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National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)

Physical Disabilities Through the Lifespan Conference
July 21 – 22, 2003 • Bethesda, Maryland


Agenda Participants Participants

Agenda

Monday, July 21
 
8:00 a.m. Welcome
Moderator: Michael Weinrich, M.D. –– Director, National Center for Medical Rehabilitation Research, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, NIH
8:15 a.m. Opening Address
William D. Novelli, M.A. –– Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer, AARP
8:45 a.m. Plenary Session on Changing Demography
Moderator: Margaret Giannini, M.D., FAAP –– Director, Office on Disability, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
    Global Disability
    Mary Chamie, Ph.D. –– Branch Chief, Demographic and Social Statistics, Statistics Division, Department of Social Affairs, United Nations

    Changes in Demography of Disability
    Mitchell P. LaPlante, Ph.D. –– Associate Adjunct Professor, Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences, Institute for Health and Aging, University of California at San Francisco

    The Economics of Disability: What Current Data Can and Cannot Tell Us
    Richard V. Burkhauser, Ph.D. –– Chair, Department of Policy Analysis and Management and Sarah Gibson Blanding Professor of Policy Analysis, College of Human Ecology, Cornell University

    Minorities and Disability
    Agustin Escalante, M.D. –– Associate Professor of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio
11:00 a.m. Plenary Session on Disability Policy
Moderator: Steven J. Tingus, M.S., C.Phil. –– Director, National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitative Research, U.S. Department of Education
    An Overview of Social Security's Disability Programs
    Sue Roecker, M.A. –– Associate Commissioner for the Office of Disability, Social Security Administration

    Medicaid and Disability
    Thomas Hamilton - Director, Disabled and Elderly Health Programs Group, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

    Access to Health Care for Disabled Persons
    Gerben DeJong, Ph.D. –– Associate Director, Brooks Center for Rehabilitation Studies and Professor, Department of Health, University of Florida

    Comprehensive Care for Disabled Persons
    Robert J. Master, M.D. –– President, Community Medical Alliance, Inc.
    Richard G. Kronick, Ph.D. –– Professor, Department of Family and Preventive Medicine, University of California, San Diego
2:00 p.m. Plenary Session on Aging and Biology: Effects on Growth and Plasticity Through the Lifespan. Moderator: Richard J. Hodes, M.D. –– Director, National Institute on Aging
    Cardiac Function
    Jeanne Y. Wei, M.D., Ph.D. –– Professor and Executive Vice Chairman, Donald W. Reynolds Department of Geriatrics, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, and Staff Physician, GRECC, Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare System, Little Rock, Arkansas

    Wound Healing and Tissue Repair in Aging: The Clinical Context
    May J. Reed, M.D. –– Associate Professor, Division of Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine, University of Washington

    Muscle Function and Response to Exercise
    William J. Evans, Ph.D. –– Director and Professor of Geriatrics, Physiology, and Nutrition, Donald J. Reynolds Center on Aging, Nutrition, Metabolism and Exercise Laboratory, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences

    Cartilage Integrity and Osteoarthritis
    Martin Lotz, M.D. –– Professor and Head, Division of Arthritis Research, The Scripps Research Institute

    Cognitive Changes and Mental Health
    Constantine G. Lyketsos, M.D., M.H.S. –– Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Co-Director, Division of Geriatric Psychiatry and Neuropsychiatry, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, School of Medicine, The Johns Hopkins University
4:15 p.m. Crosscutting Breakout Sessions I

Reproductive Health
Moderator: Judi Rogers, O.T.R. –– Occupational Therapist and Prenatal Educator/Instructor, Through the Looking Glass

    Female Sexuality After a Disability
    Beverly Whipple, Ph.D., R.N., FAAN –– President, Society for the Scientific Study of Sexuality and Professor Emerita, Rutgers University and Mitchell S. Tepper, Ph.D., M.P.H. –– Founder and President, The Sexual Health Network and Assistant Professor of Physician Assistant Education, Quinnipiac University

    Parenting From Infancy to Toddlerhood
    Judi Rogers, O.T.R. –– Occupational Therapist and Prenatal Educator/Instructor, Through the Looking Glass

