Mary R. Newsome

Mary R. Newsome, Ph.D., is an Adjunct Associate Professor at Baylor College of Medicine, affiliated with the Department of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation and the Cognitive Neuroscience Laboratory. Her research focuses on neuroplasticity in traumatic brain injury (TBI) and PTSD patients, particularly examining brain activation patterns and functional connectivity changes.

• Ph.D. in Cognitive Psychology, Princeton University
• Post-Doctoral Fellowship, Baylor College of Medicine
• Post-Doctoral Fellowship, Rice University

Dr. Newsome's research spans TBI's impact on cognitive functions and emotional regulation, with applications to military veterans and adolescents. She employs advanced neuroimaging techniques to study resilience mechanisms and treatment outcomes.

Her publications highlight collaborations across institutions, emphasizing subcortical connectivity in TBI, PTSD biomarkers, and long-term cognitive effects post-injury. Current projects include ENIGMA military brain injury meta-analyses and functional connectivity studies in concussed athletes.

She contributes to interdisciplinary initiatives like the Computational and Integrative Biomedical Research Center, bridging data analysis with clinical applications for personalized therapy.