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Prof Jennie Ponsford - Researcher Profile

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Biography

How can sitting in front of light box improve the life of a patient with traumatic brain injury? About 70% of TBI patients, typically young males, experiencing debilitating fatigue that ruins their social, family and working life. Neuropsychologist and Director of the Monash-Epworth Rehabilitation Research Centre, Professor Jennie Ponsford is leading a pioneering study into light therapy as a treatment for head injury sufferers.

Every year thousands of young people sustain traumatic brain injuries (TBI), which cause complex and debilitating cognitive, behavioural and physical problems, including fatigue, that interfere with their independence in daily activities, their ability to work, study, pursue leisure activities, socialise and have relationships and cause long-term emotional problems.

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A world leader in her field, Professor Jennie Ponsford has spent the past 30 years engaged in clinical work and research aiming to characterise these problems and develop effective treatments. She and her team of researchers and doctoral students have investigated outcomes following mild, moderate and severe TBI, factors predicting outcome, including genetic, age and injury-related factors. She co-ordinates one of the world’s largest and comprehensive longitudinal outcome studies, tracking over 2000 patients over 20 years following injury.

Her comprehensive studies of fatigue and sleep disturbances, conducted in collaboration with A/Prof Shantha Rajaratnam, have led to the development of exciting world-first treatments, such as light therapy, which hold significant promise for alleviating fatigue and daytime sleepiness. Pharmacological and psychological therapies for fatigue and sleep disturbance are also being trialled.

Findings from the largest ever successful trial of drug therapy to reduce attentional problems, conducted in collaboration with Dr Catherine Willmott, are underpinning ground-breaking imaging studies to examine the brain pathways that mediate effective treatments. Other imaging studies are characterising the processes and factors predicting of recovery from injury.

Her characterisation of psychiatric disorders, including anxiety, depression and substance abuse following traumatic brain injury, is underpinning the development of adapted psychological therapy currently being trialled in an NHMRC-funded project.

Her ground-breaking work on mild TBI has underpinned the development of management strategies, resulting in the implementation of information booklets in hospitals worldwide.

The esteem with which this work is held is reflected in the fact that Jennie was the only international keynote speaker at a recent Traumatic Brain Injury Model Systems conference in Washington DC, USA in June 2011. She has given more than 30 keynote addresses and 150 conference presentations in the past decade and published over 120 peer-reviewed journal articles, book chapters and two books on the subject.

She plays key roles in numerous international organisations and is currently the Incoming President of the International Neuropsychological Society, also serving on the Executive of the International Brain Injury Association and the World Federation for NeuroRehabilitation, and was involved in organising of its 7th World Congress in Melbourne in May 2012. She is also an Honorary Fellow of the Australian Society for the Study of Brain Impairment.

Research & Supervision Interests

Professor Jennie Ponsford is the Director of the Monash-Epworth Rehabilitation Research Centre (formerly known as the Bethesda Rehabilitation Research Centre) which was created in 2000. Its aim is to conduct research in trauma rehabilitation, with a view to reducing long-term disability. Over 20 psychologists and researchers are associated with the centre and form a dynamic research team. Affiliated Monash staff include Dr Marina Downing, Ms Christina Furtado, Dr Kate Gould, Dr Michele Grant, Dr Adam McKay, Dr Audrey McKinlay, Ms Kelly Sinclair, Dr Catherine Willmott, and Dr Dana Wong.

The Research Centre is self-funded by research grants. The TAC is the largest financial supporter of the Centre, providing substantial funding for the longitudinal head injury outcome study and associated projects. The NHMRC, Monash University, the Jack Brockhoff Foundation, William Buckland Foundation, Australian Research Council and the Department of Human Services have also supported specific projects. The Research Centre has strong links with the Department of Psychology at Monash University and numerous doctoral students conduct research within the Centre.

The research being conducted by the MERRC is recognised internationally, as is evident from the significant number of invited international conference presentations made by Professor Ponsford, her inclusion on panels constituted by the US Department of Defense and the World Health Organisation, her invitation to submit reviews to high profile journals such as the British Medical Journal, Current Opinion in Neurology and Nature Clinical Practice Neurology, and the calibre of its numerous journal publications. The information booklets produced in the mild TBI outcomes studies have been requested by over 100 different clinical and research bodies worldwide and translated into several languages. This work is thus having a significant impact on the field. Outcome after moderate and severe traumatic brain injury has been examined in considerable breadth, in terms of psychosocial functioning, employment, cognition, coping, pain, psychiatric health, sexual functioning, and family relationships. Cultural influences upon outcome have also been and currently are a focus of study. Management protocols have also been a research focus, including management of patients in PTA, rehabilitation of cognitive and behavioural dysfunction, and development and evaluation of community-based models of rehabilitation. Our outcome data has highlighted the high frequency of anxiety, depression, fatigue, pain and alcohol use and identified some factors associated with these problems, including coping style, which in turn has sparked further inquiry into psychiatric outcome for survivors of TBI, and psychological factors which affect functional outcome. Our comprehensive research on psychological disorders post-injury has formed the basis of intervention programs which are currently being designed and evaluated, and which comprise the corpus of work to be undertaken over the next 5 years in the NHMRC-funded Centre of Research Excellence in Traumatic Brain Injury Psychosocial Rehabilitation.

