Committee Leadership

Advocacy and Consumer Affairs Committee

Chair
Gina Musolino, PT, MSEd, EdD Email: gmusolin@health.usf.edu

Committee Members
Marghuretta Bland, PT, DPT, MSCI Email: blandm@wustl.edu Cindy Flom-Meland, PT, MPT, PhD, NCS Email: cindy.flom.meland@med.und.edu Ginger Walls, PT, MS, NCS, ATP Email: ginger.walls@permobil.com Linda B. Horn, PT, DScPT, MHS, NCS Email: lbhorn@comcast.net Andrea Klusman, PT, DPT, NCS Email: andrea.klusman@gmail.com		Toni Patt, PT, DPPT, GCS, NCS Email: patt@sbcglobal.net Brenda Pratt, PT, DSc, PCS Email: prattbrendal@gmail.com Kerri Sowers, PT, DPT, NCS Email: Royalfalls@aol.com Rupal Patel, PT, MS Email: rpatel@twu.edu

Awards

Establishes the Academy awards and criteria for nomination with approval from the Executive Committee. Reviews nominations and provides recommendations to the Executive Committee annually. Nominates members for awards external to the Academy (APTA or other organizations) annually.

Chair
Maureen Whitford, PT, PhD, NCS Email: mcwhitford2002@yahoo.com

Committee Members
Amy DeBlois, PT, MS, DPT Email: debloisa@upstate.edu		Brooke Klatt, PT, DPT, NCS Email: gillilandbn@upmc.edu

Heidi Moyer, SPT Email: hmoyer@angelo.edu		Ben Braxley, PT, DPT, NCS Email: benbraxley@gmail.com

CSM Program Committee

Develops, reviews, and/or revises yearly an educational strategic plan for the Academy. Conduct an educational needs assessment of Academy membership as appropriate and plans national, regional, and special interest group continuing education programming. Sponsors special education forums on neurologic physical therapy, as deemed appropriate by the Executive Committee.

Chair
Bart Hanson, MPT, DScPT, NCS Email: hanson.bart@mayo.edu
Co-Chair
Ryan Duncan, PT, DPT Email: duncanr@wusm.wustl.edu
Committee Members
Ann Lorio, PT, DPT, NCS Email: anne.lorio@gmail.com		Caroline Frey, PT, DPT, NCS Email: Freyc3@gmail.com
Ellen Perlow, PT, DPT Email: perlow_er@mercer.edu		Anne E. Gould-Ruete, PT, DPT, NCS Email: ae_gould@yahoo.com
Heather Salon, PT, DPT, NCS Email: hsalon@partners.org

Finance Committee

Reviews and revises budget forms and processes and the annual budget prior to consideration by the Executive Committee. Presents budget to the membership for the coming year and monitors overall budgetary processes. Provides consultation regarding Academy's finances to the Executive Committee and develops financial goals. Assures the responsible expenditure of Academy resources and safeguards Academy resources through development of appropriate process and procedures for the acquisition, handling, and disbursement of funds.

Chair
Nora Riley, PT, PhDc, NCS Email: norariley23@hotmail.com
Committee Members
Karen Zacharewicz, PT, DPT, NCS Email: karenzach@hotmail.com		Selina Fay, PT Email: selinaaoife@gmail.com
Laura Morgan, PT, DPT, MSPT, ATP, NCS Email: lauraemorgan1@gmail.com

Historian Committee

Develops and implements innovative ideas that will capture Academy events and activities for historical preservation. Coordinates and monitors archiving of Academy records with assistance of the Executive Officer and assists in planning for Academy celebrations that incorporate historical perspectives.

Chair
Britta N. Smith, PT, MMSc, DPT Email: brittasmith@mindspring.com
Committee Members
Michelle Suchomel, PT Email: Mi_suchomel@hotmail.com		Dana Lott, PT, DPT Email: Humbe2dl@gmail.com

Member and PR Committee

Develops and updates a membership and public relations strategic plan identifying membership recruitment/retention strategies. Creates mechanisms that facilitate communication and participation of the membership. Promotes Academy awareness within the APTA and other external associations or groups, which have a common interest in neurology.

Chair
Oscar Gallardo, PT, DPT, NCS Email: ogallardo76@gmail.com
Committee Members
Chuck Plishka, PT, DPT Email: chuckdpt@posturebalance.com		Cristina Colo-Semenza, PT, MPT, NCS Email: csemenza@bu.edu
Miriam Rafferty, PT, DPT, NCS Email: miriamrafferty@hotmail.com		Catherine Barillo, PT, DPT, NCS Email: cathybarillopt@yahoo.com
Jennifer Solverson, PT, DPT Email: Jsolverson8@gmail.com		Anne Hartmann, PT, DPT Email: annie.d.hartman@gmail.com
Zane Bright, PT, DPT Email: enazgb@gmail.com		Stephanie Semerda, SPT Email: stephanie.semerda@cuw.edu
April P. Fajardo, PT, DPT Email: april.fajardo@gmail.com		Beth Horn, SPT Email: bk396@nau.edu

