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Professor Tom McMillan is an Honorary Professor at the University of Glasgow's School of Health & Wellbeing, specializing in traumatic brain injury (TBI) outcomes and its intersections with criminal justice. His work focuses on understanding TBI's long-term effects on cognitive function, disability, and criminal behavior, particularly in vulnerable populations like prisoners and refugees. He co-developed the Glasgow Outcome at Discharge Scale (GODS), a clinical tool for assessing TBI-related disability near hospital discharge.
- Affiliations: NHS Scotland, Scottish Prison Service
- Key Roles: Chair of National Prisoner Healthcare Network Report on Brain Injury and Offending
Research interests include neurobehavioural disorders, forensic neuropsychology, and service development for TBI survivors. He has published over 100 articles on TBI epidemiology, rehabilitation, and its societal impacts. Recent work highlights links between childhood TBI and adolescent crime, as well as TBI prevalence and disability in incarcerated populations.
His awards include Lifetime Achievement Awards from the International Neuropsychological Society and British Psychological Society. He advocates for improved screening and triage protocols for TBI in custodial settings and led implementation of empirically derived interventions in Scottish healthcare systems.
