Cognitive-Communication Rehabilitation Lab

The Cog-Com Rehab Lab and Jennifer Lundine of The Ohio State's​ CABI Lab are conducting a survey to learn more about the role of speech-language pathologists in returning students to school following concussion. All school SLPs are encouraged to participate, even if you do not work directly with this population. Please follow this link for more info & forward to your School SLP friends. Thank you!
https://ugeorgia.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_5om5Xbt57wMnHDL

GSHA is honored to have Katy O’Brien speaking at the 2020 GSHA Convention. Come learn about her research interests in addressing cognitive rehabilitation, including return to learn following traumatic brain injury and concussion in secondary and post-secondary settings, and how individuals with brain injury think about and plan for the future.
Registration is now open!

Concussion is a mild form of brain injury that causes a temporary disturbance in cells caused by acceleration or deceleration of the brain. If an injury is not identified, there is a risk for additional and more complicated injuries to the brain, which can result in delayed recovery or even fatal outcomes.

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New mTBI Guidelines for Young Children: What Do They Mean? Recently released recommendations may affect how SLPs assess and treat young children with mild traumatic brain injury.

Our very own Dr. O’Brien! Read more about current research going on in the UGA Cognitive-Communication Rehab Lab! 🧠

Focus on Faculty: Katy O'Brien She conducts research that helps people who have sustained concussions and other traumatic brain injuries maximize their learning potential.

Last week, Dr. O'Brien was at the Minnesota Brain Injury Alliance Annual Conference presenting research from the lab on return to learn after concussion. Fox 9 News in Minneapolis pulled together a really nice piece explaining the results of master's student Rebecca Posey's thesis! Thanks for all of your work, Rebecca, and happy graduation!

Concussion research suggests longer recovery time for learning New research on brain concussions in high school students suggests the timetable on how quickly students should return to school should be changed. It also shows the recovery period is much longer than previously thought.

Researcher: Mental health issues often progress after brain injury Christine MacDonald, a brain injury researcher with the University of Washington’s department of neurological surgery, will discuss “Brain Injury & Psychological Health Following Combat Deployment: The Invisible Wounds of War” at Gonzaga University on Tuesday.

We are looking for adults ages 18 to 80. Participants must speak English fluently, have normal vision and hearing (or corrected to normal), and speak clearly enough to be understood most of the time. You should not have a history of other neurological disease, like Parkinson’s or Alzheimer’s. The study will take about one to one and a half hours to complete, and involves us asking you some questions about things you remember and taking a few short tests. If you are a person with brain injury, we will request medical records. There are no risks to your health associated with this study, although you could become bored. Participants will be compensated $25 for their time.

http://www.cogcomlab.com/memory-eligibility.html

The Brain Injury Association of Georgia is having their annual Walk, Roll, Run 5k on March 16th in Piedmont Park! Join us in supporting this organization and their efforts to support people with brain injury in the state of Georgia!

Click here to support Cog Com Rehab Lab at UGA by Katy O'Brien We're raising money to support people with brain injury in the state of Georgia! The Brain Injury Association of Georgia connects people with brain injur...

We’re so happy we could represent our lab and present our current research projects in Boston! Go Dawgs!

Are you a student that has experienced a concussion and returned to the classroom? Do you simply want more information on concussions and best management strategies? Join the Concussion, Learning, Academics, and Student Support (CLASS) group for our first meeting on December 5, 2018 at 6:30 PM!