Heather F. Russell, PHD

• Not Board Certified, Psychology, Psychologist - General

Graduate School|La Salle University|Philadelphia|PA||06/30/1995

Internship|A. I. DuPont Institute|Wilmington|DE||06/30/1998

Graduate School|Temple University Hospital|Philadelphia|PA||05/30/2000

Residency|Children's Hospital of Philadelphia|Philadelphia|PA||06/30/2001

No current Academic Teaching Positions

• 2015–Present: Member, Pan-European Pediatric Spinal Cord Injury Collaboration
• 2012–Present: Founding Member & Chair, Ethics Committee, Shriners Children's Philadelphia
• 2010–Present: Fellow, American Spinal Injury Association; Pediatric Committee Member (2010–2017); Program Committee (2010–2023) – Co-Chair (2015-2018) Chair (2019); Membership Committee Member (2017–2023); Steel Assembly Founding Member (2017–Present); Awards Committee (2023-Present)
• 2008–Present: Member, Ethics Committee, St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children, Philadelphia, PA
• 2001–Present: Member, Academy of Spinal Cord Injury Professionals (ASCIP); ASCIP Governance Board (2015–2021) – Vice President (2017-2019); PSWC Board of Directors (2011–2021) – President (2015-2019); PSWC Clinical Practice Committee (2006–2017) – Chair (2007-2011); ASCIP Clinical Practice Committee (2010–2017) – Chair (2012-2015)
• 2001–Present: Fellow, Pennsylvania Psychological Association; 1993–Present: Member, American Psychological Association; Division 22 – Rehabilitation Psychology; Division 54 - The Society of Pediatric Psychology

• Reviewer, Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine
• Reviewer, Topics in Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation

• 2020: Fellow, American Spinal Injury Association
• 2019: Leadership Service Award, American Spinal Injury Association
• 2019: Essie Morgan Lecturer, Academy of Spinal Cord Injury Professionals, Nashville, TN
• 2017: Leadership Service Award, American Spinal Injury Association
• 2015: Award Winning Poster Presentation (Top 5), Combined International Spinal Cord Society and American Spinal Injury Association Conference, Montreal, Canada
• 2014: Clinical Performance Award, Psychology & Social Work Section, Academy of Spinal Cord Injury Professional

• Presentation/Instructional Course: Essentials of Pediatric Orthopedics Conference, Philadelphia, PA. How to help your patients cope with COVID anxiety. (2021)
• Presentation/Instructional Course: Academy of Spinal Cord Injury, Pint-sized pearls of wisdom: What kids can teach us about working with adults. (2020)
• Presentation/Instructional Course: American Spinal Injury Association, Honolulu, HI, How Can We Help You? An Update on The Standards of Professional Practice for Psychologists, Social Workers and Counselors in the Field of SCI Rehabilitation. (2019)
• Presentation/Instructional Course: Academy of Spinal Cord Injury Professionals, Nashville, TN., Essie Morgan Lectureship, Pint-sized pearls of wisdom: What kids can teach us about working with adults. (2019)
• Presentation/Instructional Course: American Spinal Injury Association, Rochester, MN Ouch… That hurts! Understanding, assessing, and treating pain in youth from a multidisciplinary perspective. (2018)