The mission of the ASIA Early Career Committee is to nourish the career growth of students, trainees, and early career professionals with an interest in the SCI field, encourage interaction across rehabilitation disciplines and throughout the career trajectory, and foster leadership within the field.
We hope to see you at the ASIA Annual Scientific meeting where we’ll meet with ASIA board members for the Early Career breakfast and other networking activities. Other early career benefits include:
- Travel Awards
- Annual Meeting Poster and Oral Presentation Awards
- Webinars with topics of interest including Research Skills, Grant Writing, and Manuscript submissions.
- Fellowship opportunities and profiles
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Chair: Annie Palermo, PT, DPT, PhD Neuroscience Research Australia New South Wales, Australia |
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Vice Chair: Jacob A. Goldsmith, MS, PhD James J Peters VA Medical Center Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Bronx, NY |
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Board Liaison: Cristina L. Sadowsky, MD Kennedy Krieger Baltimore, MD |
Committee Members:
Ahmad Alazzam, MS
Medical Student (VCOM)
Auburn, AL
Eric Albuquerque
U. Miami Miller School of Medicine
Miami, FL
Dylan Arnero, MA
Bronx VAMC
Bronx, NY
Alex Benedetto, PhD Student
Northwestern University
Chicago, IL
Julia Carter, MD
Mayo Clinic
Rochester, MN
James Cotton, PhD, MD
Shirley Ryan AbilityLab
Chicago, IL
Zakari Dymock, MD, MS
University of Kentucky
Lexington, KY
Brent Fogel, Medical Student
NYITCOM
Glen Head, NY
Amanda Garver, DO
MedStar National Rehabilitation Network
Washington, DC
Temple University
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
James J. Peters Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Bronx, NY
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY
Cleveland Clinic
Cleveland, OH
Mount Sinai Hospital
New York, NYBria Mellick MS
Craig Hospital
Englewood, Colorado
David McMillan, PhD
University of Miami
Miami, FL
Ramanamurthy Mylavarapu, PhD
University of Miami
Miami, FL
Gino Panza, PhD
Wayne State University
Detroit, MI
Matteo Ponzano, Assistant Professor
Wayne State University
Detroit, MI
Becca Potts, MD
UW Medicine
Seattle, WA
Claire Shackleton, PhD
UT Health Houston |McGovern Medical School
Houston, TX
Mehek Sharma, Medical Student
Medical College of GA
Marietta, GA
Ahad Siddiqui, PhD
Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science
Rochester, MN
Debarshi Sinha, MD
Mayo Clinic
Rochester, MN
Hannah Snyder, MS, PhD Student
University of Florida
Green Cove Springs, FL
Tommy Sutor, MS, PhD
James J Peters VAMC
Bronx, NY










