Board of Directors

Punam Rahman, PsyD, ABPP is a board-certified rehabilitation psychologist who provides treatment and conducts cognitive assessments for a diverse range of people affected by neurological diseases and injuries. Currently, she works at Shepherd Center within the inpatient SCI department and intensive SCI outpatient program. She is passionate about helping patients with spinal cord injuries/dual diagnosis achieve their optimal level of functioning, compassionately helping them navigate through the challenging transitions. Dr. Rahman graduated from the University of Rochester with her bachelor's degree before obtaining her Psy.D. from the Chicago School of Professional Psychology. Dr. Rahman completed her internship at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York with a one-year neurorehabilitation fellowship at Weiss Memorial Hospital. Dr. Rahman also serves as the SCI Rehabilitation Psychology training coordinator and is the chair of the Patient and Family Experience Committee. Dr. Rahman’s clinical interests include adjustment to disability, outreach to a broader range of psychologists early in training (including both undergraduate and graduate students), and mentorship.

Alicia F Hegie, Psy.D., ABPP (Rp) is a Rehabilitation Neuropsychologist working at St. Luke’s Rehabilitation Institute, primarily serving the traumatic brain injury (TBI), spinal cord injury (SCI), and pediatric populations. Her primary clinical and research interest including non-pharmacological management of agitation, patient and family adjustment to disability, and patient advocacy/ethics. She is a former chair of the Rehab Riff Raff, and is also a United States Air Force veteran (served most recently at the rank of Major).

Tiffanie Sim Wong, Ph.D., ABPP(RP) is a Rehabilitation Neuropsychologist at the VA Palo Alto Health Care System, primarily serving individuals with neurologic conditions and psychiatric comorbidities. She also serves as an organizational development psychologist for the hospital system and director of an outpatient neuro-rehabilitation clinic. Professional and research interests include the following: neuropsychology and integrative cognitive rehabilitation, including TBI/stroke, PTSD, Substance Use Disorders, and cognitive adaptations to treatment.

Randi Lincoln, Ph.D., ABPP (Rp) is a Board Certified Rehabilitation Psychologist at the Spinal Cord Injury/Disorders program at VA Puget Sound Health Care System, Seattle Division. Her primary clinical and research interests are in management of chronic pain, post-traumatic growth and resiliency, and sexual health in persons with disabilities. She is a former chair of Rehab Riff Raff and has held multiple leadership positions at VA Puget Sound HCS.

Kathleen T. Bechtold, Ph.D., ABPP is a clinical psychologist who is board certified in clinical neuropsychology and rehabilitation psychology and specializes in the assessment and treatment of individuals with brain injury. She is an Associate Professor within the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and has been an active researcher for the past twenty years focusing on recovery and adaptation to brain injury. She is the Psychology Training Director for the Johns Hopkins Department of PM&R and provides supervision and training to psychology postdoctoral fellows, physiatry residents, and neuropsychiatry fellows in brain injury care. Dr. Bechtold is the President of the American Board of Rehabilitation of Psychology, serves on the American Board of Professional Psychology Ethics Committee, and previously served as a Trustee to the American Board of Professional Psychology. 

Tiffany Meites, Ph.D., ABPP is a rehabilitation psychologist at Barrow Neurological Institute/St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center in Phoenix, AZ. She serves on the inpatient neurorehabilitation unit. Her clinical interests include adjustment to illness/disability, providing psychoeducation, and working with individuals with acute spinal cord injury, acquired brain injury, and other complex medical conditions. She is a former chair of the Rehab Riff Raff.

Danielle Miro, PhD, ABPP (RP) is an outpatient psychologist in practice with DC Health Psychology. She is especially interested in health promotion, adjustment to new or chronic medical illness, and care partnership. 

Stephanie Reid-Arndt, PhD, APBB is a Professor of Health Psychology and Senior Associate Dean at the University of Missouri School of Health Professions. She served as an elected member of the executive board of Division 22 (Rehabilitation Psychology) of the American Psychological Association for 6 years (as Member-at-Large and Secretary), and she is an APA Fellow. Prior to transitioning to academic administrator roles, her clinical and research interests focused on the effects of cognitive deficits on daily functioning and quality of life among neurological and medical populations

Aaron Turner, PhD, ABPP (RP) is the Director of Rehabilitation Psychology at VA Puget Sound Health Care System and is a Professor in the Department of Rehabilitation Medicine at the University of Washington. He serves as the attending psychologist of the inpatient rehabilitation service and is track lead of the rehabilitation psychology postdoctoral fellowship program.