Research
At Supporting Survivors of Abuse and Brain Injury through Research (SOAR), we work with a variety of researchers, health care providers, and community partners to explore the intersection of brain injury (BI) and intimate partner violence (IPV), and how it affects survivors.
Research SOAR has been involved in includes:
- Esopenko C, Jain D, Adhikari SP, Dams-O'Connor K, Ellis M, Haag HL, Hovenden ES, Keleher F, Koerte IK, Lindsey HM, Marshall AD, Mason K, McNally JS, Menefee DS, Merkley TL, Read EN, Rojcyk P, Shultz SR, Sun M, Toccalino D, Valera EM, van Donkelaar P, Wellington C, Wilde EA.(2024) Intimate Partner Violence-Related Brain Injury: Unmasking and Addressing the Gaps. J Neurotrauma.
- Sarah Harris-Gendron , Sarah Dow-Fleisner , Paul van Donkelaar , Karen Mason (2023) Quality of life instruments for survivors of brain injury from intimate partner violence: a scoping review.
- Dow-Fleisner, S., Harris-Gendron, S., van Donkelaar, P., & Mason, K. (2023) Assessing measures of resilience and posttraumatic growth for use among survivors of intimate partner violence-related brain injury: A scoping review.
- Nicol B, Adhikari S, Shwed A, Ashton S, Mriduraj A, Mason K, Gainforth H, Babul S, van Donkelaar P. (2023) The Concussion Awareness Training Tool for Women’s Support Workers Improves Knowledge of Intimate Partner Violence-Caused Brain Injury.
- Adhikari, S.P., Maldonado-Rodriguez, N., Smirl, J.D., Boyle, Q., Mason, K., van Donkelaar, P. (2023) Cognitive-motor deficits and psychopathological comorbidities in intimate partner violence-related brain injury. In C. Martin, V.R. Preesy, V.B. Patel (Eds). Handbook of Anger, Aggression, and Violence,
- .Adhikari, S. P., Maldonado-Rodriguez, N., Smiley, S. C., Lewis, C. D., Horst, M. D., Jeffrey Lai, C. W., . . . Donkelaar, P. V. (2023). Characterizing Possible Acute Brain Injury in Women Experiencing Intimate Partner Violence: A Retrospective Chart Review. Violence Against Women.
- Boyle, Q., Illes, J., Simonetto, D., van Donkelaar, P. Ethicolegal considerations of screening for brain injury in women who have experienced intimate partner violence.
- Nicol, B., van Donkelaar, P., Mason, K., Gainforth, H (2021) Using behavior change theory to understand how to support screening for traumatic brain injuries among women who have experienced intimate partner violence.
- Esopenko. C., Meyer, J., Wilde, E.A., Marshall, A.D., Tate, D.F., Lin, A. P., Koerte, I.K., Werner, K.B., Dennis, E.L., Ware, A.L., de Souza, N.L., Menefee, D.S., Dans-O’Connor, K., Stein, D.J., Bigler, E.D., Shenton, M.E., Chou, K.S., Postmus, J.L., Monahan, K., Eagan-Johnson, B., van Donkelaar, P., Merkley, T.L., Valez, C., Hodges, C., Lindsey, H.M., Johnson, P., Irimia, A., Spruiell, M., Bennett, E.R., Bridwell, A., Zieman, G., Hillary, F.G. (2021) A global collaboration to study intimate partner violence-related head trauma: The ENIGMA consortium IPV working group.
- Maldonado-Rodriguez, N., Crocker, C.G.V., Taylor, E., Jones, K.E., Rothlander, K., Smirl, J., Wallace, C., van Donkelaar, P. (2021) Characterization of cognitive-motor function in women who have experienced intimate partner violence-related brain injury.
- Smirl, J.D., Jones, K.E., Copeland, P., Khatra, O., Taylor, E., van Donkelaar, P. (2019) Characterizing symptoms of traumatic brain injury in survivors of intimate partner violence.
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