Welcome to the Northern New Jersey Traumatic Brain Injury System Consumer Conference for Persons with Brain Injury “Moving Forward: Improving Emotional, Physical, and Cognitive Health after Brain Injury.”A Research Update was presented by Dr. Nancy Chiaravalloti, Traumatic Brain Injury Research Director at Kessler Foundation For more information about Dr. Chiaravalloti, read her bio in the program notes.This one-day conference provided individuals with brain injury, their caregivers, family and friends, and healthcare professionals with information and insight into strategies to successfully manage a range of challenges that affect overall health, wellness, and quality of life. The conference was hosted by the Northern New Jersey Traumatic Brain Injury System (NNJTBIS), a collaborative effort of Kessler Foundation, Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation, and Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey. NNJTBIS is funded by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services - National Institute of Disability, Independent Living and Rehabilitation Research. (Grant # H133A120030). This podcast was recorded, produced, and edited by Joan Banks-Smith, Creative Producer for Kessler Foundation on Friday, September 27, 2019 at the Hotel Westminster, 550 West Mt. Pleasant Avenue Livingston, NJ.To listen to more conference podcasts, go to https://soundcloud.com/kesslerfoundation/sets/traumatic-brain-injuryFor more information about Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation, go to kessler-rehab.com (www.kessler-rehab.com)For more information about Kessler Foundation and our researchers, go to KesslerFoundation.org (www.KesslerFoundation.org).Follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. Listen to us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, SoundCloud, or wherever you get your podcasts.Bio==========================Nancy Chiaravalloti, Ph.D. (https://kesslerfoundation.org/aboutus/Nancy%20Chiaravalloti)Nancy Chiaravalloti is Director of the Center for Traumatic Brain Injury Research at Kessler Foundation and the project director for the Northern New Jersey Traumatic Brain Injury Model System. Dr. Chiaravalloti conducts research in cognitive rehabilitation, particularly in new learning, memory and processing speed. She has led numerous randomized clinical trials to evaluate the efficacy of cognitive rehabilitation protocols in clinical populations, examining post-treatment changes from multiple vantage points such as objective behavior (neuropsychological tests), everyday life (questionnaires, tests of daily life functioning) and at the level of the brain (functional neuroimaging).