Keywords

Attention, Cognitive behavioural therapy, Fatigue, Intervention studies, Intervention, Agents for (Health/Safety/Medical), Neuropsychology, Rehabilitation, Sleep disturbance, Traumatic brain injury (TBI), brain imaging, outcomes research

Qualifications

PhD: Institution: LaTrobe University; Year awarded: 1985

Masters (MA) in Clinical Neuropsychology: Institution: Melbourne University; Year awarded: 1979

Bachelor of Arts (Honours): Institution: Melbourne University; Year awarded: 1977

Publications

Books

Ponsford, J.L., Sloan, S.M., Snow, P.C., 2013, Traumatic brain injury Rehabilitation for everyday adaptive living, Psychology Press, Hove, East Sussex and New York.

Book Chapters

Snow, P.C., Ponsford, J.L., 2013, Assessing and managing impairment of consciousness following TBI, in Traumatic Brain Injury Rehabilitation for everyday adaptive living, eds Jennie Ponsford, Sue Sloan and Pamela Snow, Psychology Press, Hove, East Sussex and New York, pp. 34-65.

Ponsford, J.L., 2013, Assessment and management of behaviour problems, in Traumatic Brain Injury Rehabilitation for everyday adaptive living, eds Jennie Ponsford, Sue Sloan and Pamela Snow, Psychology Press, Hove, East Sussex and New York, pp. 164-191.

Sloan, S.M., Ponsford, J.L., 2013, Assessment of participation, activity and cognition following TBI, in Traumatic Brain Injury Rehabilitation for everyday adaptive living, eds Jennie Ponsford, Sue Sloan and Pamela Snow, Psychology Press, Hove, East Sussex and New York, pp. 66-98.

Ponsford, J.L., 2013, Dealing with the impact of TBI on psychological adjustment and relationships, in Traumatic Brain Injury Rehabilitation for everyday adaptive living, eds Jennie Ponsford, Sue Sloan and Pamela Snow, Psychology Press, Hove, East Sussex and New York, pp. 226-262.

Sloan, S.M., Ponsford, J.L., 2013, Managing cognitive problems following TBI, in Traumatic Brain Injury Rehabilitation for everyday adaptive living, eds Jennie Ponsford, Sue Sloan and Pamela Snow, Psychology Press, Hove, East Sussex and New York, pp. 99-132.

Ponsford, J.L., 2013, Mechanism, recovery and sequelae of traumatic brain injury: A foundation for the REAL approach, in Traumatic Brain Injury Rehabilitation for everyday adaptive living, eds Jennie Ponsford, Sue Sloan and Pamela Snow, Psychology Press, Hove, East Sussex and New York, pp. 1-33.

Ponsford, J.L., 2013, Returning to the community, in Traumatic Brain Injury Rehabilitation for everyday adaptive living, eds Jennie Ponsford, Sue Sloan and Pamela Snow, Psychology Press, Hove, East Sussex and New York, pp. 192-225.

Ponsford, J.L., 2013, Traumatic brain injury in children, in Traumatic Brain Injury Rehabilitation for everyday adaptive living, eds Jennie Ponsford, Sue Sloan and Pamela Snow, Psychology Press, Hove, East Sussex and New York, pp. 291-322.

Ponsford, J.L., 2013, Working with families, in Traumatic Brain Injury Rehabilitation for everyday adaptive living, eds Jennie Ponsford, Sue Sloan and Pamela Snow, Psychology Press, Hove, East Sussex and New York, pp. 263-290.

Ponsford, J.L., 2012, Psychological effects of mild traumatic brain injury: their nature and treatment, in Traumatic Brain and Spinal Cord Injury: Challenges and Developments, eds Cristina Morganti-Kossmann, Ramesh Raghupathi and Andrew Maas, Cambridge University Press, New York, USA, pp. 43-53.

Ponsford, J.L., 2012, Treatment of mild traumatic brain injury, in PTSD and mild traumatic brain injury, eds Jennifer J. Vasterling, Richard A. Bryant, and Terence M. Keane, Guilford Press, United States, pp. 199-218.

Ponsford, J.L., 2008, Rehabilitation of attention following traumatic brain injury, in Cognitive Neurorehabilitation Evidence and Application, eds Donald T. Stuss, Gordon Winocur and Ian H. Robertson, Cambridge University Press, UK, pp. 507-521.

Ponsford, J.L., 2004, Introduction, in Cognitive and Behavioral Rehabilitation. From Neurobiology to Clinical Practice, eds Jennie Ponsford, The Guilford Press, USA, pp. 1-6.

Ponsford, J.L., 2004, Rehabilitation following traumatic brain injury and cerebrovascular accident, in Cognitive and Behavioral Rehabilitation. From Neurobiology to Clinical Practice, eds Jennie Ponsford, The Guilford Press, USA, pp. 299-342.

Ponsford, J.L., Willmott, C.J., 2004, Rehabilitation of nonspatial attention, in Cognitive and Behavioral Rehabilitation. From Neurobiology to Clinical Practice, eds Jenny Ponsford, The Guilford Press, New York USA, pp. 59-99.

Ponsford, J.L., 2000, Attention, in Neuropsychological Assessment in Clinical Practice, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., New York NY USA, pp. 355-400.

Malec, J.F., Ponsford, J.L., 2000, Postacute Brain Injury, in Handbook of Rehabilitation Psychology, American Psychological Association, Washington DC USA, pp. 417-439.

