WV TBI Services

12/23/2025

Please check out our updated holiday schedule:

The CED will be closed:
12/24-12/28

The CED will be open:
12/29-12/30 (closing at 1 p.m. on 12/30)

The CED will be closed:
12/31-1/4

The CED will be open from 1/5 onwards with regular M-F business hours.

Thank you, and we hope you all have a wonderful and safe holiday season with friends and family!

12/18/2025

The next speaker we would like to introduce in our Speaker Spotlight for the upcoming TBI Conference is Rebeccah Wolfkeil, who is the Executive Director for the National Association of State Head Injury Administrators - Nashia !

We are absolutely thrilled that she has agreed to come to West Virginia to talk about the national landscape of brain injury with a presentation on:

"Building Brain Injury Service Delivery Systems"

Rebeccah joined NASHIA as Executive Director in January 2018. She brings over 15 years of experience in promoting federal policies that provide resources for individuals with brain injury, and their families. Under her leadership, NASHIA has created several intensive technical assistance programs that have led to development of state resource systems for people across the country with a history of brain injury.

Previously, Rebeccah worked at the Ridge Policy Group where she formerly represented NASHIA as a government affairs advisor. Prior to that, Rebeccah worked on Capitol Hill serving as Legislative Director to Congressman Todd Platts, Co-Chair of the Traumatic Brain Injury Taskforce.

CEU: ATC, PT/PTA, OT, LPC, Nursing, and Social Work

Get your tickets here: https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/embed/ticketing/alive-to-thrive-wv?modal=true

West Virginia Counseling Association
WV Social Workers CEU Opportunities
National Association of Social Workers, West Virginia Chapter
Canaan Valley Resort
MoCrazy Strong Brain Injury Foundation

12/17/2025

The hype is building for Alive to Thrive Day happening on January 22-23, 2026 at Canaan Valley Resort State Park in Tucker County, WV!

Alive to Thrive features adaptive skiing, tubing, a professional traumatic brain injury (TBI) conference with expert speakers, a documentary screening and keynote from Jamie MoCrazy, and more.

Get tickets: https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/alive-to-thrive-wv

MoCrazy Strong Brain Injury Foundation
WV TBI Services
CAWV in The Valley
Canaan Valley Resort
WVU Physical Therapy Program
Tucker County, West Virginia

12/16/2025

The next speaker we would like to introduce in our Speaker Spotlight for the upcoming TBI Conference is Dr. Nicholas Brandmeir, MD, MS who is an Associate Professor in Dept. of Neurosurgery at West Virginia University!

We are super excited that Dr. Brandmeir has agreed to speak and he will be presenting on:

"Beyond the Acute Phase: Leveraging Modern Neurosurgical Management and Neuromodulation to Optimize Severe TBI Recovery"

Dr. Brandmeir earned his BA from Cornell University in 2002 and his MS in Zoology at the University of Maine. He attended medical school at Albany Medical College and graduated in 2010. After medical school, Dr. Brandmeir completed his Residency training at Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center. He graduated in 2017. During this time, Dr. Brandmeir completed 2 neurosurgical fellowships. One in Neurocritical Care and one in Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery. Dr. Brandmeir joined the faculty at West Virginia University as an Assistant Professor in 2017. He was promoted to Associate Professor in 20222. He remains at WVU. During his time there, Dr. Brandmeir has split his time between his elective stereotactic and functional practice and his practice in neurocritical care and neurotrauma. In that regard he serves as director of the neurotrauma service line and serves as a neurointensivist in the neurocritical care unit.

During his time at WVU, Dr. Brandmeir has been active in clinical research, authoring over 30 peer-reviewed clinical and translational science articles as faculty, with 18 of those being as first or senior author. He has also been invited to present as a visiting professor or grand rounds speaker to multiple academic institutions to present his research on various topics.

Dr. Brandmeir has also been consistently involved in organized neurosurgery including serving in a volunteer role as moderator, speaker, and abstract judge at multiple AANS and CNS conferences. He is currently the Secretary of the AANS Section on the History of Neurosurgery. He, along with other neurosurgeons from around the world, has also founded the Active CSF Exchange Society. This society focuses on the treatment of diseases of the brain via treatment with CSF exchange and continuous intrathecal therapeutics. The society’s aim is to foster collaborative research and provide technical guidance on this new therapy. He currently serves as president of the ACE Society.

