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The world of traumatic brain injuries is complex and nuanced. Dr. Katie Scott, a neuropsychologist at the University of Michigan’s Mary A. Rackham Institute, is here to talk through the essentials of this multi-layered area. She also provided a fantastic resources list for the Cool Things Mentioned section. Here are just a few pieces that we touch on during our episode:

• Definition of terms: brain injury, TBI, concussion, and so forth
• Assessment of TBI
• Common misconceptions around TBI
• “Return to learn” strategies after a head injury

Cool Things Mentioned

• University of Michigan’s Concussion Center – https://concussion.umich.edu/
• ReThink Concussion from UPMC – https://rethinkconcussions.upmc.com/
• Concussion Corner podcast – https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/concussion-corner/id1341259918
• CDC’s HEADS UP to Brain Injury Awareness – https://www.cdc.gov/HEADSUP/
• Brain 101: The Concussion Playbook – https://www.orcasinc.com/products/brain-101/index.html
• Mild Traumatic Brain Injury and Postconcussion Syndrome: The New Evidence Base for Diagnosis and Treatment (AACN Workshop Series) by Michael McCrea – https://www.amazon.com/Traumatic-Brain-Injury-Postconcussion-Syndrome/dp/0195328299/

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About Dr. Katie Scott

Dr. Katie Scott is a licensed psychologist and clinical neuropsychologist at the University of Michigan’s Mary A. Rackham Institute. She is also a clinical partner with the University of Michigan’s Concussion Center, a multidisciplinary center with research, clinical, and outreach cores committed to concussion prevention, identification, management, and outcomes.  

Dr. Scott earned her doctorate in Counseling Psychology at Colorado State University. She completed her internship at the Denver VA, where she had the opportunity to focus on neuropsychology and rehabilitation psychology. This focus continued during her post-doctoral fellowship in clinical neuropsychology at Mary Free Bed Rehabilitation Hospital.

She has experience in a variety of settings, including inpatient acute rehab, outpatient interdisciplinary clinics, and outpatient neuropsychological assessment, as well as in serving educational and supervisory roles within an APPCN-affiliated fellowship program.

Specific to concussion, her work has spanned multiple modalities, including sideline assessment of acute concussion, assessment and intervention within both sport-related and non-sport-related concussion clinics, and evaluation of individuals experiencing prolonged recovery of symptoms following concussion. She