# Brain Injury Association of America

> The Brain Injury Association of America \(BIAA\) advances brain injury awareness, research, treatment, and education\.

Generated by Yoast SEO v28.7, this is an llms.txt file, meant for consumption by LLMs.

## Pages
- [Luminary of the Year 2026 \- National](https://biausa.org/luminary-of-the-year-2026)
- [Join our National Brain Injury Conference and Awareness Day](https://biausa.org/become-an-advocate/join-our-national-brain-injury-conference-and-awareness-day)
- [Luminary of the Year Tennessee](https://biausa.org/support/luminary-of-the-year-tennessee)
- [Luminary of the Year Delaware](https://biausa.org/support/luminary-of-the-year-delaware)
- [BIAA](https://biausa.org/account/affiliates/biaa)

## News
- [ACBIS Announces 2027 Virtual Training Dates](https://biausa.org/public-affairs/public-awareness/news/acbis-announces-2027-virtual-training-dates)
- [Gregory J\. O’Shanick, MD, will be the 2026 Luminary of the Year Honoree](https://biausa.org/public-affairs/public-awareness/news/gregory-j-oshanick-md-will-be-the-2026-luminary-of-the-year-honoree)
- [ACBIS Announces 2026 Virtual Training Dates](https://biausa.org/public-affairs/public-awareness/news/acbis-announces-2026-virtual-training-dates)
- [BIAA Publishes 2025 Annual Report](https://biausa.org/public-affairs/public-awareness/news/biaa-publishes-2025-annual-report)
- [Protecting Brain Health: BIAA’s Call to Action](https://biausa.org/public-affairs/public-awareness/news/protecting-brain-health-biaas-call-to-action)

## Events
- [Behavior Changes in TBI: Therapeutic Strategies](https://biausa.org/events/behavior-changes-in-tbi)
- [Tips for Caregivers: How to Support Common Post\-TBI Symptoms](https://biausa.org/events/caring-for-caregivers)
- [Caring for the Caregivers of People with Brain Injury: Making it E\.A\.S\.I\.E\.R\.](https://biausa.org/events/caring-for-the-caregivers-of-people-with-brain-injury-making-it-e-a-s-i-e-r)
- [Brain Injury Fundamentals Training \- December](https://biausa.org/events/brain-injury-fundamentals-training-december)
- [Empowering Patients and Families through Brain Injury Education](https://biausa.org/events/empowering-patients)

## Media Center
- [Turning Experience into Impact](https://biausa.org/public-affairs/media/turning-experience-into-impact)
- [Traumatic Brain Injuries: How Attorneys Decide the Lifetime Value of a Case](https://biausa.org/public-affairs/media/traumatic-brain-injuries-how-attorneys-decide-the-lifetime-value-of-a-case)
- [Better Care, Better Outcomes: New TBI Characterization System Aims to Improve Diagnoses and Treatment](https://biausa.org/public-affairs/media/better-care-better-outcomes)
- [Virtual Support Groups](https://biausa.org/public-affairs/media/virtual-support-groups)
- [Brain Injury Survivor and Disability Advocate Cazoshay Marie Uses Her Platform and Art to Amplify Others](https://biausa.org/public-affairs/media/brain-injury-survivor-and-disability-advocate-cazoshay-marie-uses-her-platform-and-art-to-amplify-others-living-with-disabilities)

## Board of Directors
- [Nichole Shotwell](https://biausa.org/about/board-directors/nichole-shotwell)
- [Mary E\. Shaughnessy](https://biausa.org/about/board-directors/mary-e-shaughnessy)
- [Angie Jackson](https://biausa.org/about/board-directors/angie-jackson)
- [John D\. Corrigan](https://biausa.org/about/board-directors/john-d-corrigan)
- [Brent Masel​](https://biausa.org/about/board-directors/brent-masel)

## NBIIC FAQs
- [Are there college scholarships for a student with a brain injury?](https://biausa.org/brain-injury/about-brain-injury/nbiic/are-there-college-scholarships-for-a-student-with-a-brain-injury)
- [How can I reach the National Brain Injury Information Center \(NBIIC\)?](https://biausa.org/brain-injury/about-brain-injury/nbiic/contact-nbiic)
- [What is the difference between an acquired brain injury, non\-traumatic brain injury, and a traumatic brain injury?](https://biausa.org/brain-injury/about-brain-injury/nbiic/what-is-the-difference-between-an-acquired-brain-injury-and-a-traumatic-brain-injury)
- [How can I donate my brain for research?](https://biausa.org/brain-injury/about-brain-injury/nbiic/how-can-i-donate-my-brain-for-research)
- [How can I navigate subsidies and special conditions while working and collecting Social Security Disability Insurance?](https://biausa.org/brain-injury/about-brain-injury/nbiic/ssdi)