    Fertility, Pregnancy, and Childbirth: Reproductive Health Issues for Adults with Disabilities
    Margaret A. Turk. M.D. –– Professor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, State University of New York Upstate Medical University at Syracuse, Director of Rehabilitative Services at St. Camillus Health and Rehabilitation Center Contraceptive Choices for Women with Disabilities: A World of New Possibilities
    Eleanor A. Drey, M.D., Ed.M. –– Professor, Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, San Francisco General Hospital, Center for Reproductive Health Research and Policy, University of California, San Francisco

Children With Disabilities
Moderator: James Perrin, Ph.D. –– Professor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, and Director, Center for Children and Adolescent Health Policy, Massachusetts General Hospital for Children

    Epidemiology
    Steven Gortmaker, Ph.D. –– Professor of Health and Social Behavior, Harvard School of Public Health

    Measurement
    Ruth K. Stein, M.D. –– Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Montefiore Medical Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Yeshiva University

    Peers and Sexuality
    Donald E. Greydanus, M.D. FAAP, FSAM –– Director, Pediatrics Residency Program at Michigan State University, Kalamazoo Center for Medical Studies and Professor, Pediatrics and Human Development, College of Human Medicine, Michigan State University

    Transition to Adulthood
    Patience H. White, M.D. –– Division Chief, Department of Rheumatology, Children's National Medical Center

    Scott Campbell Brown, Ph.D. –– Education Research Analyst, Office of Special Education Programs, Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services, U.S. Department of Education

Supported Living
Moderator: Mary E. Stuart, Sc.D. –– Chair, Department of Sociology and Anthropology, University of Maryland, Baltimore County

    Community-Based Care and Medicaid Waiver
    Robert Master, M.D. –– President, Community Medical Alliance

    Personal Assistance: The Research Agenda
    Jae J. Kennedy, Ph.D. –– Associate Professor, Health Policy and Administration, Washington State University Spokane Health Services

    Cash and Counseling: Demonstration and Evaluation of a Consumer-Directed Option
    Lori Simon-Rusinowitz, M.P.H., Ph.D. - Research Director, Cash and Counseling Demonstration and Evaluation at University of Maryland, Center on Aging, University of Maryland

    Lifespan Perspectives
    Juliana Cyril, Ph.D., M.P.H. –– Health Scientist, Disability and Health, Division of Human Development and Disability, National Center on Birth Defects and Development Disabilities, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Measurement Issues
Moderator: Louis A. Quatrano, Ph.D. –– Program Director, Behavioral Science and Rehabilitation Engineering Program, National Center for Medical Rehabilitation Research, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, NIH

    Disability Measures
    Stephen M. Haley, Ph.D., P.T. –– Associate Professor, Department of Physical Therapy, Director, Center for Rehabilitation Effectiveness, Sargent College of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, Boston University

    Finding a Path Through the Disability Measurement Forest: A Survey Guide
    Barbara Altman, Ph.D. –– Special Assistant for Disability Statistics, National Center for Health Statistics, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and Adjunct Associate Professor, University of Maryland

    Measuring the Accessibility of Fitness and Recreation Environment
    James Rimmer, Ph.D. –– Professor and Director, Center on Health Promotion Research for Persons with Disabilities and National Center on Physical Activity and Disability, University of Illinois

    Life Satisfaction and Physical Disability
    Margaret G. Stineman, M.D. –– Associate Professor of Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Pennsylvania

    The Lack of a Disability Measure in Today's Current Population Survey
    Thomas W. Hale, Ph.D., - Economist, Office of Employment and Unemployment Statistics, Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor

Technology and Aging
Moderator: Mindy L. Aisen, M.D. –– Deputy Chief Research and Development Officer and Director, Rehabilitation Research and Development Service, Acting Director, Medical Research Services, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

    Transportation and Mobility
    Rory A. Cooper, Ph.D. –– Professor, Rehabilitation Science and Technology Bioengineering and Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation and Director, VA Rehabilitation Research and Development Center, University of Pittsburgh

    Environmental Controls and Tele-Homecare
    William Mann, Ph.D., O.T.R. –– Professor and Chair, Rehabilitation Research Outcomes Center, University of Florida

    Nanotechnology to Retinal Prostheses for the Blind
    Douglas Bourne Shire, Ph.D. –– Research Engineer, Center for Innovative Visual Rehabilitation, Veterans Health Administration

    New Directions in Prosthetics
    Richard M. Greenwald, Ph.D. –– President, Simbex and Executive Director, National Institute for Sports Science and Safety

