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Bridging the Gap: Megan Kunze Brings Applied Behavioral Analysis to Azerbaijan Schools

March 17, 2026

Megan Kunze, associate director at CBIRT, traveled to Baku, Azerbaijan in late November through the Fulbright Specialist Program to work with Together and Healthy Public Union — a nonprofit school founded by parents of an autistic child to serve children who are excluded from Azerbaijan's public...

Dr. Megan Kunze Receives Fulbright Specialist Award to Advance Autism Care in Azerbaijan

October 28, 2025

The Center on Brain Injury Research and Training (CBIRT) is proud to announce that Associate Director Dr. Megan Kunze has been awarded a prestigious Fulbright Specialist Program award by the U.S. Department of State and the Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board. Dr. Kunze will complete a project at...

A New Chapter for CBIRT!

October 2, 2025

The Center on Brain Injury Research and Training (CBIRT) has named Dr. Megan Kunze as the Associate-Director. Dr. Kunze is an Assistant Research Professor in the Department of Psychology and an instructor in Early Intervention in the Department of Special Education at the University of Oregon. Dr...

CBIRT Launches New ED/MED Collaboration Seminar Series

April 10, 2025

CBIRT Launches New ED/MED Collaboration Seminar Series The Center on Brain Injury Research and Training (CBIRT) has officially launched its Education/Medical (ED/MED) Collaboration Seminar Series, an exciting new initiative designed to foster stronger connections between educators...

CBIRT Launches Podcast Series "Lived Experiences with Traumatic Brain Injury"

December 19, 2024

CBIRT Launches Podcast Series "Lived Experiences with Traumatic Brain Injury" The Center on Brain Injury Research and Training (CBIRT) is amplifying the voices of those deeply connected to traumatic brain injury (TBI) with its podcast series, “Lived Experiences with Traumatic...

TBI SOS 4 Kids Project Update!

October 29, 2024

In January 2024, CBIRT was pleased to announce that we were awarded a grant from Toyota's Way Forward Fund to develop the Traumatic Brain Injury System of Support for Kids (TBI SOS 4 Kids) Model. We’re excited to share news on our progress to date. The TBI SOS 4 Kids project aims to boost TBI...

2023- 2024 TBI Team Webinar Series Highlights!

July 17, 2024

As we transition into the 2024-25 academic year, we want to highlight the significant growth we’ve seen in the Oregon Traumatic Brain Injury Educational Team webinar series over the past year. CBIRT hosts webinars on a variety of topics during the school year to support educators and other...

Creating change for children with TBI

February 7, 2024

We are excited to announce that CBIRT has a new opportunity that continues our work to positively impact the lives of individuals with brain injuries and their families! Our latest project, the TBI System of Support for Kids (TBI SOS 4 Kids) Model is sponsored through Toyota's Way Forward Fund. The...

New study includes caregivers of injured law enforcement officers.

December 7, 2023

Patricia Reyna, EdD, a Research Associate at CBIRT, is conducting a unique study documenting the lived experiences and needs of family caregivers of injured law enforcement officers and other first responders. This topic is of personal interest to Patricia. In 2009, Patricia’s husband, NC State...

Ann Glang, PhD, retires as director of CBIRT

January 17, 2023

After 29 years, Ann Glang, PhD, retired from her role as Director of CBIRT on January 1, 2023. Ann’s professional accomplishments are many. She received her PhD in special education from the University of Oregon in 1987. Soon after, she and Dr. George Singer, a research scientist at Oregon Research...