Bernadette Gillick
Position title: Professor, Department of Pediatrics; Director of Research Design, Institute for Clinical and Translational Research; Director, Waisman Pediatric Neuromodulation Laboratory
Email: bgillick@wisc.edu
Department:
Pediatrics
Education:
Ph.D. in Rehabilitation Science/Neuroscience, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA
MSPT in Neurologic Physical Therapy, Chicago Medical School, North Chicago, IL, USA
BSPT in Physical Therapy, Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI, USA
Research Description:
Dr. Bernadette Gillick is tenured professor in the Division of Developmental Pediatrics and Rehabilitation Medicine. Locally, she is director of the Waisman Center Neuromodulation Laboratory and director of research design at the Institute for Clinical and Translational Research (ICTR). Nationally, Gillick serves on the Cerebral Palsy Foundation Scientific Advisory Council and on the Board of Directors for the American Academy of Cerebral Palsy and Developmental Medicine. Internationally, she is involved in the Cerebral Palsy Alliance Research Foundation Scientific Advisory Board and is a US Representative for the International Alliance for the Academies of Childhood Disability. An expert in pediatric stroke and early brain injury, rehabilitation, neuromodulation, and neuroplasticity, Gillick is a reviewer for the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and for over 20 peer-reviewed medical journals. Gillick has been honored with many awards, including the Eugene Michels New Investigator Award from the American Physical Therapy Association, the McKnight Land Grant Professorship, and the American Academy of Cerebral Palsy and Developmental Medicine Mentor of the Year Award. In addition, she has been invited to present more than 150 talks throughout North America, South America, Europe, and Asia.
Key Words:
Early Brain Injury, Neuromodulation, Rehabilitation, Neuroplasticity
Diversity Statement:
We recognize each participant and family involved in our laboratory as a valuable contributor to our research and as an equal member of our team. We respect the unique ways each individual, whether a child or an adult, can strengthen our research laboratory community and enrich our understanding of early brain injury and resultant abilities. We are committed to honoring all members of our research community as together we strive to ‘Empower Children for Life’.