Ms Raiana Rolemberg Clinical Psychologist and Neuropsychologist | Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation SARAH Network of Rehabilitation Hospitals Raiana Rolemberg is a clinical psychologist and neuropsychologist with a Master's degree in Psychology, with a research focus on psychological assessment and measurement. Her clinical and research interests focus on the interplay between psychological, cognitive, and environmental factors involved in adaptive functioning, socioemotional adjustment, and behavioral adaptation following spinal cord injury (SCI). She is a member of the interdisciplinary spinal cord injury rehabilitation team at the SARAH Network of Rehabilitation Hospitals, a Brazilian rehabilitation network specialized in the comprehensive care of individuals with neurological and musculoskeletal conditions. Her clinical practice is grounded in an ecological and person-centered approach to rehabilitation, with particular emphasis on psychological adjustment, mental health, quality of life, and overall well-being following SCI. Her work highlights the role of psychological care as an integral component of comprehensive spinal cord injury rehabilitation.

Georgie is a PhD candidate in the School of Psychology at Adelaide University, supervised by Associate Professor Diana Dorstyn and Associate Professor Melissa Oxlad. Her research investigates the health literacy (and eHealth literacy) of individuals with a Spinal Cord Injury or Disorder (SCI/D) in Australia. She is interested in understanding the strengths and challenges of this group in accessing, understanding, and using health information and services, as well as the role of SCI/D and disability organisations, health professionals, and informal social supports in helping develop health-literate communities.

Dr. Angela M. Hanks is a Research Professional 6 and a postdoctoral fellow in the Department of Rehabilitation Medicine at the University of Minnesota School of Medicine. With over 15 years of experience in research on spinal cord injury (SCI) and traumatic brain injury (TBI), she specializes in regulatory compliance, participant recruitment, data analysis, and dissemination for federally funded studies. She holds a BA in Psychology from Metropolitan State University of Denver and an MS and PhD in Clinical Science from the University of Colorado Denver Anschutz Medical Campus. Her research focuses on psychosocial factors that promote quality of life post-injury. Dr. Hanks has contributed to multiple studies and peer-reviewed publications, aiming to enhance SCI rehabilitation and measurement techniques.

Yuying Chen, MD, PhD is Professor and Vice Chair of Research in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation and Co-Director of the Center for Engagement in Disability Health and Rehabilitation Sciences at the University of Alabama at Birmingham in Birmingham, Alabama, USA. Trained as a physiatrist in Taiwan, Dr. Chen earned a Master of Public Health from Yale University and a PhD in epidemiology from UAB. An internationally recognized scholar in spinal cord injury (SCI) research, she has authored more than 100 peer‑reviewed manuscripts on SCI trends, mortality, and long‑term outcomes. Dr. Chen directs the National SCI Statistical Center, which manages the longitudinal SCI Model Systems Database, and provides consultation to investigators worldwide. She is an active mentor to students, trainees, and visiting scholars and serves on multiple national and international committees. In recognition of her contributions to the field, Dr. Chen was elected a Fellow of the American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine (2018) and a Fellow of American Spinal Injury Association (2019).

Samantha has been involved in health services research since 2013 and is currently in the final stages of completing her PhD through the Queensland University of Technology. Her PhD is focused on establishing patterns of opioid use following spinal cord injury (SCI) for the Australian context. Samantha is a researcher with The Hopkins Centre, Griffith University, working on the Australian component of the International Spinal Cord Injury (InSCI) Community Survey.

Shane is a postdoctoral fellow at the Spinal Cord Injury Center at Balgrist University Hospital in Switzerland and has a background in cardiovascular physiology and echocardiography. His research focuses on cardiovascular and autonomic dysfunction after spinal cord injury, with particular interest in exercise, neuromodulation, and early markers of cardiovascular risk. Shane has experience spanning clinical cardiology, rehabilitation research, and advanced cardiac imaging in Canada, the USA, the UK, and now Switzerland. His work combines various cardiovascular and autonomic monitoring strategies to better understand mechanisms of change after injury and to support the development of targeted interventions to improve long-term health outcomes for people living with SCI.

Ms Kerr is an Accredited Exercise Physiologist with 10+ years of industry experience. She has 6 years experience working in community neurological rehabilitation and has extensive experience working with people with Spinal Cord Injuries. She has completed her Bachelor of Applied Science (Exercise & Sport Science), Mastrs of Clinical Exercise Physiology and Graduate Certificate in Neurological Rehabilitation. She is currently a PhD candidate at Western Sydney University, Australia. Ms Kerr's research is in exercise interventions designed to increase physical activity for individuals with Spinal Cord Injuries.