About the Presenters

Matt Elrod, PT, MEd, NCS

Elrod is the co-investigator on Improving Clinical Practice through Consumer-driven Education: Development of the Consumer Professional Partner Program, assisting in the development of the physical therapy curriculum and training materials for individuals with SCI. Elrod is a trained physical therapist and has over ten years experience working with individuals with SCI. He is currently the president of the DC chapter of the American Physical Therapy Association and has working relationships with the physical therapy departments at Howard, George Washington, and Marymount University.

Alison Lichy, PT

Lichy is a physical therapist at the National Rehabilitation Hospital, involved in projects on the Effect of an Acute, Intensive Exercise Intervention on the Prevention of Bone Mineral Density Loss in Individuals with Spinal Cord Injury and the Effect of Robotic Bodyweight Supported Treadmill Training on Bone Mineral Density and Selected Secondary Conditions in Individuals with Spinal Cord Injury. Her SCI experience includes seating and positioning, functional training, wound care, treatment of the shoulder complex, community skills and education programs, medical resident education, body-weight supported gait training, and Lokomat gait training. Lichy is an active member of the American Physical Therapy Association. She is also a speaker for Think First, a trauma prevention program for school aged children. She is involved in subject recruitment, screening, and data collection for both projects.