhD, OTR, BCPR, CSRS (she/her/hers) – University of Texas Medical Branch
    Non-presenting Author: Amber B. Armstead, Armstead, DrPH, OTR – University of Texas Medical Branch
    Non-presenting Author: Karthik Mani, OTD, OTR, FACOT (he/him/his) – University of Texas Medical Branch
    Non-presenting Author: Diane M. Collins, OT, PhD – University of Texas Medical Branch
    Diversity, Equity and InclusionCultural Competency
  • Tuesday, Oct 31st
    3:45 PM – 4:00 PM  
    Apply Tribal Critical Race Theory to Improve Rehabilitation Outcomes for American Indians with Traumatic Brain Injury
    Location:  208
    Presenting Author: Xinsheng Cindy Cai, PhD (she/her/hers) – American Institutes for Research
    Diversity, Equity and InclusionCultural Competency
  • Wednesday, Nov 1st
    8:15 AM – 9:30 AM  
    PLENARY III - Coulter Award Lectureship: Patient, Clinician & Insightful Stakeholder: How we can work together to move rehabilitation medicine forward
    Location:  Grand Ballroom
    Presenter: Deborah Backus, PT, PhD, FACRM (she/her/hers) – Shepherd Center
    Health Services ResearchAging Research & Geriatric RehabilitationArts & NeuroscienceAthlete Development & Sports RehabilitationBehavioral Health SciencesBig DataBrain InjuryBurn RehabilitationCancerCardiopulmonary RehabilitationClinical PracticeComplementary Integrative Rehabilitation MedicineCOVID-19Cultural CompetencyDiversity, Equity and InclusionHealth Services ResearchInternationalLeadershipLifestyle MedicineLimb CareMilitary and Veterans AffairsNeurodegenerative DiseaseNeuroplasticityPain RehabilitationPediatric RehabilitationSkin ManagementSpinal Cord InjuryStrokeTechnologyTelehealthTraumaPhysicians & Clinicians
  • Wednesday, Nov 1st
    10:45 AM – 11:45 AM  
    Inclusive Work and Leadership: Implementing Accessibility in Meetings, Presentations, and Design of Websites and Apps
    Location:  205
    Presenter: Megan Mitchell, PhD – Oracle
    Diversity, Equity and InclusionClinical PracticeCultural CompetencyEthicsLeadershipTechnology
  • Wednesday, Nov 1st
    12:00 PM – 1:00 PM  
    Chat with the Experts: A Candid Discussion on Burnout in Rehab Physicians and Clinicians
    Location:  EXPO/Salon - Location 1 near Booth 219
    Panelist: Victor W. Mark, MD (he/him/his) – University of Alabama at Birmingham
    Panelist: Sheryl D. Katta-Charles, MD – Indiana University School of Medicine
    Career DevelopmentCross-CuttingDiversity, Equity and InclusionCultural CompetencyHealth Services ResearchPhysicians & CliniciansBrain InjurySpinal Cord InjuryStrokeMeasurementInternational
  • Wednesday, Nov 1st
    1:00 PM – 2:00 PM  
    Innovative Solutions to Addressing Disparities in Aging in Place: An Interdisciplinary Approach
    Location:  305
    Presenter: Jerelyne Idica, MOT, OTR/L, CHES, ECHM, CAPS – Brooks Rehabilitation
    Presenter: Jackee Ndwaru McGlamery, OTD, OT/L, CCM, ECHM (she/her/hers) – First Coast Aging in Place Solutions
    Presenter: Martha Ndungu, PharmD (she/her/hers) – University of Pittsburgh
    Diversity, Equity and InclusionAging Research & Geriatric RehabilitationCultural Competency
  • Wednesday, Nov 1st
    1:00 PM – 2:00 PM  
    SPECIAL Symposium: 7th Annual Women in Rehabilitation Science Symposium
    Location:  Crystal Ballroom A
    Moderator: Mark A. Hirsch, PhD, FACRM – Carolinas Rehabilitation/ Wake Forest School of Medicine
    Presenter: Abiodun E. Akinwuntan, PhD, MPH, MBA – University of Kansas Medical Center
    Moderator: Tolu O. Oyesanya, PhD, RN – Duke University
    LeadershipCultural CompetencyDiversity, Equity and Inclusion
  • Wednesday, Nov 1st
