John Dean, MA, CCC-SLP
John Dean, MA, CCC-SLP, has been specializing in the treatment of Parkinson’s and related disorders since 2007. In addition to clinical work, he has been involved in an array of Parkinson’s-related projects ranging from the development of interdisciplinary Parkinson’s rehab networks for a large healthcare company, founding startups that build technologies for people living with Parkinson’s and even a stint as a member of the senior leadership at the Davis Phinney Foundation.
John currently divides his time between Lisbon and Colorado, collaborating with physiotherapist Josefa Domingos to develop exercise activities that combine movement, voice, and cognition, as well as running a startup that creates technologies to help scale up dual-task training for patients around the world.
Speaker Disclosures
Financial: John Dean has employment relationships with International Parkinson and Movement Disorder Society, Triad Dual Task Education, and Dual Task for Parkinson’s. He advisor and stock holder of Mimo.fit, receives a speaking and consulting fee from Abbvie (sife), and a speaking honorarium from Bial. John Dean receives a speaking honorarium and recording royalties from PESI, Inc.
Non-financial: John Dean serves on the scientific advisory board for the Davis Phinney Foundation and is committee chair for the International Parkinson and Movement Disorder Society. He is a member of the American Speech Language Hearing Association and the International Parkinson and Movement Disorder Society.
