Musculoskeletal Health & Function
Timothy J. Brindle, PhD

Timothy Brindle, PhD, earned his doctoral degree in Biomechanics from the University Kentucky and a Masters in Physical Therapy from Arcadia University. He completed his post-doctoral fellowship in Rehabilitation Sciences at the National Institutes of Health Clinical Center and collaborated closely with a multidisciplinary research team in his own independent line of study. He was the inaugural director of Walter Reed’s Gait Laboratory and has served on many agencies scientific review panels, including; NIDRR, VA, NSF and DoD. He currently serves as VA’s liaison to the Medical Rehabilitation committee for the Interagency Committee on Disability Research (ICDR).

For Inquiries regarding Musculoskeletal Health & Function please contact: Timothy.Brindle@va.gov

Chronic Medical Conditions & Aging
Lina Kubli, PhD

Lina Kubli, PhD, is the RRDT Scientific Program Manager for Chronic Medical Conditions & Aging. She earned her Master's in Audiology at the University of Maryland, and her PhD in Audiology from Gallaudet University. Prior to coming to RR&D, she worked as a Research Scientist and served as a Subject Matter Expert on Central Auditory Processing disorders and Traumatic Brain Injury at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center (WRNMMC). Dr. Kubli is committed to advancing the practice of healthcare for Veterans and their families. She served on the Executive Committee of the Medical Staff as Chair for the Patient and Family Centered Care Steering Committee at WRNMMC (2014-2016) and continues to serve as a VA affiliate member on this and several other advisory committees.

For Inquiries regarding Chronic Medical Conditions & Aging, please contact: email Lina Kubli, PhD.

Behavioral Health & Social Reintegration
Peter Hunt, PhD

Peter Cody Hunt is a rehabilitation scientist with a strong background in epidemiology, biostatistics, research methodology, and data science. He received a Master of Public Health in epidemiology and health services from Boston University and a PhD in rehabilitation science and technology from the University of Pittsburgh. He also completed a biostatistics fellowship at the National Center for Health Statistics of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and a post-doctoral fellowship in health services research at the Sepulveda VA in Los Angeles. Peter started his career serving as the Special Assistant to Director of the former National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research. He then served as a Research Coordinator for two National Spinal Cord Injury Model systems, New England and Pittsburgh, respectively. He joined the VA Long Beach Spinal Cord Injury and Disorders Center in 2008. While his primary responsibility was to provide senior leadership with data management and analyst support, he also served as the Chair of the VA Long Beach Healthcare System IRB committee, a Principal Investigator on research projects aimed to improve spinal cord injury rehabilitation, the Project Director for a multi-year project aimed to improve access to spinal cord injury specialty care and services for rural Veterans, a grant/journal Reviewer for the VA and DoD, the Chair for the RR&D behavioral health and community reintegration merit review panel, a Mentor for residents and fellows on designing and implementing small scale clinical trials, and an Adjunct Lecturer for research methodology, program evaluation, and grant writing at the Western University of Health Sciences. In 2018, he accepted a position to be the Director of Business Model Development for the VA Allocation Resources Center in Braintree, MA, where he oversaw the daily operation of the Veterans Equitable Resource Allocation informatic system. Prior to joining RR&D, he served as the Disparity, Equity, and Inclusion Data Coordinator for the New England Program Evaluation Center of the Office of Mental Health and Suicide Prevention.

For Inquiries regarding the RR&D Behavioral Health and Social Reintegration Program, please: email: Peter Hunt, PhD

Spinal Cord Injuries/Disorders & Neuropathic Pain
Brian Schulz, PhD

Brian Schulz, PhD, earned his BS in Mechanical Engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology while employed by Motorola as a co-op and 3M as an intern. He went on to complete his graduate studies in compensatory and protective stepping in older adults at the University of Michigan while interning at Ford, earning a PhD in biomedical engineering. After graduation he worked at the Tampa VA investigating fall avoidance and recovery and completed a level II Career Development Award in this area. Prior to joining VA Central Office, Dr. Schulz was Assistant Director of Labs, Engineering Director of the Mobile Rehabilitation Clinic, and an RR&D-funded VA investigator in Tampa, Florida.

For inquiries regarding Spinal Cord Injuries/Disorders & Neuropathic Pain, please contact: Brian Schulz, PhD.

Career Development
Research Career Scientist
Centers, and REAPs
John Fraser