    4:00 PM – 5:15 PM  
    Identifying Key Transitions for Those Living with Cancer Within the Continuum of Cancer Rehabilitation
    Location:  303
    Presenter: Anne Fleischer, PhD, MPH, OT/L (she/her/hers) – University of Cincinnati
    Presenter: Jan Struhar, PT, DPT, ONC – Shirley Ryan AbilityLab
    Presenter: Jegy M. Tennison, MD – The University of Texas M D Anderson Cancer Center
    Presenter: Katie Fontaine, PT, DPT (she/her/hers) – Corewell Health
    CancerCultural Competency
  • Thursday, Nov 2nd
    8:15 AM – 9:30 AM  
    PLENARY IV: Overcoming DEI Fatigue in Rehabilitation Medicine and Research
    Location:  Grand Ballroom
    Presenter: Lisa D. VanHoose, PT, PhD, MPH, FAAPT, FAPTA (she/her/hers) – University of Louisiana Monroe
    Diversity, Equity and InclusionCancerClinical PracticeCultural CompetencyEthicsLeadership
  • Thursday, Nov 2nd
    10:45 AM – 12:00 PM  
    SPECIAL Symposium: What Does it Mean to Meaningfully Participate? Working Towards a More Inclusive and Value-Sensitive Conceptualization of Participation after Traumatic Brain Injury
    Location:  Crystal Ballroom C
    Presenter: Shannon B. Juengst, PhD, CRC (she/her/hers) – TIRR Memorial Hermann
    Presenter: Gale G. Whiteneck, PhD (he/him/his) – Craig Hospital
    Presenter: Yelena G. Bodien, PhD – Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital
    Presenter: Anthony H. Lequerica, PhD – Kessler Foundation
    Presenter: Joseph T. Giacino, PhD – Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital
    Brain InjuryClinical PracticeCultural CompetencyDiversity, Equity and Inclusion
  • Thursday, Nov 2nd
    12:45 PM – 1:45 PM  
    Addressing Health Literacy in Rehabilitation as a Social Determinant of Health: An Interdisciplinary Approach
    Location:  207
    Presenter: Jerelyne Idica, MOT, OTR/L, CHES, ECHM, CAPS – Brooks Rehabilitation
    Presenter: Linda V. Ngan, MScPT, DSc RHL (candidate, Queen's University) (she/her/hers) – Queen's University, Faculty of Health Sciences, School of Rehabilitation Therapy
    Presenter: Orli M. Shulein, PhC, CCC-SLP – University of Washington, Department of Rehabilitation Medicine
    Diversity, Equity and InclusionCultural Competency
  • Thursday, Nov 2nd
    2:00 PM – 3:00 PM  
    Community-engaged Trauma-informed Care in Refugee & Asylum Seeker Rehabilitation Programming in North America
    Location:  205
    Presenter: Jacob Bentley – University of Washington
    Presenter: Mustafa Rfat – Washington University in St. Louis
    Non-Presenting Author: Mansha Mirza, Phd, OTR/L – University of Illinois Chicago
    Non-Presenting Author: Temple Moore, MScOT, MSCGHD – Refugee Women’s Netowrk
    Non-Presenting Author: Mary P. Black, MS, OTR/L – Heartland Alliance Marjorie Kovler Center
    Non-Presenting Author: Yda J. Smith, PhD, OTR/L – University of Utah
    InternationalAging Research & Geriatric RehabilitationArts & NeuroscienceClinical PracticeComplementary Integrative Rehabilitation MedicineCultural CompetencyDiversity, Equity and InclusionTrauma
  • Thursday, Nov 2nd
    2:00 PM – 3:00 PM  
    Culturally Sensitive Strategies for Recruitment and Retention of Research Participants from Underserved Groups
    Location:  207
    Presenter: Gloria M. Morel Valdes, PsyD (she/her/hers) – UW-Madison School of Medicine and Public Health
    Presenter: Maria C. Mora Pinzon, MD, MS, FACPM (she/her/hers) – University of Wisconsin - Madison
    Presenter: Paige Salinas, MS, MHA, LCSW, CBIST-AP – Collage Rehabilitation Partners
    Diversity, Equity and InclusionCultural CompetencyDiversity, Equity and Inclusion