MJ Mulcahey is a Professor in the Department of Occupational Therapy, Jefferson College of Health Professions, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA, USA. She has focused her clinical practice in rehabilitation of children and youth with spinal cord injuries (SCI), and other chronic physical conditions. She worked as an occupational therapy practitioner and researcher, and served as the Director of Rehabilitation and Clinical Research at the Shriners Hospitals for Children, Philadelphia, USA for 23 years, and is now a member of their scientific staff. Her research has focused on development and validation of performance and patient reported outcome measures for children with SCI, cerebral palsy, spine impairments, and brachial plexus birth palsy, and on the outcomes of intervention for upper limb function in youth with SCI. She has published over 150 peer-review manuscripts, and has authored 15 chapters on pediatric SCI, SCI upper extremity management, and occupational therapy for children with SCI. She is also co-editor of two textbooks on pediatric SCI, associate editor of Topics in Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation, editorial member of Spinal Cord, member of ISCoS Program Committee and the immediate Past-President of the American Spinal Injury Association.