10TH ANNUAL JOHN AND ROSA CIFU LECTURE IN BRAIN INJURY REHABILITATION
AND
5TH ANNUAL SHELTERING ARMS INSTITUTE RESEARCH SYMPOSIUM

Sponsored by:
VCU Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation: TBI Endowment fund,
VCU Center for Rehabilitation and Science Engineering (CERSE)
and Sheltering Arms Institute

Friday, October 9, 2026

Sheltering Arms Institute
2000 Wilkes Ridge Drive, Richmond, VA 23233

Featured Speaker

Lisa Brenner PhD, ABPP

Lisa A. Brenner, Ph.D., is a Board-Certified Rehabilitation Psychologist, and a Professor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Psychiatry, and Neurology at the University of Colorado, Anschutz Medical Campus. Dr. Brenner is a Senior Clinical Investigator at the Department of Veterans Affairs Rocky Mountain Regional Medical Center. She co-leads the VA Brain Health Coordinating Center (BHCC) and the Military and Veteran Microbiome Consortium for Research and Education (MVM CoRE). She is the past Chair of the International Brain Injury Association and a past President of Division 22 (Rehabilitation Psychology) of the American Psychological Association (APA), as well as an APA Fellow. She serves as an Associate Editor of the Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation. Dr. Brenner is a leading expert in the field of traumatic brain injury and comorbid psychiatric disorders. She has over 250 peer-reviewed publications, participates on national advisory boards, and has co-authored a book titled: Suicide Prevention After Neurodisability: An Evidence-Informed Approach. She is also a Co-Editor of the APA Handbook of Rehabilitation Psychology (3rd Edition) and is the current Editor of the Oxford University Press Academy of Rehabilitation Psychology Series.

  • Professor, Departments of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Psychiatry, and Neurology, University of Colorado – Anschutz
  • Senior Clinical Investigator, Rocky Mountain Regional VA Medical Center
  • Co-Director, Brain Health Coordinating Center, Dept. of Veterans Affairs

Lisa A. Brenner, Ph.D., is a Board-Certified Rehabilitation Psychologist, and a Professor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Psychiatry, and Neurology at the University of Colorado, Anschutz Medical Campus. Dr. Brenner is a Senior Clinical Investigator at the Department of Veterans Affairs Rocky Mountain Regional Medical Center. She co-leads the VA Brain Health Coordinating Center (BHCC) and the Military and Veteran Microbiome Consortium for Research and Education (MVM CoRE). She is the past Chair of the International Brain Injury Association and a past President of Division 22 (Rehabilitation Psychology) of the American Psychological Association (APA), as well as an APA Fellow. She serves as an Associate Editor of the Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation. Dr. Brenner is a leading expert in the field of traumatic brain injury and comorbid psychiatric disorders. She has over 250 peer-reviewed publications, participates on national advisory boards, and has co-authored a book titled: Suicide Prevention After Neurodisability: An Evidence-Informed Approach. She is also a Co-Editor of the APA Handbook of Rehabilitation Psychology (3rd Edition) and is the current Editor of the Oxford University Press Academy of Rehabilitation Psychology Series.

  • Professor, Departments of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Psychiatry, and Neurology, University of Colorado – Anschutz
  • Senior Clinical Investigator, Rocky Mountain Regional VA Medical Center
  • Co-Director, Brain Health Coordinating Center, Dept. of Veterans Affairs

Call For Abstracts is NOW OPEN!

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