Committees
Awards Committee
Role:
The role of the Awards Committee is to evaluate candidates standing for consideration of awards and to select and announce appropriate award winners.
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Committee Members
ISPGR Awards Committee Members
Chair:
Michael Cinelli, Wilfrid Laurier University, CAN
Co-Chair:
Kaylena Ehgoetz Martens, University of Waterloo, CAN
Members:
Dorothy Barthélemy, University of Montreal, CAN
Gammon Earhart, Washington University in St. Louis, USA
Erika Franzén, Karolinska Institutet, SWE
Joyce Fung, McGill University, CAN
Jeff Hausdorf, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center and Tel Aviv University, ISR
Karen Li, Concordia University, CAN
Stephen Lord, Neuroscience Research Australia, AUS
Sue Lord, Newcastle University, GBR
Shinya Masahiro, Hiroshima University, JPN
Claudia Mazzá, University of Sheffield, GBR
Martijn Muller, University of Michigan, USA
Alice Nieuwboer, KU Leuven, BEL
Lynn Rochester, Newcastle University, GBR
Patrick Sparto, University Of Pittsburgh, USA
Beatrix Vereijken, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, NOR
Communications Committee
Role:
Reporting to the ISPGR Board, and working in conjunction with the Society’s Secretariat (staff), the role of this committee is to develop and facilitate a coordinated communication strategy to maximize opportunities and facilitate engagement between the Society and its stakeholders.
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Committee Members
Chair:
Beatrix Vereijken, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, NOR
Co-Chair:
Melvyn Roerdink, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, NLD
Members:
Chitra L.K. Balasubramanian, University of North Florida, USA
Sjoerd Bruijn, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, NLD
Kim Delbaere, University of New South Wales, AUS
Carolyn Duncan, Michigan Technological Institute, USA
Abhishesh Homagain, University of Waterloo, CAN
Nina Jacobs, Hasselt University, BEL
Riona McArdle, Newcastle University, GBR
Christopher McCrum, Maastricht University, NLD
Jasmine Menant, Neuroscience Research Australia, AUS
Pershia Norouzian, University of Waterloo, CAN
Yoshi Okubo, Neuroscience Research Australia, AUS
Paulo Pelicioni, Neuroscience Research Australia, AUS
Tiphanie Raffegeau, University of Utah, USA
Deepak Ravi, Institute for Biomechanics, CHE
Samuel Stuart, Oregon Health & Science University, USA
Daina Sturnieks, Neuroscience Research Australia, AUS
Kim van Schooten, Neuroscience Research Australia, AUS
Jodi Ventre, Manchester Metropolitan University, GBR
External Relations Committee
Role:
Reporting to the ISPGR Board, and working in conjunction with the Society’s Secretariat (staff), the role of this committee is to develop new relationships and maintain/strengthen existing relationships with industry partners that lead to the provision of important resources (financial and other) to support the funding of priority Society initiatives and requirements.
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Committee Members
Chair:
Kim van Schooten, University of New South Wales, AUS
Co-Chair:
Anna Hatton, University of Queensland, AUS
Members:
Chesney Craig, Manchester Metropolitan University, GBR
Adam Goodworth, University of Hartford, USA
Mike MacLellan, University of Prince Edward Island, CAN
Chris Rhea, Old Dominion University, USA
Ruth Stout, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, USA
Tiphanie Raffegeau, George Mason University, USA
Nominations Committee
Role:
It is the responsibility of this committee to secure candidates for the ballot and present a slate of qualified, acceptable candidates to the board for approval. They will be responsible for nominating members to entities including but not limited to the Society Board. The slate will then be presented to the general membership for a vote.
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Committee Members
Chair:
Mark Hollands, Liverpool John Moores University, GBR
Members:
Li-Shan Chou, Iowa State University, USA
Sue Lord, Auckland University of Technology, NZL
Kaylena Ehgoetz Martens, University of Waterloo, CAN
Scientific Content Committee
Role:
Chaired by the Vice President in coordination with the Congress Chair(s), the role of the Scientific Content Committee is to provide support, input and direction on the scientific content for the World Congress.
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Committee Members
Committee Co-Chairs:
Kim Delbaere, University of New South Wales, AUS (ISPGR Vice President)
Sandra G. Brauer, University of Queensland, AUS (2023 World Congress co-chair)
W. Geoff Wright, Temple University, USA (2023 World Congress co-chair)
| Lisa | Alcock | Newcastle University | GBR |
| Meghan | Ambrens | Neuroscience Research Australia | AUS |
| Li-Shan | Chou | Iowa State University | USA |
| Michael | Cinelli | Wilfrid Laurier University | CAN |
| Taylor | Cleworth | York University | GBR |
| Adam | Cocks | Brunel University London | GBR |
| Silvia | Del Din | Newcastle University | GBR |
| Brett | Fling | Colorado State University | USA |
| Richard | Foster | Research Institute for Sport and Exercise Sciences | GBR |
| Chris | Hass | University of Florida | USA |
| Klaus | Jahn | Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich | DEU |
| Deborah | Jehu | Augusta University | USA |
| Stephanie | Jones | Smith College | USA |
| Elmar | Kal | Brunel University London | GBR |
| Claudine | Lamoth | University of Groningen | NLD |
| Avril | Mansfield | University of Toronto | AUS |
| Sarah | Martin | Manchester Metropolitan University | GBR |
| Jasmine | Menant | Neuroscience Research Australia | AUS |
| Pieter | Meyns | Hasselt University | BEL |
| Marie-Laure | Mille | Aix-Marseille Université | FRA |
| Anat | Mirelman | Tel-Aviv Sourasky Medical Center | ISR |
| Kara | Patterson | University of Toronto | CAN |
| Elisa | Pelosin | Università degli Studi di Genova | ITA |
| Hendrik | Reimann | University of Delaware | USA |
| Thomas | Robert | Univ Lyon / Univ Gustave Eiffel | FRA |
| Melvyn | Roerdink | Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam | NLD |
| Caterina | Rosano | University of Pittsburgh | USA |
| Paul | Stapley | University of Wollongong | AUS |
| Beatrix | Vereijken | Norwegian University of Science and Technology | NOR |
| Bettina | Wollesen | University of Hamburg | DEU |
Strategic Planning Committee
Role:
Reporting to the ISPGR Board, the role of this committee is to identify, develop and recommend strategies, in alignment with the Society’s Mission and Vision.
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Committee Members
Chair:
Vivian Weerdesteyn, Radboud University Medical Centre, NLD
Members:
Kim Delbaere, University of New South Wales, AUS
Mark Hollands, Liverpool John Moores University, GBR
Kara Patterson, University of Toronto, CAN
Chanel Whitaker, Missouri Southern State University, USA
W. Geoff Wright, Temple University, USA
Student Member(s):
Sheryl Bourgaize, Wilfrid Laurier University, CAN
Martin Zaback, Temple University, USA