Research Assistant
Current- Recruited and consented participants for module as part of the multisite Traumatic Brain Injury Model Systems project- Conducted neuropsychological assessments to ascertain progress in cognitive healing from traumatic brain injury approximately 5 years post injury- Conducted interviews to assess mental and emotional impacts of traumatic brain injury- Recruited and consented adolescents and their guardians at Children’s Specialized Hospital for a study investigating the link between sleep, activity, and engagement in rehabilitation therapy- Learned and used WatchPat 300 and Actigraph to measure sleep and physical activity- Created algorithm to determine average activity during periods of non-wear - Qualitatively coded transcripts from focus groups discussing barriers to healthcare specific to patients with traumatic brain injury as part of a project to create a new instrument-Used Redcap, Excel, SPSS, and R to maintain databases and analyze data
