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TBI SOS 4 Kids Project Update!

October 29, 2024
In January 2024, CBIRT was pleased to announce that we were awarded a grant from Toyota's Way Forward Fund to develop the Traumatic Brain Injury System of Support for Kids (TBI SOS 4 Kids) Model. We’re excited to share news on our progress to date. The TBI SOS 4 Kids project aims to boost TBI...

2023- 2024 TBI Team Webinar Series Highlights!

July 17, 2024
As we transition into the 2024-25 academic year, we want to highlight the significant growth we’ve seen in the Oregon Traumatic Brain Injury Educational Team webinar series over the past year. CBIRT hosts webinars on a variety of topics during the school year to support educators and other...

Creating change for children with TBI

February 7, 2024
We are excited to announce that CBIRT has a new opportunity that continues our work to positively impact the lives of individuals with brain injuries and their families! Our latest project, the TBI System of Support for Kids (TBI SOS 4 Kids) Model is sponsored through Toyota's Way Forward Fund. The...

New study includes caregivers of injured law enforcement officers.

December 7, 2023
Patricia Reyna, EdD, a Research Associate at CBIRT, is conducting a unique study documenting the lived experiences and needs of family caregivers of injured law enforcement officers and other first responders. This topic is of personal interest to Patricia. In 2009, Patricia’s husband, NC State...

Ann Glang, PhD, retires as director of CBIRT

January 17, 2023
After 29 years, Ann Glang, PhD, retired from her role as Director of CBIRT on January 1, 2023. Ann’s professional accomplishments are many. She received her PhD in special education from the University of Oregon in 1987. Soon after, she and Dr. George Singer, a research scientist at Oregon Research...

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 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...