Journal Articles

Hsieh, M., Ponsford, J.L., Wong, D.K., Schonberger, M., McKay, A.J.D., Haines, K.E., 2012, A cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT) programme for anxiety following moderatesevere traumatic brain injury (TBI): two case studies, Brain Injury [P], vol 26, issue 2, Informa Healthcare, United Kingdom, pp. 126-138.

Spitz, G., Ponsford, J.L., Rudzki, D.A., Maller, J.J., 2012, Association between cognitive performance and functional outcome following traumatic brain injury: a longitudinal multilevel examination, Neuropsychology [P], vol 26, issue 5, American Psychological Association, United States, pp. 604-612.

McKay, A.J.D., Lee, S., Stolwyk, R., Ponsford, J.L., 2012, Comparing performance of young adults on a computer-based version of the austin maze and the conventional form of the test, Brain Impairment [P], vol 13, issue 3, Cambridge University Press, United Kingdom, pp. 339-346.

Hsieh, M., Ponsford, J.L., Wong, D.K., Schonberger, M., McKay, A.J.D., Haines, K.E., 2012, Development of a motivational interviewing programme as a prelude to CBT for anxiety following traumatic brain injury, Neuropsychological Rehabilitation [P], vol 22, issue 4, Psychology Press, United Kingdom, pp. 563-584.

Alway, Y., McKay, A.J.D., Ponsford, J.L., Schonberger, M., 2012, Expressed emotion and its relationship to anxiety and depression after traumatic brain injury, Neuropsychological Rehabilitation [P], vol 22, issue 3, Psychology Press, United Kingdom, pp. 374-390.

Testa, R.R., Bennett, P.C., Ponsford, J.L., 2012, Factor analysis of nineteen executive function tests in a healthy adult population, Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology [P], vol 27, issue 2, Oxford University Press, United Kingdom, pp. 213-224.

Ponsford, J.L., Ziino, C.V., Parcell, D.L., Shekleton, J., Roper, M., Redman, J.R., Phipps-Nelson, B., Wilson Rajaratnam, S.M., 2012, Fatigue and sleep disturbance following traumatic brain injury - their nature, causes and potential treatments, Journal Of Head Trauma Rehabilitation [P], vol 27, issue 3, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, United States, pp. 224-233.

Tweedly, L.C., Ponsford, J.L., Lee, N., 2012, Investigation of the effectiveness of brief interventions to reduce alcohol consumption following traumatic brain injury, Journal Of Head Trauma Rehabilitation [P], vol 27, issue 5, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, United States, pp. 331-341.

Hsieh, M., Ponsford, J.L., Wong, D.K., Schonberger, M., Taffe, J.R., McKay, A.J.D., 2012, Motivational interviewing and cognitive behaviour therapy for anxiety following traumatic brain injury: a pilot randomised controlled trial, Neuropsychological Rehabilitation [P], vol 22, issue 4, Psychology Press, United Kingdom, pp. 585-608.

Ponsford, J.L., Cameron, P., Fitzgerald, M., Grant, M.K., Mikocka-Walus, A., Schonberger, M., 2012, Predictors of postconcussive symptoms 3 months after mild traumatic brain injury, Neuropsychology [P], vol 26, issue 3, American Psychological Association, United States, pp. 304-313.

Grant, M.K., Ponsford, J.L., Bennett, P.C., 2012, The application of goal management training to aspects of financial management in individuals with traumatic brain injury, Neuropsychological Rehabilitation [P], vol 22, issue 6, Psychology Press, United Kingdom, pp. 852-873.

Renison, B.L., Ponsford, J.L., Testa, R.R., Richardson, B.L., Brownfield, K.C., 2012, The ecological and construct validity of a newly developed measure of executive function: the virtual library task, Journal Of The International Neuropsychological Society [P], vol 18, issue 3, Cambridge University Press, United Kingdom, pp. 440-450.

Spitz, G., Schonberger, M., Ponsford, J.L., 2012, The relations among cognitive impairment, coping style, and emotional adjustment following traumatic brain injury, Journal Of Head Trauma Rehabilitation [P], Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, United States, pp. 1-10.

Ponsford, J.L., Tweedly, L.C., Lee, N., Taffe, J.R., 2012, Who responds better? Factors influencing a positive response to brief alcohol interventions for individuals with traumatic brain injury, Journal Of Head Trauma Rehabilitation [P], vol 27, issue 5, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, United States, pp. 342-348.

Ponsford, J.L., Ziino, C.V., Parcell, D.L., Shekleton, J.A., Roper, M., Redman, J.R., Phipps-Nelson, B., Wilson Rajaratnam, S.M., 2012, igue and sleep disturbance following traumatic brain injury-their nature, causes, and potential treatments, Journal Of Head Trauma Rehabilitation [P], vol 27, issue 3, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, USA, pp. 224-233.

Cooper, D., Rosenfeld, J., Murray, L., Arabi, Y., Davies, A., D'Urso, P., Kossmann, T., Ponsford, J., Seppelt, I., Reilly, P., Wolfe, R., 2011, Decompressive craniectomy in diffuse traumatic brain injury, New England Journal Of Medicine [P], vol 364, issue 16, Massachusetts Medical Society, USA, pp. 1493-1502.

