PhD Awards and Recognition Ceremony - May 6, 2022

MGH Institute of Health Professions PhD in Rehabilitation Sciences AWARDS AND RECOGNITION CEREMONY May 6, 2022 4:00 – 6:00 p.m.

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MGH Institute of Health Professions School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences PhD in Rehabilitation Sciences AWARDS AND RECOGNITION CEREMONY WELCOME Teresa Kimberley, PT, PhD, FAPTA OPENING REMARKS Alex Johnson, PhD, CCC-SLP Provost and Vice President STUDENT SPEAKER Paulo Eduardo Portes Teixeira RESEARCH MENTOR REMARKS Dr. Felipe Fregni, MD Dr. Jonathan Bean, MD, MPH Dr. Sofia Vallila Rohter, PhD, CCC-SLP Dr. Jordan Green, PhD, CCC-SLP, FASHA Dr. Lisa Wood Magee, PhD, RN, FAAN PROGRAM AWARDS The Dr. David Krebs Doctoral Research Fund Award The Gregory L. Lof Dissertation Support Fund CLOSING REMARKS Teresa Kimberley, PT, PhD, FAPTA

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DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY IN REHABILITATION SCIENCES 2022 DEGREE CANDIDATES Paulo Eduardo Portes Teixeira

Research Mentor: Felipe Fregni, MD, PhD, MPH, MEd Dissertation: Understanding the Descending Pain Inhibitory System as a Marker of Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain Novel Strategies Towards Precision Medicine and Use of Neuromodulation “You are the vanguard of knowledge and consciousness, a new wave in a vast ocean of possibilities. Risk being seen in all of your glory.”

Thank you IHP for the incredible journey and thank you to all the mentors that impacted my life. Thank you, my wife Angelica, my soulmate. My daughter Maya, my utmost blessing, and my son Noah, my greatest teacher.

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Eric J. Roseen

Research Mentor: Jonathan Bean, MD, MPH Dissertation: Nonpharmacologic treatments for low back pain within US primary care settings:

“Real change, enduring change, happens one step at a time.”

- Ruth Bader Ginsburg I am grateful to the IHP faculty, family, friends, and all who have helped me through this journey. To my wife, Ada, and our two children, thank you for the meals, walks, hugs, kisses, and laughter that provide me daily joy.

To my PhD advisor, Julie Keysor, and mentor, Jonathan Bean, thank you for challenging me, encouraging me, and for introducing me to new colleagues and exciting ideas in the rehabilitation science field. To the remaining members of my dissertation committee, Kushang Patel and Stephen Bartels, thank you for providing your time and expertise which have allowed me to grow as an epidemiologist and implementation scientist. To my longtime mentor, colleague and friend, Robert Saper, thank you for introducing me to clinical research and being emphatic that this career path was possible for me. To Chris Joyce, Stevan Atlas, Darshan Mehta, Natalia Morone, Lance Laird, and the many others who have contributed to my PhD work through your endless optimism and encouragement, and the almost endless waves of zoom meetings and manuscript revisions – thank you all.

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Victoria E. Tilton-Bolowsky

Research Mentor: Sofia Vallila Rohter, PhD, CCC-SLP Dissertation: The Development and Application of Strategies in Learning and Aphasic Language Recovery

My most essential thanks to Giuseppa Arena, Adeline Haltermann, Nina Luca, Robert Bolowsky, and Cooper Tilton. Many thanks to my research mentor, Sofia Vallila-Rohter, my academic advisor, Marjorie Nicholas, and committee members, William Evans and Peter Turkeltaub.

Janet Preis. Therese O’Neil-Pirozzi. Rupal Patel. My Requard Center family. Rodrigo Ehrlich. The S.C.O.R.E. Lab, for welcoming me so warmly and offering to welcome me back. Annie Fox! Jordan Green! Lauryn Zipse.

Yael Arbel. Michael Iwama. Teresa Kimberley. Alan Jette. Lora Sabin. Michael Siegel. The GFWC of Massachusetts. The National Collegiate Cancer Foundation. LSVT Global.

