Dr. Joseph Casey & Dr. Chris Abeare, "The UWindsor Sport-related Concussion Centre: Where We've Been and Where We're Going". RM 144

Friday, March 3, 2017 - 12:00
Faculty of Human Kinetics
Distinguished Speakers Series
 

Dr. Joseph Casey &

Dr. Chris Abeare

Department of Psychology
University of Windsor
 
“The UWindsor Sport-related Concussion Centre: 
Where We’ve Been and Where We’re Going”
 
Friday, March 3, 2017
11:59 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Room 144, Human Kinetics

 

 Dr. Joe Casey is a clinical neuropsychologist and associate professor in the Department of Psychology at the University of Windsor where he earned his doctoral degree in 1993.  In 2005, he was the recipient of the National Excellence in Education Award presented by the Learning Disabilities Association of Canada and in 2013 received the Award for Distinguished Contributions to Public or Community Service presented by the Canadian Psychological Association.  He has worked in the field of neuropsychology for over 30 years, now focusing his research and clinical activities primarily on disorders that have their origin in childhood.  He teaches courses on developmental disabilities, clinical assessment, and neuropsychology, and is also involved in the training, education, and research supervision of graduate students who are focusing their training in clinical neuropsychology.

 

 

Dr. Abeare earned his Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology, with a specialization in Clinical Neuropsychology and a minor in Cognitive Neuroscience, from Wayne State University. He completed his Pre-doctoral Internship at the Ann Arbor VA hospital. He is a faculty member of the Clinical Neuropsychology track in the Psychology Department, a faculty member in the Behaviour, Cognition and Neuroscience (BCN) program, and Co-Director of the Sport-related Concussion Centre (SRCC). His primary research interests include neuropsychological assessment, emotional functioning, traumatic brain injury, and sport-related concussion.

                          

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