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Theresa L. Bender Pape, Dr.PH

Clinical Neuroscientist
Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
Chicago, Illinois, United States

Dr. Theresa L. Bender Pape (Dr. Pape) is a Clinical Neuroscientist and Research Professor at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine in the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (PM&R). After serving the Dept. of Veterans Affarrs (VA) and Northwestern for 24+ years, on Oct 1, 2023 Dr. Pape retired from the VA and now dedicates her time to her research at Northwestern’s Dept of PM&R.

Dr. Pape’s doctorate is in public health (Dr. PH) and her clinical training is in Speech-Language Pathology and she has several years of experiences proving acute rehabilitation services to persons with Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI). Dr. Pape completed pre and post-doctoral research fellowships at Hines VA and Northwestern and went on to receive three consecutive career development awards with the VA RR&D service. First, she received a Research Career Development Award (CDA I) to study rehabilitation measurement and outcomes post severe TBI. She subsequently received an Advanced Research Career Development Award (CDA II) to study advanced neurosciences and neural plasticity. Dr. Pape completed her third award in 2010, a Career Development Transition Award, to study neural plasticity in neurorehabilitation after TBI.

Dr. Pape’s pre- and post-doctoral training cut across the traditional boundaries of medical rehabilitation research and this training builds on her clinical experiences in TBI. Dr. Pape applies and synthesizes her advanced training in neurosciences, neural plasticity, CNS repair mechanisms, measurement/psychometrics, outcomes, statistical analyses and research design to enable examinations of the efficacy and effectiveness of neurorehabilitation after TBI. Dr. Pape’s research career objective is to conceptualize and develop medical rehabilitation interventions according to derived evidence to shape and guide CNS repair to ultimately lead to functional recovery after TBI.

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