Beth, my mentor and dear friend. Amber, Diana, and Amanda, my A-Team day-ones. Megan, for your care and wisdom. Calais, for our fruitful chats. My fellow investigators: Kelly, Hannah, Dani, Norma, Eric, and PJ—and the Stats Brats. Liziane. Sarah. Marziye. Alyssa and Richard. Lauren Hoffman. Boathy, Brenda, Tim, Kate, and Amy. Angela Cruz. Frank Mucci. Ivy Gross, LICSW. My aphasia teachers, who will forever remain in my heart: PL, PA, TC, SH, LP, MP, CR, JS, CG, MG, JT, MF, JF, DA. Marissa and Christie, my soul sisters. Ryan, my brother. Amber, my foremost confidant, hearingest ear, and strongest shoulder. Hannah, for our friendship. Jeanne, whew… thank you for it all. Kristen, for one million reasons. Jessica, for the TikToks. Paul and Kelly, for your support, and for raising Cooper, who is simply the best person on this earth.

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Hannah Prescott Rowe

Research Mentor: Jordan Green, PhD, CCC-SLP, FASHA Dissertation: Articulatory Phenotypes in Motor Speech Disorders: Towards an Empirical Framework

Thank you to all the wonderful people who made these past four years here at the IHP unforgettable. To my classmates and my lab--I could not have asked for a better group of humans to go through this program with. I am proud to have such a kind, selfless, and brilliant academic family. And thank you, in particular, to my mentor, Jordan. I’ll be forever grateful that I picked the best mentor I could have ever imagined for my PhD. Lastly, to the faculty and staff in the doctoral program and the IHP community as a whole--thank you for the immense support and inspiration I have received from all of you over the years. The IHP is a special place, and I feel so honored to have spent the last four years learning here. Thank you all. I will miss you!

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Stephen Brumbach Wechsler

Research Mentor: Lisa Wood Magee, PhD, RN, FAAN

I’d like to express my sincere gratitude to my research mentor, Dr. Lisa Wood Magee, for her time, flexibility, and guidance. When a global pandemic derailed the plans we had strategically set in motion, she remained calm and oriented to my best interests. Thank you to my academic advisor, Dr. Patrice Nicholas, whose unwavering positivity and support provided such encouragement over the last three years. Thank you to my other dissertation committee members, Drs. Mei R. Fu, Janet Kneiss, and Kathy Lyons. Your individual areas of expertise, your willingness to share your time and perspectives, and your kindness have shaped my dissertation and my foreseeable research career. Kathy, it feels like we’re just getting started! I’m very much looking forward to what we can accomplish together.

A heartfelt thank you to all the professors in the MGH IHP PhD in Rehabilitation Sciences program. You’ve weathered the storm of the past two years alongside us. Thank you for advocating on our behalf and pushing us to continue our pursuit of high-quality research.

A very special shout out to my classmates and colleagues, Marc, Savetrie, Isha, Carla, Ben, Kristen, Melissa, Xue, Mike, and Amy. Who could’ve predicted that when we left campus for spring break 2020, we wouldn’t ever return to a classroom together again? Even when forced to continue this journey separately, the shared struggles, setbacks, and victories have been such an important part of this process. Not to mention the shared memes and bad stats jokes that only a PhD student would appreciate!

I would be remiss not to express my infinite gratitude to my wife, PJ, who has supported me from the first thought I had to pursue a PhD. She’s allowed me to follow a dream—not a guaranteed opportunity in life—and for that, I will forever be thankful. Thank you to the rest of my family as well, who have supported me through my 22 years of school! Guys, I think I’m finally done!

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PROGRAM AWARDS The Dr. David Krebs Doctoral Research Fund The Dr. David Krebs Doctoral Research Fund was established by family and friends of Dr. Krebs to honor his passion for the rehabilitation sciences. He was first and foremost a physical therapist who was also a biomechanist and who loved to do anything with tools and engineering. In addition, Dr. Krebs was a prolific contributor to research literature with over 200 publications and the recipient of many awards for his important contributions to professional education and research. During his time at the MGH Institute of Health Professions, Dr. Krebs was a staunch advocate for a PhD Program. The MGH Institute established a PhD in Rehabilitation Sciences in 2012. The Dr. David Krebs Doctoral Research Fund provides an annual award of $2000 to a PhD student to support their scholarly activities and dissemination of research in areas related to motor function.

The Gregory L. Lof Dissertation Support Fund In his 20 years at the Institute, Dr. Lof has maintained an unwavering focus on the wellbeing of his students and has strived to ensure they have the resources required to be successful. He understands the importance of financial support as students work toward achieving their aspirations. It is with this devotion to student success that Dr. Lof helped to establish the Gregory L. Lof Dissertation Support Fund as his legacy at the Institute. The fund distributes one award of $1,000 per year to any PhD candidate to support their research dissertation expenses not covered by other sources of funding.

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