Brain Injury Association of Ohio’s
2025 Ohio Brain Injury Summit
Virtual Attendee Links
12.8.25 - 12.9.25
Day 2 - December 9, 2025
8:00 am - 9:00 am
General Session : Session 9: Keynote - Growing up and Growing Old with TBI: History and Insights across the Lifespan
Dr. Juliet Haarbauer – Krupa, Emory University School of Medicine
9:00 am - 10:00 am
Breakout Session 10 A: Engaging the Pediatric Patient with Brain Injury - Experiences within the Inpatient Rehabilitation Setting
Dr. Kara O’Malley - Senior Physical Therapist, Shirley Ryan Ability Lab
9:00 am - 10:00 am
Session 10 B: Artificial Intelligence for Brain Injury Care, Research, and Survivorship
Kedar Hiremath, MBA, MPH - The Ohio State University Chronic Brain Injury Program
9:00 am - 10:00 am
Session 10 C: AI as a Rehab Tool
Mary Jo McGuire, MS, OTR/L, FAOTA – Rehab Educators
10:15 am - 11:15 am
Session 11 A: Bridging Return to Learn and Executive Function Supports for Students with Pediatric Traumatic Brain Injury
Dr. Angela Ciccia, PhD, CCC-SLP
10:15 am - 11:15 am
Session 11 B: Treatment of Executive Dysfunction Following Acquired Brain Injury
Dr. Donna Langenhahn, PhD
10:15 am - 11:15 am
Session 11 C: Executive Functions: What are they and how do they affect families, and what can we do about them?
Dr. Jill Winegardner, PhD – Director of Neuropsychological Rehabilitation, University Hospitals Medical Center
11:15 am - 12:15 pm
Session 12 A: Pathways to Progress: Unified Rehab across the Spectrum for Persons with ABI
Lisa Leonard, MA CCC-SLP, CBIS-T, Maureen Giardina, MSSA, LISW – Cleveland Clinic Children’s Rehabilitation Hospital
11:15 am - 12:15 pm
Session 12 B: Sleep and Traumatic Brain Injury
Dr. Daniel Hurlburt, PsyD - Cleveland Clinic Foundation
11:15 am - 12:15 pm
Session 12 C: Sleep After Stroke: An Ally in Rehabilitation
Dr. Paola Malerba, PhD - The Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital and The Ohio State University School of Medicine
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Session 13: Survivor Spotlight: Journeying Forward
Journey Bright, Cynthia Perrine, PhD, Mary Jo McGuire MS, OTR/L, FAOTA
1:45 pm - 2:45 pm
Session 14 A: From Identification to Intervention: Meeting the Needs of Young Children with TBI
Dr. Erika Hagen, PhD Speech-Language Pathology; Master's School Psychology – Hagen Consulting
1:45 pm - 2:45 pm
Session 14 B: Emotional Regulation from Soup to Nuts
Dr. Theo Tsaousides, PhD., ABPP – NeuoPsych Wellness
1:45 pm - 2:45 pm
Session 14 C: Discovering Mindfulness After Brain Injury: Simple tools to help navigate your recovery
Dr. Sari Roth-Roemer, PhD - Barrow Neurological Institute - Center for Transitional Neuro-Rehabilitation
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Session 15 A: Melodic Intonation Therapy: Empowering Voices Through Music
Emily Pateras, M.S., CCC-SLP, CBIS and Anurati Jain, MMT, LPMT, MT-BC
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Session 15 B: Nontraditional Treatments
Omar Ahmad, PhD, NeuroAnimation Strengthening & Recovery Center and Joshua Hagen, B.S., M.S., PhD - The Ohio State University - Human Performance Collaborative
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Session 15 C: Examining Trauma’s Role in Biopsychosocial Responses of Individuals and Horses Engaged in Equine-Assisted Services
Dr. Kimberly Cole – PhD – Ohio State CFAES Animal Sciences
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Session 16: Opportunities for Ohioans with Disabilities: Vocational Rehabilitation Awareness
Katherine Gillespie and Cyndi Mignone, Opportunities for Ohioans with Disabilities