Rehabilitation Medicine Special Interest Group

MISSION AND GOALS

The mission of the Society of Pediatric Psychology Rehabilitation Medicine SIG is to promote advancement of the pediatric rehabilitation field through education, practice, collaboration, mentorship, and research. The goals of our SIG include:

  • Education: Collect, develop, and disseminate knowledge through resources, tools, and presentations.
  • Practice: Assemble, develop, and distribute assessment and treatment resources to professionals.
  • Collaboration: Promote research, clinical, and professional collaborations.
  • Mentorship: Provide training, consultation, and mentorship to students, trainees, and professionals.
  • Research: Contribute to current research, promote and highlight publications, and foster research collaborations.

Please email pedsrehabsig@gmail.com if you have questions.

LEADERSHIP

Co-Chairs:

  • Chair: Margaret Tunney, PsyD (Kennedy Krieger Institute / Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine)

  • Co-Chair: Merideth Wirstiuk, PsyD (Kennedy Krieger Institute / Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

Membership Committee:

  • Chair: Valerie Paasch, PhD (Kennedy Krieger Institute / Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine)

  • Co-Chair: Kindell Schoffner, PsyD (Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta / Emory University)

Clinical Committee:

  • Chair: Areti Vassilopoulos, PhD (Yale Child Study Center / Yale School of Medicine)
  • Co-Chair: Melissa Swartz, PsyD (Golisano Children’s Hospital)

Education Committee:

  • Chair: Kara Monnin, PhD (Nationwide Children's Hospital / The Ohio State University)

  • Co-Chair: Noelle Whitney, PhD (Children's Hospital of Colorado / University of Colorado School of Medicine)

Student Representative Committee:

  • Chair: Samantha Scott, MA (University of Denver / Fellow at Children’s Hospital of Colorado)

  • Chair: Olivia Clark, MA (Loyola University Chicago / Fellow at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia)

  • Co-Chair: Jamie Patronick (University of Cincinnati / Intern at Kennedy Krieger Institute)

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