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Marcia J. Scherer
Marcia J. Scherer, Ph.D., MPH is Editor-in-Chief of Disability and Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology and Co-Editor of the book series for CRC Press, Rehabilitation Science in Practice Series. She has authored a trilogy of books describing the impact of various categories of assistive technology devices and services on people's health and life quality. She is a rehabilitation psychologist and founding President of the Institute for Matching Person & Technology. Dr. Scherer is also Professor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Rochester Medical Center where she was privileged to benefit from the teaching of Dr. George Engel, founder of the biopsychosocial model, while she was a graduate student.