Steering Committee

Oversight Leadership

David P. Steinberg, MD, MMM

Professor and Chair of PM&R Executive Director of Craig H. Neilsen Rehabilitation Hospital

Co-Directors

Steven R. Edgley, MD

Associate Professor-PM&R Director of the Stroke Rehabilitation Program

Alexandra L. Terrill, PhD

Clinical Psychologist Associate Professor in PM&R and Occupational & Recreational Therapies

Faculty Governing Board Members

Jennifer J. Majersik, MD, MS

Professor: Neurology & Director of University of Utah Health Stroke Center

Rebecca Zarate, PhD, MT-BC, LCAT, AVPT

Associate Dean for Research, CFA Director, Arts & Health Innovation Lab

Roger Altizer, PhD

Associate Professor Population Health Science: Division of Health Systems Innovation and Research Co-Director Digital Health Initiative Director, The GApp Lab

Timothy W. Farrell, MD, AGSF

Presidential Endowed Chair of Geriatrics Professor of Medicine and Geriatrics Associate Chief for Age-Friendly Care Physician Investigator, VA SLC Geriatric Research, Education & Clinical Center

Lorie Richards, PhD, OTR/L

Associate Professor: Occupational and Recreational Therapies Adjunct Associate Professor: Physical Therapy & Athletic Training

Staff Governing Board Members

Mukesh Kumar, PhD

Research Development Associate IV

Erin Granger, MPH

Research Operations Manager

Hunter Fluckiger

Advisory Members

Lee Chung, MD

Associate Professor, Neurology President, Utah Chapter of the American Heart Association Chair of the Utah Stroke Task Force

Paul Cutler

State Representative Stroke Parent

Lee Ellington, PhD

Professor: College of Nursing Robert S. and Beth M. Carter Endowed Chair

Melissa Kaas, BSN

Nurse Manager Neilsen Rehab Hospital (Stroke & LMT unit)

Tanja Kari

TRAILS Program Director

Jacob Kean, PhD, CCC-SLP

Associate Professor, Division of Epidemiology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Utah Acting Director, VA Informatics and Computing Infrastructure (VINCI), Department of Veterans Affairs