Diane L.
Damiano, PT, PhD, FAPTA
Tenured Senior Investigator
Chief, Neurorehabilitation and Biomechanics Section
Lead, Pediatric Imaging and Neuroplasticity Team (PINT)
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Diane L. Damiano, PT, PhD, FAPTA, is a tenured Senior Investigator and Chief of the Neurorehabilitation and Biomechanics Section and leads the Pediatric Imaging and Neuroplasticity Team (PINT).
BA, Catholic University
MSPT, Duke University
PhD, University of Virginia
Dr. Damiano received her BA in Biology from Catholic University, her MSPT degree from Duke University and her PhD from the University of Virginia.
Prior to coming to NIH, she was a tenure-track Associate Professor in the Orthopaedic Surgery Department at University of Virginia and subsequently in the Neurology Department at Washington University in St. Louis.
Her overarching research goals are to elucidate the brain and musculoskeletal mechanisms underlying the functional motor difficulties experienced by children with cerebral palsy and to design and test innovative strategies to improve their activity and participation in everyday life.
She has received multiple NIH, national and international scientific awards and recognitions throughout her career. She is a past President of the American Academy for Cerebral Palsy and Developmental Medicine and of the Gait and Clinical Movement Analysis Society. She currently serves as an Associate Editor of Neurorehabilitation and Neural Repair. In 2016, she was selected to be a Catherine Worthingham Fellow of the American Physical Therapy Association, their highest professional honor. She has been awarded multiple NIH and Clinical Center Director Awards.