Joan Toglia PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA is Professor and Dean Emerita of the School of Health & Natural Sciences at Mercy College in Dobbs Ferry, New York.  She is also an Adjunct Clinical Professor of Cognitive Science in Rehabilitation Medicine at Weill Cornell Medical College. Dr. Toglia has over 35 years of experience in Occupational Therapy and is internationally recognized as a leader in the rehabilitation of persons with cognitive-perceptual deficits. Her dissertation from Teachers College, Columbia University was focused on Dynamic Assessment and Spatial Neglect. Dr. Toglia has over 85 publications within the field including journal articles, assessments, book chapters, and books. She has also presented over 300 workshops and lectures around the world on cognitive-perceptual rehabilitation, focusing on theory, assessment methods, and intervention strategies to support and optimize cognitive-perceptual function across different ages and diagnostic groups. She has several publications in the area of Spatial Neglect including 4 articles jointly with Dr. Chen.   Press here for a full listing of publications.

Peii Chen PhD, is a Senior Research Scientist at Kessler Foundation’s Center for Stroke Rehabilitation Research, the Intellectual Property Liaison at Kessler Foundation, and a Research Associate Professor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at Rutgers University’s New Jersey Medical School. Dr. Chen is a rehabilitation scientist with a training background in cognitive psychology from the Pennsylvania State University Her career has been focused on the study of spatial neglect and its related disorders and clinical impacts. In 2017, she was awarded a Distinguished Switzer Research Fellowship by the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR). She is the lead developer of the Kessler Foundation Neglect Assessment Process (KF-NAP®), Prism Adaptation Treatment (KF-PAT®), and Spatial Re-training Therapy (KF-SRT®). The KF-NAP is a standardized method for detecting and measuring spatial neglect in real-life situations. The KF-PAT is a standardized protocol for delivering the evidence-based treatment for spatial neglect. The KF-SRT is a software program leveraging immersive virtual reality technology, designed to treat spatial neglect. Dr. Chen advocates meaningful and effective knowledge translation via professional training, technology transfer, and research commercialization. The full record of her peer-reviewed publications can be found at www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/myncbi/peii.chen.1/bibliography/public/  

Disclosures: Joan Toglia PhD, OTR/L discloses the following financial conflicts of interests: Publication Royalties from the American Occupational Therapy Association, Gatekeeper Press and MC CogRehab Resources. Co-owner of MC CogRehab Resources LLC- produces Functional cognitive activities, hosts website. Peii Chen PhD receives an honorarium for courses she is teaching or co-teaching from MC CogRehab Resources. KF-NAP is a registered trademark owned by Kessler Foundation. Peii Chen is an employee of Kessler Foundation.