Assistant Professor

Areas of Interest
Stroke and Traumatic Brain Injury

Professor
Vice Chair of Professional Development &Professor; Medical Director, Spain Rehabilitation Center; Medical Director, UAB Traumatic Brain Injury Model System; Director, Traumatic Brain Injury Patient Services

Areas of Interest
Traumatic Brain Injury, Spasticity, Intrathecal Baclofen, Botox, Electromyography

Professor
Director, National Spinal Cord Injury Statistical Center
Vice Chair of Research

Areas of Interest
Spinal Cord Injury

Associate Professor and Vice Chair of Education
Program Director, PM&R Residency
Medical Director, Sports and Musculoskeletal Medicine

Areas of Interest
Sports and Musculoskeletal Medicine, Interventional Spine, Electrodiagnostic Medicine, Ultrasound, Adaptive Sports, Regenerative Medicine, and Performing Arts Medicine

Associate Professor
Project Director, UAB Spinal Cord Injury Model System

Areas of Interest
Spinal Cord Injury, Exercise, Fitness, Activities of Daily Living, Wheelchairs, Mobility, Functional Independence, Outcome Measures

Associate Professor
Medical Director, Constraint-Induced Movement Therapy Research Programs and Clinic
Director, Scholarly Project Program and Geriatric Rehabilitation Lecture Series

Areas of Interest
Neurologic Rehabilitation, Stroke, Multiple Sclerosis, Functional Neurological Disorder, Cognitive Disorders, Executive Dysfunction, Aphasia, Unilateral Spatial Neglect, Visual Attention, Cognitive Aging

Instructor
Director, TBI Research

Areas of Interest
Rehabilitation outcome, families, return to work, and emotional well-being following traumatic brain injury.

The Blue Ridge Institute for Medical Research has announced its annual rankings in National Institutes of Health (NIH) funding among Schools of Medicine along with funding by discipline for individual departments. In the latest 2023 report, the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (PM&R) ranks No.23 nationally among Departments of Physical Medicine and sees an increase in annual funding.

Associate Professor
Vice Chair of Clinical Affairs; Medical Director, Adult Multidisciplinary Spina Bifida Clinic; and Director of the PM&R Cancer Rehabilitation program.

Areas of Interest
Spina Bifida, Cerebral Palsy, Cancer Rehab, Musculoskeletal Medicine, Botox, Electromyography

Associate Professor
Project Co-Director, UAB Spinal Cord Injury Model System

Areas of Interest
Physical Disability, Spinal Cord Injury, Exercise, Adherence, Psychosocial Factors, Telehealth, eHealth, mHealth, Behavior Modification

Associate Professor

Areas of Interest
Stroke, Spasticity, CNS, Wound Care - Pressure Injuries, NCV/EMG, Botox Injection, Musculoskeletal