SAFE LIVING SPACE - Key Persons
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- Member of the Board of Directors
- Senior Engineer, Zocdoc / Director at Large
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- Member of the Board of Directors
- Director, Precision Medicine Portfolio and Program Management, AbbVie / Founder and Board President, Cheza Nami Foundation, Inc
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- Associate Professor of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School
- Associate Professor of Psychiatry, HMS
- Research Scientist at MGH
Known for her groundbreaking research, Dr. Eve Valera, Associate Professor of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School and Research Scientist at MGH, published one of the first studies to investigate the prevalence and effects of brain injury and concussion in women who had experienced intimate partner violence (IPV). Dr. Valera has authored more than 50 publications and most recently served as an editor of the first-ever issue of The Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation devoted entirely to IPV and brain injury in January 2022. Recently featured in NY Times Magazine, her research has been a guiding force of our work at SafeLivingSpace.org to promote concussion screening for people who have experienced domestic, intimate partner and family violence.
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- Member of the Board of Directors
- Neurosurgeon and Director of TBI & Concussion Clinic / Safe Living Space CEO and Executive Director
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- Director Emergency Services / Trauma Program NorthBay Healthcare
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- Member of the Advisory Board
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- Member of the Advisory Board
- Neurology and Psychiatry
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- Secretary of the Board of Directors
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- CEO and Founder, PINK Concussions
- Licensed Clinical Social Worker
Katherine is an internationally recognized Licensed Clinical Social Worker who has spearheaded a social revolution for equity in concussion diagnosis, treatment, and support for women. In 2013, Katherine founded PINK Concussions, the first ever non-profit organization dedicated to "improv[ing] research, medical care, and community support for females with brain injury." Katherine has produced over 40 episodes of Casual Conversations, a live video series featuring interviews with brain injury experts across various fields. She also moderates online forums that support more than 8,000 members of PINK Concussions and has given over 45 presentations on brain injury in women and children. In 2016, Katherine organized two of the first international summits on female concussion, helping to train over 4,000 medical professionals and researchers. She also founded and currently leads the first International TBI and Domestic Violence Task Force.
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- Member of the Advisory Board
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- Member of the Advisory Board
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- Member of the Board of Directors
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- Medical Director Primary Care, Tribal Health System