Christopher Gaskins

Dr. Christopher Gaskins has over 13 years of experience working as an occupational therapist

(OT). While working at Walter Reed, he developed a deep interest in understanding how the brain

processes cognitive- motor demands. In 2017, he enrolled in the Neuroscience and Cognitive

Science PhD program at the University of Maryland- College Park. On Nov.29th, 2023, he

successfully defended his dissertation, titled “Mental Workload Assessment During Upper Limb

Prosthetic Training and Task Performance.”

Christopher embodies a professional balance consisting of work as a consultant, clinician, scientist

and educator. A former healthcare consultant at one of the largest federal consultant firms in the

world, he is working full-time as the CEO, chief scientist and lead OT of Neurosuite, a concierge

neurorehabilitation company. He is also the research coordinator of the post-professional

occupational therapy doctoral program at his beloved alma mater, Howard University.

Dr. Gaskins earned his B.S. in Exercise Science from the University of South Carolina in 2007, his

M.S. in Occupational Therapy from Howard University in 2010 and his PhD in Neuroscience and

Cognitive Science from the University of Maryland. He has guest lectured at Kean University, the

University of North Carolina-Pembroke, and Boston University and holds adjunct positions at Bowie

State University, Nova Southeastern University and Eastern Virginia Community College.

Dr. Gaskins has been featured on Saebo’s “No Plateau” podcast, the “The Slow Road to Better”

podcast and the “OT Potential” podcast. His company Neurosuite is the recipient of the PayPal and

Facebook Grants for Small Black Businesses. He is a recipient of the OT Standing for Research

Inclusion, Diversity and Equity (STRIDE) grant. He is a proud husband and “girl dad.” He enjoys

biking, cooking, learning to code, listening to music, and spending time outdoors.