Laurie Ehlhardt Powell

Laurie Ehlhardt Powell is a Research Associate Professor at the University of Oregon, affiliated with the College of Arts and Sciences and the Department of Psychology. She serves as Principal Investigator/Project Director for CBIRT's NIDILRR-funded TBI Trainer Skill Building project and Project Director for Oregon's Administration for Community Living (ACL) TBI State Partnership grant. As a clinical speech-language pathologist specializing in cognitive rehabilitation for adults with mild TBI/concussion, her work bridges research and clinical practice at the Center on Brain Injury Research and Training (CBIRT).

• Education: PhD, CCC-SLP (Certificate of Clinical Competence in Speech-Language Pathology)

Research Interests:

• Systematic instruction of assistive technology for cognition
• Adult cognitive rehabilitation post-TBI
• Development of TBI intervention frameworks
• Community-based traumatic brain injury support systems

Grants & Projects: She leads NIH and NIDILRR-funded initiatives targeting cognitive disability interventions, including the TBI Trainer Skill Building project and ACL TBI State Partnership grant.

Contact:
Email: lpowell@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-0572
Office: 220E Rainier Building