My overall research interests are in the area of cognitive-linguistic recovery of children with acquired brain injuries. The focus of my work is on understanding the rehabilitative effects of long-term follow-up care, with the goal of developing a successful format for identifying, monitoring, and maximizing the potential of children with acquired brain injuries in order to help them be successful in their home, school, and community environments. Specific research involvement includes investigating the long-term recovery of higher-level language skills as well as executive function abilities (e.g., self-regulation, planning, problem-solving) after brain injury, contributing to the development of new assessment and intervention tools. Additional interests include studies examining working memory function and social cognition abilities during functional brain imaging (fMRI). Most recent work examines the benefit and application of cognitive training protocols to mitigate later-emerging impairments in higher-order cognitive skills, particularly in adolescents.