Marcia J Scherer

Biography:

Dr. Scherer is founding President of the Institute for Matching Person & Technology.  She is also Professor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Rochester Medical Center, Editor-in-Chief of the journal Disability and Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology and Co-Editor of the CRC Press book series, Rehabilitation Science in Practice Series.   Dr. Scherer developed the Matching Person and Technology model and assessments that are used globally to guide technology selection and outcomes measurement.  Marcia authored a trilogy of books describing the impact of various categories of technology devices and services on people’s life quality.  She has authored, edited, or co-edited ten other books.  She and her collaborators have published 98 articles on disability and rehabilitation in peer-reviewed scientific journals, 58 published proceedings papers, and 43 book chapters. She served as co-convener of the World Health Organization’s 2017 global assistive technology summit which led to a set of journal articles fundamental in the World Health Organization’s General Assembly 2018 resolution to improve global access to assistive technology.