This week, we’re continuing our series of shows from the NABIS Live collaborative podcast series on Episode 238 of The Hidden Workforce!

Let’s welcome Dr. Carrie Esopenko! In this episode, Dr. Esopenko shares with us about her research and discoveries on a difficult yet important topic to address in the field of Brain Injury- Domestic and Intimate Partner Violence related Traumatic Brain Injury.

You do not want to miss this show!

“Dr. Carrie Esopenko is an Associate Professor in the Department of Rehabilitation and Human Performance at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. She holds an adjunct faculty appointment at the Traumatic Brain Injury and Concussion Center at the University of Utah, as well as in the Department of Family Medicine and Community Health at Rutgers – Robert Wood Johnson Medical School. Her research focuses on understanding the effects of neurotrauma and mental health conditions across populations, identifying methods for improving brain injury prevention, and developing patient-specific and community-based intervention strategies for trauma-exposed populations. She leads the ENIGMA Intimate Partner Violence Working Group, and co-leads ENIGMA Global Knowledge Exchange Network. Dr. Esopenko’s work has been supported by the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, Department of Defense, National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research, and Canadian Institutes of Health Research. In 2024 she was awarded the National Neurotrauma Society’s Rosalind Franklin award, recognizing her impactful scientific contributions to neurotrauma research and work improving advocacy and education for intimate partner violence-related brain injury.” (https://braininjurysummit2026.org/speaker/carrie-esopenko/)

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