Presentations
Kemp A. M, Vruwink, O., & O’Brien, K. H. (accepted; 2023, November). The story of acquired brain injury: A mixed-method analysis of autobiographical narratives from ABI survivors. [Oral Presentation]. American Speech-Language-Hearing Association. Boston, MA.
Pei, Y. & O’Brien, K. H. (accepted; 2023, October). Return to learn after mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI): A systematic review and meta-analysis. [Poster Presentation]. American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine. Atlanta, GA.
Kemp A. M & O’Brien, K. H. (accepted; 2023, October). Assessing implementation outcome measures of a self-regulation intervention for providers and older adults with and without traumatic brain injury. [Paper Presentation]. American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine. Atlanta, GA.
Kemp A. M & O’Brien, K. H. (accepted; 2023, October). Using storytelling to reflect on experiences with acquired brain injury: The Unmasking Project. [Poster Presentation]. American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine. Atlanta, GA.
O’Brien, K., Pei, Y., Kemp, A., Gartell, R., Gore, R., & Wallace, T. (2023, April). Speech-language pathology rehabilitative services following concussion: An exploratory study of person-centered goals. [Poster Presentation]. International Brain Injury Association World Congress, Dublin, Ireland.
O’Brien, K., Pei, Y., Kemp, A., Gartell, R., & Wallace, T. (2023, April). The SUCCESS Peer Mentoring Program for students with concussion: A pilot study of academic and psychosocial outcomes. [Poster Presentation]. International Brain Injury Association World Congress, Dublin, Ireland.
Pei, Y. & O’Brien, K. (2023, April). Reading in college students with mild traumatic brain injury. [Poster Presentation]. International Brain Injury Association World Congress, Dublin, Ireland.
Pei, Y., O’Brien, K. H. (2022, November). Reading in college students with mild traumatic brain injury [Oral Presentation]. American Speech Language Hearing Association Annual Convention, New Orleans, LA.
Brown, J. A., O’Brien, K. H., Bawayan, R., Kemp, A. M., Meredith, J. (2022, November). Improving clinical outcomes by pursuing a PhD: Panel discussion of clinicians turned clinical researchers [Symposium]. American Speech Language Hearing Association Annual Convention, New Orleans, LA.
Kemp, A.M., Norton, G., Neese, M., Pei, Y., O’Brien, K.H. (2022, November). Health-seeking behaviors following concussion: An examination of the Theory of Reasoned Action and Planned Behavior. [Poster Presentation]. American Congress of Rehabilitative Medicine Annual Conference, Chicago, IL.
Kemp, A.M., Norton, G., Neese, M., O’Brien, K. H., (2022, November 6-11). Concussion Health Expectations in College (CHECk): Perceptions of identification of concussion and subsequent healthcare decisions. [Poster Presentation]. American Congress of Rehabilitative Medicine Annual Conference, Chicago, IL.
Kemp, A. M., O’Brien, K. H., Wallace, T. W. (2022, November). College student experiences of recovery from prolonged concussion symptoms: Not just a checked box [Paper Presentation]. American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine Annual Conference, Chicago, IL.
O’Brien, K. H., Pei, Y., Farran, L. K., Haarbauer-Krupa, J., Meulenbroek, P. A. (2022, November). Reading and traumatic brain injury across the lifespan [Symposium]. American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine Annual Conference, Chicago, IL.
Pei, Y., O’Brien, K.H. (2022, November). Shared experiences and concerns after concussion: A mixed methods analysis of the concussion subreddit [Poster]. American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine, Chicago, IL, United States.
Pei, Y., O’Brien, K.H. (2022, September). Use of social media data mining to examine mHealth needs, concerns, and experiences of people with traumatic brain injury [Student Research Poster Sessions]. National Association of State Head Injury Administrators (NASHIA) State of the States (SOS) in Head Injury Meeting. Virtual Conference.
Kemp, A.M. & O’Brien, K.H. (2022, September). Concussion Health Expectations in College (CHECk): Examining health-seeking behaviors following a concussion. [Poster Presentation]. National Association of State Head Injury Administrators (NASHIA) State of the States (SOS) in Head Injury Meeting. Virtual Conference.
Kemp, A.M., O’Brien, K.H. (2022, August). The Role of Speech-Language Pathologists in Normal and Pathological Aging. [Poster Presentation]. Georgia Gerontology Society Annual Conference, Calloway Gardens, GA.