Hsieh, M., Ponsford, J., Wong, D., McKay, A., 2011, Exploring variables associated with change in cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT) for anxiety following traumatic brain injury, Disability and Rehabilitation [P], vol E, Informa Healthcare, UK, pp. 1-8.

Ponsford, J., Cameron, P., Fitzgerald, M., Grant, M., Mikocka-Walus, A., 2011, Long-term outcomes after uncomplicated mild traumatic brain injury: a comparison with trauma controls, Journal of Neurotrauma [P], vol 28, issue 6, Mary Ann Liebert, Inc. Publishers, United States, pp. 937-946.

Schonberger, M., Ponsford, J.L., Olver, J., Ponsford, M., Wirtz, M., 2011, Prediction of functional and employment outcome 1 year after traumatic brain injury: A structural equation modelling approach, Journal Of Neurology Neurosurgery And Psychiatry [P], vol 82, issue 8, B M J Group, UK, pp. 936-941.

Gould, K.R., Ponsford, J.L., Johnston, L.S., Schonberger, M., 2011, Predictive and associated factors of psychiatric disorders after traumatic brain injury: A prospective study, Journal of Neurotrauma [P], vol 28, issue 7, Mary Ann Liebert, Inc. Publishers, USA, pp. 1155-1163.

Gould, K., Ponsford, J., Johnston, L., Schonberger, M., 2011, Relationship between psychiatric disorders and 1-Year Psychosocial outcome following traumatic brain injury, Journal Of Head Trauma Rehabilitation [P], vol 26, issue 1, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, US, pp. 79-89.

Ponsford, J., McLaren, A., Schonberger, M., Burke, R., Rudzki, D., Olver, J., Ponsford, M., 2011, The association between Apolipoprotein E and traumatic brain injury severity and functional outcome in a rehabilitation sample, Journal of Neurotrauma [P], vol 28, issue 9, Mary Ann Liebert Inc, New Rochelle USA, pp. 1683-1692.

Gould, K.R., Ponsford, J.L., Johnston, L.S., Schonberger, M., 2011, The nature, frequency and course of psychiatric disorders in the first year after traumatic brain injury: A prospective study, Psychological Medicine [P], vol 41, issue 10, Cambridge University Press, UK, pp. 2099-2109.

Schonberger, M., Ponsford, J.L., Reutens, D.C., Beare, R.J., Clarke, D.M., O'Sullivan, R.M., 2011, The relationship between mood disorders and MRI findings following traumatic brain injury, Brain Injury [P], vol 25, issue 6, Informa Healthcare, UK, pp. 543-550.

Schonberger, M., Ponsford, J.L., Gould, K., Johnston, L.S., 2011, The temporal relationship between depression, anxiety, and functional status after traumatic brain injury: A cross-lagged analysis, Journal Of The International Neuropsychological Society [P], vol 17, issue 5, Cambridge University Press, UK, pp. 781-787.

Schonberger, M., Ponsford, J., Olver, J., Ponsford, M., 2010, A longitudinal study of family functioning after TBI and relatives' emotional status, Neuropsychological Rehabilitation [P], vol 20, issue 6, Psychology Press, UK, pp. 813-829.

Ponsford, J., Schonberger, M., 2010, Family functioning and emotional state two and five years after traumatic brain injury, Journal Of The International Neuropsychological Society [P], vol 16, issue 2, Cambride University Press, UK, pp. 306-317.

Senathi-Raja, D., Ponsford, J., Schonberger, M., 2010, Impact of age on long-term cognitive function after traumatic brain injury, Neuropsychology [P], vol 24, issue 3, American Psychological Association, USA, pp. 336-344.

Whelan-Goodinson, R., Ponsford, J., Schonberger, M., Johnston, L., 2010, Predictors of psychiatric disorders following traumatic brain injury, Journal Of Head Trauma Rehabilitation [P], vol 25, issue 5, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, USA, pp. 320-329.

Shekleton, J., Parcell, D., Redman, J.R., Phipps-Nelson, J., Wilson Rajaratnam, S., Ponsford, J., 2010, Sleep disturbance and melatonin levels following traumatic brain injury, Neurology [P], vol 74, issue 21, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, USA, pp. 1732-1738.

Senathi-Raja, D., Ponsford, J., Schonberger, M., 2010, The association of age and time postinjury with long-term emotional outcome following traumatic brain injury, Journal Of Head Trauma Rehabilitation [P], vol 25, issue 5, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, USA, pp. 330-338.

Schonberger, M., Ponsford, J., 2010, The factor structure of the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale in individuals with traumatic brain injury, Psychiatry Research [P], vol 179, issue 3, Elsevier, Ireland, pp. 342-349.

Ponsford, J., Olver, J., Ponsford, M., Schonberger, M., 2010, Two-year outcome following traumatic brain injury and rehabilitation: A comparison of patients from metropolitan Melbourne and those residing in regional Victoria, Brain Impairment [P], vol 11, issue 3, Australian Academic Press Pty. Ltd, Australia, pp. 253-261.

Senathi-Raja, D.R., Ponsford, J.L., Schonberger, M., 2009, Association of age with long-term psychosocial outcome following traumatic brain injury, Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine [P], vol 41, issue 8, Stiftelsen Rehabiliteringsinformation, Sweden, Belgium, pp. 666-673.