CEU's Pending: ATC, PT/PTA (8 approved), OT, LPC, Nursing, and Social Work

Registration is still open: https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/embed/ticketing/alive-to-thrive-wv?modal=true

WVU Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute
WVU School of Medicine
MoCrazy Strong Brain Injury Foundation
West Virginia Athletic Trainers' Association
APTA - West Virginia
West Virginia Occupational Therapy Association

12/11/2025

12/09/2025

Our next speakers in our "Speaker Spotlight" for the upcoming TBI Conference are Brad Pierson and Jeremy Dixon! They will be presenting on:

"From Awareness to Action: Supporting Collegiate Mental Health after Concussion"

Bradley M. Pierson, MS, LAT, ATC, is the Assistant Athletic Director for Sports Medicine at The University of Toledo, where he leads a multidisciplinary team supporting the health and wellbeing of student-athletes. With over a decade of experience in collegiate athletic training, Brad has developed and implemented comprehensive mental health policies, coordinated integrated care clinics, and chaired wellness initiatives focused on student-athlete mental health.

Brad’s leadership has been recognized nationally—he was named the Division I Assistant Head Athletic Trainer of the Year by the National Athletic Trainers’ Association and the Intercollegiate Council for Sports Medicine in 2020. He currently serves as the athletic department’s representative on the university’s STAR Mental Health Advisory Team and has spearheaded efforts to address disordered eating and emergency response planning within athletics.

Brad holds a Master of Science in Exercise Physiology from Eastern Michigan University and a Bachelor of Science in Athletic Training from Alderson-Broaddus University. His work reflects a deep commitment to advancing mental health support in collegiate sports, particularly in the context of traumatic brain injury.

Jeremy Dixon, MS, AT-Ret. is the Traumatic Brain Injury Outreach Coordinator for the WV Brain Injury Services Program at WVU Center for Excellence in Disabilities. Jeremy graduated with a B.S. in Athletic Training from Alderson Broaddus University and earned an M.S. in Athletic Training from East Stroudsburg University. He has over a decade of experience managing concussions and brain injuries in the collegiate, high school, clinic, and hospital setting. He is currently collaborating with the Dept. of Education and county school systems to implement ‘Return to Learn’ strategies for students with a concussion.

Jeremy previously served on the Executive Board for the West Virginia Athletic Trainers’ Association as Treasurer from 2021 to 2023. Jeremy also sits on the WV TBI Advisory Board as a staff member, he has recently been elected Vice Chairperson for the WV Hope in Action Alliance, along with serving on two work groups for the National Association of State Head Injury Administrators.

CEU's Pending: ATC, PT/PTA (8 approved), OT, LPC, Nursing, and Social Work

Register here: https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/embed/ticketing/alive-to-thrive-wv?modal=true

West Virginia Athletic Trainers' Association
West Virginia Counseling Association
West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission
National Association of Social Workers, West Virginia Chapter

12/08/2025

The next speaker we would like to introduce in our Speaker Spotlight for the upcoming TBI Conference is Grace Mauzy, MA, PhD. Candidate from the MoCrazy Strong Foundation! We are super excited that Grace has agreed to speak again for us as she will be presenting on:

"MoCrazy Method: How Mind-Body Medicines Increase the Quality of Life for TBI Survivors and Family Caregivers"

Grace Mauzy has spent decades practicing and leading mind-body therapies, integrating them with Western medicine to support holistic well-being. Early in her career, she explored complementary approaches that combined psychological, social, nutritional, physical, and spiritual components to enhance self-care and quality of life. Long before the science of neuroplasticity was established, Grace believed in the brain’s adaptability and saw people with severe TBIs rebuild their lives.

This belief became deeply personal when Grace’s daughter (Jamie MoCrazy) suffered a severe TBI, and she applied her academic, professional, and personal knowledge to support her healing through a mind-body and Western therapeutic dyad. Through this integrated approach, Jamie made a full recovery and now lives an independent, fulfilling life. That experience inspired Grace to help others with TBI—and their caregivers—understand the value of mind-body therapies in improving quality of life.

CEU's Pending: ATC, PT/PTA (8 approved), OT, LPC, Nursing, and Social Work

Register here: https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/embed/ticketing/alive-to-thrive-wv?modal=true

MoCrazy Strong Brain Injury Foundation
National Association of Social Workers, West Virginia Chapter
West Virginia Counseling Association
WVU Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute

12/06/2025

The next Speaker Spotlight for the upcoming TBI Conference is Nikki Dudley, MS, CCC-SLP, CBIS! We could not be more excited to have Nikki return to this event and speak for us on:

"ABI Outside of the Box: Special Considerations for Speech-language Pathologists"

Nikki Dudley, MS, CCC-SLP, CBIS, is an adjunct clinical supervisor in the Communication Disorders Department at Marshall University. Nikki received her M.S. in Communication Disorders from Marshall in 2011, and prior to joining the department she worked as a speech- language pathologist in traumatic brain injury community reentry programs, skilled nursing, and public school settings in WV, KY, NC, and SC.