Mental Health Issues
Moderator: Constantine G. Lyketsos, M.D., M.H.S. –– Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, and Co-Director, Division of Geriatric Psychiatry and Neuropsychiatry, Johns Hopkins University

    Depression
    Bryan J. Kemp, Ph.D. –– Director, Rehabilitation Research and Training Center on Aging with a Disability, Ranchos Los Amigos National Rehabilitation Center, Clinical Professor of Medicine, University of California, Irvine

    Mental Health Issues and Chronic Disease
    Charles H. Bombardier, Ph.D. –– Associate Professor, Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine

    Anxiety and Substance Abuse Disorders: Relationship With Disability
    Michael Von Korff, Sc.D. –– Senior Investigator, Center for Health Studies, Group Health Cooperative of Puget Sound

    Life Satisfaction and Aging With a Disability
    James S. Krause, Ph.D. –– Associate Dean for Clinical Research, Medical University of South Carolina

  Hosting Organizations: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, American Physical Therapy Association; CARF-CCAC; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS); Interagency Committee on Disability Research, U.S. Department of Education; National Center for Medical Rehabilitation Research, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD); National Eye Institute; National Institute on Aging; National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders; National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke; National Institute of Nursing Research; Office of Disability, Aging, and Long-Term Care Policy, DHHS; Office of Rare Diseases, National Institutes of Health; Rehabilitation Research and Development Service, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs; Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration


Participants

Michael C. Ain, M.D.
Director of Residency Training Program
Assistant Professor
Department of Orthopedic Surgery
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Johns Hopkins Outpatient Center
601 North Caroline Street, Room 5253
Baltimore, MD 21287

Mindy L. Aisen, M.D.
Director, Rehabilitation Research
and Development Service
Acting Director, Medical Research Services
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
VA Rehabilitation R&D Service (122)
810 Vermont Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20420

Barbara M. Altman, Ph.D.
Special Assistant for Disability Statistics
National Center for Health Statistics
Adjunct Associate Professor at the
University of Maryland
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
3311 Toledo Road, Suite 6111
Hyattsville, MD 20782

William A. Bauman, M.D.
Director, Veterans Affairs
Professor of Medicine and Rehabilitation
Director, Spinal Cord Damage Research Center
Mt. Sinai School of Medicine
Room 1E-02
130 West Kingsbridge Road
Bronx, NY 10468

Allan I. Bergman
President and CEO
Brain Injury Association of America
105 North Alfred Street
Alexandria, VA 22314

Michael J. Berry, Ph.D.
Principal Investigator and Professor
Department of Health and Exercise Science
Wake Forest University School of Medicine
P.O. Box 7868
Winston-Salem, NC 27109

Charles H. Bombardier, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Division of Clinical Neuropsychology
Department of Rehabilitative Medicine
University of Washington School of Medicine
Harborview Medical Center, Box 359740
325 9th Avenue
Seattle, WA 98104

Rory A. Cooper, Ph.D.
Professor, Rehabilitation Science and Technology,
Bioengineering and Physical Medicine, and Rehabilitation
Director, Veterans Affairs Rehabilitation Research
and Development Center
University of Pittsburgh
Human Engineering Research Laboratories (151-R1)
7180 Highland Drive
Pittsburgh, PA 15206

Rebecca L. Craik, Ph.D., PT, FAPTA
Professor and Chair
Department of Physical Therapy
Arcadia University
Health Sciences Center
450 South Easton Road
Glenside, PA 19038-3295

Graham H. Creasey, M.D., FRCS.Ed.
Research Physician
Louis Stokes VA Medical Center
Associate Professor
Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Case Western Reserve University
Metro Health Medical Center, Room H616
2500 Metro Health Drive, H604
Cleveland, OH 44109

John E. Crews, D.P.A.
Health Scientist
National Center on Birth Defects and
Developmental Disabilities
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
1600 Clifton Road, F-35
Atlanta, GA 30333

Juliana K. Cyril, Ph.D., M.P.H.
Health Scientist, Disability and Health
Division of Human Development and Disability
National Center on Birth Defects and
Developmental Disabilities
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
1600 Clifton Road, MS F-35
Atlanta, GA 30333

