John D. Corrigan Joins Brain Injury Association of America Board of Directors

John D. Corrigan, Ph.D., was unanimously elected to the board of directors of the Brain Injury Association of America at its meeting on Dec. 5, 2015, in Washington, D.C. His term began Jan. 1.

Dr. Corrigan is a professor in the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at Ohio State University and Director of the Ohio Valley Center for Brain Injury Prevention and Rehabilitation. He is the Project Director for the Ohio Regional Traumatic Brain Injury Model System and chairs the Executive Committee of the TBI Model Systems Project Directors. He is a member of the Institute of Medicine (IOM) Board on the Health of Select Populations and serves on the Neurological & Behavioral Health Subcommittee of the Defense Health Board. He has provided consultation to the Department of Defense and the Department of Veterans Affairs and has served on three IOM committees examining the health and well-being of military personnel.

Dr. Corrigan previously served on the advisory committee to the National Center on Injury Prevention and Control at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Board of Directors of the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF). He has received numerous awards for his service and research in brain injury rehabilitation, including BIAA’s William Fields Caveness Award, the 2007 Robert L. Moody Prize, and the Gold Key Award from the American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine. He is the editor-in-chief of the Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation (JHTR).

The Brain Injury Association of America (BIAA) is the country’s oldest and largest nationwide brain injury advocacy organization. Its mission is to advance brain injury prevention, research, treatment, and education and to improve the quality of life for all individuals impacted by brain injury. Through advocacy, the organization brings help, hope, and healing to millions of individuals living with brain injury, their families and the professionals who serve them.

“John Corrigan is a well-respected leader in the brain injury community,” said Susan H. Connors, president and CEO of BIAA. “His leadership has made JHTR the premiere journal for the brain injury field, and his research continues to bring new perspectives to the field.”

The complete roster of current BIAA board of directors is on the BIAA website at http://www.biausa.org/About-Us/biaa-board.htm.