Authors

Tami Guerrier, C.T.R.S./L., C.B.I.T.

She brings over 25 years of experience in brain injury rehabilitation. Ms Guerrier’s career experience includes providing services for individuals with brain injuries in inpatient and outpatient rehabilitation, as well as in community, educational and vocational settings. As the former Coordinator for TBI Project STAR, Ms Guerrier developed opportunities for individuals affected by brain injury in the community, assisted individuals and families with accessing community resources, provided training for agencies on traumatic brain injury, developed brain injury prevention programs, and collected data on needs and service utilization. Ms Guerrier frequently presents at local, state, and national conferences on brain injury related topics. She is currently the Assistant Director of Research at Carolinas Rehabilitation in Charlotte, NC. In this capacity, Ms. Guerrier manages grant related activities including many federal grants focusing on traumatic brain injury.

Dr. Flora Hammond, M.D.

She is the Chairman of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at of Medicine and Chief of Medical Affairs at the Rehabilitation Hospita of Indiana. She also serves as Principal Investigator and Project Director of the Carolinas Traumatic Brain Injury Model System conducted at Carolinas Rehabilitation in and funded through a grant from the National Institute on Disability Rehabilitation and Research.

Much of her research on traumatic brain injury has focused on outcome prediction, post-traumatic irritability, aggression, depression, relationships, and motor and cognitive recovery over time.

Marilyn Lash, M.S.W.

She is a Founding Partner and President at Lash and Associates Publishing/Training, Inc. in Wake Forest, NC. Author of many publications on the psychosocial impact of brain injury, her writing and training emphasize coping strategies for families and practical interventions by professionals and educators in hospitals, rehabilitation, schools and community programs. Ms. Lash is on various national task forces on brain injury and editorial boards of rehabilitation journals. She is the Past Chair of the Brain Injury Association of North Carolina and current Chair of the North Carolina Statewide Advisory Council on Traumatic Brain Injury.