Elizabeth A. Davis, J.D., Ed.M.
Managing Director
Director, National Organization on Disability's
Emergency Preparedness Initiative
EAD & Associates, LLC-Emergency Management
and Special Needs Consultants
300 Court Street
Brooklyn, NY 11231

Gerben DeJong, Ph.D.
Associate Director, Brooks Center for
Rehabilitation Studies
Professor, Department of Health
Services Administration
University of Florida
HPNP Building, Room 4118
101 Newell Drive
Gainesville, FL 32610-0195

Goldie Dersh, Ph.D., ACSW
Director
Mental Health and Retardation Services
The Jewish Guild for the Blind
15 West 65th Street
New York, NY 10023

Timothy R. Dillingham, M.D., M.S.
Professor and Chair
Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Medical College of Wisconsin
4200 West Wisconsin Avenue
Milwaukee, WI 53226

Eleanor A. Drey, M.D.
Medical Director of the Women's Options Center
San Francisco General Hospital, Ward 6D
1001 Potrero Avenue
San Francisco, CA 94110

J. Larry Durstine, Ph.D.
Professor and Chair, Department of Exercise Science
Director of Clinical Exercise Programs
University of South Carolina
1300 Wheat Street
Columbia, SC 29208

Mark D. Eisner, M.D., M.P.H.
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Division of Occupational and Environmental Medicine and
Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine
University of California, San Francisco
350 Parnassus Avenue, Suite 609
San Francisco, CA 94117

Agustin Escalante, M.D.
Associate Professor of Medicine
Division of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology
University of Texas
Health Science Center at San Antonio
7703 Floyd Curl Drive, MC 7874
San Antonio, TX 78229

William J. Evans, Ph.D.
Director and Professor of Geriatrics,
Physiology, and Nutrition
Nutrition, Metabolism, and Exercise Laboratory
Donald W. Reynolds Center on Aging
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
4301 West Markham, Slot 806
Little Rock, AR 72205

John M. Freeman, M.D.
Professor of Neurology and Pediatrics
Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions
East Baltimore Campus, Meyer 2-130
600 North Wolfe Street
Baltimore, MD 21287-7247

Margaret Giannini, M.D.
Director, Office on Disability
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
200 Independence Avenue, SW, Room 622E
Washington, DC 20201

Murray Goldstein, D.O., M.P.H.
Medical Director and Chief Operating Officer
United Cerebral Palsy Research and
Educational Foundation
1660 L Street, NW, Suite 700
Washington, DC 20036

David C. Good, M.D.
Professor of Neurology and Medical Director
of Rehabilitation
Department of Neurology
Wake Forest University School of Medicine
Medical Center Boulevard
P.O. Box 571207
Winston-Salem, NC 27157

Sandra Gordon-Salant, M.A., Ph.D.
Professor
Department of Hearing and Speech Sciences
University of Maryland
College Park LeFrak Hall, Room 0100
College Park, MD 20742

Steven Gortmaker, Ph.D.
Professor of Health and Social Behavior
Harvard School of Public Health
677 Huntington Avenue
Boston, MA 02115

Stephen S. Gottlieb, M.D.
Professor of Medicine and Director
Heart Failure and Transplantation
Division of Cardiology
University of Maryland
22 South Greene Street
Baltimore, MD 21201

David B. Gray, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Program in
Occupational Therapy
Department of Neurology
Washington University School of Medicine
Campus Box 8505
4444 Forest Park
St. Louis, MO 63108

Richard M. Greenwald, Ph.D.
President, Simbex
Adjunct Assistant Professor
Thayer School of Engineering
Dartmouth College
10 Water Street, Suite 410
Lebanon, NH 03766

Donald E. Greydanus, M.D., FAAP, FSAM
Director, Pediatrics Residency Program
Kalamazoo Center for Medical Studies
Professor, Pediatrics and Human Development
College of Human Medicine
Michigan State University
1000 Oakland Drive
Kalamazoo, MI 49008-1284

Thomas W. Hale, Ph.D.
Economist
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Division of Labor Force Statistics
Bureau of Labor Statistics
U.S. Department of Labor, PSB, Room 4675
2 Massachusetts Avenue, N.E.
Washington, DC 20212

Stephen M. Haley, Ph.D., P.T.
Director, Center for Rehabilitation Effectiveness
Associate Professor, Department of Physical Therapy
Sargent College of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences
Boston University
635 Commonwealth Avenue
Boston, MA 02215-1605

