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1. Definitions and Interpretation
In this Cookie Policy, unless the context otherwise requires, the following expressions have the following meanings:
Cookie: means a small file placed on your computer or device by Our Site when you visit certain parts of Our Site and/or when you use certain features of Our Site;
Cookie Law: means the relevant parts of the Privacy and Electronic Communications (EC Directive) Regulations 2003 and of EU Regulation 2016/679 General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”);
Personal data: means any and all data that relates to an identifiable person who can be directly or indirectly identified from that data, as defined by EU Regulation 2016/679 General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”); and
We/Us/Our: means “Our Website/School/Company”, the brand owned and operated by Company name or Person.
2. Information About Us
Our Site is owned and operated by Concussion Corner Academy®.
- Registered address: 591 Warburton Avenue, #630 – Hastings on Hudson, NY, 10706
- Email address: hello@concussioncorner.org
3. How Does Our Site Use Cookies?
- 3.1 Our Site may place and access certain first-party Cookies on your computer or device. First party Cookies are those placed directly by Us and are used only by Us. We use Cookies to facilitate and improve your experience of Our Site and services. We have carefully chosen these Cookies and have taken steps to ensure that your privacy and personal data is protected and respected at all times.
- 3.2 By using Our Site, you may also receive certain third-party Cookies on your computer or device. Third-party Cookies are those placed by websites, services, and/or parties other than Us. Third-party Cookies are used on Our Site for analytics and for marketing purposes. For more details, please refer to section 4 below.
- 3.3 All Cookies used by and on Our Site are used in accordance with current Cookie Law. We may use some or all of the following types of Cookie:
- 3.3.1 Strictly Necessary Cookies
A Cookie falls into this category (usually first-party cookies) if it is essential to the operation of Our Site as without them we cannot provide the functionality that you need to use this website. For example, essential cookies help remember your preferences as you navigate through the online school, also support functions such as logging in, and payment transactions. - 3.3.2 Functionality Cookies
Functional Cookies allow our web site to remember choices you make, e.g. your user name, log in details and language preferences and any customizations you make to pages during your visit. They are necessary to provide features and services specific to individual users. - 3.3.3 Analytics Cookies
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It is important for Us to know when and how often you visit Our Site, and which parts of it you have used (including which pages you have visited and which links you have visited). As with analytics Cookies, this information helps us to better understand you and, in turn, to make Our Site and advertising more relevant to your interests. Some information gathered by targeting Cookies may also be shared with third parties. - 3.3.5 Third Party Cookies
Third-party Cookies are not placed by Us; instead, they are placed by third parties that provide services to Us and/or to you. Third-party Cookies may be used by advertising services to serve up tailored advertising to you on Our Site, or by third parties providing analytics services to Us (these Cookies will work in the same way as analytics Cookies described above). - 3.3.6 Persistent Cookies
Any of the above types of Cookie may be a persistent Cookie. Persistent Cookies are those which remain on your computer or device for a predetermined period and are activated each time you visit Our Site. - 3.3.7 Session Cookies
Any of the above types of Cookie may be a session Cookie. Session Cookies are temporary and only remain on your computer or device from the point at which you visit Our Site until you close your browser. Session Cookies are deleted when you close your browser.
- 3.4 Cookies on Our Site are not permanent and will expire as indicated in the table below.
- 3.5 For more details of the personal data that We collect and use, the measures we have in place to protect personal data, your legal rights, and our legal obligations, please refer to our Privacy Policy
- 3.6 For more specific details of the Cookies that We use, please refer to the table below.
