Professional Interests

• Stroke and brain injury rehabilitation
• Neurologic visual and spatial deficits
• Assistive technology

Education

• 2022: Postdoctoral fellowship in stroke rehabilitation research, Kessler Foundation & Rutgers NJ Medical School
• 2020: PhD in Rehabilitation Science, University of Washington
• 2009: MOT in Occupational Therapy, Pacific University
• 2007: BS in Human Occupation, Pacific University

Certifications and Licensure

• Virginia Occupational Therapy license (pending)
• National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy

Grants

• Rich (PI), 2023-2028
  “Gaze, head rotation, and neuroanatomic correlates of reading errors in neglect dyslexia”
  Mentored Research Scientist Development Award
  NIH NICHD K01 HD109446
  Role: PI

Selected Publications

• Rich, T.J., Williams, L.J., Bowen, A., Eskes, G.A., Hreha, K., Checketts, M., Mancuso, M., Fordell, H., & Chen, P. (2024). An international and multidisciplinary consensus on the labeling of spatial neglect using a modified Delphi method. Archives of Rehabilitation Research and Clinical Translation, 6(2),100343. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.arrct.2024.100343
• Rich, T.J., Alexander, A., Dobryakova, E., Chiaravalloti, N., DeLuca, J., & Costa, S. (2024). Effect of methylphenidate on oculomotor function in individuals with multiple sclerosis. Frontiers in Neurology, 15, 1393877. https://doi.org/10.3389/fneur.2024.1393877
• Rich, T.J. & Palmer, J. (2023). Neglect dyslexia: Whole-word and within-word errors with peripheral and foveal viewing. Experimental Brain Research, 241, 2655-2668. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00221-023-06708-4
• Rich, T.J., Pylarinos, M., Parrott, D., & Chen, P. (2023). Prism adaptation treatment for right-sided and left-sided spatial neglect: A retrospective case-matched study. Archives of Rehabilitation Research and Clinical Translation, 5(2), 100263. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.arrct.2023.100263
• Rich, T.J., Hreha, K., Barrett, A.M., Parrott, D., & Chen, P. (2022). Effect of missed items on the reliability of the Kessler Foundation Neglect Assessment Process. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 103(11), 2145-2152. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apmr.2022.01.165

Selected Abstracts

• Chen, P. & Rich, T.J. (2025). Motor symptoms of spatial neglect, also known as “motor neglect.” Presentation at the American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine Annual Conference, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
• Rich, T.J. (2024). Prism adaptation treatment for right-sided and left-sided spatial neglect: A retrospective case-matched study. Presentation at the World Congress for Neurorehabilitation Conference, Vancouver, BC, Canada.
• Rich, T.J. (2024). Differentiating spatial neglect and homonymous hemianopia. Presentation at the American Occupational Therapy Association’s INSPIRE Annual Conference, Orlando, Florida, USA.
• Rich, T.J., Hummer, E., & Chen, P. (2023). The role of eye and head orientation biases in egocentric reading errors in neglect dyslexia. Presentation at the 8th Scientific Meeting of the Federation of the European Societies of Neuropsychology, Thessaloniki, Greece
• Rich, T.J., Boukrina, O., & Chen, P. (2021). Single word and passage-level errors in patients with neglect dyslexia: a case series study. Poster presentation at the Cognitive Neuroscience Society Annual Meeting (virtual).