Janet P. Niemeier, Ph.D., ABPP (RP) , is a Board Certified Rehabilitation Psychologist with a specialty in neuropsychology and has more than 20 years experience assessing and treating patients in all phases of recovery from traumatic brain injury. Dr. Niemeier is an Associate Professor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation and Director of Inpatient Brain Injury Psychology at the Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine. She has held positions in inpatient, outpatient and community-based settings throughout her clinical rehabilitation career. In addition to her current work with patients on the Brain Injury Unit and their families, she conducts research related to innovative treatment interventions.
Dr. Niemeier’s evidenced-based methods include the Lighthouse Strategy™ (LHS) to help patients with left or right neglect improve visual attention, and manualized neurobehavioral and cognitive interventions for improvement of overall functional status and employability after brain injury. She is senior or contributing author on multiple articles in peer-reviewed journals including Archives of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, Neuropsychological Rehabilitation, Rehabilitation Psychology, Disability and Rehabilitation, and Brain Injury as well as books about early education and rehabilitation following brain injury.
Dr. Niemeier received her doctorate in psychology from Virginia Commonwealth University. She is a member of the American Board of Rehabilitation Psychology and was recently elected to the office of Secretary. Dr. Niemeier is also a member of the American Psychological Association and is currently President-Elect of its Division 22, Rehabilitation Psychology.