4. What Cookies Does Our Site Use?
- 4.1 The following first-party Cookies may be placed on your computer or device:
| Name of Cookie | Purpose | Strictly Necessary | Expires |
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| DPSettings | Preserves the user's Cookie policy preferences | Yes | 12 days |
| slim_session | Preserves User Login information and states | Yes | 1 day |
- 4.2 The following strictly necessary third-party Cookies may be placed on your computer or device (remove stripe cookies from the list if you don’t use stripe):
| Name of Cookie | Provider | Purpose | Expires |
| nsr | m.stripe.network | Used to process payments for our website. | When you close your browser |
| cookiesEnabled | checkout.stripe.com | Used to process payments for our website. | When you close your browser |
| __stripe_sid | checkout.stripe.com | Used to process payments for our website. | When you close your browser |
| __stripe_mid | checkout.stripe.com | Used to distinguish users. | 1 year |
| ab_disable_remember_ | checkout.stripe.com | Used to process payments for our website. | 7 years |
| checkout-test-session | checkout.stripe.com | Used to process payments for our website. | 10 years |
| cid | checkout.stripe.com | Used to process payments for our website. | for ever |
| vuid | vimeo.com | These cookies are used by Vimeo to collect analytics tracking information. | 1 year |
| player | player.vimeo.com | These cookies are used by Vimeo to collect analytics tracking information. | 1 year |
- 4.3 Our Site uses the following functional Cookies (remove cookies not exploited in your school):
Olark
| Name of Cookie | Provider | Purpose | Expires |
| hblid | concussioncorner.org | a visitor identifier that we use only on your site to remember this visitor between visits | 2 years |
| wcsid | concussioncorner.org | a session identifier that we use only on your site to keep track of a single chat session | When you close your browser |
| olfsk | concussioncorner.org | storage identifier that we use to maintain chat state across pages (e.g. message history) | 2 years |
| _okbk | concussioncorner.org | extra state information (e.g. chat box being open/closed) | When you close your browser |
| _ok | concussioncorner.org | most recent Olark site ID (security measure) | When you close your browser |
| _oklv | concussioncorner.org | the Olark loader version (for improved caching) | When you close your browser |
| _okla | concussioncorner.org | used for caching purposes (loaded from CDN vs. loaded from our infrastructure) | When you close your browser |
| _okgid | concussioncorner.org | used for caching by setting a hash for assets to determine if they have changed and if they need to be refreshed | When you close your browser |
| _okac | concussioncorner.org | used for caching by setting a hash for assets to determine if they have changed and if they need to be refreshed | When you close your browser |
TawkTo
| Name of Cookie | Provider | Purpose | Expires |
| TawkConnectionTime | concussioncorner.org | previous registration time stamp | When you close your browser |
| Tawk_ | concussioncorner.org | socket connection url | When you close your browser |
| __tawkuuid | concussioncorner.org |
domain restriction values | 6 months |
| __cfduid | tawk.to | Used by the content network, Cloudflare, to identify trusted web traffic. | 1 year |
Freshchat
| Name of Cookie | Provider | Purpose | Expires |
| pubsub_cookie | concussioncorner.org | This cookie is used for the freshchat service | When you close your browser |
| hop- | concussioncorner.org | This cookie is used for the freshchat service | When you close your browser |
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| _ | concussioncorner.org | This cookie is used for the freshchat service | 1 year |
| pnctest | concussioncorner.org |
This cookie is used for the freshchat service | 1 year |
Zendesk Web Widget
| Name of Cookie | Provider | Purpose | Expires |
| ZD-referrerPolicy | concussioncorner.org |
Stores referrer tags | Forever |
| ZD-zE_oauth | concussioncorner.org | Stores the authentication token once the user has been authenticated. | 2 hours |
| ZD-currentTime | concussioncorner.org | Sets the time when page loads. | Forever |
| ZD-settings | concussioncorner.org | Stores a hash of settings so that we don't keep sending blips after the initial one | Forever |
| ZD-suid | concussioncorner.org | Session id for pathfinder. | 20 minutes |
| ZD-buid | concussioncorner.org | Collects Machine ID. | Forever |
Intercom
| Name of Cookie | Provider | Purpose | Expires |
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This cookie is used by Intercom as a session so that users can continue a chat as they move through the site. | 9 months |
- 4.4 Our Site uses analytics services provided by your analytics services, if any. Website analytics refers to a set of tools used to collect and analyse anonymous usage information, enabling us to better understand how Our Site is used. This, in turn, enables us to improve Our Site and the products and services offered through them.
- 4.5 The analytics services used by Our Site use Cookies to gather the required information. You do not have to allow us to use these Cookies, however, whilst our use of them does not pose any risk to your privacy or your safe use of Our Site, it does enable us to continually improve Our Site, making it a better and more useful experience for you.
