A presentation and discussion with:
Dawn Neumann, PhD, FACRM 

Associate Professor 

University of South Florida Morsani College of Medicine 

Department of Neurosurgery and Brain Repair 

This presentation has three objectives. The first objective is to briefly describe the impact of alexithymia on emotional functioning in people with traumatic brain injury (TBI). The second objective is to describe high-level findings from two clinical trials, which examined the efficacy of an emotional self-awareness training program at reducing alexithymia and improving emotional functioning in participants with TBI. Lastly, an overview of this 8-session training program and its key treatment components will be provided.

Dawn Neumann, PhD, FACRM is a tenured Associate Professor at the University of South Florida in the Department of Neurosurgery and Brain Repair. She has a PhD in Rehabilitation Science from SUNY Buffalo, NY and her MA in Psychology from Rutgers, NJ. Her research aims to advance the understanding and treatment of social cognition and emotion dysregulation deficits after traumatic brain injury. She serves on the Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation editorial review board, and has received several recognitions, including the ACRM Deborah Wilkerson Award, ACRM Mitchell Rosenthal Award, and the Joshua Cantor Scholar Award. 

This FREE session is intended for a professional audience. Questions can be directed to MJ Schmidt at schmidt@biapa.org.