O’Brien, K. H., Lundine, J. P., Pei, Y., Kemp, A. M. (2022, January). The school-based SLP & students with concussion: Experience, confidence, & knowledge [Conference session]. International Cognitive-Communication Disorders Conference, Virtual Conference.
Pei, Y., & O’Brien, K. H. (2022, January). Reading in college students with mild traumatic brain injury [Conference session]. International Cognitive-Communication Disorders Conference, Virtual Conference.
Kemp, A.M., Pei, Y., O’Brien, K. H., &Wallace, T. (2022, January). Recovery from concussion: Gaining perspective, learning to cope, and adapting to change [Conference session]. International Cognitive-Communication Disorders Conference, Virtual Conference.
Pei, Y., O’Brien, K. H., Kemp, A.M., Wallace, T., Gartell, R. (2021, November). Communication problems post-concussion and associations with rehabilitation referral. Symposium presented at the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association Annual Convention, Washington D.C.
Pei, Y., & O’Brien, K. H. (2021, November). Concerns shared by individuals with concussion: A mixed methods analysis of the concussion subreddit. Symposium presented at the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association Annual Convention, Washington D.C.
Kemp, A.M., O’Brien, K. H., Wallace, T., Pei, Y.Gartell, R. (2021, November). Designing and implementing effective supports for college students with concussion: Overview of the SUCCESS program. Symposium presented at the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association Annual Convention, Washington D.C.
O’Brien, K. H., Wallace, T. W., Hardin, K. Y., Norman, R. S., Lundine, J. P. (2021, September). Cognitive-communication and mild traumatic brain injury: The state of the evidence. Symposium presented to the American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine Annual Conference (virtual conference).
Folk, S. & O’Brien, K. H. (2020, November). Proposal Number 11163: A comparison of past and future memory fluency tasks in adults. Proposal accepted at the Annual Convention of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, San Diego, CA (Convention canceled).
O’Brien, K. H., Wallace, T., & Welch-West (2020, October). College after concussion: Care across the recovery continuum. Symposium presented to the American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine Annual Conference, Atlanta, GA.
Kemp, A., O’Brien, K.H., & Wallace, T. (2020, October). College and concussion recovery: Students reflections of the role of peer support. Poster presented to the American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine Annual Conference, Atlanta, GA.
Pei, Y., & O’Brien, K. H. (2020, October). Ecological momentary assessment of concussion symptoms in college students. Poster presented to the American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine Annual Conference, Atlanta, GA.
O’Brien, K. H., Pei, Y., Lundine, J. P., Ciccia, A. H., Haider, M. N., & Snedakar, K. P. (2020, October). Characteristics of school-aged students sustaining concussions: Timelines to care and recovery. Proposal to the International Conference on Paediatric Acquired Brain Injury, New York, NY (Conference canceled).
O’Brien, K. H., Pei, Y., Lundine, J. P., Ciccia, A. H., & Snedakar, K. P. (2020, October). Characteristics of school-aged students sustaining concussions: Are concussion laws missing students? Proposal to the International Conference on Paediatric Acquired Brain Injury, New York, NY (Conference canceled).
O’Brien, K. H. (2020, February). Management of mild traumatic brain injury and the speech-language pathologist: Evaluating and applying the evidence. Lecture presented to Georgia Speech Language Hearing Association, Stone Mountain, GA.
O’Brien, K. H., & Wallace, T. W. (2020, January). Development of a peer mentoring program for university students with concussion: The SUCCESS Project. Lecture presented at the International Cognitive-Communication Disorders Conference, Orange, CA.
O’Brien, K. H., & Schellinger, S. K. (2020, January). Attributions for behaviors in students with concussion: Effects of injury visibility. Lecture presented at the International Cognitive-Communication Disorders Conference, Orange, CA.
Brown, J. A., Knollman-Porter, K., Ciccia, A. H., Lundine, J., Wallace, T. W., O’Brien, K. H. (2019, November). Interpretation of CDC guidelines for pediatric mild traumatic brain injury: Role of speech-language pathology. Lecture presented to American Speech Language Hearing Association Annual Convention, Orlando, FL.
Pei, Y., & O’Brien, K. H. (2019, November). A systematic review of reading abilities post traumatic brain injury in adolescents and adults. Poster presented at the American Speech Language Hearing Association Annual Convention, Orlando, FL.
Brown, J. A., Knollman-Porter, K., Lundine, J., O’Brien, K. H., Wallace, T. W., Ciccia, A. H. (2019, November). The speech-language pathologist’s role in pediatric mTBI: Response to CDC guidelines. Lecture presented to American Congress of Rehabilitation Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL.