Willmott, C.J., Ponsford, J.L., 2009, Efficacy of methylphenidate in the rehabilitation of attention following traumatic brain injury: a randomised, crossover, double blind, placebo controlled inpatient trial, Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry, vol 80, BMJ Group, UK, pp. 552-557.

Willmott, C.J., Ponsford, J.L., Hocking, C.A., Schonberger, M., 2009, Factors contributing to attentional impairments after traumatic brain injury, Neuropsychology [P], vol 23, issue 4, American Psychological Association, USA, pp. 424-432.

Draper, K.J., Ponsford, J.L., 2009, Long-term outcome following traumatic brain injury: A comparison of subjective reports by those injured and their relatives, Neuropsychological Rehabilitation [P], vol 19, issue 5, Psychology Press, UK, pp. 645-661.

Whelan-Goodinson, R., Ponsford, J., Johnston, L., Grant, F., 2009, Psychiatric disorders following traumatic brain injury: Their nature and frequency, Journal Of Head Trauma Rehabilitation [P], vol 24, issue 5, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, USA, pp. 324-332.

Willmott, C.J., Ponsford, J.L., Olver, J., Ponsford, M., 2009, Safety of methylphenidate following traumatic brain injury: Impact on vital signs and side-effects during inpatient rehabilitation, Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine [P], vol 41, issue 7, Stiftelsen Rehabiliteringsinformation, Sweden, pp. 585-587.

Schonberger, M., Ponsford, J.L., Reutens, D.C., Beare, R., O'Sullivan, R.M., 2009, The relationship between age, injury severity, and MRI findings after traumatic brain injury, Journal of Neurotrauma [P], vol 26, issue 12, Mary Ann Liebert, Inc. Publishers, USA, pp. 2157-2167.

Whelan-Goodinson, R.E., Ponsford, J.L., Schonberger, M., 2009, Validity of the hospital anxiety and depression scale to assess depression and anxiety following traumatic brain injury as compared with the structured clinical interview for DSM-IV, Journal of Affective Disorders [P], vol 114, Elsevier, Netherlands, pp. 94-102.

Fisher, C., Wilshire, C.E., Ponsford, J.L., 2009, Word discrimination therapy: A new technique for the treatment of a phonologically based word-finding impairment, Aphasiology, vol 23, Psychology Press, UK, pp. 676-693.

Whelan-Goodinson, R.E., Ponsford, J.L., Schonberger, M., 2008, Association between psychiatric state and outcome following traumatic brain injury, Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine, vol 40, issue 10, Stiftelsen Rehabiliteringsinformation, Sweden, pp. 850-857.

Draper, K.J., Ponsford, J.L., 2008, Cognitive Functioning Ten Years Following Traumatic Brain Injury and Rehabilitation, Neuropsychology [P], vol 22, issue 5, Americal Psychological Association, US, pp. 618-625.

Cooper, D.J., Rosenfeld, J.V., Murray, L.J., Wolfe, R.S.J., Ponsford, J.L., Davies, A.R., D'Urso, P.S., Pellegrino, V., Malham, G.M., Kossmann, T., 2008, Early decompressive craniectomy for patients with severe traumatic brain injury and refractory intracranial hypertension-A pilot randomized trial, Journal of Critical Care, vol 23, issue 3, WB Saunders co., Australia, pp. 387-393.

Ponsford, J.L., Hill, B., Karamitsios, M., Bahar-Fuchs, A., 2008, Factors influencing outcome after orthopedic trauma, The Journal of Trauma, vol 64, issue 4, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, USA, pp. 1001-1009.

Ponsford, J.L., Draper, K.J., Schonberger, M., 2008, Functional outcome 10 years after traumatic brain injury: Its relationship with demographic, injury severity, and cognitive and emotional status, Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society, vol 14, issue 2, Cambridge University Press, UK, USA, pp. 233-242.

Ponsford, J.L., Myles, P.S., Cooper, J., McDermott, F.T., Murray, L.J., Laidlaw, J., Cooper, G.J., Tremayne, A., Bernard, S., 2008, Gender differences in outcome in patients with hypotension and severe traumatic brain injury, Injury, vol 39, issue 1, Elsevier Ltd., United Kingdom, pp. 67-76.

Parcell, D.L., Ponsford, J.L., Redman, J.R., Wilson Rajaratnam, S.M., 2008, Poor sleep quality and changes in objectively recorded sleep after traumatic brain injury: A preliminary study, Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, vol 89, issue 5, WB Saunders Co., USA, pp. 843-850.

Saltapidas, H., Ponsford, J.L., 2008, The influence of cultural background on experiences and beliefs about traumatic brain injury and their association with outcome, Brain Impairment, vol 9, issue 1, Australian Academic Press Pty. Ltd., Australia, pp. 1-13.

Ponsford, J.L., Whelan-Goodinson, R.E., Bahar-Fuchs, A., 2007, Alcohol and drug use following traumatic brain injury: A prospective study, Brain Injury, vol 21, issue 13-14, Taylor & francis Ltd, UK, pp. 1385-1392.

Ponsford, J.L., Rudzki, D., Bailey, K.A., Ng, K.T., 2007, Impact of apolipoprotein gene on cognitive impairment and recovery after traumatic brain injury, Neurology, vol 68, issue 8, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Philadelphia USA, pp. 619-620.

