Traumatic Brain Injury in Criminal Justice

About the Project

This research team oversees a large portfolio of brain injury related research. Dr. Kim Gorgens has lectured extensively on those issues around the world. She has a 2010 TED talk on youth sports concussion and a 2018 TED talk on brain injuries in criminal justice with 3.5M views. She has been interviewed on CNN with Anderson Cooper, NPR, and on 20/20 and the work of this team with brain injuries has been featured in USNews, Newsweek, the Economist, People Magazine, and more. The team is devoted to applied research, education, and legislative and policy development around best practices in brain injury. Our research studies the reported injury history, cognitive function, and brain biomarkers of all vulnerable populations including young and older athletes, probationers and inmates, persons who are unhoused, and women who have been exposed to interpersonal violence.