JNPT Editorial Board

EDITOR IN CHIEF
Edelle C. (Edee) Field-Fote, PT, PhD, FAPTA Director, Spinal Cord Injury Research - Hulse Lab Shepherd Center Atlanta, GA E-mail: JNPT.editor@gmail.com; Edelle_Field-Fote@Shepherd.org
ASSOCIATE EDITORS
Lee Dibble, PT, PhD, ATC University of Utah Salt Lake City, UT, USA lee.dibble@hsc.utah.edu		Catherine Lang, PT, PhD Washington University in St. Louis St Louis, MO langc@wusm.wustl.edu
Michael Schubert, PT, PhD Baltimore, MD, USA mschube1@jhmi.edu
DIGITAL MEDIA EDITOR		ABSTRACTS & REVIEWS EDITOR
George Fulk, PT, PhD Clarkson University Pottsdam, NY, USA gfulk@clarkson.edu		Kathleen Gill-Body, DPT, MS, NCS, FAPTA Newton-Wellesley Hospital Boston, MA, USA kgillbody@gmail.com
CONSULTING EDITORS
Judith E. Deutsch, PT, PhD Newark, NJ deutsch@umdnj.edu		Carol L. Richards, PT, PhD, DU, FCAHS Quebec, Canada Carol.Richards@rea.ulaval.ca
Rebecca Craik, PT, PhD, FAPTA Glenside, PA craik@arcadia.edu		Susan J. Herdman, PT, PhD, FAPTA Atlanta, GA sherdma@emory.edu
INTERNATIONAL EDITOR
Lisa Harvey, PT, PhD Ryde, Austrailia l.harvey@usyd.edu.au
EDITORIAL BOARD MEMBERS
Mitchell Batavia, PT, PhD New York, New York, USA Julie Bernhardt, PT, PhD Heidelberg Heights, Victoria, Australia Sandra Billinger, PT, PhD Kansas City, Kansas, USA Carmen Cristea, MD, PhD Kansas City, Kansas, USA Kari Dunning, PT, PhD Cincinnati, Ohio, USA Daniel Ferris, PhD Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA Beth Fisher, PT, PhD, FAPTA Los Angeles, California, USA		T. George Hornby, PT, PhD Chicago, Illinois, USA Anne Kloos, PT, PhD, NCS Columbus, Ohio, USA Mike Lewek, PT, PhD Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA Gregory Marchetti, PT, PhD Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA William McIlroy, PhD Waterloo, Ontario, Canada Stella Maris Michaelsen, PT, PhD Florianopolis, SC, Brazil Alice Nieuwboer, PT, PhD Leuven, Belgium

Neurologic Clinical Specialist Committee

Develops and updates a strategic plan for addressing the needs of potential and current Neurologic Clinical Specialists, that is consistent with the Academy's strategic plan. Creates mechanisms that facilitate communication and participation of the NCS membership in Academy activities.

Chair
Suzanne Trojanowski, PT, DPT, NCS Email: suztroj@aol.com
Committee Members
Morris (Rick) Beato, PT, DPT, GCS, NCS Email: Morris_beato@yahoo.com		Ashley Dennis, PT, DPT, NCS Email: ashleyndennis@gmail.com
Nora Riley, PT, PhD, NCS Email: rileynoraa@sau.edu		Elizabeth Rusell, PT, DPT Email: elzbthrusell@gmail.com

Neurologic Specialty Council

Chair Joni Barry, PT, DPT, NCS Email: jbarry@maryville.edu
Committee Members
Kristine Legters, PT, DSc, NCS Email: legters001@gannon.edu	Sandra McCombe-Waller, PT, PhD, NCS Email: smccombewaller@som.umaryland.edu
Marghuretta Bland, PT, DPT, MSCI Email: blandm@wustl.edu

Academy's Nominating Committee

The Nominating Committee (NC), strives to increase membership, foster early involvement within the Academy, and maintain a pool of qualified individuals willing to serve the section within both elected and non-elected capacities in accordance with the mission of the Academy of Neurologic Physical Therapy.

Chair
Lois Hedman, PT, DScPT, MS Email: l-hedman@northwestern.edu
Committee Members
Heidi Roth, PT, DHS, NCS Email: hroth@ric.org	M. Samuel Cheng, PT, MS, ScD Email: mingshun@nova.edu

Practice Committee

Increases Academy of Neurologic Physical Therapy involvement with the Departments of Government Affairs and Reimbursement at APTA. Participates in activities, which promote and modify the practice of neurologic physical therapy. Serves as a resource to accrediting agencies to establish guidelines to neurologic practice

Chair
Anna de Joya, PT, DSc, NCS Email: adejoya@sbcglobal.net
Committee Members
Leslie Wolf, PT, DPT, NCS Email: leslie.wolf@ohiohealth.com		Aimee E Perron PT, DPT, NCS, CEEAA Aimee.Perron@genesishcc.com
Eileen Tseng Stultz, PT, DPT, NCS Email: ehtseng@utmb.edu		Katie Flores PT, DPT, NCS Email: Katie.Olson@carondelet.org
Heather Knight, PT, DPT, NCS Email: heatherknight@creighton.edu

Regional and on-line Programs Committee

Develops, reviews, and/or revises yearly an educational strategic plan for the Academy. Conducta an educational needs assessment of Academy membership as appropriate and plans national, regional, and special interest group continuing education programming. Sponsors special education forums on neurologic physical therapy, as deemed appropriate by the Executive Committee.

