Yael Goverover, PhD, OTR/L, is a visiting scientist in the Center for Neuropsychology and Neuroscience Research at Kessler Foundation. She is also a professor and director of Post-Professional Programs in the Department of Occupational Therapy at NYU Steinhardt. She has studied cognitive components and their associations with activities of daily living in individuals with acute brain injury. Her current interests include developing interventions aimed at improving everyday functioning and quality of life in individuals with brain injury and multiple sclerosis.

Dr. Goverover has received the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research Fellowship award (also known as the Mary E. Switzer Fellowship). It supported her study on self-awareness and functional independence after traumatic brain injury. She also received a National Multiple Sclerosis Society grant to support her research related to improving learning and memory of functional tasks in MS.