Sue Ann Sisto, PT, MA, PhD, FACRM

Professor and Chair
University at Buffalo
Buffalo, New York, United States

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.

I do not have any relevant financial / non-financial relationships with any proprietary interests.

Presentation(s):

• IC19: Introduction to the Rehabilitation Treatment Specification System: Principles and Applications in Research, Education, and Practice

  Monday, November 7, 2022
  8:30 AM – 12:30 PM

• From Specification to Implementation: Advancing the Field through the Rehabilitation Treatment Specification System

  Wednesday, November 9, 2022
  10:45 AM – 12:00 PM

• Implementing the Rehabilitation Treatment Specification System (RTSS) in Health Professions Education

  Thursday, November 10, 2022
  10:45 AM – 12:00 PM

• Mentorship Among Early- and Mid-Career Investigators and the Advancement of Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation Research

  Thursday, November 10, 2022
  1:30 PM – 2:45 PM

• Autonomic Dysfunction, Cerebral Blood Flow, and Sleep in SCI: What Do These Mean Clinically?

  Friday, November 11, 2022
  1:00 PM – 2:15 PM