- 4.6 The analytics services used by Our Site uses the following Cookies (remove cookies not exploited in your school):
Google Analytics
| Name of Cookie | Provider | Purpose | Expires |
| _ga | concussioncorner.org |
Google Analytics: Registers a unique ID that is used to generate statistical data on how the visitor uses the website. | 2 years |
| _gat | concussioncorner.org | Google Analytics: Used by Google Analytics to throttle the request rate. | When you close your browser |
| _gid | concussioncorner.org | Google Analytics: Registers a unique ID that is used to generate statistical data on how the visitor uses the website. | When you close your browser |
| collect | concussioncorner.org | Google Analytics: Used to send data to Google Analytics about the visitor's device and behaviour. Tracks the visitor across devices and marketing channels. | When you close your browser |
Mixpanel
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MixPanel: Cookie used by MixPanel for analytics purposes | 1 year |
Sumo me
| Name of Cookie | Provider | Purpose | Expires |
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The __smToken is set once you login to Sumo and is checked to verify whether you are logged into Sumo or not. | 1 year |
| __smSmartbarShown | concussioncorner.org | Is set when the Smartbar is shown | 50 years |
| __smVID | concussioncorner.org | Used to display relevant advertising | 1 month |
| __smSessionId | concussioncorner.org | Used by Sumo to establish a cookie on a users computer to begin a session to enable Sumo products | When you close your browser |
- 4.7 Targeting/Marketing cookies
Targeting/Marketing cookies are used to track visitors across websites. They may be used by those companies to build a profile of your interests and show you relevant adverts on other sites. They do not store directly personal information but are based on uniquely identifying your browser and internet device. The intention is to display ads that are relevant and engaging for the individual user and thereby more valuable for publishers and third-party advertisers. If you do not allow these cookies, you will experience less targeted advertising (remove cookies not exploited in your school):
| Name of Cookie | Provider | Purpose | Expires |
| fr | facebook.com | Used by Facebook to deliver a series of advertisement products such as real time bidding from third-party advertisers | 3 months |
| fr | facebook.com | Used by Facebook to deliver a series of advertisement products such as real time bidding from third-party advertisers | When you close your browser |
Hubspot
| Name of Cookie | Provider | Purpose | Expires |
| __hstc | concussioncorner.org | The main cookie for tracking visitors. It contains the domain, utk (see below), initial timestamp (first visit), last timestamp (last visit), current timestamp (this visit), and session number (increments for each subsequent session). | 2 years |
| hubspotutk | concussioncorner.org | This cookie is used for to keep track of a visitor's identity. This cookie is passed to HubSpot on form submission and used when de-duplicating contacts. | 10 years |
| __hssc | concussioncorner.org | This cookie keeps track of sessions. This is used to determine if we should increment the session number and timestamps in the __hstc cookie. It contains the domain, viewCount (increments each pageView in a session), and session start timestamp. | 30 min |
| __hssrc | concussioncorner.org | Whenever HubSpot changes the session cookie, this cookie is also set. We set it to 1 and use it to determine if the visitor has restarted their browser. If this cookie does not exist when we manage cookies, we assume it is a new session. | session |
| messagesUtk | concussioncorner.org |
This cookie is used to recognize visitors who chat with you via the messages tool. If the visitor leaves your site before they're added as a contact, they will have this cookie associated with their browser. If you have a history of chatting with a visitor and they return to your site later in the same cookied browser, the messages tool will load your conversation history with that visitor. | session |
Refersion
| Name of Cookie | Provider | Purpose | Expires |
| ci_session | refersion.com | Preserves users states across page requests. | When you close your browser |
| refersion_csrf_code | refersion.com | Sets csrf token to prevent cross site request forgery. | When you close your browser |
| __cfduid | refersion.com | Used by the content network, Cloudflare, to identify trusted web traffic. | 1 year |
Google AdWords
| Name of Cookie | Provider | Purpose | Expires |
| ads/ga-audiences | concussioncorner.org |
Used by Google AdWords to re-engage visitors that are likely to convert to customers based on the visitor's online behaviour across websites. | When you close your browser |
Fomo
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Used by Fomo for showing user notifications. | Persistent |
| Fomo.hstry-first-timestamp- | concussioncorner.org | Used by Fomo for showing user notifications | Persistent |
| Fomo.snv- | concussioncorner.org | Used by Fomo for showing user notifications | Persistent |
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(Keep section 5.1 and 5.2 if you are using our cookie opt-in mechanism from School Privacy settings.)
- 5.1 Before Cookies are placed on your computer or device, you will be shown a banner requesting your consent to set those Cookies. By giving your consent to the placing of Cookies you are enabling Us to provide the best possible experience and service to you. You may, if you wish, deny consent to the placing of Cookies unless those Cookies are strictly necessary; however certain features of Our Site may not function fully or as intended. You will be given the opportunity to allow and/or deny different categories of Cookie that We use.
- 5.2 In addition to the controls that We provide, you can choose to enable or disable Cookies in your internet browser. Most internet browsers also enable you to choose whether you wish to disable all Cookies or only third-party Cookies. By default, most internet browsers accept Cookies but this can be changed. For further details, please consult the help menu in your internet browser or the documentation that came with your device.
