Pamela Diener
PhD
About this speaker
Dr. Pam Diener is a Professor of gross anatomy and neuroscience at Georgetown University Medical School, the Curriculum Developer and Academic Director of the three-week Neuroscience summer program at Georgetown University School of Continuing Studies and an occupational therapist with a consulting and direct-treatment clinical practice.
Dr. Diener thinks critically about habilitation and recovery of function following congenital and acquired neurologic injuries and neurologic disorders. The overall focus of her basic science and clinical research is to investigate the effects of using variable multisensory environments/experiences and training to improve attention, enhance cognition, stimulate motor learning and, specific to Rett syndrome, foster self-initiated cessation of stereotypies. She is able to quickly implement her research findings into clinical practice to improve the quality of life of each of her clients.
Dr. Diener completed her BS in Occupational Therapy at Tufts University, her MS in Applied Anatomy and Physiology at Boston University, and her PhD in Neuroscience at Georgetown University. She has served on the Board of the International Rett Syndrome Foundation. She has published her basic and clinical science findings in peer-reviewed journals and has presented these findings at numerous national and international conferences.
