Year: 2021

Congratulations to NeurAL alumnus Dr. Michael Williams, who was awarded a federal grant from the Department of Health and Human Services, National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR). The title of this 3-year grant is “Impact of Chronic Pain on Outcomes Following Traumatic Brain Injury.” The research will examine the extent to which chronic pain influences outcomes (i.e., functional independence, societal participation, and life satisfaction) following traumatic brain injury (TBI). In addition, the study will gather consumer perspective on pain treatment and interest in non-pharmacological interventions to inform development of novel interventions for adults with comorbid chronic pain and TBI.

He is currently an Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychology at the University of Houston.

He completed his Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology in 2016. While at WSU, he was a trainee in the Initiative for Maximizing Student Diversity (IMSD) and won a Ford Foundation fellowship. He completed his internship in Behavioral Medicine and Neuropsychology at the University of Washington School of Medicine (Seattle); postdoctoral fellowship in the Adult Rehabilitation and Clinical Neuropsychology program at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.

Katrail Davis will be attending Louisiana State University’s Clinical Psychology Program, working in the research lab of Dr. Matt Calamia. She was awarded LSU’s prestigious  Huel Perkins Research Fellowship, which will cover her tuition and 12-month stipend over 4 years.

New articles accepted:

Kanser, R. J., Rapport, L. J., Hanks, R. A., & Patrick, S. D. (2021). Time and money: Exploring enhancements to performance validity research designs. Applied Neuropsychology-Adult, 1-8. doi:10.1080/23279095.2021.2019740. Free download of the article at Taylor & Francis Publishing.

Kanser, R.J., Rapport, L.J., Hanks, R.A., & Patrick, S.D. (2021). Utility of WAIS-IV Digit Span indices as measures of performance validity in moderate to severe traumatic brain injury. The Clinical neuropsychologist, 1–14. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1080/13854046.2021.1921277.  Free download of the article at Taylor & Francis Publishing.

Congratulations to Sarah Patrick and the NeurAL team of eyetracking, performance validity test (PVT) researchers. New publication in press based on Sarah’s thesis.
Patrick, S.D., Rapport, L.J., Kanser, R.J., Hanks, R.A., & Bashem, J.R. (2021). Detecting simulated versus bona fide traumatic brain injury using pupillometry. Neuropsychology. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34014751/

We’re very proud of NeurAL members Lauren Radigan and Jeremy Grant, who matched for internship at the VA Boston Healthcare System and the University of Florida Health Science Center, respectively.
Related (i.e., speaking of pride in accomplishments), check out the Recent Work page to view posters presented by the lab at the February meeting of the International Neuropsychological Society.

Welcome to our blog at Wayne State Warrior Sites.
We’re very proud of NeurAL members Lauren Radigan and Jeremy Grant, who matched for internship at the VA Boston Healthcare System and the University of Florida Health Science Center, respectively.
Related (i.e., speaking of pride in accomplishments), check out the Recent Work page to view posters presented by the lab at the February meeting of the International Neuropsychological Society.