Current CABI Lab Research Projects
School Transition after Traumatic Brain Injury (STATBI): Evaluating the Impact of Participation in a Formal Return-to-School Program for K-12 Students
As of 2024, we have entered one additional year of data collection and analysis (through Sept 2025). 240+ families enrolled in this study and we are grateful for their continued participation!
The goal of this study is to compare academic, social, and health outcomes of children with TBI who participate in BrainSTEPS, a formal return-to-school program in PA, and children who receive variable transition services in OH. This study is a $2.2 million, 4-year study funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention awarded to Dr. Angela Ciccia (Case Western Reserve University) and Dr. Lundine (OSU). The project includes co-investigators at BrainSTEPS in Pennsylvania as well. [Status: Data collection; data analysis]
STATBI Intro video.Spring 2021
Visit our study website: http://u.osu.edu/statbi
Check out our recruitment updates as of November 2022!
Contact us: lundine.4@osu.edu OR amh11@case.edu
Early Childhood Providers’ Knowledge and Practice in Supporting Young Children with Traumatic Brain Injury in Ohio
The goal of Erika Hagen’s Dissertation Project is to to determine how systems that provide intervention, general education, and childcare in Ohio currently understand and meet the needs of young children with TBI.
The relationship of social determinants of health and long-term outcome in youth with TBI
Nicole Viola’s Dissertation Project, this work received funding support from the Ohio Department of Public Safety and the Ohio State University Alumni Grant for Graduate Research & Scholarship. The goal of this study is to examine the influence of social determinants of health and adverse childhood experiences and the further moderating impact of parenting practices on academic, health, and social outcomes among students with TBI.
OSU Brain CARE (Communication, Advocacy, Research, & Education)
The goal of this action potential grant project is to develop a new transdisciplinary, cross-college program that will provide social communication treatment groups, case management and advocacy services, serve as a conduit for research activities, and educate the next generation of healthcare providers on the intricacies of serving persons with acquired brain injury. Dr. Lundine serves as the team research co-lead, with funding from the OSU Chronic Brain Injury Program.
Hyperarousal and executive functioning in young adults with traumatic brain injury: fNIRS-based prefrontal cortical assessment
The goal of this study is to assess the contribution of arousal regulation and prefrontal cortex to executive function deficits in young adults with traumatic brain injury. Dr. Lundine is a co-principal investigator working with Dr. Jacek Kolacz from the OSU Dept of Psychiatry. This work is funded by an OSU Chronic Brain Injury Program Seed Grant. [Status: Data ccollection]
QUEST (Quitting Using Executive Strategy Training) Tobacco Cessation Component Development and Acquired Brain Injury (ABI)/Cognitive Function Measurement for Youth Experiencing Homelessness (YYEH)
The goal of this study is to assess history of brain injury and executive function dysregulation and develop an appropriate intervention component to pair with evidence-based smoking cessation for youth experiencing homelessness. Dr. Lundine is a co-principal investigator working with colleagues from the OSU College of Public Health (Dr. Julianna Nemeth and Dr. Min-Ae Song). This work is funded by an OSU Chronic Brain Injury Initiative Seed Grant. [Status: Data analysis]
30 Years of Pediatric TBI Research: The State of the Field
This study includes interviews of leading researchers in the field of pediatric TBI. Semi-structured interviews with international research and clinical leaders seek to gather their perspectives on how the field of pediatric TBI research has progressed in the last 30 years and what gaps remain in the field. [Status: Data analysis]
Using Virtual Technologies to Prevent Injuries in Adolescents with Acquired Brain Injury
The goal of this study is to identify safety hazards and concerns for adolescents with acquired brain injury (ABI) in home environments and identify adaptations to a previously developed virtual simulation training system to improve relevancy and usability for adolescents with ABI, through the engagement of multiple stakeholders (adolescents with ABI, caregivers, and clinicians) in focus groups and interviews. This study is funded by Nationwide Children’s Hospital Center for Injury Research and Policy and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Dr. Lundine is a co-investigator, working with colleagues from the OSU School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences (Dr. Amy Darragh and Sarah Anderson, OTD, PhD Candidate). [Status: Data Analysis]
Pilot Study to Develop a Functional Status eScore for Children with Acute Neurologic Injuries and Illnesses.
