Amanda Rabinowitz, PhD
Research Assistant Professor, Department of Rehabilitation Medicine
Associate Director, Moss Rehabilitation Research Institute
Contact
Moss Rehabilitation Research Institute
50 Township Line Road
Elkins Park, PA 19027
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Amanda Rabinowitz, PhD
Research Assistant Professor, Department of Rehabilitation Medicine
Associate Director, Moss Rehabilitation Research Institute
Research & Clinical Interests
Dr. Rabinowitz is interested in chronic brain injury outcomes across the spectrum of traumatic brain injury (TBI) severity. In particular, her work focuses on the psychosocial factors that confer resilience after brain injury, with an interest in self-regulation as a key mechanism. A number of Dr. Rabinowitz’s projects leverage mobile technology to augment brain injury assessment and intervention. She works with local and national collaborators on studies of long-term brain injury outcomes, including neuroimaging studies to elucidate neuropathological substrates of chronic and neurodegenerative effects of brain injury, and large epidemiological studies of participation in contact sports as a risk factor for cognitive and emotional dysfunction later in life
Education
PhD, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA - 2012
MS, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA - 2012
Residency
Alpert School of Medicine at Brown University, Providence, RI - 2012
Fellowship
NIH F32 Postdoctoral Fellowship, Brain Injury and Repair, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA - 2015
NIH T32 Postdoctoral Fellowship, Neurorehabilitation and Neurorepair, Moss Rehabilitation Research Institute/University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA - 2014
Publications
- Associations of Chronic Pain With Psychosocial Outcomes After Traumatic Brain Injury: A NIDILRR and VA TBI Model Systems Collaborative Project
- Characterization and Treatment of Chronic Pain after Traumatic Brain Injury-Comparison of Characteristics between Individuals with Current Pain, Past Pain, and No Pain: A NIDILRR and VA TBI Model Systems Collaborative Project
- The Interaction of Opiate Misuse and Marijuana Use on Behavioral Health Outcomes Using the Traumatic Brain Injury Model Systems Pain Collaborative Dataset
- The American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine Diagnostic Criteria for Mild Traumatic Brain Injury
- Societal Participation of People With Traumatic Brain Injury Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A NIDILRR Traumatic Brain Injury Model Systems Study
Awards
- 2022 - Rosenthal Award National Institute of Disability Independent Living and Rehabilitation Research Traumatic Brain Injury Model Systems Centers (Outstanding Publication)
- 2010 - Benton-Meier Neuropsychology Scholarship American Psychological Foundation
- 2010 - Research and Graduate Office Dissertation Enhancement Award The Pennsylvania State University College of Liberal Arts
- 2010 - Research and Graduate Office Dissertation Support Award The Pennsylvania State University College of Liberal Arts
- 2011 - Wisniewski Family Enhancement Award The Pennsylvania State University Psychology Department