{"681779":{"#nid":"681779","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Lewis Wheaton Elected President of the American Society of Neurorehabilitation","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003EBiology Professor\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/biosciences.gatech.edu\/people\/Lewis-Wheaton\u0022\u003ELewis Wheaton\u003C\/a\u003E has been named president of the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.asnr.com\/\u0022\u003EAmerican Society of Neurorehabilitation\u003C\/a\u003E (ASNR). Established in 1990, the organization is dedicated to advancing the science of neurorehabilitation and helping patients with chronic neurological disabilities by advancing clinical care and research.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003E\u201cASNR is a great society because of the range and breadth of its work, spanning cellular neuroscientists all the way to people that do massive multicenter phase three clinical drug trials,\u201d says Wheaton, who has been involved in the organization for nearly two decades. \u201cI am excited to serve as its president.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003EWheaton\u2019s research interests initially drew him to ASNR\u0026nbsp;\u2014 his research examines changes in the brain following a stroke or upper limb loss in order to inform the design of therapies that promote better limb function and prosthetics; his belief in the organization\u2019s mission led him to join its leadership team.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003E\u201cI got involved in the executive board because I appreciated the vision of the society and the opportunities it provides for engaging more people in neurorehabilitation-based research and training the next generation of neurorehabilitation researchers,\u201d he says.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003EWheaton was elected ASNR vice president in 2022 and worked during the subsequent three years to develop the organization\u2019s strategic plan. When he assumes the role of ASNR president this April, he will implement that plan.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003E\u201cWe\u2019re focusing on how to broaden and improve the sense of community within the society,\u201d he shares. \u201cTwo of our goals are centered on enhancing our multidisciplinary focus and expanding engagement. We want to bring in not only people from other disciplines\u0026nbsp;\u2014 as other disciplines are connected to the goals of neurorehabilitation\u0026nbsp;\u2014 but also develop a culture that supports diverse groups of people entering the field.\u201d\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003EWheaton recognizes the parallels between his work at ASNR and the College of Sciences: \u201cIt is very consistent with many of the things that I\u0027ve always enjoyed at the College: creating a community that brings people together, that people want to be a part of, and that they see a home for themselves in,\u201d he explains, referencing his efforts as director of the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/cpies.cos.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ECenter for Programs to Increase Engagement in the Sciences\u003C\/a\u003E (C-PIES) and mentoring students in\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/thecmclab.com\/\u0022\u003Ehis research lab\u003C\/a\u003E.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch3\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAbout Lewis Wheaton\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003EWheaton joined the Institute as an assistant professor in the School of Applied Physiology (now the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/biosciences.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ESchool of Biological Sciences\u003C\/a\u003E) in 2008. He is currently a professor in Biological Sciences at Georgia Tech, an adjunct professor in the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/med.emory.edu\/departments\/rehabilitation-medicine\/index.html\u0022\u003EDepartment of Rehabilitation at the Emory School of Medicine\u003C\/a\u003E, and a member of the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/pedsresearch.org\/centers\/ccnr\u0022\u003EChildren\u2019s Center for Neurosciences Research at the Emory Children\u2019s Pediatric Research Center\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003EWheaton received a B.S. in biology from Radford University and a Ph.D. in neuroscience and cognitive science from the University of Maryland, College Park. He studied neural function and recovery of motor control after stroke as a fellow at the Medical Neurology Branch of the National Institutes of Health and performed neuroscience research in aging and stroke motor control as a postdoctoral fellow at the Baltimore Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Maryland.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch3\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAbout the American Society of Neurorehabilitation\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.asnr.com\/i4a\/pages\/index.cfm?pageid=1\u0022\u003EAmerican Society of Neurorehabilitation (ASNR)\u003C\/a\u003E was created in 1990 to advance clinical care and the science of neurorehabilitation and neural repair. The 2025 edition of the ASNR annual meeting will take place in Atlanta in late April.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EProfessor Wheaton has been involved in the American Society of Neurorehabilitation (ASNR) for nearly two decades. His research interests initially drew him to ASNR; his belief in the organization\u2019s mission led him to join its leadership team.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Professor Wheaton has been involved in the American Society of Neurorehabilitation (ASNR) for nearly two decades. His research interests initially drew him to ASNR; his belief in the organization\u2019s mission led him to join its leadership team."}],"uid":"36583","created_gmt":"2025-04-14 19:14:27","changed_gmt":"2025-04-16 18:49:37","author":"lvidal7","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","location":"Atlanta, GA","dateline":{"date":"2025-04-15T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2025-04-15T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"660552":{"id":"660552","type":"image","title":"Lewis Wheaton (Photo: Jess Hunt-Ralston)","body":null,"created":"1661458762","gmt_created":"2022-08-25 20:19:22","changed":"1680031849","gmt_changed":"2023-03-28 19:30:49","alt":"","file":{"fid":"250299","name":"Lewis Wheaton web.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Lewis%20Wheaton%20web.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Lewis%20Wheaton%20web.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":2855249,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/Lewis%20Wheaton%20web.jpg?itok=eQ6bCbjC"}}},"media_ids":["660552"],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/thecmclab.com","title":"Cognitive Motor Control Lab"}],"groups":[{"id":"1278","name":"College of Sciences"},{"id":"66220","name":"Neuro"},{"id":"1275","name":"School of Biological Sciences"}],"categories":[{"id":"42901","name":"Community"},{"id":"146","name":"Life Sciences and Biology"},{"id":"135","name":"Research"},{"id":"134","name":"Student and Faculty"}],"keywords":[{"id":"4896","name":"College of Sciences"},{"id":"166882","name":"School of Biological Sciences"},{"id":"189888","name":"Neurorehabilitation"},{"id":"192249","name":"cos-community"},{"id":"172970","name":"go-neuro"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EWriter: Lindsay C. 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