Professor and Chair
University at Buffalo
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Dr. Sisto is currently the Chair of Rehabilitation Science in the School of Public Health and Health Professions at the University at Buffalo. She has been a member of ACRM for over 20 years. Dr. Sisto has served on many ACRM committees and most notably initiated the SCI-ISIG and is past President of ACRM. Dr. Sisto's area of research is in spinal cord injury and most recently in neuromodulation. Her ultimate focus of her rehabilitation research is translation to clinical practice. This has led her to become actively involved in ACRM's Rehabilitation Research Specification System Networking Group after serving as an advisory board member on on Dr. Whyte's RTSS PCORI grant. Dr. Sisto recently was awarded (2021) the ACRM Distinguished Member Award. Dr. Sisto is a standing member on an NIH review panel and has review for many federal and foundation grant review panels. Dr. Sisto is also the recipient of NIDILRR, CDRF, CHNF, NYSDOH, and NSF Grants. She has also published a book in spinal cord injury rehabilitation.