Marcia J. Scherer, PhD, MPH, FACRM

Dr. Scherer is Director of the Institute for Matching Person & Technology, Sr. Research Associate, International Center for Hearing and Speech Research (a joint program of the University of Rochester and National Technical Institute for the Deaf/Rochester Institute of Technology) and is Associate Professor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Rochester Medical Center. She received Ph.D. and M.P.H. degrees from the University of Rochester and has experience as a researcher, evaluation specialist, psychotherapist, and educator.

Dr. Scherer is editor of Assistive Technology: Matching Device and Consumer for Successful Rehabilitation (2002, American Psychological Association Books) and author of the book, Living in the State of Stuck: How Assistive Technology Impacts the Lives of People with Disabilities (Third Edition, 2000, Brookline Books). She co-edited (with Jan Galvin) the book, Evaluating, Selecting, and Using Appropriate Assistive Technology (1996, Aspen Publishers). She also co-edited (with Laura Cushman), Psychological Assessment in Medical Rehabilitation (1995, American Psychological Association Books) which is Volume 1 in the APA series, "Measurement and Instrumentation in Psychology." Dr. Scherer has written widely on technology use and is on the editorial boards of Disability and Rehabilitation and Assistive Technology. She is a Fellow of the American Psychological Association in Rehabilitation Psychology as well as in Applied Experimental and Engineering Psychology. She is a Fellow of the American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine (Secretary, 2002-), a member of the American Association of Spinal Cord Injury Psychologists and Social Workers (Program Committee Chair 2001, 2002), American Educational Research Association, RESNA (Publications Committee Chair and past member of the Board of Directors), ARATA, and the New York Academy of Sciences.