Thomas Hamilton
Director, Disabled and Elderly Health Programs Group
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
7500 Security Boulevard, Room S2-14-26
Baltimore, MD 21244

Elisabeth A. Handley, M.P.A.
Acting Director, Office of Liaison Activities
National Institutes of Health
National Cancer Institute
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
6116 Executive Boulevard
Bethesda, MD 20892-8324

Jerome M. Hauer, M.P.H.
Acting Assistant Secretary for the
Office of Public Health Emergency Preparedness
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
200 Independence Avenue, SW, Room 638G
Washington, DC 20036

Rowland G. Hazard, M.D., FACP
Professor, Orthopaedic Surgery and Internal Medicine
Dartmouth Medical School
Spine Center/Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center
One Medical Center Drive
Lebanon, NH 03756

Helen P. Hazuda, Ph.D.
Professor of Medicine
University of Texas Health Science Center
at San Antonio
7703 Floyd Curl Avenue, MC 7873
San Antonio, TX 78229-3900

Gerry E. Hendershot, Ph.D., M.A.
Consultant on Disability and Health Statistics
Senior Research Advisor
National Organization on Disability
4437 Wells Parkway
University Park, MD 20782

Richard J. Hodes, M.D.
Director, National Institute on Aging
National Institutes of Health
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
31 Center Drive, Suite 5C35
Bethesda, MD 20892

Barbara A. Hoffman, M.L.A.
Partner, The Artemis Group
6855 15th Street, NW, Suite 425
Washington, DC 20005

Amy Horowitz, D.S.W.
Senior Vice President for Research
Director, Arlene R. Gordon Research Institute
Lighthouse International
111 East 59th Street
New York, NY 10022-1202

Mark P. Jensen, Ph.D.
Professor
Department of Rehabilitation Medicine
University of Washington, Box 356490
Seattle, WA 98195

Bryan J. Kemp, Ph.D.
Director, Rehabilitation Research and
Training Center on Aging with a Disability
Rancho Los Amigos National Rehabilitation Center
Clinical Professor of Medicine, Program in Geriatrics
University of California, Irvine 800 West Annex
7601 East Imperial Highway
Downey, CA 90242

John Kemp, J.D.
Principal
Powers, Pyles, Sutter & Verville, P.C.
1875 Eye Street, NW
12th Floor
Washington, DC 20006

James J. (Jae) Kennedy, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Health Policy and Administration
Washington State University
310 North Riverpoint Boulevard, Box H
Spokane, WA 99210

Kenneth J. Koval, M.D.
Director, Orthopedic Trauma
Professor of Orthopedic Surgery
New York University School of Medicine
301 East 17 Street
New York, NY 10003

Jean F. Kozak, Ph.D.
Associate Director
Institute on Health of the Elderly
Director, Centre for Applied Research and
Education in Chronic Disease Management
University of Ottawa
43 Bruyere Street
Ottawa, Ontario K1N 5C8

Scott H. Kozin, M.D.
Associate Professor, Department of
Orthopedic Surgery
Temple University and Hand Surgeon
Shriner's Hospital for Children
3551 North Broad Street
Philadelphia, PA 19140

James Krause, Ph.D.
Associate Dean for Clinical Research
College of Health Professions
Medical University of South Carolina
CHP Office of Research
19 Hagood Avenue, Suite 910
Charleston, SC 29425

Jeffrey S. Kreutzer, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Physical Medicine
and Rehabilitation
Virginia Commonwealth University
VCU Box 980542
401 North 12th Street
Richmond, VA 23298-0542

Richard G. Kronick, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Family and
Preventive Medicine
University of California, San Diego
School of Medicine
9500 Gilman Drive, MC 0622
La Jolla, CA 92093-0628

Nancy G. Kutner, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Rehabilitation Medicine
Emory University
1441 Clifton Road, NE
Atlanta, GA 30322

Mitchell P. LaPlante, Ph.D.
Director, Disability Statistics Center
Associate Professor, Department of Social
and Behavioral Sciences
Institute for Health and Aging
University of California, San Francisco
Disability Statistics Center, Room 340
3333 California Street
San Francisco, CA 94118

Donald J. Lollar, Ed.D.
Senior Research Scientist
Division of Human Development and Disability
National Center on Birth Defects and
Developmental Disabilities
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
1600 Clifton Road, NE, F-35
Atlanta, GA 30333

