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Assistant Professor
State University of New York at Buffalo
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Ghazala T. Saleem is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Rehabilitation Science at the University at Buffalo, State University of New York. She is the Director of Brain Function and Recovery Lab. Dr. Saleem received her research doctorate in movement sciences from Teachers College, Columbia University. Following her doctorate, she completed a year-long fellowship in clinical research at Harvard Medical School. Dr. Saleem also completed a two-and-a-half-year postdoctoral fellowship in pediatric brain injury and neurorehabilitation from Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and Kennedy Krieger Institute. She earned her Master’s in occupational therapy from Columbia University. She is a trained/licensed occupational therapist with extensive clinical experience in pediatrics and neurological disorders. Her research interests include understanding the mechanism and effects of acquired brain injury in medically/socially vulnerable populations. Dr. Saleem is also interested in developing and testing smart health apps that may facilitate early and convenient detection of brain injury in underrepresented populations. She wants to integrate non-invasive brain stimulation and complementary and integrative rehabilitation techniques to remediate the effects of brain injury. Her recent work focuses on assessing motor/postural control abnormalities leading to recurring injuries in youth after concussion and identifying prevalence, risk factors, and consequences of repetitive head trauma in female survivors of intimate partner violence. Dr. Saleem enjoys reading, painting, traveling, and spending time with her family.
