Chairperson:
Eric Jon Perreault, Ph.D. (6/30/23)
Professor and Chair, Departments of Biomedical Engineering and Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Northwestern University
Chicago, IL 60208
Abiodun Akinwuntan, Ph.D., M.P.H. (6/30/23)
Professor and Dean, School of Health Professions
Kansas University Medical Center
Kansas City, KS 66160
Patricia R. Babin, Ph.D. (6/30/26)*
Intellectual/Developmental Disability Clinical Director and Lead Psychologist
Medical Department
Cardinal Innovations Healthcare
Charlotte, NC 28202
Cheri A. Blauwet, M.D. (6/30/24)
Assistant Professor, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Harvard Medical School
Sports Medicine Physiatrist, Brigham & Women's Hospital
Director, Kelley Adaptive Sports Research Institute
Director, Disability Access and Awareness, Spaulding Rehabilitation Network
Charlestown, MA 02129
Barbara S. Bregman, PT, Ph.D. (6/30/25)
Professor, Neuroscience and Rehabilitation Medicine
Acting Chair of Rehabilitation Medicine
Associate Dean for Health Professions and Education Development
Georgetown University
Washington, DC 20057
Jose Luis Contreras-Vidal, Ph.D. (6/30/25)
Hugh Roy & Lillie Cranz Cullen Distinguished Professor
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Director, IUCRC BRAIN University of Houston Site
Director, Noninvasive BMI Systems Lab
University of Houston
Houston, TX 77204-4005
Stephanie C. Deluca, Ph.D. (6/30/23)
Associate Professor
Director, Neuromotor Research Clinic
Fralin Biomedical Research Institute
Virginia Tech Carilion Research Institute
Roanoke, VA 24016
Dawn M. Ehde, Ph.D. (6/30/25)
Professor, Rehabilitation Medicine
Nancy & Buster Alvord Endowed Professorship in Multiple Sclerosis Research
University of Washington
Seattle, WA 98104
Flora Hammond, M.D., FAAPMR, FACRM (6/30/24)*
Nila Covalt Professor and Chair, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Indiana University School of Medicine
Chief of Medical Affairs
Rehabilitation Hospital of Indiana
Indianapolis, IN 46254
Michelle J. Johnson, Ph.D. (6/30/25)*
Associate Professor, Departments of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation and Bioengineering
Director, Rehabilitation Robotics Lab
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA 19146
Steven J. Keteyian, Ph.D., M.A. (6/30/26)*
Section Head, Cardiac Rehabilitation/Preventive Cardiology Unit
Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medicine
Henry Ford Hospital Medical Group
Detroit, MI 48202
Robert L. Sainburg, Ph.D., OTR/L (6/30/25)
Dorothy Foehr Huck and J. Lloyd Huck Distinguished Chair in Kinesiology and Neurology
Pennsylvania State University
University Park, PA 16802
Michael Wade Shrader, M.D. (6/30/24)
Department of Orthopedics
Nemours/Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children
Wilmington, DE 19803
Kris Tjaden, Ph.D., M.A. (6/30/26)*
Professor and Associated Dean, Department of Communicative Disorders and Sciences
University at Buffalo
State University of New York
Buffalo, NY 14214
Francisco Valero-Cuevas, Ph.D. (6/30/25)
Director, Brain-Body Dynamics Laboratory
Professor, Biomedical Engineering and Biokinesiology and Physical Therapy
The University of Southern California
Los Angeles, California 90089-2905
Lewis A. Weaton, Ph.D. (6/30/26)
Associate Professor, School of Biological Sciences
Georgia Institute of Technology
Atlanta, GA 30332
Kathleen M. Zackowski, Ph.D. (6/30/26)
Senior Director, Patient Management, Care, and Rehabilitation Research
The National Multiple Sclerosis Society
New York, NY 10017
*Ad hoc member
Ex-Officio Members
Diana Bianchi, M.D.
Director, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), NIH
Bethesda, MD 20892
Daofen Chen, Ph.D.
Program Director, Division of Neuroscience
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, NIH
Rockville, MD 20852
Theresa Cruz, Ph.D.
Director, National Center for Medical Rehabilitation Research (NCMRR)
NICHD, NIH
Bethesda, MD 20817
Patricia Dorn, Ph.D.
Director, Rehabilitation Research and Development
Department of Veterans Affairs
Washington, DC 20420
Robert Eisinger, M.D., Ph.D.
Acting Director, Division of Program Coordination, Planning, and Strategic Initiatives
Office of AIDS Research, NIH
Bethesda, MD 20892
Jerome L. Fleg, M.D., FACC, FAHA
Program Officer, Division of Cardiovascular Sciences
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, NIH
Bethesda, MD 20892
Anjali Forber-Pratt, Ph.D.
Director, National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research, NIH
Washington, DC 20201
Lyndon Joseph, Ph.D.
Health Scientist Administrator, Division of Geriatrics and Clinical Gerontology
National Institute on Aging, NIH
Bethesda, MD 20892-9205
Ralph Nitkin, Ph.D.
Deputy Director, NCMRR
NICHD, NIH
Bethesda, MD 20817
Lana Shekim, Ph.D.
Director, Voice and Speech Programs
National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders, NIH
Bethesda, MD 20892-7180
Edward Vitelli
Program Policy Advisor, Rehabilitation Services Administration
Office of Special Education and Rehabilitation Services
Department of Education
Washington DC 20202-2736
Chuck Washabaugh, Ph.D.
Director, Orthopedics Program
National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, NIH
Bethesda, MD 20892
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