Michelle Eliason, MS, OTR/L, CBIS

Michelle Eliason is a graduate of the University of Buffalo. She earned her undergraduate degree in English in 2010 and her MS in the occupational Therapy program in 2016. She is currently pursuing a PhD in Rehabilitation Science under the leadership of Doctor Ghazala Saleem in the Brain Function and Recovery Lab. Her research focuses on structural brain changes and cognitive neuroscience across the lifespan, with the goal of informing the science of noninvasive brain stimulation as a future intervention or rehabilitation. Michelle has worked as a clinician in various settings over the past eight years, and currently practices in outpatient care, supporting individuals with neurodegenerative conditions and cognitive impairment.