O’Brien, K. H. (2019, April). Concussion and brain injury in college: Considering the range of needs for students. Lecture presented to Regents’ Center for Learning Differences Annual Meeting, Macon, GA.
O’Brien, K. H. (2019, April). Moving beyond return to play: Emerging science for return to learn following concussion. Lecture presented to Brain Injury Alliance of Minnesota Annual Conference, Minneapolis, MN.
O’Brien, K. H., & Fink, A. M. (2019, March). College after concussion: Student self-advocacy and knowledge challenges. Poster presented at the International Brain Injury Association World Congress, Toronto, CA.
O’Brien, K. H. (2019, February). Return to Learn after Concussion: Emerging Science for Educational Settings. Lecture presented to Georgia Speech Language Hearing Association, Atlanta, GA.
O’Brien, K. H., Fink, A., & Posey, R. J. (2018, November). Back to School Postconcussion: Student Needs & System Level Challenges. Lecture presented to the American Speech Language Hearing Association Annual Convention, Boston, MA.
Trumbauer, T., O’Brien, K. H., Marshall, R., & Kaplan, A. A. (2018, November). The Effect of Mindfulness on Cognition & Self-Monitoring After Acquired Brain Injury. Poster presented to the American Speech Language Hearing Association Annual Convention, Boston, MA.
Kaplan, A. A., O’Brien, K. H., Marshall, R., Sowell, V., Clear, M., & Trumbauer, T. (2018, November). Mindfulness & Acquired Brain Injury: Research into Clinical Applications of an Emerging Intervention. Lecture presented to the American Speech Language Hearing Association Annual Convention, Boston, MA.
O’Brien, K. H. (2018, March). Concussion in the Classroom: The State of Research Around Return to Learn. Lecture presented at the Texas Speech Language Hearing Association Annual Convention, Houston, TX.
O’Brien, K. H. (2018, March). Keeping the Progress Going: Returning to College after a Traumatic Brain Injury. Lecture presented at the Texas Speech Language Hearing Association Annual Convention, Houston, TX.
O’Brien, K. H. (2018, February). After Rehab: Returning to College after Traumatic Brain Injury. Lecture presented to Georgia Speech Language Hearing Association, Atlanta, GA.
O’Brien, K. H., Kaplan, A. A., Marshall, R., Shwartz, S. & Trumbauer, T. (2018, February). Mindfulness and Acquired Brain Injury: Clinical Applications from an Emerging Research Base. Lecture presented to Think BIG: Brain Injury in Georgia, Atlanta, GA.
O’Brien, K. H. (2018, February). Staying the Course: Returning to College after Traumatic Brain Injury. Lecture presented to Think BIG: Brain Injury in Georgia, Atlanta, GA.
O’Brien, K. H., Peña, D., May, M., Fink, A., & Sowell, T. (2017, November). Remembering the Past and Imagining the Future: Past and Future Narratives after Traumatic Brain Injury. Lecture presented to the American Speech Language Hearing Association Annual Convention, Los Angeles, CA.
Hardin, K., Kennedy, M. R. T., Norman, R., O’Brien, K. H., & Welch-West, P. (2017, November). Concussion & the SLP: A Symposium on Current Research, Clinical Limitations & Future Directions. Seminar presented to the American Speech Language Hearing Association Annual Convention, Los Angeles, CA.
Sowell, T., May, M., Peña, D., Fink, A., Lee, B., & O’Brien, K. H. (2017, November). Remembering imagining window: Assessing memory in past and future narratives with an episodic fluency task. Poster presented at the American Speech Language Hearing Association Annual Convention, Los Angeles, CA.
Peña, D., & O’Brien, K. H. (2017, November). Discriminating narratives of individuals with traumatic brain injury: An analysis of student clinical judgment. Poster presented at the American Speech Language Hearing Association Annual Convention, Los Angeles, CA.
Kennedy, M. R., O’Brien, K. H., & Schellinger, S. K. (2017, November). Supporting college students with concussion: Two clinical cases. Lecture presented to the Academy of Neurologic Communication Sciences and Disorders Annual Meeting, Los Angeles, CA.
Peña, D., Sowell, T., Lee, B., & O’Brien, K. H. (2017, April). The effect of visual support on an episodic future thinking fluency task. Poster presented at UGA’s College of Education Research Conference, Athens, GA.