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- 6.2 In the event of any conflict between the current version of this Cookie Policy and any previous version(s), the provisions current and in effect shall prevail unless it is expressly stated otherwise.
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Program Faculty
Christina L. Master, MD, FAAP, CAQSM, FACSM
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Dr. Master is Professor of Clinical Pediatrics at the University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine and Associate Program Director of the Primary Care Sports Medicine fellowship at CHOP with over two decades of experience in clinical pediatrics. Dr. Master graduated from Princeton
University in 1989 with a degree in molecular biology and obtained her medical degree summa cum laude from University at Buffalo School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences. She completed her residency and chief residency at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia from 1993-1997. She was Vice Program Director of the Pediatric Residency Program at The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia for 17 years and subsequently completed a sabbatical year of fellowship training in primary care sports medicine at The Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. Dr. Master is board-certified in pediatrics and brain injury medicine with additional qualification in sports medicine and treats over a thousand youth with concussion annually in her outpatient practice. She is co-founding director of Minds Matter, the concussion program for children at CHOP that provides clinical care, community outreach and conducts research in youth concussion and the founding course director for the CHOP Minds Matter Concussion Conference. Her particular research emphasis has been describing the epidemiology of pediatric concussion and identifying vestibular and visual deficits following concussion as a target for intervention for those with prolonged symptoms. Her research on the use of functional near infrared spectroscopy and concussion won Best Overall Research Award, American Medical Society for Sports Medicine (AMSSM) in 2017 and is Co-Principal Investigator on the first AMSSM Collaborative Research Network (CRN) grant investigating the role of early exercise following concussion. She enjoys playing the piano, running, swimming and cycling and has completed marathons in Munich, Philadelphia, Budapest and NYC as well as a few triathlons at the sprint and olympic distances. She is the mother of three busy children who participate in activities including ice hockey, basketball, track and field, robotics, debate and HiQ.
Program Faculty
John J. Leddy, M.D.
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As a primary care sports medicine physician, my goal is to provide the best evidence-based evaluation and treatment practices to patients with concussion and post-concussion syndrome and to conduct clinical and physiological research on these conditions. I currently serve as medical director of the University at Buffalo Concussion Management Clinic, which is located at UB South Campus. This is the first center in the United States to use a standardized treadmill test to establish recovery from concussion and to use exercise in the rehabilitation of patients with prolonged concussion symptoms. I’m also the director of outcomes research for the Department of Orthopaedics and program director for the UB Primary Care Sports Medicine fellowship.My primary research interest is the investigation of the basic mechanisms of the disturbance of whole body physiology in concussion and how to help to restore the physiology to normal to help patients recover to safely return to activity and sport. I have published in the fields of orthopedics, sports medicine, physiology, nutrition, concussion and post-concussion syndrome.As a professor of Clinical Orthopaedics, Internal Medicine, and Rehabilitation Sciences at the University at Buffalo School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, I enjoy educating the next generation of physicians. I am proud to say that the educational experience at UB exposes young physicians to exceptional patient care based upon the latest research and that their experience is informed and enhanced by immersion in the research experience itself.
Source: University at Buffalo, Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences
Source: University at Buffalo, Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences
Program Faculty
Dustin J. Fink, MS, ATC
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Dustin is a certified athletic trainer (ATC) licensed in the state of Illinois and has been practicing as an outreach athletic trainer for hospitals and secondary schools for the past 20 years. Dustin received his undergraduate degree from Colorado State University - Pueblo in Biology (Sports Medicine emphasis) and went on to achieve his Masters in Health & Exercise Science from Colorado State University. During his formative years of a high school athletic trainer Dustin gravitated to concussions as an issue he was seeing. Not only the injury itself, but the treatment and recovery from.
Dustin has endured many concussions being an athlete and skier growing up. This led him to creating his website, theconcussionblog.com, where he aggregated all the common information for the assessment and treatment of concussion to keep “everyone on the same page”. Dustin has spent over 7,000 hours researching and understanding concussions including continual education on the matter. His ability to be a conduit between the scholarly information and the actual patient and their caregivers make him unique in this field.
Dustin has endured many concussions being an athlete and skier growing up. This led him to creating his website, theconcussionblog.com, where he aggregated all the common information for the assessment and treatment of concussion to keep “everyone on the same page”. Dustin has spent over 7,000 hours researching and understanding concussions including continual education on the matter. His ability to be a conduit between the scholarly information and the actual patient and their caregivers make him unique in this field.