## Board of Governors
- [Juliet Haarbauer\-Krupa](https://biausa.org/professionals/acbis/about/board-of-governors/juliet-haarbauer-krupa)
- [Minda Markle](https://biausa.org/professionals/acbis/about/board-of-governors/minda-markle)
- [Monique Pappadis](https://biausa.org/professionals/acbis/about/board-of-governors/monique-pappadis)
- [Michelle Witt](https://biausa.org/professionals/acbis/about/board-of-governors/michelle-witt)
- [Lee McAfee Scogin](https://biausa.org/professionals/acbis/about/board-of-governors/lee-mcafee-scogin)

## Find BIA
- [California](https://biausa.org/find-bia/california)
- [Tennessee](https://biausa.org/find-bia/tennessee)
- [Iowa](https://biausa.org/find-bia/iowa)
- [New Jersey](https://biausa.org/find-bia/new-jersey)
- [Hawaii](https://biausa.org/find-bia/hawaii)

## BIA States News
- [Finding the New You after Brain Injury: Rachael's Story](https://biausa.org/find-bia/states/news/finding-the-new-you-after-brain-injury-rachaels-story)
- ["Survive to Thrive” \- Making the Most of What I CAN do With a Post\-Stroke Brain](https://biausa.org/find-bia/states/news/survive-to-thrive-making-the-most-of-what-i-can-do-with-a-post-stroke-brain)
- [More Than “Just a Concussion”: Helena’s Story](https://biausa.org/find-bia/states/news/more-than-just-a-concussion-helenas-story)
- [Brain Injury Association of America Launches California Chapter: How Survivors and Caregivers Can Get Involved](https://biausa.org/find-bia/states/news/brain-injury-association-of-america-launches-california-chapter-how-survivors-and-caregivers-can-get-involved)
- [July 2026 Sharyn Kaufman](https://biausa.org/find-bia/states/news/july-2026-sharyn-kaufman)

## TBI Model Systems
- [Interview Versus Self\-Administration of Retrospective Brain Injury Identification](https://biausa.org/professionals/research/tbi-model-systems/interview-versus-self-administration-of-retrospective-brain-injury-identification)
- [Can a clinical documentation system be developed and capture the details of what therapists do with patients during inpatient rehabilitation therapy sessions?](https://biausa.org/professionals/research/tbi-model-systems/can-a-clinical-documentation-system-be-developed-and-capture-the-details-of-what-therapists-do-with-patients-during-inpatient-rehabilitation-therapy-sessions)
- [How do different machine learning methods compare to one another when used to predict inpatient rehabilitation outcomes for patients with TBI?](https://biausa.org/professionals/research/tbi-model-systems/how-do-different-machine-learning-methods-compare-to-one-another-when-used-to-predict-inpatient-rehabilitation-outcomes-for-patients-with-tbi)
- [How do behavioral healthcare providers’ attitudes and opinions about traumatic brain injury screening affect their decisions to screen their clients for TBI?](https://biausa.org/professionals/research/tbi-model-systems/how-do-behavioral-healthcare-providers-attitudes-and-opinions-about-traumatic-brain-injury-screening-affect-their-decisions-to-screen-their-clients-for-tbi)
- [Risk Factors for Re\-Hospitalization](https://biausa.org/professionals/research/tbi-model-systems/risk-factors-for-re-hospitalization)

## TBI Guidelines Panel
- [Seale, Gary](https://biausa.org/professionals/research/treatment-guidelines-project/tbi-guidelines-panel/seale-gary)
- [Bogner, Jennifer](https://biausa.org/professionals/research/treatment-guidelines-project/tbi-guidelines-panel/jennifer-bogner)
- [McDonnell, Anne](https://biausa.org/professionals/research/treatment-guidelines-project/tbi-guidelines-panel/mcdonnell-anne)
- [Huffine, Natasha](https://biausa.org/professionals/research/treatment-guidelines-project/tbi-guidelines-panel/huffine-natasha)
- [Hickonbottom, Lela](https://biausa.org/professionals/research/treatment-guidelines-project/tbi-guidelines-panel/hickonbottom-lela)

## THE Challenge\! Magazine
- [THE Challenge\! \- Advocacy](https://biausa.org/public-affairs/public-awareness/challenge-magazine/the-challenge-advocacy)
- [Groups at Risk for Brain Injury](https://biausa.org/public-affairs/public-awareness/challenge-magazine/groups-at-risk-for-brain-injury)
- [Research](https://biausa.org/public-affairs/public-awareness/challenge-magazine/research-2025)
- [Brain Injury at Every Age](https://biausa.org/public-affairs/public-awareness/challenge-magazine/brain-injury-at-every-age)
- [Advocacy \& Awareness](https://biausa.org/public-affairs/public-awareness/challenge-magazine/advocacy-awareness)

