Rehabilitation Science Seminar Series
Fall 2026
Friday,September 11, 2026, 2-3 p.m.
150 Farber Hall, UB South Campus, and zoom.
Ths zoom link is: https://buffalo.zoom.us/j/92988035047?pwd=bbBrDNbAE1gp1AjKL4hlAHWQGe04qg.1
Jacob I. McPherson, PT, DPT, PhD
Clinical Associate Professor
UB's Department of Rehabilitation Science
Christopher Stavisky PhD, OTR/L
Clinical Assistant Professor
UB's Department of Rehabilitation Science
Seminar: Beyond Sport: Understanding Work-Related Concussion and Enhancing Treatment Approaches
Continuing Professional Education available.
Summary: Work-related concussion remains understudied despite evidence that injured workers may experience more complex clinical presentations, longer recovery, and unique psychosocial and occupational challenges. This seminar will explore distinctions between work-related and sport-related concussion, present results from a recently completed feasibility trial of targeted heartrate aerobic exercise, and discuss the application of evidence-based interventions using a work-related concussion case example. Research lessons learned regarding safety, adherence, psychosocial factors, and study implementation will be discussed, along with future directions for improving rehabilitation and return-to-work outcomes.
Friday, April 10, 2026, 2-3 p.m.
Stanislaw Solnik, PhD
Professor
Kinesiology Department, University of North Georgia
Seminar: Moving Forward: Novel Motor Control Biomarkers for Precision Neurorehabilitation
Friday, March 27, 2026, 2-3 p.m.
Pastor George Nicholas, M.Div.
Pastor George Nicholas, M.Div.
CEO - Buffalo Center for Health Equity
Seminar: A Plan for Health Equity
Friday, February 13, 2026, 2-3 p.m.
Janice Tona PhD, OTR, CLA, FAOTA
Clinical assistant professor and program director
Occupational Therapy BS/MS program
Department of Rehabilitation Science
School of Public Health and Health Professions
University at Buffalo
Elisabeth Thompson BSC OT, OTR/L
Clinical instructor
Department of Pediatric and Community Dentistry
School of Dental Medicine
University at Buffalo
Seminar: Small Space, Big Impact: Compassionate Interprofessional Pediatric Dental Care and Its Importance for OT and PT Practice
Michael Cammarata, PhD, OTR/L, OT Reg. (Ont.)
Fri., Nov. 21, 2025, 2-3 p.m.
Clinical Assistant Professor
UB's Department of Rehabilitation Science
Seminar: Driving Rehabilitation Post-Stroke: the intersection of clinical practice, research, and technology
Kaila Stipancic, PhD, CCC-SLP
Fri., Oct. 24, 2025, 2-3 p.m.
Assistant Professor
Director, Buffalo Oromotor, Speech, & Swallowing Lab
UB's Department of Communicative Disorders and Sciences
Seminar: Who cares about speech? Enhancing interpretation of clinical and research outcomes in speech-language pathology
Jill Mayer, PT, DPT, NCS
Fri., Sept. 12, 2025, 2-3 p.m.
Clinical Assistant Professor
UB's Department of Rehabilitation Science
Seminar: Walking Recovery in Spinal Cord Injury: What is the Evidence?
Michael Seils PT, DPT, EdD
Fri., Apr. 18, 2025, 2-3 p.m.
Clinical Assistant Professor
UB's Department of Rehabilitation Science
Seminar: Management and Exercise Strategies for Medically Complex Home Health Patients
Jessica E. Huber, Ph.D., CCC-SLP
Fri., March 14, 2025, 2-3 p.m.
Professor, Chair
UB's Department of Communicative Disorders and Sciences
Seminar: Breathing New Life into our Understanding of Speaking
Lisa Keenan Uschold, PhD
Fri., Feb. 14, 2025, 2-3 p.m.
Department of Psychiatry, UB's Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, ECMC
Seminar: Common Presentations and Adjustment Reactions to Acute Injuries
Bianca Weinstock-Guttman, MD
Fri., Nov. 08, 2024
Professor
Department of Neurology
University at Buffalo's Jacobs School of Medicine & Biomedical Sciences
Seminar Topic: Clinical Relevance of Exercise in MS
Cheryl Lucas, EdD, LNHA, OTR
Fri., Oct. 11, 2024, 2-3 p.m.
