Conference Faculty and Program Committee Information

Juan Carlos Arango-Lasprilla, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor and TBIMS
Cultural Competency Coordinator,
Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU)
Richmond, VA USA

Fabricio Balcazar, Ph.D.
Professor, University of Illinois at Chicago,
Director, Center on Capacity Building for
Minorities with Disabilities Research,
Chicago, IL USA

*Karen Brown, M.Ed., CRC, CBIS
Executive Director, Brain Injury Services
Springfield, VA USA

Franca Butera-Prinzi, BA, BSW, GradDipFamTher, MFamTher.
Social Worker, Family Therapist, and
ABI Team Leader
The Bouverie Centre
Brunswick, Victoria, Australia

*Jose Leon Carrion, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Experimental Psychology,
University of Seville
Center for Brain Injury Rehabilitation (CRECER)
Seville, Spain

*Agnes Chan, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Psychology
The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Shatin, N.T., Hong Kong, China

*Fong Chan, Ph.D.
Professor & Director of Clinical Training
Rehabilitation Psychology Program
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Madison, WI USA

*Nella Charles, MClinPsych, GradDipFamTher
Psychologist and Family Therapist
Acquired Brain Injury Team
The Bouverie Centre
Brunswick, Victoria, AU

*John D. Corrigan, Ph.D. ABPP.
Professor, Department of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
Director, Ohio Regional TBI Model System
Ohio State University
Columbus, OH USA

John DeLuca, Ph.D., ABPP
Vice President of Research
Kessler Medical Rehabilitation Research and Education Center
Professor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, and of Neurology and Neurosciences
UMDNJ-New Jersey Medical School
West Orange, NJ USA

Alo Dutta, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Department of Rehabilitation and Disability Studies
Southern University
Baton Rouge, LA USA

*Caron Gan, RN, MScN, AAMFT
Registered Marriage & Family Therapist, Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation
Brain Injury Rehabilitation Team (B.I.R.T.) – Family Support Service
Toronto, Ontario Canada

Cindy Harrison-Felix, Ph.D.
Project Director, Traumatic Brain Injury Model Systems
National Data and Statistical Center,
Englewood, CO USA

Rooshey Hasnain, EdD.
Visiting Research Assistant Professor, Disability and Human Development
Center for Capacity Building on Minorities with Disabilities Research
University of Illinois at Chicago
Chicago, IL USA 

*Allen Heinemann, Ph.D.
Professor, Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
Northwestern University – Feinburg School of Medicine
Director, Center for Rehabilitation Outcomes Research
Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago
Chicago, IL USA

Felicia Hill-Briggs, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Johns Hopkins University – School of Medicine
Director, Welch Center for Prevention, Epidemiology, and Clinical Research
Baltimore, MD USA 

Tedd Judd, Ph.D.
Adjunct Faculty – Seattle Pacific University
Diplomat in Clinical Neurospychology
Certified Hispanic Mental Health Specialist
Bellingham, WA USA

*Jeffrey S. Kreutzer, Ph.D., ABPP
Professor, Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, Neurosurgery, & Psychiatry
Director, Virginia Traumatic Brain Injury Model System
Virginia Commonwealth University
Richmond, VA USA

Tatia Lee, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Psychology
Director, Laboratory of Neuropsychology
Director, Institute of Clinical Neuropsychology
The University of Hong Kong
Hong Kong, China

Allen Lewis, Ph.D.
Associate Professor and Department Chair, Rehabilitation Counseling
Virginia Commonwealth University, School of Allied Professions
Richmond, VA USA

Antolin Llorente, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Pediatrics
University of Maryland, School of Medicine
Director, Neuropsychology, Neuroscience and Postdoctoral Training Program
Mount Washington Pediatric Hospital
Baltimore, MD USA

Carlos Marquez, de la Plata Ph.D.
Clinical Assistant Professor, Center for Brain Health
University of Texas at Dallas
Dallas, TX USA

Janet Niemeier, Ph.D. ABPP.
Associate Professor, Physical Medicine, Rehabilitation, & Psychiatry
Virginia Commonwealth University, Medical College of Virginia Campus
Richmond, VA USA

Paola Premuda, Ph.D.
Advanced Rehabilitation Research Training Fellow,
Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Virginia Commonwealth University, Medical College of Virginia Campus
Richmond, VA USA

*Maria Cristina Quijano, MS.
Associate Professor
Department of Psychology
Pontificia University Javeriana of Cali
Cali, Colombia

Claudia Robertson, Ph.D.
Professor, Neurosurgery
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, TX USA

*Angelle Sander, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
Baylor College of Medicine
Senior Research Scientist & Director, Brain Injury Research Center
Houston, TX USA

Yulia Solovieva, Ph.D.
Master of Neuropsychology, Department of Psychology
Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla.
Puebla, México.

Jay Uomoto, Ph.D.
Director, Center for Polytrauma Care
VA Puget Sound Healthcare System
Associate Professor of Rehabilitation Medicine
University of Washington School of Medicine
Seattle, WA USA

*Walter Videtta, MD.
Coordinator de Neurointensivismo, UCI
National Hospital Prof. A. Posadas, Bs. As., Argentina
President Latin American Brain Injury Consortium
Buenos Aires, Argentina

*Teresita Villasenor, Ph.D.
Chair, Department of Neurosciences
University of Guadalajara
Vice President, Mexican Neuropsychology Society
Guadalajara, México

Kelli Williams Ph.D., MPH, OTR/L
NIDRR Research Fellow, Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
VCU Ph.D. Candidate
Virginia Commonwealth University Health Systems
Richmond, VA USA

Tony M. Wong, Ph.D., ABPP/CN
Director of Neuropsychology, Unity Health System
Associate Professor of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation,
University of Rochester
Rochester, NY  USA

*Rodger Wood, DCP, PhD, FBPsS.
Professor, Neuropsychology – Brain Injury Research Group, Swansea University
Consultant Clinical Neuropsychologist Neuroscience Directorate, Morriston Hospital
Swansea, UK

*Nathan Zasler, MD, FAAPM&R, FACRM, FAADEP, DAAPM, CBIST
CEO and Medical Director, Concussion Care
Centre of Virginia and Tree of Life,
Richmond, VA USA

*Committee Members