O’Brien, K. H., & Kennedy, M. R. T. (2017). Tying the String: Contributions of neuropsychological and demographic variables to a computerized measure of prospective metamemory after TBI. Poster presented at the International Brain Injury Association World Congress, New Orleans, LA.
O’Brien, K. H., & Kennedy, M. R. T. (2017, January). The language of remembering and forecasting: Microstructure analyses of past and future narratives in adults with traumatic brain injuries. Lecture presented at the International Cognitive-Communication Disorders Conference, Orange, CA.
O’Brien, K. H., Schellinger, S. K., Kennedy, M. R. T. (2017, January). Self-regulated learning in college students with traumatic brain injury: Strategy outcomes after dynamic coaching. Lecture presented at the International Cognitive-Communication Disorders Conference, Orange, CA.
O’Brien, K. H., & Kennedy, M. R. T. (2016, November). Remembering to Remember: Metamemory Judgments of Prospective Memory after Traumatic Brain Injury. Lecture accepted to the American Speech Language Hearing Association Annual Convention, Philadelphia, PA.
O’Brien, K. H., Schellinger, S. K., Kennedy, M. R. T. (2015, November). Development of a coding schema of self-regulated learning in students with TBI. Lecture presented at the American Speech Language Hearing Association Annual Convention, Denver, CO.
O’Brien, K. H., & Kennedy, M. R. T. (2014, November). Microstructure analyses of past and future narratives of adults with traumatic brain injuries. Poster presented at the American Speech Language Hearing Association Annual Convention, Orlando, FL.
Schellinger, S., & O’Brien, K. H. (2014, September). Acquired brain injury: Brain function and mechanics of injury. Lecture presented to the Brain Injury Alliance of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN.
O’Brien, K. H. (2014, May). Getting back to what’s important to me: Returning to college after traumatic brain injury. Lecture presented at the Western Michigan Brain Injury Network Symposium, Grand Rapids, MI.
O’Brien, K. H. (2014, March). After the crash: Living and succeeding with TBI. Panel moderator for University of Minnesota chapter of National Student Speech Language Hearing Association, Minneapolis, MN.
O’Brien, K. H., & Kennedy, M. R. T. (2014, March). A case study of participatory design that supports metacognition after TBI: Collaborating with low and high technology. Poster presented at the International Brain Injury Association World Congress, San Francisco, CA.
Schellinger, S., & O’Brien, K. H. (2014, September). Acquired brain injury: Brain function and mechanics of injury. Lecture presented to the Brain Injury Alliance of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN.
O’Brien, K. H., Kennedy, M. R. T., Schellinger, S. K. (2013, November). Tracking self-regulation goals using Goal-Attainment Scaling for individuals with traumatic brain injuries. Lecture presented at the American Speech Language Hearing Association Annual Convention, Chicago, IL.
Yorkston, K. Kennedy, M., Baylor, C., Burns, M., & O’Brien, K. H. (2013, November). Choosing a doctoral program: Making transitions from clinician to academician. Symposium presented at the American Speech Language Hearing Association Annual Convention, Chicago, IL.
O’Brien, K. H., Finestack, L. H., Hyppa Martin, J., & Andrews, K. (2013, November). Microstructure outcomes of a personal narrative language intervention for adolescents with Down syndrome. Poster presented at the American Speech Language Hearing Association Annual Convention, Chicago, IL.
O’Brien, K. H., Hyppa Martin, J., Andrews, K., & Finestack, L. H. (2013, March). The development and evaluation of a personal narrative language intervention for adolescents with Down Syndrome. Poster presented at the Gatlinburg Conference on Developmental Disabilities in San Antonio, TX.
Kennedy, M. R. T., & O’Brien, K. H. (2013, April). Accessing and providing coaching support to post-secondary students after TBI. Lecture presented at the Minnesota Speech Language Hearing Association Annual Spring Convention, Minnetonka, MN.
Kennedy, M. R., Krause, M. O., O’Brien, K. H., Yu, J. (2011, November). Coaching college students with brain injury: A dynamic intervention approach. Symposium presented at the American Speech Language Hearing Association Annual Convention, San Diego, CA.
Westervelt, T., O’Brien, K. H. (2010, April). Objective evaluations of swallowing: Indications and procedures. Lecture presented at Nursing Rounds, Durham Regional Hospital, Durham, NC.
