Mentors

2015 Mentors


Diane Adamo, OTR, MS, PhD		 Wayne State University
Detroit, MI
Main practice area: Research

Areas of research and expertise:
  • Human Neuroscience Research
  • Occupational Therapy
  • Other Rehabilitation Research

Other discussion topics:
Clinical background in occupational therapy. However, Dr. Adamo teaches research courses in a Physical Therapy Program and conducts research in healthy older / younger individuals and those who have suffered a stroke.

 


Jason Carmel,
MD, PhD

Burke Medical Research Institute
White Plains, NY
Main practice area: Academic
Years in practice: 7

Areas of research and expertise:

  • Basic Neuroscience Research
  • Neurology
  • Pediatrics

Other discussion topics:
Mentor clinicians, scientists, and especially people who wish to combine science and medicine, particularly in the areas of motor function and pediatrics.

 

Tom Carmichael,
MD, PhD		 David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
Los Angeles , CA
Main practice area: Academic
Years in Practice: 17

Areas of research and expertise:
  • Neurology
  • Basic Neuroscience Research

Other discussion topics:

  • work/life balance
  • grant writing
  • publishing your research

 


Leonardo Cohen,
MD

NINDS
Bethesda, MD
Main practice area: Academic
Years in practice: 20

Areas of research and expertise:

  • Human Neuroscience Research
  • Neurology
  • Psychology

Other discussion topics:

  • Grant writing
  • Publishing research
  • Think projects
  • Formulate hypotheses

 


Bruce Dobkin,
MD

UCLA
Los Angeles, CA
Main practice area: Academic
Years in practice: 30

Areas of research and expertise:

  • Clinical Trails
  • Neurology
  • motor control and recovery
  • wearable sensing for activity

Other discussion topics: 

  • Publishing research
  • Grant writing

 


Gail Eskes, PhD

Dalhousie University
Halifax, Nova Scotia
Main practice area: Research
Years in practice: 25

Areas of research and expertise:

  • Human Neuroscience Research
  • Psychology
  • Cognitive Rehabilitation

Other discussion topics: 

  • Work/life balance
  • Student supervision
  • Running a lab
  • Publishing
  • Grant writing

 


Scott Frey,
PhD

Washington University School of Medicine
Saint Louis, MO
Main practice area: Academic

Areas of research and expertise:

  • Other Rehabilitation Research
  • Psychology
  • Basic Neuroscience Research
  • Neuroimaging, TMS, tDCS, effects of peripheral nerve injury on CNS

Other discussion topics: 

  • Work/life balance
  • Grant writing

 


David Good,
MD

Penn State Hershey Medical Center
Hershey, PA
Main practice area: Academic
Years in practice: 35

Areas of research and expertise:

  • Clinical Trails
  • Neurology

 


Catherine Lang,
PT, PhD

Washington University School of Medicine
Saint Louis, MO
Main practice area: Research
Years in practice: 20

Areas of research and expertise:

  • Clinical Trails
  • Neurology
  • Occupational Therapy
  • Physical Therapy

 


Mindy Levin,
PT, PhD

McGill University
Montreal, Québec
Main practice area: Research
Years in practice: 30+

Areas of research and expertise:

  • Basic Neuroscience Research
  • Human Neuroscience Research
  • Neurology
  • Pediatrics
  • Physical Therapy

Other discussion topics: 

  • publishing
  • profiling

 


William Zev Rymer, MD, PhD

RIC/Northwestern University
Chicago, IL
Main practice area: Research
Years in practice: 30+


Areas of research and expertise:

  • Basic Neuroscience Research
  • Biomedical Engineering
  • Human Neuroscience Research
  • Clinical Neurophysiology

 Other discussion topics:

  • Grant writing/applications
  • Paper writing
     

 


Krish Sathian MD, PhD, FAAN

Emory University & Atlanta VA
Atlanta, GA
Main practice area: Academic
Years in practice: 21


Areas of research and expertise:

  • Human Neuroscience Research
  • Neurology
  • Neuroimaging

 Other discussion topics:

  • Writing grant applications for success
  • Publishing research
  • Developing and leading research teams

 


Keith Tansey,
MD, PhD

Emory University & Atlanta VA
Atlanta, GA
Main practice area: Research
Years in practice: 15

Areas of research and expertise:

  • Basic Neuroscience Research
  • Biomedical Engineering
  • Clinical Trails
  • Clinical Care
  • Human Neuroscience Research
  • Neurology
  • Trauma
  • Spinal cord injury

 


Steve Wolf,
PhD, PT

Emory University School of Medicine
Atlanta, GA
Main practice area: Research

Areas of research and expertise:

  • Clinical Trails
  • Geriatrics
  • Neurology
  • Physical Therapy

 Other discussion topics:

  • Grant writing
  • Publishing research