August 11, 2020
Dr. Katie Scott is a clinical neuropsychologist providing testing and assessment for the Mary A. Rackham Institute at the University of Michigan. After completing her neuropsychology fellowship at Mary Free Bed Rehabilitation Hospital in Grand Rapids, MI, she worked at…
August 11, 2020
Dr. Gian Garcia, who recently received his PhD from U-M’s Industrial & Operations Engineering program, analyzes data to help shape human and machine processes and improve decision-making. His recent published work in the Journal of Neurosurgery delved into the world…
August 11, 2020
The Michigan Concussion Center kicked off its Quarterly Speaker Series with Dr. Tamerah Hunt, associate professor of Athletic Training at Georgia Southern University, on Thursday, July 30. Her presentation entitled “The Tough Talk: Examining SES and Racial Disparities in Concussion…
August 11, 2020
Four Michigan Concussion Center faculty members, Dr. Jason Goldstick, Dr. Jian Kang, Dr. Matthew Lorincz, and Dr. Mark Opplander, were promoted to full professorship during the University of Michigan Board of Regents meeting on June 25, 2020. “We would like…
April 30, 2020
Although the COVID-19 pandemic has altered the day-to-day realities of athletics, many institutions are looking forward to when their athletes will take the field again. When that time comes, new regulations will be in place resulting from the recent Arrington…
April 29, 2020
Doctors, engineers, and researchers from Michigan Medicine; College of Literature, Science, and the Arts; College of Engineering; and the Michigan Concussion Center have developed a noninvasive way to measure brain cell distress. Currently, healthcare professionals diagnosing concussions must rely on…
April 27, 2020
The Michigan High School Athletic Association (MHSAA) announced in January it was studying concussion trends among all sports to learn where, when, and how athletes are getting injured. Television news outlet Mid-Michigan Now reported that concussions among athletes increased for…
April 27, 2020
The Michigan Concussion Center has been actively recruiting University of Michigan faculty, staff, practitioners, and members-in-training to join our diverse community of researchers, practitioners, and advocates. With over 150 individuals from the U-M concussion community affiliated with the center, we…
April 27, 2020
Michigan Concussion Center Associate Director of Research Dr. JT Eckner has spent much of his career studying the effects of neck strengthening as a concussion prevention strategy. For over a decade he has worked with Mechanical Engineering research professor Dr.…
April 27, 2020
Dr. Bara Alsalaheen is the associate director of research and associate professor of Physical Therapy at the University of Michigan-Flint and is a research assistant professor of Neurology at U-M Medical School. He is also a Michigan Concussion Center faculty…
