Welcome Statement from Rosemarie Scolaro Moser, Ph.D.

It is a great honor to be nominated for President of NAN. With many years of successful governance, advocacy, practice, teaching, research, and fundraising experience, I am particularly well-suited to be NAN’s public ambassador and strong professional advocate. I bring to NAN fresh relationships that have been forged with legislators, government agencies, and not-for-profit organizations to address the increased prevalence of TBI and new frontiers of promoting brain health throughout the life span. We have an opportunity to make further in-roads to assert our value to third party payors, secure research funding, and increase career opportunities at all levels of training and experience.

I received my PhD from the University of Pennsylvania in 1981 and am a Fellow of NAN and APA Division 40. I have served four years on the NAN Board, reorganizing our treasury and developing accountability, transparency, and policy. I have received national and state awards for legislative advocacy and held numerous leadership and presidential positions in membership organizations. I have served on four university faculties and five hospital staffs and possess a formidable fundraising resume. My scientific/professional publications cover topics such as concussion, learning disorders, substance abuse, violence, personality, and ethics. I am Director of a thriving New Jersey group practice with an active sports concussion research program.

Neuropsychologists are becoming ever more essential members of the medical team and innovators in emerging health care venues. With the silent epidemic of military TBI, the public health concern of sports concussion, and the dilemma of a growing population of aging individuals, neuropsychologists are now in the spotlight demonstrating their value and expertise in ways never before imagined. We have a commitment to share our expertise and disseminate knowledge about cognitive processes in schools and public arenas.

NAN is a dynamic organization in the field of neuropsychology, bringing together a burgeoning and diverse membership, dedicated to quality and integrity in practice, science, education, public policy, and public awareness for our profession. NAN provides a platform for the important qualities of a membership association: unity, advocacy, professional support, inclusiveness, camaraderie, and social responsibility.

Our organization, like many others, faces challenges of unifying diverse viewpoints within our field, strengthening the profession, and cultivating new roles for practitioners and academicians. My valuable experience and skills will help unite the rich diversity within NAN and propel our profession forward in exciting directions.