Name	Marcie Kern
Position	Spinal Cord Injury SIGS: Secretary
Degrees Earned
Certifications
Clinical/Research/ Teaching Experience:
Employment	TIRR (The Institute for Rehabilitation and Research) Memorial Hermann, Physical Therapist III, NRN Clinical Supervisor, 2004 to Present Warmsprings Rehabilitation Hospital, Staff Physical Therapist, 2001 – 2004
Professional Contributions	Co-presented platform presentation “Travel After Disability” 4th National SCI Conference; Niagara Falls, Canada; 2010. Co-presented platform presentation “Airline Travel After Disability” ASIA conference; Dallas, TX; 2009. Co-authored poster “Reliability of Thoracic-Lumbar Control Scale for Use in Spinal Cord Injury Research.” Co-authored poster “Comparing Gait Outcome Measures: The Role of the GAITRite Walkway System in Assessing Functional Ambulators with Spinal Cord Injury” ASIA conference; Tampa, FL; 2007 and APTA Combined Sections Meeting; Nashville, TN; 2008. Invited lecturer and lab instructor at Houston Community College COTA program Topic: Physical Agents and Modalities. Guest lecturer and lab instructor at Texas Woman’s University School of PT (Houston) Topics: High tetras and vent dependent SCI, SCI Evaluation and ASIA Impairment Scale Assessment, Bathroom Equipment, Advanced w/c skills, Mat Mobility for Tetras. Lab instructor at University of Texas Medical Branch (Galveston) Topic: Ventilators, Bathroom Equipment, Mechanical Lift Transfers, Dependent Vehicle Transfers. TIRR PT Neurological Residency Program mentor and instructor Topic: Ventilator and Respiratory Management, Management of Neurologically Involved Shoulder, ASIA Examination and Classification.
Professional Awards	TIRR Memorial Hermann Hospital Nominee for PT of the Year
APTA Service	I have been an APTA and TPTA member since 2001 and have attended several CSM conferences.
Personal Statement	Each year I attend CSM I come back with renewed vigor and enthusiasm for our profession. Professionally, this is an exciting time as the technology, treatment and research related to SCI advance rapidly. I look forward to bringing these advances into the clinic as we move forward in evidence based practice. As a nominee for secretary, I look forward to being able to serve this chapter to facilitate collaboration between clinicians, researchers and academia in order to continue to advance the practice of SCI physical therapy. The majority of my 10 years of clinical practice has been spent balancing my energies for growing my clinical skills and promoting return to active living after SCI. This is evidenced by my experience gained from international travel as a caregiver for an individual with SCI, education classes taught for patients and families about travel and leading outings to the airport as a partnership with Continental airlines. I am also part of the clinical team responsible for teaching patient education classes, providing new staff orientation, facilitating annual competency training for staff, teaching student modules at the hospital and for the local PT programs, and I am a faculty member of the TIRR Memorial Hermann Physical Therapy Neurological Residency program. I am involved in the TIRR Education and Research Committees, co-wrote and submitted IRB for a clinical trial using an exoskeleton robot for individuals with SCI. My role as the NeuroRecovery Network (NRN) Clinical Supervisor has allowed me to be a part of implementing research and outcome measures into daily clinical practice. These opportunities have provided me with diverse experiences. I look forward to continued investment into this area of specialty practice. Thank you for your consideration.