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BIAA Announces 2025 Berrol and Caveness Award Recipients
Fairfax, VA – The Brain Injury Association of America (BIAA) has announced the recipients of the annual BIAA Awards Program, which recognizes outstanding contributions to clinical service and research in brain injury. Owen Z. Perlman, M.D., is the recipient of the 2025 Sheldon Berrol, M.D., Clinical Service Award, and Risa Nakase-Richardson, Ph.D., FACRM, FNAN, is...
Brain Injury News: Week of January 24
This Week in Brain Injury News Week ending Jan. 24, 2025 Trump officials pause health agencies’ communications, citing review “The Trump administration has instructed federal health agencies to pause all external communications, such as health advisories, weekly scientific reports, updates to websites and social media posts, according to nearly a dozen current and former officials...
Kelli Talley
Kelli Gary Talley, Ph.D., MPH, OTR/L, CBIS is an assistant professor in the Department of Rehabilitation Counseling (RC) at Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) in Richmond, VA. She obtained a Bachelor of Science in OT from Chicago State University in Chicago, IL, a Master of Science and Master of Public Health from Columbia University in New...
Incidence of Traumatic Brain Injury in Military Service Members Receives Widespread Media Coverage
Several high-profile media outlets have produced investigative or other long-form content with a focus on TBI in military service members.
From Survival to Success: How Brain Injury Encouraged Danielle Brazant to Give Back
For Danielle Brazant, 2012 marked both an ending and a beginning. A star college student with big dreams for her career and life, Danielle sustained a traumatic brain injury in a near-fatal car accident on her way home from church. She was just 24 years old.
Communities of Support
Being part of a support group for people with brain injury offers survivors the chance to realize that despite their frustrations, losses, struggles, or negative experiences, there are others out there who can understand and empathize – and that they’re not alone.
Advocacy Updates
Learn about Traumatic Brain Injury Act reauthorization, Congressional Brain Injury Taskforce meeting, CMS Chronic Health designation, and more.
Congressional Brain Injury Champion Bill Pascrell Passes Away at 87
U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell Jr. (D-N.J.), co-chair of the Congressional Brain Injury Task Force, passed away on Aug. 21, 2024, at the age of 87. “We are deeply saddened by the news that Rep. Pascrell has passed away,” said Rick Willis, President and CEO of the Brain Injury Association of America (BIAA). “For decades, Rep....
THE Challenge! – Research
View the contents of the 5 Years of Progress with the Brain Injury Research Fund edition of THE Challenge!
Studying TBI in Veteran Populations
Approximately 67 percent of veterans have experienced at least one traumatic brain injury.
Policy Corner: June 28, 2024
Updates on federal and state brain injury policy through June 28, 2024.
Four Brain Injury Amendments Added to Defense Package
Amendments would lead the Department of Defense to standardize TBI identification, treatment, and referral guidelines WASHINGTON, DC – Four amendments addressing traumatic brain injury (TBI) in American service members will be included as part of the National Defense Authorization Act. These additions to the annual defense bill will lead the Department of Defense to enhance...