Annual Conference March 4, 2016

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1 Connecticut s Partner in Brain Injury Prevention & Recovery for 30 Years Annual Conference March 4, 2016 Speaker Bios Presentation Objectives Disclosure Statements 200 Day Hill Road, Ste. 250, Windsor, CT (860)

2 Speaker Biographies Anthony G. Alessi, MD, graduated from the University of Rome in Rome, Italy, and completed his residency and neuromuscular fellowship at the University of Michigan. He has been in solo private practice in Norwich, specializing in neurology, electrodiagnostic medicine and sports neurology. Boardcertified in neurology and electrodiagnostic medicine, Dr. Alessi received his Master s Degree in Medical Management from the Heinz School of Public Policy and Management at Carnegie Mellon University. Dr. Alessi is CEO and Chairman of Colonial Cooperative Care, Inc., a medical management company in Norwich, CT. He serves as a neurologic consultant to many athletic organizations including the University of Connecticut (UConn) Athletic Department, The New York Yankees Player Development, The NFL Players Association, CT State Boxing Commission, the CT Sun of the WNBA and the Norwich Free Academy. Dr. Alessi chaired the Sports Neurology section of the American Academy of Neurology and currently is an associate clinical professor of neurology and orthopedic surgery at the UConn where he serves as medical director of the UConn NeuroSport program. He writes a bi-weekly column, Healthy Sports, for the Norwich Bulletin that is syndicated through GateHouse Media. He is host of Healthy Rounds on WTIC 1080, the Hartford CBS affiliate, and currently serves as an on-air contributor for ESPN. Dr. Alessi s book, Healthy Sports: A Doctor s Lessons for a Winning Lifestyle, is a compilation of instructive columns. His most recent book, Lift Up Your Hearts: Healing Haiti, Land of Hardship, recounts the work of Dr. Alessi and other medical volunteers after the earthquake in Haiti. (Dr. Alessi has no relevant financial and non-financial disclosures) Sarah E. Bullard, PhD, ABPP is a licensed clinical psychologist and is board certified in Clinical Neuropsychology from the American Board of Professional Psychology. She earned her PhD in Clinical Psychology from the University of Connecticut in 2001 and completed a two-year postdoctoral fellowship in Clinical Neuropsychology at Hartford Hospital and the Institute of Living. She served as a the director of the clinical neuropsychology post-doctoral fellowship at the Institute of Living/Hartford Hospital for several years before taking over as the Director of the Psychology Department at Gaylord Hospital in She also serves as the Co-Director of the Center for Brain Health and conducts bilingual neuropsychological assessments of children through older adults with a range of psychiatric and neurological disorders. She also supervises the training of pre-doctoral students in clinical neuropsychology. Her clinical interests include concussion, traumatic brain injury, dementia, cerebrovascular disease, as well as other neurologic illnesses. (Dr. Bullard has no relevant financial and non-financial disclosures) Casey Cochran, UConn Graduate Student, Former UConn College Football Player, was the Gatorade Player of the Year in Connecticut in high school for two seasons and won two state titles. As a member of the National Honor Society, Casey s GPA was a 3.97 GPA and he graduated high school in 3.5 years. Casey enrolled in the University of Connecticut in the spring of 2012 to play quarterback for the UConn Huskies football team. In three seasons, he broke the record for single game passing yards and was an All-Conference Scholar Athlete every year. After suffering his 12th concussion in the first game of his third season, Casey made the difficult decision to retire from football. Since retiring, Casey completed his undergraduate degree in 3.5 years, and has spoken at the state capitol on behalf of a concussion bill, joined the UConn radio team and started a Master s degree program at UConn in Sports Management. (Mr. Cochran has no relevant financial and non-financial disclosures)