Clark, H. M., Soloman, N., Newcomb, S., O’Brien, K. H., Calleja, A. (2007, November). Relationships among oro-facial strength measures. Lecture presented at the American Speech Language Hearing Association Annual Convention, Boston, MA.
Pei, Y. & O’Brien, K. H. (accepted; 2023, October). Return to learn after mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI): A systematic review and meta-analysis. [Poster Presentation]. American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine. Atlanta, GA.
Kemp A. M & O’Brien, K. H. (accepted; 2023, October). Assessing implementation outcome measures of a self-regulation intervention for providers and older adults with and without traumatic brain injury. [Paper Presentation]. American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine. Atlanta, GA.
Kemp A. M & O’Brien, K. H. (accepted; 2023, October). Using storytelling to reflect on experiences with acquired brain injury: The Unmasking Project. [Poster Presentation]. American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine. Atlanta, GA.
O’Brien, K., Pei, Y., Kemp, A., Gartell, R., Gore, R., & Wallace, T. (2023, April). Speech-language pathology rehabilitative services following concussion: An exploratory study of person-centered goals. [Poster Presentation]. International Brain Injury Association World Congress, Dublin, Ireland.
O’Brien, K., Pei, Y., Kemp, A., Gartell, R., & Wallace, T. (2023, April). The SUCCESS Peer Mentoring Program for students with concussion: A pilot study of academic and psychosocial outcomes. [Poster Presentation]. International Brain Injury Association World Congress, Dublin, Ireland.
Pei, Y. & O’Brien, K. (2023, April). Reading in college students with mild traumatic brain injury. [Poster Presentation]. International Brain Injury Association World Congress, Dublin, Ireland.
Pei, Y., O’Brien, K. H. (2022, November). Reading in college students with mild traumatic brain injury [Oral Presentation]. American Speech Language Hearing Association Annual Convention, New Orleans, LA.
Brown, J. A., O’Brien, K. H., Bawayan, R., Kemp, A. M., Meredith, J. (2022, November). Improving clinical outcomes by pursuing a PhD: Panel discussion of clinicians turned clinical researchers [Symposium]. American Speech Language Hearing Association Annual Convention, New Orleans, LA.
Kemp, A.M., Norton, G., Neese, M., Pei, Y., O’Brien, K.H. (2022, November). Health-seeking behaviors following concussion: An examination of the Theory of Reasoned Action and Planned Behavior. [Poster Presentation]. American Congress of Rehabilitative Medicine Annual Conference, Chicago, IL.
Kemp, A.M., Norton, G., Neese, M., O’Brien, K. H., (2022, November 6-11). Concussion Health Expectations in College (CHECk): Perceptions of identification of concussion and subsequent healthcare decisions. [Poster Presentation]. American Congress of Rehabilitative Medicine Annual Conference, Chicago, IL.
Kemp, A. M., O’Brien, K. H., Wallace, T. W. (2022, November). College student experiences of recovery from prolonged concussion symptoms: Not just a checked box [Paper Presentation]. American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine Annual Conference, Chicago, IL.
O’Brien, K. H., Pei, Y., Farran, L. K., Haarbauer-Krupa, J., Meulenbroek, P. A. (2022, November). Reading and traumatic brain injury across the lifespan [Symposium]. American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine Annual Conference, Chicago, IL.
Pei, Y., O’Brien, K.H. (2022, November). Shared experiences and concerns after concussion: A mixed methods analysis of the concussion subreddit [Poster]. American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine, Chicago, IL, United States.
Pei, Y., O’Brien, K.H. (2022, September). Use of social media data mining to examine mHealth needs, concerns, and experiences of people with traumatic brain injury [Student Research Poster Sessions]. National Association of State Head Injury Administrators (NASHIA) State of the States (SOS) in Head Injury Meeting. Virtual Conference.
Kemp, A.M. & O’Brien, K.H. (2022, September). Concussion Health Expectations in College (CHECk): Examining health-seeking behaviors following a concussion. [Poster Presentation]. National Association of State Head Injury Administrators (NASHIA) State of the States (SOS) in Head Injury Meeting. Virtual Conference.
Kemp, A.M., O’Brien, K.H. (2022, August). The Role of Speech-Language Pathologists in Normal and Pathological Aging. [Poster Presentation]. Georgia Gerontology Society Annual Conference, Calloway Gardens, GA.
O’Brien, K. H., Lundine, J. P., Pei, Y., Kemp, A. M. (2022, January). The school-based SLP & students with concussion: Experience, confidence, & knowledge [Conference session]. International Cognitive-Communication Disorders Conference, Virtual Conference.
