Kim Anderson-Erisman, PhD
Professor, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation;
MetroHealth System and Case Western Reserve University (CWRU) School of Medicine

Abstract
From Surviving to Thriving: What Gets Us There?
[Abstract coming soon...]

Bio
Dr. Anderson-Erisman is a Professor in the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at the MetroHealth System and Case Western Reserve University (CWRU) School of Medicine.  A large area of her research has focused on obtaining the perspective of people living with SCI on various aspects of research, including functional priorities, acceptable benefits and risks, and preferences for therapeutic interventions to make research more relevant. For this work she was awarded the Craig H. Neilsen Visionary Prize in 2021 and elected to the National Academy of Medicine in 2023. She continues her leadership in clinical trials and addressing issues important to people living with SCI and their caregivers with an emphasis on the first-year post-injury. She is also leading efforts to promote partnerships between researchers and people living with SCI throughout the entire research cycle. She is currently the Director of the Northeast Ohio Regional Spinal Cord Injury Model System of Care. She was also a co-founder and the inaugural President of the North American Spinal Cord Injury Consortium.