Draper, K.J., Ponsford, J.L., Schonberger, M., 2007, Psychosocial and emotional outcomes 10 years following traumatic brain injury, Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation, vol 22, issue 5, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, USA, pp. 278-287.

Saltapidas, H., Ponsford, J.L., 2007, The influence of cultural background on motivation for and participation in rehabilitation and outcome following traumatic brain injury, Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation, vol 22, issue 2, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, USA, pp. 132-139.

Anson, K., Ponsford, J.L., 2006, Coping and emotional adjustment following traumatic brain injury, Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation, vol 21, issue 3, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, USA, pp. 248-259.

Ponsford, J.L., Harrington, H., Olver, J., Roper, M., 2006, Evaluation of a community-based model of rehabilitation following traumatic brain injury, Neuropsychological Rehabilitation, vol 16, issue 3, Psychology Press, East Sussex England, pp. 315-328.

Anson, K., Ponsford, J.L., 2006, Evaluation of a coping skills group following traumatic brain injury, Brain Injury, vol 20, issue 2, Taylor & Francis Ltd, Abingdon England, pp. 167-178.

Ziino, C.V., Ponsford, J.L., 2006, Selective attention deficits and subjective fatigue following traumatic brain injury, Neuropsychology, vol 20, issue 3, American Psychological Association/ Educational Publishing Foundation, USA, pp. 383-390.

Purcell, D.L., Ponsford, J.L., Wilson Rajaratnam, S.M., Redman, J.R., 2006, Self-reported changes to nighttime sleep after traumatic brain injury, Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, vol 87, issue 2, WB Saunders Co-Elsevier Inc, USA, pp. 278-285.

Ziino, C.V., Ponsford, J.L., 2006, Vigilance and fatigue following traumatic brain injury, Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society, vol 12, issue 1, Cambridge University Press, New York USA, pp. 100-110.

Anson, K., Ponsford, J.L., 2006, Who benefits? Outcome following a coping skills group intervention for traumatically brain injured individuals, Brain Injury, vol 20, issue 1, Taylor & Francis Ltd, Oxon England, pp. 1-13.

Bennett, P.C., Ong, B., Ponsford, J.L., 2005, Assessment of executive dysfunction following traumatic brain injury: comparison of the BADS with other clinical neuropsychological measures, Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society, vol 11, issue 5, Cambridge University Press, New York USA, pp. 606-613.

Fleminger, S., Ponsford, J.L., 2005, Long term outcome after traumatic brain injury, British Medical Journal, vol 331, issue 7530, BMJ Publishing Group, UK, pp. 1419-1420.

Ziino, C.V., Ponsford, J.L., 2005, Measurement and prediction of subjective fatigue following traumatic brain injury, Journal of International Neuropsychological Society, vol 11, issue 4, Cambridge University Press, New York USA, pp. 416-425.

Bennett, P.C., Ong, B., Ponsford, J.L., 2005, Measuring executive dysfunction in an acute rehabilitation setting: using the dysexecutive questionnaire (DEX), Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society, vol 11, issue 4, Cambridge University Press, New York USA, pp. 376-385.

Ponsford, J.L., 2005, Rehabilitation interventions after mild head injury, Current Opinion in Neurology, vol 18, issue 6, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Philadelphia USA, pp. 692-697.

Steele, D.L., Rajaratnam, S., Redman, J.R., Ponsford, J.L., 2005, The effect of traumatic brain injury on the timing of sleep, Chronobiology International, vol 22, issue 1, Taylor & Francis Inc., USA, pp. 89-105.

Cooper, J., Myles, P.S., McDermott, F.T., Murray, L.J., Laidlaw, J., Cooper, G., Tremayne, A.B., Bernard, S.S., Ponsford, J.L., 2004, Prehospital hypertonic saline resuscitation of patients with hypotension and severe traumatic brain injury: a randomized controlled trial, Journal of the American Medical Association, vol 291, issue 11, American Medical Association, Chicago USA, pp. 1350-1357.

Ponsford, J.L., Cameron, P., Willmott, C.J., Rothwell, A., Kelly, A., Nelms, R., Ng, K.T., 2004, Use of the Westmead PTA scale to monitor recovery of memory after mild head injury, Brain Injury, vol 18, issue 6, Taylor & Francis Ltd, UK, pp. 603-614.

Ponsford, J.L., Ziino, C.V., 2003, Fatigue and attention following traumatic brain injury, Zeitschrift fur Neuropsychologie, vol 14, issue 3, Hans Huber AG, Switzerland, pp. 155-163.

Ponsford, J.L., Olver, J., Ponsford, M., Nelms, R., 2003, Long-term adjustment of families following traumatic brain injury where comprehensive rehabilitation has been provided, Brain Injury, vol 17, issue 6, Taylor & Francis Ltd, UK, pp. 453-468.

Ponsford, J.L., 2003, Sexual changes associated with traumatic brain injury, Neuropsychological Rehabilitation, vol 13, issue 1/2, Psychology Press, East Sussex UK, pp. 275-289.

Ponsford, J., Willmott, C., Rothwell, A., Cameron, P.A., Kelly, A., 2002, Impact of early intervention on outcome following mild head injury in adults, Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry, vol 73, issue 3, BMJ Publishing Group, London UK, pp. 330-332.