Pei, Y., & O’Brien, K. H. (2022, January). Reading in college students with mild traumatic brain injury [Conference session]. International Cognitive-Communication Disorders Conference, Virtual Conference.
Kemp, A.M., Pei, Y., O’Brien, K. H., &Wallace, T. (2022, January). Recovery from concussion: Gaining perspective, learning to cope, and adapting to change [Conference session]. International Cognitive-Communication Disorders Conference, Virtual Conference.
Pei, Y., O’Brien, K. H., Kemp, A.M., Wallace, T., Gartell, R. (2021, November). Communication problems post-concussion and associations with rehabilitation referral. Symposium presented at the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association Annual Convention, Washington D.C.
Pei, Y., & O’Brien, K. H. (2021, November). Concerns shared by individuals with concussion: A mixed methods analysis of the concussion subreddit. Symposium presented at the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association Annual Convention, Washington D.C.
Kemp, A.M., O’Brien, K. H., Wallace, T., Pei, Y.Gartell, R. (2021, November). Designing and implementing effective supports for college students with concussion: Overview of the SUCCESS program. Symposium presented at the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association Annual Convention, Washington D.C.
O’Brien, K. H., Wallace, T. W., Hardin, K. Y., Norman, R. S., Lundine, J. P. (2021, September). Cognitive-communication and mild traumatic brain injury: The state of the evidence. Symposium presented to the American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine Annual Conference (virtual conference).
Folk, S. & O’Brien, K. H. (2020, November). Proposal Number 11163: A comparison of past and future memory fluency tasks in adults. Proposal accepted at the Annual Convention of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, San Diego, CA (Convention canceled).
O’Brien, K. H., Wallace, T., & Welch-West (2020, October). College after concussion: Care across the recovery continuum. Symposium presented to the American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine Annual Conference, Atlanta, GA.
Kemp, A., O’Brien, K.H., & Wallace, T. (2020, October). College and concussion recovery: Students reflections of the role of peer support. Poster presented to the American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine Annual Conference, Atlanta, GA.
Pei, Y., & O’Brien, K. H. (2020, October). Ecological momentary assessment of concussion symptoms in college students. Poster presented to the American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine Annual Conference, Atlanta, GA.
O’Brien, K. H., Pei, Y., Lundine, J. P., Ciccia, A. H., Haider, M. N., & Snedakar, K. P. (2020, October). Characteristics of school-aged students sustaining concussions: Timelines to care and recovery. Proposal to the International Conference on Paediatric Acquired Brain Injury, New York, NY (Conference canceled).
O’Brien, K. H., Pei, Y., Lundine, J. P., Ciccia, A. H., & Snedakar, K. P. (2020, October). Characteristics of school-aged students sustaining concussions: Are concussion laws missing students? Proposal to the International Conference on Paediatric Acquired Brain Injury, New York, NY (Conference canceled).
O’Brien, K. H. (2020, February). Management of mild traumatic brain injury and the speech-language pathologist: Evaluating and applying the evidence. Lecture presented to Georgia Speech Language Hearing Association, Stone Mountain, GA.
O’Brien, K. H., & Wallace, T. W. (2020, January). Development of a peer mentoring program for university students with concussion: The SUCCESS Project. Lecture presented at the International Cognitive-Communication Disorders Conference, Orange, CA.
O’Brien, K. H., & Schellinger, S. K. (2020, January). Attributions for behaviors in students with concussion: Effects of injury visibility. Lecture presented at the International Cognitive-Communication Disorders Conference, Orange, CA.
Brown, J. A., Knollman-Porter, K., Ciccia, A. H., Lundine, J., Wallace, T. W., O’Brien, K. H. (2019, November). Interpretation of CDC guidelines for pediatric mild traumatic brain injury: Role of speech-language pathology. Lecture presented to American Speech Language Hearing Association Annual Convention, Orlando, FL.
Pei, Y., & O’Brien, K. H. (2019, November). A systematic review of reading abilities post traumatic brain injury in adolescents and adults. Poster presented at the American Speech Language Hearing Association Annual Convention, Orlando, FL.
Brown, J. A., Knollman-Porter, K., Lundine, J., O’Brien, K. H., Wallace, T. W., Ciccia, A. H. (2019, November). The speech-language pathologist’s role in pediatric mTBI: Response to CDC guidelines. Lecture presented to American Congress of Rehabilitation Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL.