## Public Policy
- [Medicare \(Title XVIII of the Social Security Act\)​](https://biausa.org/public-affairs/public-policy/medicare-title-xviii-of-the-social-security-act)
- [Americans with Disabilities Act​](https://biausa.org/public-affairs/public-policy/americans-with-disabilities-act)
- [21st Century Cures Act​](https://biausa.org/public-affairs/public-policy/21st-century-cures-act)
- [Join the Congressional Brain Injury Task Force](https://biausa.org/public-affairs/public-policy/join-the-congressional-brain-injury-task-force)
- [2024 Legislative Issue Briefs](https://biausa.org/public-affairs/public-policy/2024-legislative-issue-briefs)

## Preferred Attorneys
- [Roman Austin Car Accident and Personal Injury Lawyers](https://biausa.org/professionals/preferred-attorneys/roman-austin-car-accident-and-personal-injury-lawyers)
- [Fuicelli \& Lee Injury Lawyers](https://biausa.org/professionals/preferred-attorneys/fuicelli-lee-injury-lawyers)
- [Morris Law Accident and Injury Attorneys, LLC](https://biausa.org/professionals/preferred-attorneys/morris-law-accident-and-injury-attorneys-llc)
- [Joye Law Firm Injury Lawyers](https://biausa.org/professionals/preferred-attorneys/joye-law-firm-injury-lawyers)
- [DM Injury Law](https://biausa.org/professionals/preferred-attorneys/dm-injury-law)

## Speakers Bureau
- [Luke Bohnenberger](https://biausa.org/brain-injury/community/speakers-bureau/luke-bohnenberger)
- [Kimbrough, Christian](https://biausa.org/brain-injury/community/speakers-bureau/kimbrough-christian)
- [Holly Kostrzewski](https://biausa.org/brain-injury/community/speakers-bureau/holly-kostrzewski)
- [Green, Cheryl](https://biausa.org/brain-injury/community/speakers-bureau/green-cheryl)
- [Aretha Watson, PhD](https://biausa.org/brain-injury/community/speakers-bureau/aretha-watson-phd)

## Personal Stories
- [Maia Bodal](https://biausa.org/brain-injury/community/personal-stories/maia-bodal)
- [Edie Wren](https://biausa.org/brain-injury/community/personal-stories/edie-wren)
- [Surviving Was Only the Beginning: Growing Up After Brain Injury](https://biausa.org/brain-injury/community/personal-stories/surviving-was-only-the-beginning-growing-up-after-brain-injury)
- [Bo Holder](https://biausa.org/brain-injury/community/personal-stories/bo-holder)
- [Stephanie Miller](https://biausa.org/brain-injury/community/personal-stories/stephanie-miller)

## Venues
- [Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital Middletown](https://biausa.org/venue/encompass-health-rehabilitation-hospital-middletown)
- [Centre for Neuro Skills](https://biausa.org/venue/centre-for-neuro-skills)
- [Vanderbilt Stallworth](https://biausa.org/venue/vanderbilt-stallworth)
- [Upper Larimer](https://biausa.org/venue/upper-larimer)

## Organizers
- [Brain Injury Association of America, Delaware Chapter](https://biausa.org/organizer/brain-injury-association-of-america-delaware-chapter)
- [Brain Injury Association of America, Texas Chapter](https://biausa.org/organizer/brain-injury-association-of-america-texas-chapter)
- [Brain Injury Association of America, Tennessee Chapter](https://biausa.org/organizer/brain-injury-association-of-america-tennessee-chapter)
- [Brain Injury Association of Colorado](https://biausa.org/organizer/brain-injury-association-of-colorado)

## Events
- [Centering Mental Health in Brain Injury Care](https://biausa.org/event/centering_mental_health)
- [First Consensus Statement on TBI in First Responders](https://biausa.org/event/first-consensus-statement-on-tbi-in-first-responders)
- [BIAA Third Annual Stroke Symposium](https://biausa.org/event/biaa-third-annual-stroke-symposium)
- [Steps to Building a Stronger Brain: Brain Health After Injury](https://biausa.org/event/steps-to-building-a-stronger-brain-brain-health-after-injury)
- [Concussion in Youth Football: What We Know, What We Can Do, and How to Protect Young Athletes](https://biausa.org/event/concussion-in-youth-football-what-we-know-what-we-can-do-and-how-to-protect-young-athletes)

## Series
- [Texas CBIS Prep Course](https://biausa.org/series/texas-cbis-prep-course)
- [Tennessee CBIS Training Course](https://biausa.org/series/tennessee-cbis-training-course)
- [Virtual CBIS Certification Prep Bundle](https://biausa.org/series/virtual-cbis-certification-prep-bundle)
- [BIF Instructor\-Led Course – December 2025](https://biausa.org/series/bif-instructor-led-course-december-2025)
- [CBIS Prep Course – September 2025](https://biausa.org/series/cbis-prep-course-september-2025)

## Categories
- [Uncategorized](https://biausa.org/category/uncategorized)

## Event Categories
- [Webinar](https://biausa.org/events/category/webinar)
- [Awareness Month](https://biausa.org/events/category/awareness-month)

## Optional
- [Sitemap index](https://biausa.org/wp-sitemap.xml)