Rehabilitation Science Seminar Series

Clinical Assistant Professor
UB's Department of Rehabilitation Science 

Seminar: Management and Exercise Strategies for Medically Complex Home Health Patients

Professor, Chair
UB's Department of Communicative Disorders and Sciences

Seminar: Breathing New Life into our Understanding of Speaking

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

Professor
Department of Neurology
University at Buffalo's Jacobs School of Medicine & Biomedical Sciences

Seminar Topic: Clinical Relevance of Exercise in MS

Clinical Associate Professor
Department of Rehabilitation Science
University at Buffalo

Seminar Topic: WHO Rehabilitation 2030

Associate Professor
Universidade Federal de São Carlos

Seminar Topic: Social Inequalities and Health Professional Roles

Research Assistant Professor
Department of Medicine
University at Buffalo's Jacobs School of Medicine & Biomedical Sciences

Seminar Topic: Aging and Physical/Cognitive Resilience

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 

Director, Client Services
Center for Assistive Technology
University at Buffalo

Seminar Topic
Facilitating Effective Use of Screen Readers for Computer Access

Assistant Professor of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
Inpatient Rehabilitation Neuropsychologist
University of Rochester Medical Center

Seminar Topic
Rehabilitation Psychology

Chief of Outpatient OT
University of Rochester Medical Center

Seminar Topic
Brun Care

Postdoctoral Fellow/Research Coordinator
UBMD University Orthopedics, and the UB Concussion Management Lab

Seminar Topic
Concussion

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

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

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
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

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

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

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 

Director of strategic initiatives and professional development
UPMC Centers for Rehab Services

Seminar Topic
Identifying and Addressing the Needs of Survivors of Critical Illness

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

Assistant Professor

Department of Rehabilitation Science
University at Buffalo

Seminar Topic
Neuroplasticity after spinal cord injury

Seminar: Common Presentations and Adjustment Reactions to Acute Injuries In Inpatient Care Settings

Learning Objectives: 

To Understand Common Psychological Adjustment to Acute Medical Injuries

• Impacts of the injury
• Appraisal of the new reality
• Coping strategies

To Identify Common Psychological Presentations to Acute Injuries

• Grief and Loss
• Adjustment Disorders/DSM 5
• Acute Stress Disorder/PTSD
• Family Reactions/Challenges to seeing a loved one injured

To Have a Basic Foundation in Strategies to Help Facilitate Adjustment

• Engagement strategies (Motivational Interviewing, ACT, Supportive Listening)

Speaker Bio: Dr. Lisa Keenan-Uschold is a licensed Chief Clinical Psychologist and has directed the Rehab Psychology services at ECMCC since 2005. She received her Master’s in Psychology and PhD in Behavioral Health/Health Psychology from the University of North Texas. She completed a clinical internship at the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston, Texas and Postdoctoral training at the Transitional Learning Center, a residential brain injury rehabilitation center in Galveston, Texas. Dr. Keenan-Uschold’s expertise includes trauma, pain management, adjustment to diagnoses, acquired brain injury, spinal cord injury, and PTSD. Her programs include individual/group therapy, adjunct support programs, inpatient consultation, community support groups, presurgical psychological evaluations, palliative care services, and healthcare staff support services. She also directs clinical internship and postdoctoral psychology training at ECMCC and provides expert testimony.