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CBIRT begins 2023 with a new Director

January 5, 2023

Melissa McCart, EdD, will take over as Director of CBIRT starting January 1. Dr. McCart began her career at CBIRT in 2011, as the Coordinator of the Oregon TBI Educational Team. For the past year she has shared the director role with Dr. Ann Glang. Ann retired from the director position after...

New Horizons for CBIRT

January 10, 2022

The Center on Brain Injury Research and Training has named Melissa McCart as co-Director. Dr. McCart is an assistant research professor in the Department of Psychology at the University of Oregon. Dr. McCart came to CBIRT in January of 2012 with a background as a classroom teacher, school...

Oregon awarded 5-year TBI State Partnership Grant

September 13, 2021

Oregon was one of 28 states awarded a five-year cooperative agreement funded under the Administration for Community Living’s (ACL) Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) State Partnership Program. CBIRT will serve as the lead agency for Oregon (2021-2026). The goal is to create and strengthen systems of...

CBIRT’s Melissa McCart EdD & Sondra Marshall PhD, featured on SENIA Happy Hour Podcast

June 15, 2021

Sondra Marshall, PhD, is a Licensed Psychologist with St. Charles Health System in Bend, Oregon. Melissa McCart, EdD, is the director of the Oregon TBI Educational Team. Melissa is a speaker and author on the topic of brain injury and return to school following injury. In the episode, Sondra and...

CBIRT Welcomes Our New Research Assistant

March 10, 2021

Matt Dawson joined CBIRT as a student worker in 2017 and quickly became an invaluable part of the CBIRT team. In Spring 2020, Matt graduated with a bachelor's degree in biology and psychology with a neuroscience emphasis. CBIRT is thrilled that Matt has joined our team as a Research Assistant. As...

CBIRT partners with Washington agencies to build statewide capacity in childhood TBI

March 8, 2021

CBIRT’s work focuses on providing evidence-based practices to educators, practitioners, therapists and families who support children and adults with brain injury. A recent example of linking research and practice is our collaboration with the Washington Department of Health and Science and the TBI...

David Kracke recognized for his contribution to ensuring animal rights

February 5, 2021

CBIRT’s David Kracke, JD was recently recognized by his alma mater, Lewis & Clark Law School, for his work with WildAid. WildAid aims to decrease global consumption of wildlife products and increase local support for conservation. In Oregon, David was instrumental in writing the law banning...

Ann Glang receives UO Outstanding Research Award

June 10, 2020

Ann Glang was one of five UO faculty members to receive an award for outstanding research. Ann was honored for her long record of research accomplishments and productivity, which have served to change the lives of children and adults with brain injury. She was also credited for her advocacy for...

Physiological Responses to Natural Indoor Animation - I3 Award

November 26, 2019

Christina Karns and colleagues Kevin Nute and Nicole Swann received an Incubating Interdisciplinary Initiatives (I3) Award from the UO Office of the Vice President for Research and Innovation. Disorders of stress are increasingly recognized as a major public health concern. Coinciding with this, is...

CBIRT awarded a 4-year CDC cooperative agreement

September 26, 2019

We are excited to announce that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention awarded CBIRT a 4-year, $2.2 million cooperative agreement to study the Central Oregon TBI (COR-TBI) Return to School program. The study will compare health, academic and social outcomes of students with brain injury who...