The goal of this study is demonstrate feasibility and proof of concept for the development of a functional status e-score that uses clinically relevant claims data from the electronic medical record to accurately represent a child’s functional mobility, self-care, and cognitive/ communication status. This two-year study is funded by an Early Career Research Grant awarded by NICHD’s National Center for Medical Rehabilitation Research within the National Institutes of Health to Dr. Lundine and Dr. Jared Huling, a statistician at the University of Minnesota. Dr. Julie Leonard at Nationwide Children’s Hospital is a co-investigator on the project. [Status: Data Review & Manuscript Preparation; Aims 1 & 2]
Engaging Key Stakeholders to Improve Rehabilitation Care for Ohio Children with TBI
The goal of this study is to engage key stakeholders via semi-structured interviews and focus groups to identify specific strategies that would improve the current continuum of care and better meet the long-term needs of children with pTBI. This study is funded by a 2019-2020 Ohio Division of Emergency Medical Services (EMS) EMFTS Board Research Grant awarded to Dr. Lundine. The project includes co-investigators: Dr. Christine Koterba (Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Columbus) and Dr. Angela Ciccia (Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland). [Status: Completed data collection May 2021; Data Analysis]
Adolescent Language Study
The goal of the Adolescent Language Study is to clarify how perceived difficulty and expository type impact the overall quality of verbal summaries produced by adolescents (ages 13-17). Secondly, we will identify which specific cognitive or language skills might be required for production of these verbal summaries in groups of students with typical development. [Status: Completed data collection August 2019; Data Analysis]
Classroom Language Project
The goal of the Classroom Language Study is to explore how students (ages 5-10) are able to summarize informational (or expository) lectures. Although we know this type of language is more challenging to produce and comprehend, we know very little about the skills students need to perform competently on these tasks. The data collected in this project will provide preliminary information about how younger students are able to summarize two different types of lectures and how perceived difficulty might impact summary quality. [Status: Closed; Data Analysis]
Animal-Assisted Therapy in Pediatric Rehabilitation
The goal of the proposed project is to collect pilot data regarding the efficacy and safety of animal-assisted therapy on a pediatric rehabilitation unit. This project is a collaborative project with the inpatient rehabilitation unit at Nationwide Children’s Hospital. [Status: Closed; Data Analysis]
Summarization of Expository & Narrative Discourse in Adolescents and its Relationship to Language and Executive Functions
Expository discourse is the informational language of the classroom – discourse that is used to inform or teach. Little is known about its development, despite its importance to academic success for students of all ages. This study investigated how adolescents (ages 13-18) are able to summarize one narrative and two different types of expository discourse – a compare-contrast and a cause-effect lecture. We also compared the expressive syntax and cognitive abilities of these adolescents to their discourse summary quality scores to see if we could determine whether expressive syntax or cognition played a greater role in helping them to form their summaries. We also tested a small number of adolescents who had sustained a traumatic brain injury, and compared their summaries to those of students without brain injury. Overall, these findings may help us to create better ways to assess and treat students with learning difficulties or those with brain injury who struggle to understand the language of the curriculum. [Status: Data Analysis & Publication]
Follow-up Appointment Compliance After Pediatric Traumatic Brain Injury
The goal of this study is to assess factors related to appointment compliance following pTBI. It is also investigating the relationship between appointment compliance and quality of life outcomes following pTBI. This study was funded, in part, by a grant from the Ohio Department of Public Safety, awarded to Dr. Henry Xiang at the Research Institute at Nationwide Children’s Hospital. Dr. Lundine was a co-investigator on this project. [Status: Completed]
Current & Past CABI Lab Student Research Projects
Master’s Theses Academic Year 2019-2020
Audrey Hall: Audrey completed a scoping review to answer the following question: How could non-standardized assessment be helpful in identifying the cognitive-communication needs of students with TBI in the schools?
Collin McGarrett: Collin’s thesis (Time to Follow Commands, Duration of Post-Traumatic Amnesia, and Total Duration of Impaired Consciousness as Predictors of Outcome Following Pediatric Traumatic Brain Injury) examined post-traumatic amnesia and time to follow commands as possible predictors for outcomes 1 year following hospital discharge for children and teens admitted to the inpatient rehabilitation unit at Nationwide Children’s Hospital with a TBI.
Master’s Theses Academic Year 2017-2018
Heath Barron: Microlinguistic and fluency characteristics of narrative and expository discourse in adolescents with traumatic brain injury
Mackenzie Utz: Identification of critical research and intervention needs in pediatric traumatic brain injury: Stakeholder perceptions