GirlSpring presents “Wonder Women”
Clubhouse at the Highlands 2908 Highland Ave, Birmingham, Alabama 35205
Speaker: Dr. Emily Sherrill Riser, Board Certified Neurologist
Dr. Riser is director at Alabama Neurology Associates and a board certified neurologist with subspecialty boards in neurorehabilitation and spinal cord medicine. Her research interests involve the application of rehabilitation strategies for individuals living with Multiple Sclerosis in an effort to improve their functional outcome. She is also currently the Medical Director of the Tanner Center for MS, the only Comprehensive MS Center in Alabama certified by the National MS Society, which serves over 1500 individuals with MS. She has served on the Board of the American Society of Neurorehabilitation, the Alabama–Mississippi Chapter of the National MS Society, and the Multiple Sclerosis and Rehabilitation subsections of the American Academy of Neurology.
This 30 minute interactive talk is geared for girls in 6th grade and up and their parents and will focus on career, especially beneficial for those interested in neuroscience and related fields of study including MS.