NeuroNights

Building wellness skills for brain injury survivors and families.
Connecting community members to research and care.

WHAT IS NEURONIGHTS?

The NeuroNights series builds wellness skills, community, and connections for survivors and families affected by brain injury and other neurological conditions. Sessions are held via Zoom on the 1st and 3rd Wednesday of each month from 5PM to 6PM. All are welcome to participate, and all sessions are FREE! Beginning in October, these sessions will be offered online with an option to participate in-person (Columbus area).

The first meeting each month will be a workshop focused on a monthly theme, and the second meeting will feature a survivor sharing their story.

WORKSHOP: LEARN about a wellness topic from clinicians, researchers, and community professionals

SOCIAL NIGHT/SURVIVOR STORY: SHARE your experience and successes with peers and our students


HOW DO I PARTICIPATE IN NEURONIGHTS?

1. REGISTER for NeuroNights: Sign-Up Here (You only need to do this part once!)

2. LOG IN by clicking the "JOIN SESSION" button above.
Links will be live 15 minutes before each scheduled session.
You will need to use Zoom to access the meetings. Instructions are available below.

You can view videos of our past sessions on YouTube by clicking the "WATCH PREVIOUS NEURONIGHTS" button above. If you need an accommodation to participate or access the presentation materials, please email cbi@osu.edu.

Unfamiliar with Zoom? Click here for instructions!

NeuroNights is supported by Ohio State's Chronic Brain Injury Program (CBI), Wexner Medical Center's rehabilitation team, and the undergraduate Buckeyes Raising Awareness in Neuroscience (BRAIN) student group - along with funds raised at the annual Brain Injury Awareness 5K Run and 1 Mile Family Walk. Learn more about the race by visiting go.osu.edu/BIA5K!

Spring 2023 Sessions

January: Return to Learn

WEEK 1 SLIDES (LUNDINE & WILSON) VIEW OLIVIA'S SURVIVOR STORY VIEW JANUARY FLYER

February: Acupressure

  • Month, Dates & Location (survivor story – Zoom only)
  • Speakers
WATCH WEEK 1 WEEK 1 SLIDES (WANG) VIEW FEBRUARY FLYER VIEW ERIC & GINGER'S SURVIVOR STORY

March: Research Update

VIEW MARCH FLYER WATCH WEEK 1 (BOGNER) VIEW JEREMY'S SURVIVOR STORY

April: Assistive Living

  • Month, Dates & Location (survivor story – Zoom only)
  • Speakers
    • Ava Eisele, MSW, LSW, Health & Wellness Navigator, Friendship Village of Dublin

    • Survivor Story: Eric Rickert

VIEW APRIL FLYER WEEK 1 SLIDES: All Things Assisted Living WATCH WEEK 1: ‘Assistive Living’ with Ava Eisele, MSW, LSW

May: Independent Living

VIEW MAY FLYER

June: Community Building - Resources available to keep active through summer

VIEW JUNE FLYER

2022 SESSIONS

01/05: Mary Massie - Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor, Columbus Bereau of Vocational Rehabilitation

01/12: Daniel Hurlburt, PsyD - Assistant Professor of Clinical Psychology/Rehabilitation

01/19: James Jim Ellison - Job Developer, Greenleaf Job Training Services

02/02: Kevin Weber, MD, MHA - Assistant Professor of Neurology

02/09: Alicia Kempton, DPT, PT, NCS - Physical Therapist, Brain Injury/Concussion Team Lead, Ohio State Outpatient Rehabiliation

02/16: Survivor Story - Jackie Palmer

03/02: Chelsea Kane, PsyD - Assistant Professor, Department of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation

03/09: Katherine Brownlowe, MD - Neuropsychiatrist, Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Neurology

03/16: Survivor Story - Lauren Wisehart

04/06: John Corrigan, PhD, ABPP - Emeritus Professor, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. Director, Ohio Valley Center for Brain Injury Recovery and Rehabilitation (PART ONE)

04/13: John Corrigan, PhD (PART TWO)

04/20: Survivor Story: Lisa Huelskamp, PhD & Susan Bowman-Burpee, APRN-CNP

05/04: Jingzhen "Ginger" Yang, PhD, MPH - Principal Investigator at the Center for Injury Research and Policy, Professor of Pediatrics

05/11: Meredith Sweeney, OTR/L, CDRS, Occupational Therapist

05/18: Claire Jennings, Mobility Program Manager at Central Ohio Transit Authority (COTA)

2021 Sessions

Research in TBI

Recovering from Traumatic Brain Injury

12/1: Sheital Bavishi, DO, TBI rehab director

12/8: Katlyn Baker, PT, DPT, NCS, neurologic physical therapist + Brook Harshbarger, PT, DPT, concussion physical therapist

12/15: BRAIN Undergraduate Students: Neuroplasticity Presentation

2020 Sessions

Learn and ask questions about how the coronavirus pandemic impacts brain injury survivorship in an open forum with Dr. Sheital Bavishi, Medical Director of Ohio State's TBI Rehabiltation Program.

Social distancing and troubling news can be stressful for anyone. In this session, Drs. Anthea Gray, Ruchika Prakash, and Kathy Wright show you how daily schedules, sleep routines, and mindfulness practices can help you to reduce stress and mood challenges.

Staying active at home is great for physical and mental wellness. Physical therapist Alicia Kempton and nurse practitioner Susan Bowman Burpee lead an interactive chair yoga session, plus offer tips and resources for safe exercising at home.

Learn how relationships, especially intimate ones, can change and recover following chronic injury or illness. Dr. Lisa Batchos, Rehabilitation Psychologist at Ohio State's Wexner Medical Center discusses how rehabilitation psychology can help improve sexuality and intimacy for survivors and their loved ones.

Dr. Mallory Kasper, Physical Therapist, discusses actions you can take to start and improve relationships, and to safely meet, date, and connect over the internet.

Learn how to plan for disability expenses, how to understand new policies, and more with financial planner Logan Phillips. This session is especially great for caregivers.

Music is a fantastic way to reduce stress, improve mood, and connect with others. Dr. Eugenia Costa-Giomi will explain how music helps you to stay well, and will lead a therapeutic drumming session using items you have at home.

Knowledge is power! Learn how your brain responds to injury, how and why brain injury survivors develop persistent symptoms, and how we can evaluate and intervene using technology. Neurologist Andrew Sas, MD, and rehab scientist Jaclyn Caccese, PhD, will give you a good foundation on the clinical side of brain injury