Ponsford, J., Willmott, C., Rothwell, A., Cameron, P.A., Ayton, G., Nelms, R., Curran, C., Ng, K.T., 2001, Impact of early intervention on outcome after mild traumatic brain injury in children, Pediatrics, vol 108, issue 6, American Academy of Pediatrics, USA, pp. 1297-1303.

Curran, C., Ponsford, J., Crowe, S.F., 2000, Coping strategies and emotional outcome following traumatic brain injury: A comparison with orthopedic patients, The Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation, vol 15, 6, Aspen Publishers, Inc, Gaithersburg MD USA, pp. 1256-1274.

Ponsford, J., Willmott, C., Rothwell, A., Cameron, P.A., Kelly, A., Nelms, R., Curran, C., Ng, K.T., 2000, Factors influencing outcome following mild traumatic brain injury in adults, Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society, vol 6, Cambridge University Press, New York NY USA, pp. 568-579.

Ponsford, J., Willmott, C., Rothwell, A., Cameron, P.A., Aryton, G., Nelms, R., Curran, C., Ng, K.T., 1999, Cognitive and behavioral outcome following mild traumatic head injury in children, Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation, vol 14, 4, Aspen Publishers Inc, Frederick MD USA, pp. 360-372.

Ponsford, J., Olver, J., Nelms, R., Curran, C., Ponsford, M., 1999, Outcome measurement in an inpatient and outpatient traumatic brain injury rehabilitation programme, Neuropsychological Rehabilitation, vol 9, 3/4, Psychology Press Ltd, Hove England UK, pp. 517-534.

Williams, I., Ponsford, J.L., Gibson, K.L., Mulhall, L.E., Curran, C.A., Abel, L.A., 1997, Cerebral control of saccades and neuropsychological test results after head injury, Journal of Clinical Neuroscience, vol 4, Churchill Livingstone, Edinburgh UK, pp. 186-196.

Teaching Commitment

DPSY5262 - Case analysis and professional practice in neuropsychology 1

DPSY5265 - Neuropsychological syndromes

DPSY6162 - Case analysis and professional practice in neuropsychology 2

DPSY6262 - Case analysis and professional practice in neuropsychology 3

DPSY6263 - Recovery of function and rehabilitation after brain injury

Activities

Professional organisation memberships

Member
Australian Psychological Society

Postgraduate Research Supervisions

Current Supervision

Program of Study:: (DOCTORATE BY RESEARCH).
Thesis Title:: Alleviating attentional disturbances following traumatic brain injury..
Supervisors:: Ponsford, J (Joint-co), Willmott, C (Joint).

Program of Study:: (DOCTORATE BY RESEARCH).
Thesis Title:: An investigation into the cognitive skills underpinning single word decoding in children with reading disorders..
Supervisors:: Testa, R (Main), Ponsford, J (Associate).

Program of Study:: (DOCTORATE BY RESEARCH).
Thesis Title:: Analysis of white matter connectivity in adolescents with emerging psychiatric disorders.
Supervisors:: Ponsford, J (Joint), Willmott, C (Joint-co).

Program of Study:: (DOCTORATE BY RESEARCH).
Thesis Title:: Characteristics and experiences which contribute to positive mental health following traumatic brain injury.
Supervisors:: Ponsford, J (Main), Wong, D (Associate).

Program of Study:: (DOCTORATE BY RESEARCH).
Thesis Title:: Comparison of outcomes following traumatic injury: What is the unique experience of those with brain injury compared with orthopaedic injury..
Supervisors:: Ponsford, J (Main).

Program of Study:: (DOCTORATE BY RESEARCH).
Thesis Title:: Developing a biopsychosocial model to explain the relationship between organic, cognitive, psychiatric, and functional outcomes following traumatic brain injury (TBI).
Supervisors:: Ponsford, J (Main), Maller, J (Associate).

Program of Study:: (DOCTORATE BY RESEARCH).
Thesis Title:: Driving and awareness following traumatic brain injury.
Supervisors:: Ponsford, J (Joint), Stolwyk, R (Joint-co), Charlton, J (Associate).

Program of Study:: (DOCTORATE BY RESEARCH).
Thesis Title:: Efficacy of melatonin for sleep disturbance following traumatic brain injury.
Supervisors:: Ponsford, J (Joint-co), Rajaratnam, S (Joint).

Program of Study:: (DOCTORATE BY RESEARCH).
Thesis Title:: Investigating cognitive and psychological processes underlying poor awareness in older adults.
Supervisors:: Stolwyk, R (Main), Haines, T (Associate), Ponsford, J (Associate).

Program of Study:: (DOCTORATE BY RESEARCH).
Thesis Title:: Investigating disability appraisal discrepancies post-stroke.
Supervisors:: Stolwyk, R (Main), Ponsford, J (Associate).

Program of Study:: (DOCTORATE BY RESEARCH).
Thesis Title:: On the Road Again - Return to driving after traumatic brain injury.
Supervisors:: Ponsford, J (Main), Charlton, J (Associate).

Program of Study:: (DOCTORATE BY RESEARCH).
Thesis Title:: Rehabilitation of executive function following traumatic brain injury.
Supervisors:: Mckinlay, A (Joint-co), Ponsford, J (Joint).

Program of Study:: (DOCTORATE BY RESEARCH).
Thesis Title:: Self-awareness following TBI.
Supervisors:: Ponsford, J (Main), Mckay, A (Associate).