Program Faculty
Jose Posas, MD, FAAN
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Dr. José Posas is a Sports Neurologist at Ochsner Health in New Orleans, LA. He serves as the Ochsner Neurology Residency Program Director, and the Neurology Department Chief Diversity Officer. He went to Louisiana State University Health Sciences School of Medicine in New Orleans, LA to complete his medical degree.
Dr. Posas completed his Neurology residency at the University of Miami at Jackson Memorial Hospital in Miami, FL, where he was Administrative Chief Resident in his senior year of training. He completed fellowship in Sports Neurology at Kerlan Jobe Orthopaedic Clinic in Los Angeles, CA, where he was the inaugural Sports Neurology Fellow. He has been elected to the Board of Directors of the American Academy of Neurology in April of 2023, and invited to serve on the Board of Editors of Continuum in the summer of 2023.
Dr. Posas completed his Neurology residency at the University of Miami at Jackson Memorial Hospital in Miami, FL, where he was Administrative Chief Resident in his senior year of training. He completed fellowship in Sports Neurology at Kerlan Jobe Orthopaedic Clinic in Los Angeles, CA, where he was the inaugural Sports Neurology Fellow. He has been elected to the Board of Directors of the American Academy of Neurology in April of 2023, and invited to serve on the Board of Editors of Continuum in the summer of 2023.
Program Faculty
Lenore Herget, PT, DPT, SCS, MEd, CSCS
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Dr. Herget is a Senior Physical Therapist, Board Certified Sports Clinical Specialist, Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist, Certified Clinical Instructor and Certified Emergency Medical Responder at the MGH Sports Medicine Center. She is a member of the New England Patriots Medical Staff and serves as the Concussion Rehabilitation Consultant to the Boston Bruins, Boston Red Sox, New England Revolution, Boston Celtics, Home Base Program, Special Operator Program and the MGH Sports Concussion Clinic.
She received her Bachelor of Arts degree in Theatre and Psychology from Wheaton College in 2000, her Masters in Education degree from SUNY in 2005, her post baccalaureate pre-med certificate from Hunter College in 2006 and her Doctor of Physical Therapy degree from MGH Institute of Health Professions in 2009.
Dr Herget’s practice includes rehabilitating athletes who have sustained a sports concussion, most specifically evaluating and treating high school through professional level athletes with concussions and assisting in their safe return to play. Her clinical expertise is in the cervicogenic contributions and visuo-vestibular treatment of athletes and military personnel who sustain concussions as well as the progression of exercise through exertional protocols. Her research has focused on management of athletes with post-concussion syndrome and the efficacy of pre-season and post-season visuo-vestibular testing to aid in return to play decision making, differentiating between concussion and cervicogenic symptom presentation, alternative exercise testing protocols, atypical mTBI presentations and considerations in the military population. She has lectured nationally on the topics of concussion and the non-acute management of athletes with post-concussive syndrome.
She received her Bachelor of Arts degree in Theatre and Psychology from Wheaton College in 2000, her Masters in Education degree from SUNY in 2005, her post baccalaureate pre-med certificate from Hunter College in 2006 and her Doctor of Physical Therapy degree from MGH Institute of Health Professions in 2009.
Dr Herget’s practice includes rehabilitating athletes who have sustained a sports concussion, most specifically evaluating and treating high school through professional level athletes with concussions and assisting in their safe return to play. Her clinical expertise is in the cervicogenic contributions and visuo-vestibular treatment of athletes and military personnel who sustain concussions as well as the progression of exercise through exertional protocols. Her research has focused on management of athletes with post-concussion syndrome and the efficacy of pre-season and post-season visuo-vestibular testing to aid in return to play decision making, differentiating between concussion and cervicogenic symptom presentation, alternative exercise testing protocols, atypical mTBI presentations and considerations in the military population. She has lectured nationally on the topics of concussion and the non-acute management of athletes with post-concussive syndrome.
Program Faculty
Jessica B. Schwartz, PT, DPT, CSCS
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Dr. Schwartz is an award-winning orthopedic residency-trained doctor of physical therapy, a national spokeswoman for the American Physical Therapy Association, founder of Concussion Corner Academy®, host of the Concussion Corner Podcast, and a persistent post-concussion symptom survivor, advocate, and concussion educator.
