PhD Student
University of Southern California
Holly is a first-year PhD student in the Occupational Sciences program at the University of Southern California. Under the mentorship of Dr. Alison M. Cogan, her research interests include examining and improving participation outcomes for people with traumatic brain injury (TBI). Holly earned a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Virginia in 2020 where she majored in Psychology and Cognitive Sciences and majored in Women, Gender, & Sexuality studies. Her previous research experience includes working as a coordinator of a multisite, NIH-funded study investigating long-term outcomes of TBI, processing and analyzing large neuroimaging datasets, and investigating sex differences in outcomes of sport-related concussion for collegiate athletes. Outside of her research work, she volunteers with the Brain Injury Center of Ventura as an activity coordinator for individuals with TBI in a long-term care facility.
Holly has contributed to several peer-reviewed publications examining biomarkers of TBI and TBI-related neurodegeneration. She has presented at academic conferences on topics including sport-related concussion in collegiate athletes, brain aging among adults with TBI, and differences in brain volume in females with eating disorders. Through her academic scholarship, she has gained technical skills in Linux, Python, neuroimaging analyses, and neuropsychological assessment.
Holly aims to promote positive and meaningful participation in adults with TBI through using community-based participatory (CBPR) approaches. Her interests center on the experiential aspects of participation that give it meaning and value for people with TBI. She aims to inform interventions to promote participation that are accessible, relevant, and effective, and are rooted in the realities and lived experiences of people with TBI.
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