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CBIRT’s Melissa McCart EdD & Sondra Marshall PhD, featured on SENIA Happy Hour Podcast

June 15, 2021

Sondra Marshall, PhD, is a Licensed Psychologist with St. Charles Health System in Bend, Oregon. Melissa McCart, EdD, is the director of the Oregon TBI Educational Team. Melissa is a speaker and author on the topic of brain injury and return to school following injury. In the episode, Sondra and...

CBIRT Welcomes Our New Research Assistant

March 10, 2021

Matt Dawson joined CBIRT as a student worker in 2017 and quickly became an invaluable part of the CBIRT team. In Spring 2020, Matt graduated with a bachelor's degree in biology and psychology with a neuroscience emphasis. CBIRT is thrilled that Matt has joined our team as a Research Assistant. As...

CBIRT partners with Washington agencies to build statewide capacity in childhood TBI

March 8, 2021

CBIRT’s work focuses on providing evidence-based practices to educators, practitioners, therapists and families who support children and adults with brain injury. A recent example of linking research and practice is our collaboration with the Washington Department of Health and Science and the TBI...

David Kracke recognized for his contribution to ensuring animal rights

February 5, 2021

CBIRT’s David Kracke, JD was recently recognized by his alma mater, Lewis & Clark Law School, for his work with WildAid. WildAid aims to decrease global consumption of wildlife products and increase local support for conservation. In Oregon, David was instrumental in writing the law banning...

Ann Glang receives UO Outstanding Research Award

June 10, 2020

Ann Glang was one of five UO faculty members to receive an award for outstanding research. Ann was honored for her long record of research accomplishments and productivity, which have served to change the lives of children and adults with brain injury. She was also credited for her advocacy for...

Physiological Responses to Natural Indoor Animation - I3 Award

November 26, 2019

Christina Karns and colleagues Kevin Nute and Nicole Swann received an Incubating Interdisciplinary Initiatives (I3) Award from the UO Office of the Vice President for Research and Innovation. Disorders of stress are increasingly recognized as a major public health concern. Coinciding with this, is...

CBIRT awarded a 4-year CDC cooperative agreement

September 26, 2019

We are excited to announce that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention awarded CBIRT a 4-year, $2.2 million cooperative agreement to study the Central Oregon TBI (COR-TBI) Return to School program. The study will compare health, academic and social outcomes of students with brain injury who...

CBIRT awarded 3-year Mentor State Grant

September 10, 2018

Oregon was one of 10 states recently awarded a TBI State Partnership Mentor Grant —a cooperative agreement under the Administration for Community Living’s (ACL) Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) State Partnership Program. This program is funded under the Traumatic Brain Injury Act of 2014 (P.L. 113-196...

David Kracke, JD, named Oregon’s Brain Injury Advocate-Coordinator

September 10, 2018

The Center on Brain Injury Research and Training (CBIRT) at the University of Oregon is pleased to announce the appointment of David Kracke, JD, to the position of Brain Injury Advocate-Coordinator. David has extensive experience and familiarity with the fundamental issues facing individuals with...

Welcome to new members of the Oregon TBI Education Team!

November 15, 2017

Melissa McCart, DEd, Project Coordinator for the Oregon TBI Education Team, held a training for new Team members on November 15, 2017. New Team members include representatives from Bend/ La Pine Schools, Douglas ESD, Hillsboro School District, Jackson County School District 9, Lane ESD, Klamath...