Marilyn Trail
Marilyn Trail, MOT, OTR is the Co-Associate Director of Education for the Parkinson's Disease Research, Education and Clinical Center (PADRECC) at the Michael E. DeBakey Veterans Affairs Medical Center and an Assistant Professor of Neurology at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas. She received her Bachelor of Arts degree in Anthropology from the University of Oklahoma and her Master of Occupational Therapy degree from Texas Woman's University. Ms. Trail has years of experience...See more
Marilyn Trail, MOT, OTR is the Co-Associate Director of Education for the Parkinson's Disease Research, Education and Clinical Center (PADRECC) at the Michael E. DeBakey Veterans Affairs Medical Center and an Assistant Professor of Neurology at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas. She received her Bachelor of Arts degree in Anthropology from the University of Oklahoma and her Master of Occupational Therapy degree from Texas Woman's University. Ms. Trail has years of experience mentoring graduate students in treatment of patients with Parkinson's disease and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis in the clinical setting. She is Chair of the Houston PADRECC Education Committee which sponsors yearly regionally recognized continuing educational conferences on Parkinson's disease and related movement disorders for allied health professionals and VA/community health fairs for patients with Parkinson's disease, editor of the National VA Parkinson's Disease Consortium/National PADRECC newsletter for movement disorder specialists, editor of the Houston PADRECC newsletter for Parkinson's disease patients and their families, a reviewer for peer-reviewed scientific journals, and a consultant and contributor to Practical Pointers for Patients wit Parkinson's Disease, a patient/family resource guide published by the National Parkinson Foundation. Ms. Trail's research interests concern quality of life and activity in Parkinson's disease patients, and she is the principle investigator on several projects related to these issues. She has published numerous papers and abstracts in professional journals such as the Journal of Neurological Sciences, Journal of Palliative Medicine, Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Movement Disorders, and Annuals of Neurology. She was the recipient of the Lita Wallace Readers Digest Foundation Grant and the principal investigator for The Methodist Hospital Foundation Grant. For many years she worked as a clinical specialist in occupational therapy at The Methodist Hospital in Houston, where she focused upon the treatment and education of patients with Parkinson's disease and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. She lectures widely on these topics. Dr. Elizabeth J. Protas is the Interim Dean, School of Allied Health Sciences, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, the Ruby Decker Endowed Professor, and a Senior Fellow of the Sealy Center on Aging. Her research and clinical interests focus on exercise, aging and physiological responses to exercise of individuals with chronic disabilities, particularly individuals who have had a stroke or Parkinson's disease. She has published over 50 manuscripts and book chapters. She has received grant funding from the National Institute of Health, the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research, the Department of Veteran's Affairs and the Foundation for Physical Therapy to support her research. She was an investigator with the Veteran's Affairs Rehabilitation Research and Development Center of Excellence on Healthy Living with Disabilities and the Parkinson's Disease Research, Education and Clinical Center. Dr. Protas has been on the American College of Sports Medicine's Board of Trustees and is a Fellow of the College. She has also served as the past president and former executive director of the Texas Regional Chapter of the American College of Sports Medicine. In 2007, the Council on Aging and Adult Development of the American Association for Active Lifestyes and Fitness awarded Dr. Protas the Herbert H. deVries Award for Distinguished Research in the Field of Aging. The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston College of Nursing awarded the Joseph C. Valley... See less
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