Program of Study:: (DOCTORATE BY RESEARCH).
Thesis Title:: Subjective memory complaints and cognitive, behavioural and brain imaging profiles in older adults..
Supervisors:: Mckay, A (Joint), Ponsford, J (Joint-co).

Program of Study:: (DOCTORATE BY RESEARCH).
Thesis Title:: The neuropsychology of schizophrenia and emotion: A cross-cultural perspective.
Supervisors:: Manderson, L (Joint), Ponsford, J (Joint-co).

Program of Study:: (DOCTORATE BY RESEARCH).
Thesis Title:: The prospective examination of the frequency, course and predictors of psychiatric disorders following traumatic brain injury.
Supervisors:: Ponsford, J (Main), Mckay, A (Associate).

Program of Study:: (DOCTORATE BY RESEARCH).
Thesis Title:: Traumatic Brain Injury and Psychiatric Disorder.
Supervisors:: Ponsford, J (Main), Mckay, A (Associate), Rajaratnam, S (Associate).

Completed Supervision

Student:: Anson, K.
Program of Study:: PSYCHOLOGICAL OUTCOME FOLLOWING TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY: EVALUATION OF A COPING SKILLS GROUP. (PHD) 2005.
Supervisors:: Ponsford, J (Main).
Student:: Draper, K.
Program of Study:: Cognitive and psychosocial outcome following traumatic brain injury: a 10 year follow-up study. (PHD) 2006.
Supervisors:: Ponsford, J (Main).
Student:: Fisher, C.
Program of Study:: Language rehabilitation in stroke patients with aphasia. (PHD) 2005.
Supervisors:: Ponsford, J (Joint-Co).
Student:: Goodinson, R.
Program of Study:: Psychiatric disorders and traumatic brain injury: their nature, frequency, predictors and association with outcome. (PHD) 2008.
Supervisors:: Ponsford, J (Main), Grant, F (Associate).
Student:: Gould, K.
Program of Study:: An examination of the relationships between psychiatric disorders and traumatic brain injury: a prospective study. (PHD) 2010.
Supervisors:: Ponsford, J (Main), Schonberger, M (Associate).
Student:: Grant, M.
Program of Study:: Goal management training in individuals with traumatic brain injury. (PHD) 2008.
Supervisors:: Bennett, P (Joint), Ponsford, J (Joint-Co).
Student:: Hsieh, M.
Program of Study:: Cognitive behaviour therapy and motivational interviewing for anxiety disorders following moderate-sever traumatic brain injury. (PHD) 2010.
Supervisors:: Ponsford, J (Main), Schonberger, M (Associate), Wong, D (Associate).
Student:: Kelly, A.
Program of Study:: An investigation of self concept after traumatic brain injury. (PHD) 2012.
Supervisors:: Ponsford, J (Main), Couchman, G (Associate).
Student:: Parcell, D.
Program of Study:: SLEEP DISTURBANCE FOLLOWING TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY. (PHD) 2004.
Supervisors:: Ponsford, J (Main), Rajaratnam, S (Associate), Redman, J (Associate).
Student:: Renison, B.
Program of Study:: Construct and ecological validity of a new virtual reality measure of executive function; the Virtual Library Task. (PHD) 2010.
Supervisors:: Ponsford, J (Main), Testa, R (Associate).
Student:: Ross, P.
Program of Study:: Driving after a TBI. 2011.
Supervisors:: Ponsford, J (Main), Charlton, J (Associate), Schonberger, M (Associate).
Student:: Rudzki, D.
Program of Study:: GENETIC FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH COGNITION AND OUTCOME FOLLOWING TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY. (PHD) 2004.
Supervisors:: Ponsford, J (Main), Ng, K (Associate).
Student:: Saltapidas, H.
Program of Study:: The influence of cultural background on beliefs, rehabilitation and outcome following traumatic brain injury. (PHD) 2005.
Supervisors:: Ponsford ((Double Id)), J (Main).
Student:: Senathi-Raja, D.
Program of Study:: Impact of age on long-term outcome following traumatic brain injury. (PHD) 2008.
Supervisors:: Ponsford, J (Main), Schonberger, M (Associate).
Student:: Sinclair, K.
Program of Study:: Fatigue and sleep disturbance following traumatic brain injury: a role for light therapy?. (PHD) 2012.
Supervisors:: Rajaratnam, S (Main), Ponsford, J (Associate).
Student:: Tweedly, L.
Program of Study:: The investigation of a brief intervention to minimise alcohol use following traumatic brain injury. (PHD) 2011.
Supervisors:: Ponsford, J (Main).
Student:: Williams, C.
Program of Study:: COGNITIVE FUNCTIONING AND QUALITY OF LIFE IN PEOPLE WITH SCHIZOPHRENIA: RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE SYMPTOMS AND ANTIPSYCHOTIC MEDICATION. (PHD) 2004.
Supervisors:: Kulkarni, J (Main), Ponsford, J (Associate).
Student:: Willmott, C.
Program of Study:: Pharmacological approaches to the rehabilitation of attentional deficits following traumatic brain injury: a model for methylphenidate. (PHD) 2008.
Supervisors:: Ponsford, J (Main), Redman, J (Joint-Co).
Student:: Ziino, C.
Program of Study:: AN INVESTIGATION OF FATIGUE AFTER TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY. (PHD) 2005.
Supervisors:: Ponsford, J (Main).