Early Career

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

		Chair: Annie Palermo, PT, DPT, PhD Neuroscience Research Australia New South Wales, Australia
		Vice Chair: Jacob A. Goldsmith, MS, PhD James J Peters VA Medical Center Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Bronx, NY
		Board Liaison: Cristina L. Sadowsky, MD Kennedy Krieger Baltimore, MD

Committee Members:

Eric Albuquerque
U. Miami Miller School of Medicine
Miami, FL

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

Bria Mellick MS
Craig Hospital
Englewood, Colorado

David McMillan, PhD
University of Miami
Miami, FL

Ramanamurthy Mylavarapu, PhD
University of Miami
Miami, FL

Becca Potts, MD
UW Medicine
Seattle, WA

Kajana Satkunendrarajah, PhD
Medical College of Wisconsin
Milwaukee, WI

Claire Shackleton, PhD
UT Health Houston |McGovern Medical School
Houston, TX

Ahad Siddiqui, PhD
Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science
Rochester, MN

Debarshi Sinha, MD
Mayo Clinic
Rochester, MN

Tommy Sutor, MS, PhD
James J Peters VAMC
Bronx, NY