Advisors

Advisors to the QoLT Center monitor the progress, outcomes, and impacts achieved in pursuit of the Center's core vision and objectives.

Scientific Advisory Board

The Scientific Advisory Board (SAB) provides strategic guidance on the selection, direction and assessment of research projects pursued and underway. SAB members include a blend of academic, industrial, and government scientists, clinicians, and consumers who span the breadth of our research agenda and its outcomes.

Name	Title	Organization
Sharon N. Barnartt, Ph.D.	Professor and Chair, Department of Sociology	Gallaudet University
Henrik Christensen, Ph.D.	Director, Center for Robotics and Intelligent Machines (RIM@GT)	Georgia Institute of Technology
Patrick Crago, Ph.D.	Chairman, Biomedical Engineering Allen H. and Constance T. Ford Professor of Biomedical Engineering	Case Western Reserve University
Sara J. Czaja, Ph.D.	Director, Center on Research and Education for Aging and Technology Enhancement (CREATE) Co-Director, Center on Aging Professor, Departments of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, School of Medicine Professor, Department of Industrial Engineering	University of Miami
Pamela Duncan, Ph.D., PT, FAPTA	Professor, Doctor of Physical Therapy Division Professor, Duke University School of Nursing Senior Fellow, Duke Center for Clinical Health Policy Research Senior Fellow, Duke University Center for Study of Aging and Human Development Secondary Appointment, Professor of Nursing Bette Busch Maniscalco Research Fellow	Duke University
Hugh Herr, Ph.D.	Associate Professor, Media Arts and Sciences Assistant Professor, MIT-Harvard Division of Health Sciences and Technology Director, Biomechatronics Group	Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Joel B. Myklebust, P.E. Ph.D.	Deputy Director for Science Evaluation and Coordination, Center for Devices and Radiological Health	U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Office of Science and Engineering Laboratories
Elizabeth Mynatt, Ph.D.	Director and Associate Professor, Graphics, Visualization and Usability Center Sloan Research Fellow, College of Computing	Georgia Institute of Technology
Col. Paul F. Pasquina, M.D.	Chief, Integrated Department of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation Medical Director, Amputee Program Co-Director, TBI Program Chairman, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation	U.S. Army Medical Corps; Walter Reed Army Medical Center; and National Naval Medical Center
Dean Pomerleau, Ph.D.	Co-Founder, AssistWare Technology (acquired by Cognex Corporation)	Intel Corporation
Marcia Scherer, Ph.D., MPH, FACRM	President, Institute for Matching Person and Technology Editor, Disability and Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology Co-PI, Center on Effective Rehabilitation Technology, Burton Blatt Institute Professor, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation	Syracuse University University of Rochester Medical Center
Marjorie Skubic, Ph.D.	Director, Center for Eldercare & Rehabilitation Technology Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering and Computer Science	University of Missouri, Columbia
Roger Smith, Ph.D., O.T. FAOTA, RESNA Fellow	Director, Center for Rehabilitation, Research Design, and Disability Professor, Occupational Science and Technology Chair, QoLT Scientific Advisory Board	University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, College of Health Sciences
Edward Steinfeld, Arch.D.	Director and Founder, Center for Inclusive Design and Environmental Access (IDEA) Co-Director, RERC on Universal Design and the Built Environment Professor, Architecture Adjunct Professor, Occupational Therapy	University of Buffalo

Educational Advisory Board

The Educational Advisory Board (EAB) evaluates the effectiveness and impact of QoLT's Education, Outreach and Diversity programs according to its vision. The EAB includes experts in all education and outreach sectors, including K-12 education and outreach, education assesment, diversity engagement, and practitioner/clinician involvement.

Name	Title	Organization
Leigh Abts	Professor, College of Education Affiliate Professor, A. James Clark School of Engineering	University of Maryland
Geri Baker	Manager, SciTech Days, Regional SciTech Initiative	Carnegie Science Center
Claire Duggan	Associate Director, Center for the Enhancement of Science and Mathematics Education (CESAME) K-12 Outreach Coordinator, Center for Subsurface Sensing and Imaging (CenSSIS)	Northeastern University
Judy Hallinen	Assistant Vice Provost, Education Outreach Director, Leonard Gelfand Center for Service Learning and Outreach	Carnegie Mellon University
Jay Martin	Director, Center for Rehabilitation Engineering and Assistive Technology (UW-CREATe) PI, NSF Midwest Alliance	University of Wisconsin
John Tagg	RET Program Fellow	Pittsburgh Public Schools
Gisele Ragusa	Director, Center for Outcomes Research Education Viterbi School of Engineering, Division of Engineering Education	University of Southern California
Birdy Reynolds	Staff Developer, Learning Research and Development Center	University of Pittsburgh
Christian Schunn	Associate Professor, Psychology Associate Professor, Learning Sciences and Policy Research Scientist, Learning Research and Development Center	University of Pittsburgh
Annette Waldron	Education Outreach Director	WQED Multimedia

Advisors-Quality of Life Technology Center - Carnegie Mellon University

Carnegie Mellon University

Advisors