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 E-Mail IMAGE: Dr. Lengenfelder is assistant director of the Center for Traumatic Brain Injury Research at Kessler Foundation. view more  Credit: Kessler Foundation/Jody Banks East Hanover, N.J. December 24, 2020 - Jean Lengenfelder, PhD, of Kessler Foundation, received a two-year $168,001 grant from the New Jersey Commission on Brain Injury Research to study the impact of traumatic brain injury (TBI) on the ability of children to reliably process the emotions of others. Children with TBI often struggle with social interaction and relationships, even years after their injury. Diff...

 E-Mail IMAGE: Dr. Genova is is assistant director of the Center for Neuropsychology and Neuroscience Research at Kessler Foundation, and a faculty fellow at the University of Michigan. Her research focuses on... view more  Credit: Kessler Foundation East Hanover, NJ. December 23, 2020. Helen Genova, PhD, received a $599,103 grant from the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR) for the three-year study, "Using virtual reality to improve job reentry in adults with traumatic brain injury: a randomized controlled trial." Dr. Genova, pr...

New Jersey Theatre Alliance Welcomes Diverse Slate of Theatres after Expanding Membership Criteria (MORRISTOWN, NJ) -- As part of their commitment to increasing equity, inclusion, justice, and access in the theatre field, New Jersey Theatre Alliance, the statewide service organization for professional theatre, has expanded their membership criteria and added 11 new members to their roster.  “We are delighted to welcome these new members into the Alliance,” said John McEwen, Executive Director. “These companies represent an excellent and diverse group of professional theatres, each of w...

 E-Mail IMAGE: In November, as the country experienced a surge in COVID-19 infections, there was an uptick in furloughs for workers with disabilities, the first such increase since the dramatic increase in... view more  Credit: Kessler Foundation East Hanover, NJ. December 18, 2020. The recent surge in COVID-19 cases across the nation is adversely affecting workers with disabilities. In a break from the recent trend, temporary furloughs increased in November for people with disabilities (from 21% to 23%), while continuing to decline for people without disabilities (from 27% to 24%)....

How Robotic Gait Training Could Help Brain-Injured Kids Move Better Gait training using robotic exoskeletons improved motor function in adolescents and young adults with acquired brain injury, according to New Jersey-based researchers, in The authors are Kiran Karunakaran, PhD, Naphtaly Ehrenberg, MS, and Karen Nolan, PhD, from the Center for Mobility and Rehabilitation Engineering Research at Kessler Foundation, and JenFu Cheng, MD, and Katherine Bentley, MD, from Children’s Specialized Hospital. Drs. Karunakaran, Nolan, Cheng, and Bentley are also affiliated with the Department of Physic...