3 Maria E. Garay- Serratos, MSW, PhD., is CEO of Sojourner Center, one of the nation s largest and longest running domestic violence shelters, serving nearly 9,000 women and children impacted by domestic violence each year. Prior to joining Sojourner Center, Dr. Garay- Serratos was a senior advisor to the Good Shepard Shelter in Los Angeles, a domestic violence shelter. She served as president and CEO of John Tracy Clinic, and VP and COO of Para Los Niños. Previously she was associate director of social services for the Salvation Army Southern California Division, where her responsibilities included oversight of two domestic violence facilities. Dr. Garay-Serratos attended Pitzer College at Claremont where she earned her undergraduate degree in sociology. She has a master s degree and a doctorate in social work from University of Southern California. (DrGaray-Serratos has no relevant financial and nonfinancial disclosures) Matthew Hall, DO, is an Assistant Professor of Sports Medicine in the Department of Orthopedics at the University of Connecticut and a team physician for UConn women s basketball, men s soccer, baseball, and tennis teams and the medical director for Club Athletics at the University of Connecticut. Dr. Hall s clinical practice at UConn Health in Farmington and Storrs Center focuses on the non-surgical treatment of athletic injuries. His clinical interests include the use of musculoskeletal ultrasound to aid in the diagnosis and treatment of sports injuries, overuse injuries in young athletes, and sports concussions. Dr. Hall attended Marist College in Poughkeepsie, New York and worked as a researcher at Massachusetts General Hospital. He received his medical degree from the New York College of Osteopathic Medicine, completing his family medicine residency training at Brown University. Dr. Hall completed a Sports Medicine fellowship at the University of Connecticut. (Mr. Hall has no relevant financial and non-financial disclosures) Karen Jarmoc, MA, is the Chief Executive Officer of Connecticut Coalition Against Domestic Violence, the state s leading voice for victims of domestic violence. She is a member of the National Lethality Assessment Advisory Committee and sits on the CT Criminal Justice Policy Advisory Commission. Karen co-chairs the State of Connecticut Family Violence Model Policy Governing Council, the Batterer Intervention Programming Advisory Council and currently is co-chair of the General Assembly s Task Force to Study the State s Response to Children Exposed to Family Violence. In 2014, Ms. Jarmoc served as co-chair of the General Assembly s Task Force on the Service of Restraining Orders. Nationally, she is a member of the policy committee for the National Network to End Domestic Violence and the IPV Council administered by the National Resource Center on Domestic Violence. As a member of the House of Representatives in Connecticut ( ), Karen helped spearhead legislation to improve the state s response to victims of domestic violence and worked with others to successfully secure funding for 24/7 coverage within the state s domestic violence shelters. She serves as a Commissioner for the Connecticut Permanent Commission on the Status of Women and is a board member for the Aurora Foundation for Women and Girls, and the Connecticut Airport Authority. Karen has a BA in Communications and Political Science from Simmons College and a Master s Degree in Public Policy from Trinity College. (Ms. Jarmoc has no relevant financial and non-financial disclosures) Garry Lapidus, PA-C, MPH, is the Director of the Injury Prevention Center at Connecticut Children s Medical Center/Hartford Hospital and Associate Professor of Pediatrics and Public Health at the University of Connecticut School of Medicine. Mr. Lapidus is a national leader in injury prevention research, education and training, community based programs, and public policy. He is a published author in the field with over 50 peer reviewed journal articles In 2015, he was appointed by the Connecticut legislature to co-chair the Task Force to study the state-wide response to family violence and its impact on children. (Mr. Lapidus has no relevant financial and non-financial disclosures)

4 William McEwen, LMSW, CBIS, is a social worker with Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services (DMHAS) Acquired Brain Injury Services. Before earning a degree in social work, Mr. McEwen served in the United States Navy for 20 years. After leaving the Navy he graduated from UCONN School of Social Work and began working as a Community Integration Specialist for DMHAS. Additionally, Mr. McEwen works as a group co-facilitator for the Connecticut Pre-Trial Family Violence program. (Mr. McEwen has no relevant financial and non-financial disclosures) Barbara Nadeau, MA OTR/L, is an Assistant Professor in the occupational therapy department at Quinnipiac University. She has worked with individuals with brain injuries for many years and has been a provider of cognitive behavioral services for the ABI Waiver since (Professor Nadeau has no relevant financial and non-financial disclosures) Maulik P. Purohit, MD, MPH, is the Site PI at Fort Belvoir for the Chronic Effects of Neurotrauma Consortium Longitudinal Study. He is the Chief of Research at the Department of Defense National Intrepid Center of Excellence (NICoE), Fort Belvoir, Virginia. In his position as Chief of Research, he has helped establish a wide research portfolio, including collaborations with many institutions including Walter Reed, USUHS, NIH, VCU, and other academic centers to establish a research infrastructure to perform clinical research in the areas of brain injury including epidemiology, advanced diagnostics, advanced neuroimaging, biomarkers, nutrition, and sleep. The portfolio has increased from zero dollars to nearly $3 million during his tenure. Dr. Purohit has also been an integral member of the executive committee in his role as Chief Medical Officer to create a medical home model of care for patients with TBI, which is a cutting edge innovation for neurological care. (Dr. Purohit has no relevant financial and non-financial disclosures) Lynelle Schneeberg, PsyD. is a licensed clinical psychologist and is board certified in Sleep Medicine by the American Board of Sleep Medicine. She earned her PsyD in Clinical Psychology from the University of Denver 1993 and completed her internship at the West Haven VA Medical Center, a Yale-affiliated site. She completed her residency at Gaylord Specialty Healthcare. She remained at Gaylord until this year when she accepted a faculty appointment in the Yale School of Medicine. She is also the Director of the Behavioral Sleep Medicine Program in the Sleep Center at Connecticut Children's Medical Center. She specializes in treating adults, adolescents and children with sleep disorders such as insomnia, narcolepsy, circadian rhythm disorders and so on. She also supervises the training of physicians who have chosen to do a fellowship in the sub-specialty of Sleep Medicine. (Dr. Schneeberg has no relevant financial and non-financial disclosures) Joseph Trettel, M.D., PhD is a clinical neuropsychiatrist and the Director of Neurobehavioral Medicine at Gaylord Hospital in Wallingford, Connecticut. He obtained his PhD in Cellular and Systems Neurophysiology as well as his M.D. from the University of Connecticut. After an internship in Internal Medicine, Dr. Trettel did his residency training in general psychiatry at the Institute of Living and Hartford Hospital. He then completed a 2-year clinical fellowship in Behavioral Neurology and Neuropsychiatry in the Center for Brain-Mind Medicine at Brigham and Women s Hospital, Harvard Medical School. His clinical interests lie in the treatment of cognitive, behavioral, and emotional symptoms that result from neurologic disease. (Dr. Trettel has no relevant financial and non-financial disclosures)

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