O’Brien, K. H. (2019, April). Concussion and brain injury in college: Considering the range of needs for students. Lecture presented to Regents’ Center for Learning Differences Annual Meeting, Macon, GA.
O’Brien, K. H. (2019, April). Moving beyond return to play: Emerging science for return to learn following concussion. Lecture presented to Brain Injury Alliance of Minnesota Annual Conference, Minneapolis, MN.
O’Brien, K. H., & Fink, A. M. (2019, March). College after concussion: Student self-advocacy and knowledge challenges. Poster presented at the International Brain Injury Association World Congress, Toronto, CA.
O’Brien, K. H. (2019, February). Return to Learn after Concussion: Emerging Science for Educational Settings. Lecture presented to Georgia Speech Language Hearing Association, Atlanta, GA.
O’Brien, K. H., Fink, A., & Posey, R. J. (2018, November). Back to School Postconcussion: Student Needs & System Level Challenges. Lecture presented to the American Speech Language Hearing Association Annual Convention, Boston, MA.
Trumbauer, T., O’Brien, K. H., Marshall, R., & Kaplan, A. A. (2018, November). The Effect of Mindfulness on Cognition & Self-Monitoring After Acquired Brain Injury. Poster presented to the American Speech Language Hearing Association Annual Convention, Boston, MA.
Kaplan, A. A., O’Brien, K. H., Marshall, R., Sowell, V., Clear, M., & Trumbauer, T. (2018, November). Mindfulness & Acquired Brain Injury: Research into Clinical Applications of an Emerging Intervention. Lecture presented to the American Speech Language Hearing Association Annual Convention, Boston, MA.
O’Brien, K. H. (2018, March). Concussion in the Classroom: The State of Research Around Return to Learn. Lecture presented at the Texas Speech Language Hearing Association Annual Convention, Houston, TX.
O’Brien, K. H. (2018, March). Keeping the Progress Going: Returning to College after a Traumatic Brain Injury. Lecture presented at the Texas Speech Language Hearing Association Annual Convention, Houston, TX.
O’Brien, K. H. (2018, February). After Rehab: Returning to College after Traumatic Brain Injury. Lecture presented to Georgia Speech Language Hearing Association, Atlanta, GA.
O’Brien, K. H., Kaplan, A. A., Marshall, R., Shwartz, S. & Trumbauer, T. (2018, February). Mindfulness and Acquired Brain Injury: Clinical Applications from an Emerging Research Base. Lecture presented to Think BIG: Brain Injury in Georgia, Atlanta, GA.
O’Brien, K. H. (2018, February). Staying the Course: Returning to College after Traumatic Brain Injury. Lecture presented to Think BIG: Brain Injury in Georgia, Atlanta, GA.
O’Brien, K. H., Peña, D., May, M., Fink, A., & Sowell, T. (2017, November). Remembering the Past and Imagining the Future: Past and Future Narratives after Traumatic Brain Injury. Lecture presented to the American Speech Language Hearing Association Annual Convention, Los Angeles, CA.
Hardin, K., Kennedy, M. R. T., Norman, R., O’Brien, K. H., & Welch-West, P. (2017, November). Concussion & the SLP: A Symposium on Current Research, Clinical Limitations & Future Directions. Seminar presented to the American Speech Language Hearing Association Annual Convention, Los Angeles, CA.
Sowell, T., May, M., Peña, D., Fink, A., Lee, B., & O’Brien, K. H. (2017, November). Remembering imagining window: Assessing memory in past and future narratives with an episodic fluency task. Poster presented at the American Speech Language Hearing Association Annual Convention, Los Angeles, CA.
Peña, D., & O’Brien, K. H. (2017, November). Discriminating narratives of individuals with traumatic brain injury: An analysis of student clinical judgment. Poster presented at the American Speech Language Hearing Association Annual Convention, Los Angeles, CA.
Kennedy, M. R., O’Brien, K. H., & Schellinger, S. K. (2017, November). Supporting college students with concussion: Two clinical cases. Lecture presented to the Academy of Neurologic Communication Sciences and Disorders Annual Meeting, Los Angeles, CA.
Peña, D., Sowell, T., Lee, B., & O’Brien, K. H. (2017, April). The effect of visual support on an episodic future thinking fluency task. Poster presented at UGA’s College of Education Research Conference, Athens, GA.