After spending a full year in rehabilitation and experiencing the profound dichotomy of being both doctor and patient, Dr. Schwartz identified gaps in concussion treatment and management in the global healthcare community. Her role has been to identify cognitive blind spots for healthcare providers, from physicians to athletic trainers, focusing on comprehensive targeted physical examinations, rehabilitative teams, and concussion care management.
Her vision is to facilitate collective competence across the healthcare continuum to better identify, treat, and care for the concussion patient of today while putting the "care back into healthcare" for this underserved patient population.
Dr. Schwartz hopes that by educating each other about the multi-system nature of these injuries and the scopes of practices of the multidisciplinary providers that have access to and have the ability to care for this cohort of patients, she will be able to facilitate a better patient-clinician encounter.
By speaking candidly about her experience with post-concussion syndrome, she hopes to facilitate learning from provider to provider, patient to provider, and caregiver to provider, honing in on the power of storytelling and collegial communication from a place of candor, curiosity, and enthusiasm.
After spending a full year in rehabilitation and experiencing the profound dichotomy of being both doctor and patient, Dr. Schwartz identified gaps in concussion treatment and management in the global healthcare community. Her role has been to identify cognitive blind spots for healthcare providers, from physicians to athletic trainers, focusing on comprehensive targeted physical examinations, rehabilitative teams, and concussion care management.
Her vision is to facilitate collective competence across the healthcare continuum to better identify, treat, and care for the concussion patient of today while putting the "care back into healthcare" for this underserved patient population.
Dr. Schwartz hopes that by educating each other about the multi-system nature of these injuries and the scopes of practices of the multidisciplinary providers that have access to and have the ability to care for this cohort of patients, she will be able to facilitate a better patient-clinician encounter.
By speaking candidly about her experience with post-concussion syndrome, she hopes to facilitate learning from provider to provider, patient to provider, and caregiver to provider, honing in on the power of storytelling and collegial communication from a place of candor, curiosity, and enthusiasm.
Program Faculty
Becky Bliss, PT, DPT, DHSc
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Becky Bliss, PT, DPT, DHSc has been actively practicing in the field of Physical Therapy for over two decades with specialization in concussion management since 2006. Her research interests include dysfunction of the vestibular ocular reflex following mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) as well as early detection of impairments that lead to post-concussion syndrome. She currently has several active studies specific to higher level motor control deficit identification in the sport athlete. Dr. Bliss is active within the Academy of Neurological Physical Therapy and serves on the Knowledge Translation Committee for the Concussion Clinical Prediction Guideline (CPG) while serving on part of the core committee of the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) Concussion CPG Revision group.
Dr. Bliss is a Clinical Assistant Teaching Professor in the Doctor of Physical Therapy program at the University of Missouri and is a board certified in Neurological Physical Therapy. She also serves the role of Program Coordinator for the Neurological Physical Therapy Residency. She holds her Certificate in Vestibular Rehabilitation from the APTA, as well as Advanced Vestibular Certificate and is an Impact Trained Physical Therapist. Dr. Bliss graduated from Ithaca College Department of Physical Therapy with a combined undergraduate-graduate Master of Physical Therapy in 2001. She completed her Doctorate in Physical Therapy from Des Moines University in 2014 and her Doctor of Health Science from the University of Indianapolis in 2019.
Program Faculty
Julia Treleaven, PhD, BPhty, FACP
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Dr. Treleaven is published in over 140 publications and has established expertise in her field of investigating the role of neck dysfunction in those with headache, dizziness, and post-concussion. Her research focuses on whiplash and neck pain, specifically the neck's influence on sensorimotor control.
We are thrilled to have Dr. Treleaven join our faculty for 2 of our 12 weeks of Beta II curriculum, focusing on the importance of the cervical spine and how it integrates across multiple systems and domains of concussion rehabilitation.
Currently, she serves as a member of the mTBI Australian and New Zealand Clinical Practice Guideline Development Group, leading the allied health sector. She has clinical and research expertise in physical impairments associated with concussion, such as headache, neck pain, dizziness, visual disturbances, and balance deficits.She investigated whether ongoing impairments exist beyond recovery times by examining patient self-reports and the vestibular, physiological, and cervical systems. Julia has presented at many national and international conferences and workshops on concussion, neck pain, whiplash, headache, and dizziness.
We are thrilled to have Dr. Treleaven join our faculty for 2 of our 12 weeks of Beta II curriculum, focusing on the importance of the cervical spine and how it integrates across multiple systems and domains of concussion rehabilitation.
