Dr. Saleem’s research focuses on developing rapid, objective detection methods and on identifying reliable, cost-effective treatments for neurological disorders in socially/medically vulnerable populations. In her work, Dr. Saleem uses a range of methodologies, including neuroimaging, virtual reality, and cognitive-motor behavioral tools, to assess subtle neurological dysfunction in individuals with brain injury and mild cognitive impairment/dementia. Additionally, she uses neuromotor control and neuromodulatory interventions to optimize brain function and recovery in these clinical populations. Dr. Saleem’s overarching research goal is to characterize assessments and interventions that are most beneficial at the single-subject level. 

• 2019: Postdoctoral Fellowship, Brain Injury Neurorehabilitation, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine/Kennedy Krieger Institute, Baltimore, MD, USA
• 2018: Postdoctoral Research Training, Clinical Trials and Epidemiology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
• 2016: EdD, Biobehavioral Sciences, Teachers College, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA
• 2010: MS, Occupational Therapy, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA
• 2006: BS, Summa Cum Laude, Psychology with a minor in Biology, Missouri Western State University, St. Josephs, MO, USA

• American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine (ACRM) Brain Injury Special Interest Group Scholarship Award 2021
• ACRM Complementary and Integrative Rehabilitation Medicine Fellowship Award 2021