Co-Chairs
Kristen Johnson, PT, EdD, MS, NCS Email: kjohnson@usa.edu		Wendy Kriekels, PT, DPT, NCS Email: wendy.kriekels@ucdenver.edu
Members
Kathy Mercuris, PT, DHS Email: kathy.mercuris@dmu.edu		Megan Turk, DPT, MHAM Email: megrose2@gmail.com
Heather David, PT, MPT, NCS Email: hdavid@usa.edu		Kelly Danks, PT, DPT, GCS kdanks@udel.edu
Jessica Wierdak, PT, DPT Email: jessicalwierdak@gmail.com		Kathy Mercuris, PT, DHS Email: kathy.mercuris@dmu.edu
On-line education Chair
Denise O'Dell, PT, DScPT, NCS Email: denisept09@gmail.com
On-line education Members
Megan Meinerz, PT Email: megmeinerz@gmail.com		Craig Fox,PT, DPT, CSCS, NCS Email: foxc@umich.edu
Elizabeth Ruckert, PT, DPT, GCS, NCS Email: eruckert@gwu.edu		Michelle Green, PT, DPT, NCS Email: movement_solutions@yahoo.com

Research Committee

Develops, reviews, and/or revises yearly a research strategic plan for the Academy. Promotes research in the area of neurologic physical therapy. Disseminates results of research in neurologic physical therapy.

Chair
Laurie King, PT, PhD Oregon Health & Sciences University Email: kingla@ohsu.edu
Committee Members
*Clinical Point of View with JNPT* Michael D. Ellis, PT, DPT Chicago, IL Email: m-ellis@northwestern.edu		*Advocacy* Jill Stewart, PhD, PT, NCS Columbia, SC Email: jcstewar@mailbox.sc.edu
Educational Session Mentoring
Patrick Sparto, PhD, PT Pittsburgh, PA Email: psparto@pitt.edu
Abstract Review Mentoring
Kelly Westlake, PT, PhD Baltimore, MD Email: KWestlake@som.maryland.edu		Allison S. Hyngstom, PT, PhD Baltimore, MD Email: allison.hyngstrom@marquette.edu
Emily J. Fox, PT, DPT, PhD, NCS Email: ejfox@phhp.ulf.edu

Research-in-Review Editorial Team
Tricia Kesar, PT, PhD Antoinette Domingo, PT, PhD Evan Papa, DPT, PhD Brendan Dougherty, PT, PhD

DIgital Communications Committee

Develops, reviews and/or revises yearly a communications strategic plan for the Academy. Manages, promotes and coordinates the Academy's communication services including the listserv and website. Educates and serves a resource to the Academy members, officers and Special Interest Groups on available digital communication services.

Chair
Emmanuel B. John, PT, DPT, PhD Email: ebjohn@ebjohn.net
Committee Members
Wendy Koesters, PT, ATP/SMS Email: wendy.koesters@osumc.edu
Bhavana Raja, PT, PhD Email: bhavana610@gmail.com
Leslie Padget , SPT Email: padge183@regis.edu
Amanda Kayser, PT, DPT Email: Amanda_kayser@msn.com
Kristine Josef, PT, DPT, NCS Email: Kristine.josef@nyumc.org
Member Spotlight Editor Timothy Nordahl, PT Email: timnordahl@gmail.com

Jeffrey R. Braxton
Webmaster
Myriad Media
Email: jeff@myriadmedia.com

News Committee

Manages, promotes and coordinates the Academy's communication services including the Action Potential and other news communications. Educates and serves a resource to the Academy members, officers and Special Interest Groups on available digital communication services.

	Chair
	Tina Stockemann Email: tina.stoeckmann@marquette.edu
	Committee Members
	Sheila D. Espina, PT, DPT, NCS Email: sheila.espina@gmail.com
	Emery DeSonier, PT, DPT Email: emery.desonier@gmail.com Leslie Padget, PT Email: lesliepaget@gmail.com

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JNPT 2016 Impact Factor -- 2.524 !!

JNPT 2016 Impact Factor -- 2.524 !!
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Jul 10, 2017

Following the release of the 2016 Impact factor for peer-reviewed journals, the Editorial Board of the Journal of Neurologic Physical Therapy (JNPT) is happy to report that the JNPT's Impact Factor increased 40% to 2.524!
Reflections on the Federal Advocacy Forum

Reflections on the Federal Advocacy Forum
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Read the reflections on the Federal Advocacy forum, written by the three scholarship recipients.

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