Douglas
Herrmann, Ph.D., PMI Executive Director and Co-founder, is an internationally known researcher in memory and cognition with over 40 years as a research psychologist and professor. He has published over 90 peer reviewed scientific articles, over 30 chapters in edited books, and over 20 books on memory and cognition, including investigations that focus on age and memory. A Fellow of the American Psychological Association and the American Psychological Society, he has served as the Chair of the Society for Applied Research in Memory and Cognition. He has been an active participant in the development of NIH sponsored, science-based human memory skills products resulting in the innovative Memory Works® CD-ROM series, produced through research funded by National Institutes of Health (NIH) grants. Since 1995, Dr. Herrmann led the development of PMI's Multi Modal Model® of Memory, which has provided the theoretical basis for PMI's Memory Works® products. Dr. Herrmann was founding Editor of COGNITIVE TECHNOLOGY®, PMI's official peer-reviewed journal dedicated to the enhancement of cognitive functioning through the collaboration of basic and applied cognitive research. Dr. Herrmann has chaired the Psychology Departments at Hamilton College in Clinton, New York and at Indiana State University in Terre Haute, IN. He directed the Collection Procedures Research Laboratory at the Bureau of Labor Statistics and conducted cognitive research at the Applied Psychology Unit in Cambridge, England, the University of Manchester in Manchester, England, the National Institute of Health and the National Center for Health Statistics. He is known to the public through several textbooks, including Retraining Cognition with Dr. Parente', and popular press books, including SuperMemory, How To Cure Your Memory Failures, and Improving Memory and Study Skills. Currently, Dr. Herrmann also serves as Chancellor of PMI's Memory University®.
James O. Hill, Ph.D., PMI's Director for Lifestyle Research, is one of America's foremost experts in weight management. He has published over 250 scientific articles and book chapters and lectures widely about weight management during over 25 years of researching the causes of weight gain, adiposity, and obesity and how to prevent or treat these problems. His research in the obesity field involves the study of lifestyle factors that affect body weight regulation. Dr. Hill is the recipient of a prestigious MERIT award from NIH and the recipient of the 2004 Centrum Center Award from the American Society of Nutritional Sciences. He is well known as a co-founder of the National Weight Control Registry, which follows over 3000 people who have lost weight and kept it off permanently. He was a member of the Expert Panel that developed the National Institutes of Health Guidelines for Management of Overweight and Obesity and was chair of the first World Health Organization Consultation on Obesity. He has served as president of the North American Association for the Study of Obesity and as Vice-President of the International Association for the Study of Obesity. He is Editor-in-Chief of Obesity Management and the author of the Step Diet Book, published in June 2004. Dr. Hill, Director of the Center for Human Nutrition at the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, is a member of the editorial boards of Obesity Research, The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition and The International Journal of Obesity.
George
W. Rebok, Ph.D., PMI's Director for Aging and Memory,
has over 25 years of experience in research on cognition and
developmental neuropsychology, preventive interventions, and
gerontology. In addition to his involvement with the Maryland
Older Driver Consortium, his research includes studies on memory
interventions with the elderly and the effects of aging and
dementia on driving and other everyday functional tasks including
the benefits of physical activity on memory under NIH grant
funding. He is currently a Principal Investigator for Project
ACTIVE, a long-term multi-site NIH funded study of the effects
of cognitive intervention on everyday aging, and an Investigator
on an NIA-funded study of pilot aging and aviation safety. Dr.
Rebok has published more than 85 peer reviewed articles and
book chapters based on his research objectives which include:
identification of early risk and protective factors on later
life cognitive health and daily function; prevention of age-related
cognitive decline, memory loss, depression, and disability;
study of the short- and long-term outcomes of cognitive intervention
trials with children and with normal and impaired older adults.
Dr. Rebok is on Editorial Board of Cognitive Technology and
a member of the Scientific Advisory Board, Institute for the
Study of Aging in New York. A Fellow of the American Psychological
Association and the Gerontological Society of America, Dr. Rebok
is a Professor in the Bloomberg School of Public Health at The
Johns Hopkins University and holds a joint faculty appointment
in the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine.
J.
Preston Harley, Ph.D., PMI's Director for Clinical Neuropsychology,
is a nationally recognized clinical neuropsychologist with nearly
30 years of contributions to the evaluation and treatment of
traumatic brain injuries. A Fellow of the National Academy of
Neuropsychology and Member of the International Neuropsychological
Society, he is also a member of the Clinical Neuropsychology
and Rehabilitation Psychology divisions of the American Psychological
Association. Dr. Harley, Principal Investigator for new memory
fitness research programs funded by NIH, serves as Chair of
the State of Illinois Advisory Council on Spinal Cord and Head
Injuries and as surveyor for the Commission of Accreditation
of Rehabilitation Facilities.
Rick
Parente', Ph.D., PMI's Director for Memory Rehabilitation,
has practiced cognitive rehabilitation therapy for over 20 years.
His research and theory interests include particular emphasis
on group cognitive skills training for brain injured clients.
Since1986, he has served as Neuropsychological Consultant at
the Maryland Rehabilitation Center. Dr. Parente' is an active
advisory board member of the Society for Cognitive Rehabilitation.
He has published three books on cognitive rehabilitation and
over 50 journal articles on the topic of brain injury rehabilitation
and serves as co-editor for PMI's journal, Cognitive Technology.
Dr. Parente' is Professor of Psychology at Towson University
in Maryland and adjunct professor of Physiology at the University
of Maryland Dental School.
Roger W. Morrell, Ph.D, PMI's Director for Human Factors, has published for 20 years on the use of
electronic technology by older adults and health literacy issues including
medication compliance and cognitive vitality. He co-chaired the first national
conference on "Older Adults, Health Information, and the World Wide Web," and served as consultant to the National Institute on Aging and the National Library of Medicine in the development of the NIH Senior Health Online Project. Dr. Morrell has an appointment of Adjunct Faculty at Johns Hopkins University, School of Nursing.
Joan
Toglia, Ph.D., OTR/L, PMI's Director for Deficit Awareness
Research, has over 20 years of clinical experience in acquired
brain injury awareness. Specializing in issues related to successful
cognitive rehabilitation and return to productive living, Dr.
Toglia is co-investigator on PMI research to apply Memory Works
tools to improve outcomes. Dr. Toglia is Associate Professor
and Director, Occupational Therapy Program at Mercy College,
Dobbs Ferry, New York and Professional Associate of Rehabilitation
Medicine at Cornell Medical Center's New York Presbyterian Hospital,
providing clinical consultation on neurological patients; inservices
and training to occupational therapy staff. Dr. Toglia, who
received her Ph.D. from Columbia University, has authored over
30 articles and book chapters. An active member of the American
Occupational Therapy Association and NYSOTA, she is an internationally
recognized lecturer, and Lecturer of Rehabilitation Medicine,
Cornell University Medical College, New York, NY.
Robert
Rager, PMI's President & Chief Executive Officer, is responsible
for operations and commercial business development. A former
General Electric Presidential Exchange Executive, Mr. Rager
has over 30 years of business and venture management experience
with companies including General Electric, Project Software
& Development, Inc., Potomac Industries, Ltd., and Compact Disc
Incorporated, the originator of the Memory Works Series. Mr.
Rager has over 15 years of health care industry publishing experience
and has been Principal Investigator for several Small Business
Innovation Research (SBIR) grants awarded by the National Institutes
of Health.
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