Martin K. Lotz, M.D.
Professor and Head
Division of Arthritis Research
The Scripps Research Institute
10550 North Torrey Pines Road
LaJolla, CA 92037

Constantine G. Lyketsos, M.D., M.H.S.
Professor
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Co-Director, Division of Geriatrics Psychiatry
and Neuropsychiatry
The Johns Hopkins Hospital School of Medicine
Osler 320
Baltimore, MD 21287

William C. Mann, Ph.D., O.T.R.
Professor
Department of Occupational Therapy
University of Florida
P.O. Box 100164
Gainesville, FL 32610-0164

Ellen J. MacKenzie, Ph.D.
Director, Center for Injury Research and Policy
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
624 North Broadway, Room 554
Baltimore, MD 21205

Jay Magaziner, Ph.D., M.S.Hyg.
Professor and Director, Division of Gerontology
Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine
University of Maryland School of Medicine
660 West Redwood Street, Suite 200
Baltimore, MD 21201

William C. Mann, Ph.D., O.T.R.
Professor
Department of Occupational Therapy
University of Florida
P.O. Box 100164
Gainesville, FL 32610-0164

Robert J. Master, M.D.
President, Community Medical Alliance, Inc.
253 Summer Street
Boston, MA 02210

Craig M. McDonald, M.D.
Associate Professor and Director of
Pediatric Rehabilitation Davis Medical Center
University of California, Davis
4860 Y Street
Sacramento, CA 95817

Merle G. McPherson, M.D., M.P.H.
Director, Division of Services for Children
with Special Health Needs
Maternal and Child Health Bureau
Health Resources and Services Administration
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Parklawn Building, Room 18A-27
5600 Fishers Lane
Rockville, MD 20815

May J. Reed, M.D.
Associate Professor
Division of Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine
University of Washington R & T Building, 5th Floor
325 Ninth Avenue
Seattle, WA 98104-2499

James H. Rimmer, Ph.D.
Professor and Director
Center on Health Promotion Research for
Persons with Disabilities
National Center on Physical Activity and
Disability Activity and Disability
University of Illinois at Chicago
1640 West Roosevelt Road, MC 626
Chicago, IL 60608-6904

Susan Roecker, M.S.
Associate Commissioner, Office of
Disability Programs
Social Security Administration
4550 Annex Building
6401 Security Boulevard
Baltimore, MD 21235

Judi Rogers, O.T.R.
Occupational Therapist and Prenatal
Educator/Instructor
Through the Looking Glass
2198 6th Street, #100
Berkeley, CA 94710

Lou E. Romig, M.D., FAAP, FACEP
Physician, Pediatric Emergency Medicine
Miami Children's Hospital
3015 S.W. 79th Avenue
Miami, FL 33155

Elliot J. Roth, M.D.
Professor and Chair
Department of Physical Medicine
and Rehabilitation
Feinburg School of Medicine
Northwestern University
345 East Superior Street
Chicago, IL 60611

Richard Salcido, M.D.
Professor and Chair of Rehabilitation Medicine
Director of Rehabilitation Services
Senior Fellow, Institute on Aging
Associate, Institute for Medical Bioengineering
University of Pennsylvania
5 West Gates
3400 Spruce Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104

Patricia Osborne Shafer, R.N., M.N.
Chair, Professional Advisory Board Epilepsy Foundation
Epilepsy Nurse Specialist
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
11 Gunderson Road
Wilmington, MA 01887

Douglas Bourne Shire, Ph.D.
Research Engineer, Center for Innovative
Visual Rehabilitation
Veterans Health Administration
Boston VA Medical Center
119 Phillips Hall
128 Rachel Carson Way
Ithaca, NY 14850

Lisa M. Shulman, M.D.
Associate Professor of Neurology
Rosalyn Newman Distinguished Scholar
of Parkinson's Disease
Co-Director, Parkinson's Disease and
Movement Disorders Center
University of Maryland School of Medicine
22 South Greene Street, N4W46
Baltimore, MD 21201

Rune J. Simeonsson, Ph.D., MSPH
Professor of Education and Research
Professor of Psychology
Frank Porter Graham Child Development Center
University of North Carolina, CB# 8185
Chapel Hill, NC 27599-8185

