TBI Model System Researchers Present at the 4th Federal Interagency Conference on TBI

A host of TBI Model System researchers delivered presentations to advance the field of traumatic brain injury at the 4th Federal Interagency Conference held in Washington DC, June 11-13, 2018. 


The Rocky Mountain Regional Brain Injury System:

Gale Whiteneck, Ph.D.:

• Translating TBI Research for Public and Policy Use: Products from CDC/ NIDILRR Interagency Agreement.

• Inclusion Method and Demographics of Veterans in the VA Traumatic Brain Injury Veterans Health Registry.

Kaitlin Hays, PT, DPT, NCS: 

• The Balance Evaluation Systems Test for Individuals with Chronic Traumatic Brain Injury

Lenore Hawley, MSSW, LCSW:

• Improving Well-being after Traumatic Brain Injury Through Volunteering: A Randomized Controlled Trial 

Rusk Rehabilitation Traumatic Brain Model System:

Tamara Bushnik, Ph.D.:

• Pituitary Dysfunction After TBI: Approach to Diagnosis and Treatment.

• Functional Connectivity Following Plasticity-based Cognitive Training in Chronic TBI: A Resting-state fMRI Study.

New York Traumatic Brain Injury Model System:

Kristen Dams-O'Connor, Ph.D.:

• Developing Guidelines for Rehabilitation of Individuals with Moderate-Severe TBI: Methodology & Interim Results.

• Late Effects of TBI (LE-TBI) Project: A Multidisciplinary Investigation of Clinical-Pathological Sequelae of TBI.

Amy Rosenbaum, Ph.D.:

• An Alternative Model of Care for Individuals With Disorders of Consciousness.

Maria Kajankova, Ph.D.:

• Knowledge Translation and Implementation: Seat-of-the-Pants versus Framework-Driven.

Stephanie Kolakowsky-Hayner, PhD:

• Developing Guidelines for Rehabilitation of Individuals with Moderate-Severe TBI: Methodology & Interim Results.

• Gender and TBI: Biology, injury and symptomology.

Marcel P. Dijkers, Ph.D.:

• Knowledge Translation and Implementation: Seat-of-the-Pants versus Framework-Driven.

• Developing Guidelines for Rehabilitation of Individuals with Moderate-Severe TBI: Methodology & Interim Results.

• Squeezing More Value out of the Inpatient Stay: Comparative Effectiveness of Different Rehabilitation Approaches.

Ohio Regional Traumatic Brain Injury Model System:

John Corrigan, Ph.D.:

• Translating TBI Research for Public and Policy Use: Products from CDC/ NIDILRR Interagency Agreement.

• The Association of Lifetime TBI and Deployment-Acquired TBI with Postdeployment Binge and Heavy Drinking.

• RCT of CI Therapy for Rehabilitating Upper Extremity Motor Function After TBI: The BRAVE Project.

• The Public Health Burden of Lifetime History of TBI.

Jennifer Bogner, Ph.D.:

• Developing Guidelines for Rehabilitation of Individuals with Moderate-Severe TBI: Methodology & Interim Results.

• Squeezing More Value out of the Inpatient Stay: Comparative Effectiveness of Different Rehabilitation Approaches.

North Texas Traumatic Brain Injury Model System:

Simon Driver, Ph.D.:

• The Impact of Virtual Reality on Attention & Executive Functioning Training and Association With Neurorehabilitation Outcomes.

Marie Dahdah, Ph.D.:

• The Impact of Virtual Reality on Attention & Executive Functioning Training and Association With Neurorehabilitation Outcomes.

• American Academy of Sleep Medicine Versus CMS Criteria for Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Acute TBI.

Kathleen Bell, M.D.:

• Advancing Sleep Research: Two Multi-Center Studies within the TBI Model System Program.

• Cerebral Vasoreactivity is Impaired Three Month Following Sports Related Concussion in Collegiate Athletes.

• American Academy of Sleep Medicine Versus CMS Criteria for Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Acute TBI.

Virginia Commonwealth Traumatic Brain Injury Model System:

David Cifu, M.D.:

• The Chronic Effects of Neurotrauma Consortium (CENC): Lessons Learned from an Innovative, Multi-center Project.

Jeffrey Kreutzer, Ph.D.:

• Interventions for Families Affected by Traumatic Brain Injury.

• Family Stability and Family Needs Post-TBI: A Collaboration of VA and NIDILRR TBIMS Efforts.

• Empirically-Based Interventions for Persons with Brain Injury, Couples, and Families.

University of Washington Traumatic Brain Injury Model System:

Jeanne Hoffman, Ph.D.:

• Advancing Sleep Research: Two Multi-Center Studies within the TBI Model System Program.

• Telephone-Delivered Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Veterans With Chronic Pain Following Traumatic Brain Injury.

Sureyya Dikmen, Ph.D.:

• Telephone-Delivered Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Veterans With Chronic Pain Following Traumatic Brain Injury.

UAB Traumatic Brain Injury Model System: 

Laura Dreer, Ph.D.:

• Interventions for Families Affected by Traumatic Brain Injury.

The Moss Traumatic Brain Injury Model System:

Tessa Hart, Ph.D.:

• Traumatic Brain Injury Rehabilitation in the Real World—or Maybe Close Enough.

• Interventions for Families Affected by Traumatic Brain Injury.

• Traumatic Brain Injury as a Chronic Condition: Innovative Models of Long-Term Care.

John Whyte, MD, Ph.D.:

• An Alternative Model of Care for Individuals With Disorders of Consciousness.

• Practice Guidelines for Disorders of Consciousness: Report of the AAN-ACRM-NIDILRR Guideline Development Panel.

Northern New Jersey Traumatic Brain Injury Model System:

Anthony Lequerica, Ph.D.:

• New Research in Treating Common Symptoms Following TBI.

•  Addressing the Needs of Ethnic Minorities with TBI.

Nancy Chiaravalloti, Ph.D.:

• The modified Story Memory Technique (mSMT) to Improve Learning and Memory in Persons with TBI.

• New Research in Treating Common Symptoms Following TBI.

The Texas Traumatic Brain Injury Model System:

Mark Sherer, Ph.D.:

• A Case Definition of the Post-Traumatic Confusional State: Implications for Research and Clinical Care.

Angelle Sander, Ph.D.: 

• Traumatic Brain Injury Rehabilitation in the Real World—or Maybe Close Enough.

• Why did you do That?: Understanding Anger and Attributions of Hostile Intent After Brain Injury.

• Caregiving for Wounded Warriors: Perceptions and Quality of Life.

• Addressing the Needs of Ethnic Minorities with TBI.

Indiana University School of Medicine / Rehabilitation Hospital of Indiana TBI:

Flora Hammond, M.D.:

• Managing TBI as a Chronic Condition.

• Why did you do That?: Understanding Anger and Attributions of Hostile Intent After Brain Injury.

• Extending our Knowledge of Long-Term Outcomes After Severe TBI: Three DOC TBI Model System Studies.