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McKay Sohlberg, PhD, CCC-SLP

SLP, HEDO Professor
University of Oregno, United States

Professor Sohlberg is known internationally for her pioneering work in the field of cognitive rehabilitation. Her research focuses on the development and evaluation of interventions to manage cognitive impairments following acquired brain injury. She is interested in the development of treatments that mitigate cognitive effects for individuals with brain injury who are reintegrating into their communities. She has also focused on treatment for individuals with persistent cognitive effects following concussive injuries, and individuals who are attempting to pursue postsecondary education following brain trauma. Professor Sohlberg has published numerous articles and book chapters as well as coauthored three leading textbooks in the field of cognitive rehabilitation. She has been supported by a number of federal grants focusing on the development and evaluation of assistive technology for cognition, and the facilitation of client-centered goal setting.

Professor Sohlberg has been teaching and conducting research at the University of Oregon since 1994. Professor Sohlberg teaches graduate courses related to cognitive rehabilitation and evidence-based practice and co-directs the Brain Injury and Concussion Clinic (BrICC) in the College of Education HEDCO clinic.

Professor Sohlberg is a Fellow of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association. She holds the HEDCO Endowed Professorship. She has been a leader in writing national practice guidelines on the TBI Committee of the Academy of Neurologic Communication Disorders and Sciences.

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