Lori Simon-Rusinowitz, Ph.D., M.P.H.
Research Director
Cash and Counseling Demonstration
and Evaluation
Center on Aging
University of Maryland at College Park
2360 HHP Building
College Park, MD 20742

Lisa Bundara Sinclair, M.P.H.
Health Science Policy Analyst
National Center on Birth Defects and
Developmental Disabilities
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
1600 Clifton Road, MS F-35
Atlanta, GA 30333

Ruth E. K. Stein, M.D.
Professor, Department of Pediatrics
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Rosenthal 4 Pavilion
111 East 210th Street
Bronx, NY 10467

Carren J. Stika, Ph.D.
Director of Research
Rehabilitation Research and Training Center
for Persons Who Are Hard of Hearing
or Late Deafened
National University, San Diego
6160 Cornerstone Court East
San Diego, CA 92121-3725

Margaret G. Stineman, M.D.
Associate Professor of Rehabilitation Medicine
University of Pennsylvania
Ralston-Penn Center, Room 101
3615 Chestnut Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104-2676

Thomas Strax, M.D.
Professor and Chair, Department of
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Medical Director and Vice President
JFK Johnson Rehabilitation Institute
University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey
Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
JFK Medical Center
65 James Street
Edison, NJ 08818

Mary E. Stuart, Sc.D.
Chair, Department of Sociology and Anthropology
University of Maryland, Baltimore County
1000 Hilltop Circle
Baltimore, MD 21250

Mitchell S. Tepper, Ph.D., M.P.H.
President, The Sexual Health Network, Inc.
Assistant Professor of Physician
Assistant Education
Quinnipiac University
3 Mayflower Lane
Shelton, CT 06484

Steven James Tingus, M.S., C.Phil.
National Institute on Disability and
Rehabilitation Research
U.S. Department of Education
Mary E. Switzer Memorial Building
330 C Street, SW, Room 3060
Washington, DC 20202-2572

Margaret A. Turk, M.D.
Professor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
State University of New York
Upstate Medical University
Jacobsen Hall, 3rd Floor
750 East Adams Street
Syracuse, NY 13210

Kenneth M. Viste, Jr., M.D.
Clinical Professor of Neurology
University of Wisconsin School of Medicine
2700 West 9th Avenue, Suite 225
Oshkosh, WI 54904-7865

Lawrence C. Vogel, M.D.
Medical Director, Spinal Cord Injury and
Program and Chief of Pediatrics
Shriners Hospitals for Children
2211 North Oak Park Avenue
Chicago, IL 60707

Michael R. Von Korff, Sc.D.
Associate Director
Center for Health Studies
Group Health Cooperative of Puget Sound
1730 Minor Avenue, Suite 1600
Seattle, WA 98101

John Watson, Ph.D.
Director, Clinical and Molecular Medicine Program
Division of Heart and Vascular Diseases
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
National Institutes of Health
Two Rockledge Center, Room 9166
6701 Rockledge Drive, MSC 7940
Bethesda, MD 20892

Jeanne Y. Wei, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor and Executive Vice Chair
Department of Geriatrics
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
4301 West Markham, Slot 748
Little Rock, AR 72205

Michael Weinrich, M.D.
Director, National Center for
Medical Rehabilitation Research
National Institute of Child Health and
Human Development
National Institutes of Health
6100 Executive Boulevard, Room 2A03, MSC 7510
Bethesda, MD 20892-7510

Beverly Whipple, Ph.D., R.N., FAAN
Professor Emeriti
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
31 N.W. Lakeside Drive
Medford, NJ 08055

Patience White, M.D.
Professor of Pediatrics and Medicine
George Washington University School of
Medicine and Health Sciences
Director, Adolescent Employment Readiness Center
Children's National Medical Center
111 Michigan Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20010

Nancy Wilber, Ed.D.
Director, Applied Statistics, Evaluation and
Technology Services
Bureau of Family and Community Health
Massachusetts Department of Public Health
250 Washington Street, 5th Floor
Boston, MA 02131


Summary

Summary can be found at:

Neurorehabilitation & Neural Repair

Supplement to Volume 19, Number 1, March 2005

"Physical Disabilities through the Lifespan Conference"

(The official journal of the American Society of Neurorehabilitation World Federation of Neurological Rehabilitation)

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Last Reviewed: December 19, 2003
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