O’Brien, K. H., & Kennedy, M. R. T. (2017). Tying the String: Contributions of neuropsychological and demographic variables to a computerized measure of prospective metamemory after TBI. Poster presented at the International Brain Injury Association World Congress, New Orleans, LA.
O’Brien, K. H., & Kennedy, M. R. T. (2017, January). The language of remembering and forecasting: Microstructure analyses of past and future narratives in adults with traumatic brain injuries. Lecture presented at the International Cognitive-Communication Disorders Conference, Orange, CA.
O’Brien, K. H., Schellinger, S. K., Kennedy, M. R. T. (2017, January). Self-regulated learning in college students with traumatic brain injury: Strategy outcomes after dynamic coaching. Lecture presented at the International Cognitive-Communication Disorders Conference, Orange, CA.
O’Brien, K. H., & Kennedy, M. R. T. (2016, November). Remembering to Remember: Metamemory Judgments of Prospective Memory after Traumatic Brain Injury. Lecture accepted to the American Speech Language Hearing Association Annual Convention, Philadelphia, PA.
O’Brien, K. H., Schellinger, S. K., Kennedy, M. R. T. (2015, November). Development of a coding schema of self-regulated learning in students with TBI. Lecture presented at the American Speech Language Hearing Association Annual Convention, Denver, CO.
O’Brien, K. H., & Kennedy, M. R. T. (2014, November). Microstructure analyses of past and future narratives of adults with traumatic brain injuries. Poster presented at the American Speech Language Hearing Association Annual Convention, Orlando, FL.
Schellinger, S., & O’Brien, K. H. (2014, September). Acquired brain injury: Brain function and mechanics of injury. Lecture presented to the Brain Injury Alliance of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN.
O’Brien, K. H. (2014, May). Getting back to what’s important to me: Returning to college after traumatic brain injury. Lecture presented at the Western Michigan Brain Injury Network Symposium, Grand Rapids, MI.
O’Brien, K. H. (2014, March). After the crash: Living and succeeding with TBI. Panel moderator for University of Minnesota chapter of National Student Speech Language Hearing Association, Minneapolis, MN.
O’Brien, K. H., & Kennedy, M. R. T. (2014, March). A case study of participatory design that supports metacognition after TBI: Collaborating with low and high technology. Poster presented at the International Brain Injury Association World Congress, San Francisco, CA.
Schellinger, S., & O’Brien, K. H. (2014, September). Acquired brain injury: Brain function and mechanics of injury. Lecture presented to the Brain Injury Alliance of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN.
O’Brien, K. H., Kennedy, M. R. T., Schellinger, S. K. (2013, November). Tracking self-regulation goals using Goal-Attainment Scaling for individuals with traumatic brain injuries. Lecture presented at the American Speech Language Hearing Association Annual Convention, Chicago, IL.
Yorkston, K. Kennedy, M., Baylor, C., Burns, M., & O’Brien, K. H. (2013, November). Choosing a doctoral program: Making transitions from clinician to academician. Symposium presented at the American Speech Language Hearing Association Annual Convention, Chicago, IL.
O’Brien, K. H., Finestack, L. H., Hyppa Martin, J., & Andrews, K. (2013, November). Microstructure outcomes of a personal narrative language intervention for adolescents with Down syndrome. Poster presented at the American Speech Language Hearing Association Annual Convention, Chicago, IL.
O’Brien, K. H., Hyppa Martin, J., Andrews, K., & Finestack, L. H. (2013, March). The development and evaluation of a personal narrative language intervention for adolescents with Down Syndrome. Poster presented at the Gatlinburg Conference on Developmental Disabilities in San Antonio, TX.
Kennedy, M. R. T., & O’Brien, K. H. (2013, April). Accessing and providing coaching support to post-secondary students after TBI. Lecture presented at the Minnesota Speech Language Hearing Association Annual Spring Convention, Minnetonka, MN.
Kennedy, M. R., Krause, M. O., O’Brien, K. H., Yu, J. (2011, November). Coaching college students with brain injury: A dynamic intervention approach. Symposium presented at the American Speech Language Hearing Association Annual Convention, San Diego, CA.
Westervelt, T., O’Brien, K. H. (2010, April). Objective evaluations of swallowing: Indications and procedures. Lecture presented at Nursing Rounds, Durham Regional Hospital, Durham, NC.
Clark, H. M., Soloman, N., Newcomb, S., O’Brien, K. H., Calleja, A. (2007, November). Relationships among oro-facial strength measures. Lecture presented at the American Speech Language Hearing Association Annual Convention, Boston, MA.