Clinical Associate Professor
Department of Rehabilitation Science
University at Buffalo
Seminar Topic: WHO Rehabilitation 2030
Ana Malfitano, PhD
Friday, September 06, 2024, 2:00-3:00 pm
Associate Professor
Universidade Federal de São Carlos
Seminar Topic: Social Inequalities and Health Professional Roles
Nik Satchidanand, PhD
March 8, 2024, 2:00-3:00 pm
Research Assistant Professor
Department of Medicine
University at Buffalo's Jacobs School of Medicine & Biomedical Sciences
Seminar Topic: Aging and Physical/Cognitive Resilience
Cristian Cuadra, PhD
March 29, 2024, 2:00-3:00 pm
Assistant Professor
DPT Program, Department of Rehabilitation Science
University at Buffalo's School of Public Health and Health Professions
Seminar Topic: The Contribution of Proprioceptive Feedback and Spinal Circuits to Neural Control of Movement: Insights into Neuromodulation
Erin Brunelle, MS, OTR/L, ATP
February 9, 2024, 2:00-3:00 pm
Director, Client Services
Center for Assistive Technology
University at Buffalo
Seminar Topic
Facilitating Effective Use of Screen Readers for Computer Access
November 10, 2023, 2:00-3:00 pm
Renee Madathil, PhD
Assistant Professor of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
Inpatient Rehabilitation Neuropsychologist
University of Rochester Medical Center
Seminar Topic
Rehabilitation Psychology
October 13, 2023, 2:00-3:00 pm
Dana Emery, OTD, OT/L
Chief of Outpatient OT
University of Rochester Medical Center
Seminar Topic
Brun Care
September 13, 2023, 2:00-3:00 pm
Haley Chizuk, PhD, MS, ATC
Postdoctoral Fellow/Research Coordinator
UBMD University Orthopedics, and the UB Concussion Management Lab
Seminar Topic
Concussion
September 29, 2023, 2:00-3:00 pm
Heather Coles, M.A. CCC-SLP, & Simon Carson, MS, OT/L, MBA
G26 Farber Hall, UB South Campus
Heather Coles, M.A. CCC-SLP
Speech-Language Pathologist
University at Rochester Medical Center
Simon Carson MS, OT/L, MBA
Occupational Therapist
University at Rochester Medical Center
Seminar Topic
From Concept to Creation, an Interdisciplinary Approach in Developing iPad Cognitive Assessments
David Wack, PhD
Associate professor, Department of Nuclear Medicine
UB Jacobs School of Medicine & Biomedical Sciences
Seminar Topic
Neuroimaging for research--a primer, with a focus on auditory studies
Kirk Personius, PT, PhD
Clinical associate professor, Department of Rehabilitation Science UB School of Public Health and Health Professions
Seminar Topic
Reprogramming Skeletal Muscle for Enhanced Recovery from Peripheral Nerve Injury
Adam Sheppard, AuD, PhD, and Robert Burkard, PhD
Adam Sheppard, AuD, PhD
Assistant professor, Department of Communicative Disorders and Sciences
UB College of Arts and Sciences
Robert Burkard, PhD
Professor, Department of Rehabilitation Science
UB School of Public Health and Health Professions
Seminar Topic
Threshold and Suprathreshold Measures of Hearing
Christopher Radziwon, PhD
Assistant professor, Department of Rehabilitation Science
UB School of Public Health and Health Professions
Research assistant professor, Department of Medicine
UB Jacobs School of Medicine & Biomedical Sciences
Seminar Topic
Treating Chronic Pain with Behavioral Medicine
Jordana Maisel, PhD
Assistant professor, Department of Urban and Regional Planning
Director of Research, IDEA Center
UB School Architecture and Planning
Seminar Topic
Advancing Inclusive Design: Linking Research to Practice
Amy Martinez, PsyD, CBIS, CBIST
Assistant professor of physical medicine and rehabilitation
Director, Integrated Cognitive Rehabilitation Program
University of Rochester Medical Center
Seminar Topic
Intro to Cognitive Rehabilitation: Insights from a Neuropsychologist
Hallie Zeleznik, PT, DPT
Director of strategic initiatives and professional development
UPMC Centers for Rehab Services
Seminar Topic
Identifying and Addressing the Needs of Survivors of Critical Illness
Ghazala Saleem, EdD, MS, OTR/L
Assistant professor, Department of Rehabilitation Science
UB School of Public Health and Health Professions
Seminar Topic
Brain Injury Behind Closed Doors: Prevalence, Risk Factors, Consequences and Management
Hang Jin Jo, PT, PhD
Assistant Professor
Department of Rehabilitation Science
University at Buffalo
Seminar Topic
Neuroplasticity after spinal cord injury