Meet our staff
The VCU Parkinson's and Movement Disorders Center interdisciplinary team are united in halting the progression of Parkinson's and related movement disorders. Each member has experience and expertise in movement disorders. Many members have multiple roles and may be listed more than once below.
- Center leadership
- Basic science research staff
- Clinical research staff
- Interdisciplinary clinical staff
Center leadership
- James P. Bennett Jr., MD, PhD
Director, VCU Parkinson’s and Movement Disorders Center;
Bemiss Professor and Chair, VCU Department of Neurology - Vicki Humphreys, MBA
Associate Director of Administration and Finance - Andrea M. Perseghin, MEd
Associate Director of Education and Outreach -
Claudia Testa, MD, PhD
Associate Director, Clinical Care and Research
Director, VCU Parkinson's and Movement Disorders Center Huntington Disease Program
Associate Professor - Patricia A. Trimmer, PhD
Associate Director, Basic Research
Associate Professor
Basic science research staff
- Mark S. Baron, MD
Professor
Director, Southeast/ Richmond Veterans Affairs Parkinson’s Disease Research, Education, and Clinical Center (PADRECC) - James P. Bennett Jr., MD, PhD
Director, VCU Parkinson’s and Movement Disorders Center;
Bemiss Professor and Chair, VCU Department of Neurology -
Kristen Bergquist
Supervisor, Cell and Imaging Core - Emily Cronin-Furman
Research Assistant -
Paula M. Keeney
Lab and Research Manager - Ravindar R. Thomas, PhD
Research Scientist - Patricia A. Trimmer, PhD
Associate Director, Basic Research
Associate Professor
Clinical research staff
- Mark S. Baron, MD
Professor
Director, Southeast/ Richmond Veterans Affairs Parkinson’s Disease Research, Education, and Clinical Center (PADRECC) - James P. Bennett Jr., MD, PhD
Director, VCU Parkinson’s and Movement Disorders Center;
Bemiss Professor and Chair, VCU Department of Neurology -
Therese Verkerke Cash
Clinical Psychology Doctoral Student -
Leslie J. Cloud, MD, MSc
Assistant Professor - Fern Cohen, MEd, CCC-SP
Speech Pathologist - Miriam Hirsch, RN, MS
Research Nurse - Jeffrey Hoder, PT, DPT, NCS
Program Director, Rehabilitation and Wellness
Assistant Professor
-
Sarah K. Lageman, PhD, ABPP-CN
Program Director, Neuropsychology
Assistant Professor - Melody Mickens
Clinical Psychology Doctoral Student - Ginger Norris, MGC
Clinical Research Program Manager - Lisa Hill O'Shea, LCSW
Social Worker, Huntington Disease Program - Adam Rosenblatt, MD
Neuropsychiatrist and Co-Director, Huntington Disease Program - Bonnie Sachs, PhD
Assistant Professor -
Claudia Testa, MD, PhD
Associate Director, Clinical Care and Research
Director, VCU Parkinson's and Movement Disorders Center Huntington Disease Program
Associate Professor - Patricia A. Trimmer, PhD
Associate Director, Basic Research
Associate Professor
Interdisciplinary clinical staff
- Mark S. Baron, MD
Professor
Director, Southeast/ Richmond Veterans Affairs Parkinson’s Disease Research, Education, and Clinical Center (PADRECC) - James P. Bennett Jr., MD, PhD
Director, VCU Parkinson’s and Movement Disorders Center;
Bemiss Professor and Chair, VCU Department of Neurology -
Leslie J. Cloud, MD, MSc
Assistant Professor - Fern Cohen, CCC-SP
Speech Pathologist - AnnaLee A. Coy, RN, BSN
Registered Nurse - Kathryn L. Holloway, MD
Neurosurgeon
Professor - Jeffrey Hoder, PT, DPT, NCS
Program Director, Rehabilitation and Wellness
Assistant Professor
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Sarah K. Lageman, PhD, ABPP-CN
Program Director, Neuropsychology
Assistant Professor - Ginger Norris, MGC
Clinical Research Program Manager
Genetic Counselor - Lisa Hill O'Shea, LCSW
Social Worker, Huntington Disease Program - Adam Rosenblatt, MD
Neuropsychiatrist and Co-Director, Huntington Disease Program - Bonnie Sachs, PhD
Assistant Professor -
Claudia Testa, MD, PhD
Associate Director, Clinical Care and Research
Director, VCU Parkinson's and Movement Disorders Center Huntington Disease Program
Associate Professor