Currently, she serves as a member of the mTBI Australian and New Zealand Clinical Practice Guideline Development Group, leading the allied health sector. She has clinical and research expertise in physical impairments associated with concussion, such as headache, neck pain, dizziness, visual disturbances, and balance deficits.She investigated whether ongoing impairments exist beyond recovery times by examining patient self-reports and the vestibular, physiological, and cervical systems. Julia has presented at many national and international conferences and workshops on concussion, neck pain, whiplash, headache, and dizziness.
Program Faculty
Neera Kapoor, OD, MS, FAAO, FCOVD-A
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Since establishing her career in New York during the mid-1990s, Dr. Kapoor has been an optometrist and a clinician-scientist in the field of vision care. She has demonstrated expertise in addressing vision deficits for those with concussion, traumatic brain injury (TBI), vestibular dysfunction, and stroke since January 2016. Her deep connection to her patients, and her understanding the in-between the care nuances required to work with mTBI, TBI, and ABI patients is why we are thrilled to have Dr. Kapoor join us 3 of our 12 weeks of Beta II curriculum focusing on neuro-optometric rehabilitative care and collaboration.
Dr. Kapoor has co-authored over 30 peer-reviewed articles, 10 textbook chapters, and 25 poster presentations. She has also presented over 120 lectures regionally, nationally, and internationally regarding vision and acquired brain injury.
Dr. Kapoor has co-authored over 30 peer-reviewed articles, 10 textbook chapters, and 25 poster presentations. She has also presented over 120 lectures regionally, nationally, and internationally regarding vision and acquired brain injury.
Program Faculty
Becky Bliss, PT, DPT, DHSc
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Becky Bliss, PT, DPT, DHSc has been actively practicing in the field of Physical Therapy for over two decades with specialization in concussion management since 2006. Her research interests include dysfunction of the vestibular ocular reflex following mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) as well as early detection of impairments that lead to post-concussion syndrome. She currently has several active studies specific to higher level motor control deficit identification in the sport athlete. Dr. Bliss is active within the Academy of Neurological Physical Therapy and serves on the Knowledge Translation Committee for the Concussion Clinical Prediction Guideline (CPG) while serving on part of the core committee of the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) Concussion CPG Revision group.
We are thrilled to have Dr. Bliss back with us for 2 of the 12 weeks of our Beta II curriculum covering the advanced vestibular and dizzy concussion patient.
We are thrilled to have Dr. Bliss back with us for 2 of the 12 weeks of our Beta II curriculum covering the advanced vestibular and dizzy concussion patient.
Program Faculty
Jose Posas, MD, FAAN
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Dr. José Posas is a Sports Neurologist at Ochsner Health in New Orleans, LA. He serves as the Ochsner Neurology Residency Program Director, and the Neurology Department Chief Diversity Officer. He went to Louisiana State University Health Sciences School of Medicine in New Orleans, LA to complete his medical degree.
Dr. Posas completed his Neurology residency at the University of Miami at Jackson Memorial Hospital in Miami, FL, where he was Administrative Chief Resident in his senior year of training. He completed fellowship in Sports Neurology at Kerlan Jobe Orthopaedic Clinic in Los Angeles, CA, where he was the inaugural Sports Neurology Fellow. He has been elected to the Board of Directors of the American Academy of Neurology in April of 2023, and invited to serve on the Board of Editors of Continuum in the summer of 2023.
Dr. Posas completed his Neurology residency at the University of Miami at Jackson Memorial Hospital in Miami, FL, where he was Administrative Chief Resident in his senior year of training. He completed fellowship in Sports Neurology at Kerlan Jobe Orthopaedic Clinic in Los Angeles, CA, where he was the inaugural Sports Neurology Fellow. He has been elected to the Board of Directors of the American Academy of Neurology in April of 2023, and invited to serve on the Board of Editors of Continuum in the summer of 2023.
Program Faculty
Elizabeth J. Martori, OTL
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Elizabeth Martori, OTL is a licensed occupational therapist working at NYU Rusk
Rehabilitation and has served as clinical specialist in the areas of vision and
neurological rehabilitation. She has over 15 years of experience in adult
neurological rehabilitation across the spectrum including acute inpatient and
outpatient settings.
Elizabeth is currently serving as supervisor of NYU’s adult outpatient services in neurological rehabilitation at a faculty group practice. Elizabeth graduated from the University of Scranton in 2007 with a Master’s Degree in Occupational Therapy. She holds advanced certifications in Vision and Vestibular Rehabilitation, The Arnadottir OT-ADL Neurobehavioral Evaluation (A-ONE), and as a Certified Stroke Rehabilitation Specialist (CSRS).
