Sam Maddox

Sam Maddox is certainly no stranger to New Mobility, having conceived of and founded the magazine in 1989, after publishing the book Spinal Network, followed by Quest for Cure (1992), the first history of spinal cord injury research. He moved on to become Knowledge Manager for the Reeve Foundation and authored the Reeve Paralysis Resource Guide and was the Foundation’s biomedical research writer. He recently published a book series SCI: First 90 Days and serves as the Scientific Advisory Board director for Unite 2 Fight Paralysis. Maddox also serves on the board of directors for the Wings for Life Spinal Cord Research Foundation/USA. He is a graduate of the University of Colorado, where he taught in the School of Journalism. He lives in Los Angeles.