WILLIAM STIERS, PH.D.

Dr. Stiers is a faculty member in the Department of Physical Medicine and
Rehabilitation at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, where he:

* provides psychological evaluation and treatment of persons with
spinal cord injury, burns, amputations, multiple sclerosis, neuromuscular
disorders, chronic pain, injured workers, and other physical disabilities.

* provides neuropsychological evaluation and treatment of persons with
stroke or cerebral aneurysm, traumatic brain injury, brain tumor, multiple
sclerosis, dementia, and other conditions of the brain.

Dr. Stiers' research includes studying the structure, process, and outcome of Rehabilitation Psychology training programs. He also has a number of grants and publications related to studies of stroke. He is interested in clinical rehabilitation outcomes in health care systems, and how these relate to the organization, delivery, and effectiveness of care.

Dr. Stiers completed his doctoral degree in Counseling Psychology at Northwestern University, and then worked as a Senior Research Health Scientist in Health Services Research at the Department of Veterans Affairs, involving health services outcomes research, program evaluation, and multi-site clinical trials. He later completed a 2-year post-doctoral clinical fellowship in Rehabilitation Psychology and Neuropsychology at the
University of Michigan, and then served in the Department of Rehabilitation Medicine at the University of Kansas Medical Center, providing clinical evaluation and treatment of persons with brain injuries and physical
disabilities before moving to Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore in 2005. He Dr. Stiis board certified in Rehabilitation Psychology by the American Board of Professional psychology, and is a licensed psychologist.