Currently, she supervises graduate clinicians on-campus and off-site in treating cognitive communication and social language deficits. She leads several pragmatic groups for children and young adults at the Marshall University Speech and Hearing Center and believes group therapy offers an important peer support system for some of the challenges faced by those on the Autism spectrum. Nikki became a Certified Brain Injury Specialist (CBIS) in May 2023. She has also written articles for the American Speech-Language and Hearing Association’s Perspectives titled, “Community of Research Practice: A Model for Student Research” and the ASHA Leader called, “Got (Treatment) Game?” In her spare time, Nikki plays board games with her son and husband, helps run a newsletter for survivors of brain injury, and loves going to the movie theater.

CEU's Pending: ATC, PT/PTA (8 approved), OT, LPC, Nursing, and Social Work

Register here: https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/embed/ticketing/alive-to-thrive-wv?modal=true

Marshall University Speech and Hearing Center
WVU Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute

12/06/2025

The first speaker we would like to introduce in our Speaker Spotlight for the upcoming TBI Conference is Dr. Steven Broglio. We are super excited that he's coming from University of Michigan as he will be presenting on:

"International and domestic concussion statements: An update on current practice guidelines"

Dr. Broglio is a Professor of Kinesiology, Neurology, and Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. He completed his training at the University of Georgia, followed by his first faculty position at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Dr. Broglio has been at the University of Michigan since 2011.

Dr. Broglio is currently the Associate Dean of Graduate Affairs for the School of Kinesiology and Director of the Michigan Concussion Center where he oversees clinical care, educational outreach, and multi-disciplinary research aimed at fundamental questions on concussion prevention, identification, diagnosis, management, and outcomes. He is a Fellow of the National Athletic Trainers’ Association, the American College of Sports Medicine, and the National Academy of Kinesiology. Dr. Broglio is currently serving as the president for the international Concussion in Sport Group.

CEU's Pending: ATC, PT/PTA (8 approved), OT, LPC, Nursing, and Social Work

Register here: https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/embed/ticketing/alive-to-thrive-wv?modal=true

West Virginia Athletic Trainers' Association
WVU Athletic Training and Sports Medicine
WVU Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute
Marshall Sports Medicine Institute
Marshall University Athletic Training Association

12/04/2025

Registration is open for the 2026 WV TBI Conference at Canaan Valley Resort !

Our theme this year is: Pushing The Peak: Elevating Brain Injury Science and Support.

CEU's pending: PT/PTA, OT, ATC, Nursing, LPC, and Social Work

We thought this title was fitting as we continue our partnership with the MoCrazy Strong Brain Injury Foundation during our Alive to Thrive event where TBI Survivors get the opportunity ski and snow tube (tickets still available).

We’re excited to share that this year’s conference will feature an outstanding lineup of speakers!

Over the next week, we will be highlighting our speakers in our "Speaker Spotlight", where we’ll introduce each presenter along with their background, expertise, and the title/description of their upcoming session.

Register here: https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/embed/ticketing/alive-to-thrive-wv?modal=true

11/28/2025

Join the MoCrazy Strong Brain Injury Foundation and the WV Traumatic Brain Injury Services program on January 22–23, 2026 at Canaan Valley Resort for Alive to Thrive, a welcoming weekend of adaptive skiing, peer connection, and practical brain-injury support.

Designed for people with traumatic brain injury (TBI), their families, rehabilitation professionals, students, and community partners, the weekend pairs accessible on-snow instruction (with Challenged Athletes of WV and WVU Physical Therapy students) and fun social activities (snow-tubing, an evening film + keynote) with a one-day professional CEU TBI conference: Pushing the Peak: Elevating Brain Injury Science and Support.

Get tickets: https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/alive-to-thrive-wv




MoCrazy Strong Brain Injury Foundation
Canaan Valley Resort
Challenged Athletes of West Virginia
WVU Physical Therapy Program
West Virginia University- Occupational Therapy
WV TBI Services

Photo: Jamie MoCrazy with Cortland and Jeremy from the WV TBI Services program representing WVU on the slopes during Alive to Thrive Day 2025 at Canaan Valley Resort.

11/25/2025

The WVU CED will be closed Tuesday, November 25 at 1:00 p.m.-Sunday, November 30, 2025. We will re-open on Monday, December 1 with our normal business hours.

We hope everyone has a safe and fun holiday. Thank you to all of our clients, staff, and professional partners who help us continue to support West Virginians with disabilities and their families!