Applying Virtual Reality to Improve Job-reentry Skills in Individuals With Traumatic Brain Injury-Ep6

Show Notes

Fast Takes - Episode 6

In this episode, Dr. Helen Genova, assistant director of our Center for Neuropsychology and Neuroscience Research at Kessler Foundation talks about her study " Using virtual reality to improve job reentry in adults with traumatic brain injury: a randomized controlled trial.“

This is a three-year study funded by the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR) 90IFRE0031.

Learn more about Dr. Helen Genova and podcast host Joan Banks-Smith

Co-authors: Denise Krch, PhD, and Anthony Lequerica, PhD, from the Center for Traumatic Brain Injury Research, and John O’Neill, PhD, director of the Center for Employment and Disability Research.

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This podcast was recorded on Tuesday, December 8, 2020 remotely and was edited and produced by Joan Banks-Smith, Creative Producer for Kessler Foundation.

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What is Traumatic Brain Injury Research?

After traumatic brain injury (TBI), life changes forever for individuals and families. Through research, we develop new ways to help individuals recover cognitive function and mobility, and equip families and caregivers with the long-term support they need to adjust to living with brain injury.