Brain Injury Association of Ohio’s
2025 Ohio Brain Injury Summit
Virtual Attendee Links
12.8.25 - 12.9.25
Day 1 - December 8, 2025
8:00 am - 9:00 am
Welcome - General Session : Session 1: Transforming Outcomes: Ohio and National Updates in Brain Injury Services and Supports- Dr. John Corrigan, PhD - Director of the Ohio Brain Injury Program, Lauren Holly, Executive Director of the Brain Injury Association of Ohio
Lauren Holly, Executive Director, Brain Injury Association of Ohio
Dr. John Corrigan, Director, Ohio Brain Injury Program
9:00 am - 10:00 am
Session 2 : Enhancing Clinical Competency: A World Café on Challenges and Solutions in Brain Injury Services
Kedar Hiremath, MBA, MPH – The Ohio State University Chronic Brain Injury Program, Dr. Christine Koterba, PhD – Neuropsychologist – Nationwide Children’s Hospital
10:15 am - 11:15 am
Breakout Session 3 - A : Pediatric Visual Sequelae of Traumatic Brain Injury
Dr. Catherine McDaniel, Associate Chief of Optometry, Dayton Children’s Hospital
10:15 am - 11:15 am
Breakout session 3 - B : Vision Interrupted: The Hidden Impact of Brain Injury on Vision
Dr. Samantha Zaczyk, OD, FOVDR – Northeast Ohio Eye Surgeons
10:15 am - 11:15 am
Breakout session 3 - C : Vision and Brain Injury
Mary Jo McGuire, MS, OTR/L, FAOTA – Executive Director of Rehab Educators, LLC
11:15 am - 12:15 pm
Breakout Session 4A: BrainSTEPS Brain Injury School Consulting Program
Dr. Brenda Eagan-Johnson – State Director, Pennsylvania BrainSTEPS Child &Adolescent Brain Injury School Consulting Program
11:15 am - 12:15 pm
Breakout Session 4B: A Learning Health System for TBI: Regional and National Efforts
Dr. Laura Ngwenya – Director, Neurotrauma Center, UC Gardner Neuroscience Institute
11:15 am - 12:15 pm
Breakout Session 4C: Connecting Ohio: Regional Programs Roundtable
Lauren Holly, Brain Injury Association of Ohio, Dr. Susan Davies - Brain Health Collective, Vivian Sickels - Hanson House
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Session 5 : Keynote Address: Substance Use and Brain Injury: You Know More Than You Think
Dr. Carolyn Lemsky – Clinical Director, Community Head Injury Resource Services, Toronto, ON
1:45 pm - 2:45 pm
Breakout Session 6A: Intersection of Mental Health after Concussion/Traumatic Brain Injury and Return to Activities: physical, sports, and school.
Dr. Brad Kuroswki - MD, MS, MBA Cincinnati Children’s Hospital and University of Cincinnati and Dr. Megan Narad, PhD – Cincinnati Children’s Hospital
1:45 pm - 2:45 pm
Breakout Session 6B: Diagnosis of Mild Traumatic Brain Injury – Review of ACRM Guidelines
Dr. DeAnna Frye, PhD – Neuropsychologist Cleveland Clinic, Dr. Ameya Joshi, MD – Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Cleveland Clinic
1:45 pm - 2:45 pm
Breakout Session 6C: Advocacy After injury
Dr. Spencer Smith, PhD – The Ohio University
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Breakout Session 7A: Supporting transition planning and independent living for persons with brain injury in Ohio: The need for trauma-informed care
Dr. Jennifer Lundine, PhD, CCC-SLP, The Ohio State University and Amy Riegel, Executive Director, Coalition on Homelessness and Housing in Ohio
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Breakout Session 7B: Building Safety and Trust: Trauma-Informed Approaches for Brain Injury Clinicians
Rachel Ramirez, MA, MSW, LISW-S, RA– Ohio Domestic Violence Network and Amy Hawthorne, MA, OCSPA – Ohio Department of Behavioral Health
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Breakout Session Session 7 C: Caregiver Guilt and Grief
Theresa Niewiadomski, LSW, Certified Caregiver Consultant and Facilitator, Certified in Dementia CARES - Direction Home Akron Canton Area Agency on Aging and Disabilities
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Survivor Spotlight: A Recovery by the Numbers
Candace Gantt, Mind Your Brain Foundation