She has additional experience as an adjunct professor at City University of New York (CUNY), York College and experience teaching professionally as a speaker at various continuing education courses, including “Vestibular Evaluation and Treatment of the Dizzy Patient”, “Concussion across the Spectrum of Injury Conference”, “Visual DysFunction in Concussion, TBI, Stroke, and Vestibular Diagnosis: Evidenced Based Neurological Rehabilitation” and “Concussion and Vision: Screening and treating patients with persistent post-concussion symptoms.” She has lectured nationally on topics related to vision and neurological rehabilitation in the areas of concussion, vestibular, and neurological vision screening.
Elizabeth is currently serving as supervisor of NYU’s adult outpatient services in neurological rehabilitation at a faculty group practice. Elizabeth graduated from the University of Scranton in 2007 with a Master’s Degree in Occupational Therapy. She holds advanced certifications in Vision and Vestibular Rehabilitation, The Arnadottir OT-ADL Neurobehavioral Evaluation (A-ONE), and as a Certified Stroke Rehabilitation Specialist (CSRS).
She has additional experience as an adjunct professor at City University of New York (CUNY), York College and experience teaching professionally as a speaker at various continuing education courses, including “Vestibular Evaluation and Treatment of the Dizzy Patient”, “Concussion across the Spectrum of Injury Conference”, “Visual DysFunction in Concussion, TBI, Stroke, and Vestibular Diagnosis: Evidenced Based Neurological Rehabilitation” and “Concussion and Vision: Screening and treating patients with persistent post-concussion symptoms.” She has lectured nationally on topics related to vision and neurological rehabilitation in the areas of concussion, vestibular, and neurological vision screening.
Program Faculty
Lynn Reed, MA, CCC-SLP, CBIS, MSCS
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Lynn Reed, M.A., CCC-SLP,
CBIS, MSCS is a licensed speech-language pathologist working at the Kessler
Institute for Rehabilitation in West Orange, NJ as an advanced specialist
within an outpatient cognitive rehabilitation program. She has over 20 years of
experience in acute inpatient rehabilitation and outpatient therapy settings
with a focus on neurological impairments including traumatic brain injury,
stroke, Multiple Sclerosis, Parkinson’s Disease, mild cognitive impairment,
early stage dementia, and cancer-related cognitive decline.
Lynn is a NJ state representative for the National Aphasia Association, co-lead of Kessler’s outpatient speech therapy special interest group (SIG), and the graduate student program coordinator for speech-language pathology affiliations and clinical education. She has presented on concussion and cognitive impairment at national conventions for the American Speech-Language Hearing Association and New Jersey Brain Injury Alliance, as well as at Craig Hospital’s Brain Injury Summit. Lynn has also published articles related to dysphagia and dementia.
Lynn graduated from Pace University in 1990 with a B.B.A. in Finance, along with an M.B.A from NYU’s Stern School of Business in 1995. After 7 years working for a Fortune 100 investment banking firm, Lynn changed careers and graduated from the University of Connecticut in 2000 with an M.A. in Communication Science. She is a certified brain injury specialist (CBIS) and Multiple Sclerosis certified specialist (MSCS), with additional certifications in Lee Silverman Voice Treatment, SPEAK OUT! for Parkinsons, Vital Stimulation, and ReVital cancer rehabilitation.
Lynn is a NJ state representative for the National Aphasia Association, co-lead of Kessler’s outpatient speech therapy special interest group (SIG), and the graduate student program coordinator for speech-language pathology affiliations and clinical education. She has presented on concussion and cognitive impairment at national conventions for the American Speech-Language Hearing Association and New Jersey Brain Injury Alliance, as well as at Craig Hospital’s Brain Injury Summit. Lynn has also published articles related to dysphagia and dementia.
Lynn graduated from Pace University in 1990 with a B.B.A. in Finance, along with an M.B.A from NYU’s Stern School of Business in 1995. After 7 years working for a Fortune 100 investment banking firm, Lynn changed careers and graduated from the University of Connecticut in 2000 with an M.A. in Communication Science. She is a certified brain injury specialist (CBIS) and Multiple Sclerosis certified specialist (MSCS), with additional certifications in Lee Silverman Voice Treatment, SPEAK OUT! for Parkinsons, Vital Stimulation, and ReVital cancer rehabilitation.