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Carrie Esopenko, PhD

@cesopenko.bsky.social
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Co-Director - Traumatic Brain Injury and Concussion Center @ University of Utah. Working to close the gaps in research on violence-, military-, and sport-related TBI and mental health! PI of the ENIGMA IPV Working Group. esopenkolab.com Views are my own

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ENIGMA IPV Working Group @enigmaipv.bsky.social · 30/03/2026
Join us for our next ENIGMA GKEN Fireside Chat on Intimate Partner Violence and the Impact on Children When: Tuesday, May 19th, at 5pm EST Where: Zoom Register at enigma.gken@gmail.com
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ENIGMA IPV Working Group @enigmaipv.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
Save the date! We are beyond thrilled to announce the 4th annual ENIGMA IPV and Pink Concussions (@pinkconcussions.bsky.social) IPV-BI Conference. More info will be announced in the coming months. Dates: November 17th - 18th, 2026 We hope to see you all there! www.esopenkolab.com/general-info...
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Carrie Esopenko, PhD @cesopenko.bsky.social · 21/01/2026
🚨Hot off the press🚨 Transcranial Photobiomodulation Promotes Neurological Resilience in Current Collegiate American Football Players Exposed to Repetitive Head Acceleration Events journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
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ENIGMA Consortium @enigmabrains.bsky.social · 23/12/2025
New POSTDOC fellow opening: a great opportunity to work on a randomized clinical trial with @cesopenko.bsky.social, Prof Lisa Wilde and the Traumatic Brain Injury and Concussion Center team at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City! Apply here: employment.utah.edu/salt-lake-ci...
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Founded in 1850, The University of Utah is the flagship institution of higher learning in Utah, and offers over 100 undergraduate and more than 90 graduate degree programs to over 30,000 students. Uni...
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Carrie Esopenko, PhD @cesopenko.bsky.social · 15/12/2025
Collegiate ATs—help shape new educational resources. Join @bianys.bsky.social's confidential focus group to discuss your experiences supporting athletes through sensitive situations, including intimate partner violence. Jan 6 & Jan 13 via Zoom. Register here: www.surveymonkey.com/r/WW5KDPD
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Carrie Esopenko, PhD @cesopenko.bsky.social · 15/12/2025
Your lived experience matters! The @bianys.bsky.social is hosting a confidential focus group Jan 8, 2026 with recent college athletes to better understand how athletic trainers can support individuals who experienced intimate partner violence. Register here (zoom): us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
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Esopenko Lab @esopenkolab.com · 19/11/2025
Don't miss Dr. Carrie Esopenko and Dr. Divya Jain's presentation on Understanding the Neuropsychological Impact of Intimate Partner Violence-Related Brain Injury, at INS's Brain Injury SIG webinar! When: Thursday, November 20, 4pm EST Registration link: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
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Carrie Esopenko, PhD @cesopenko.bsky.social · 29/10/2025
The conference program for the @enigmaipv.bsky.social and @pinkconcussions.bsky.social IPV and Brain Injury Conference is now available! There is still time to register here: forms.gle/7m5BeXoxUfYr...
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Carrie Esopenko, PhD @cesopenko.bsky.social · 28/10/2025
We are 1 week out from the 3rd Annual @enigmaipv.bsky.social and @pinkconcussions.bsky.social IPV and Brain Injury Conference November 5-6, 2025 from 10-6 eastern time There is still time to register for this virtual, FREE resource! Register: forms.gle/EAmpRN1ddQFE... @enigmabrains.bsky.social
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2025 Intimate Partner Violence and Brain Injury Virtual Conference
REGISTRATION IS FREE! Sessions will be held Wednesday, November 5th and Thursday, November 6th, 2025. 10 am - 6 pm EST. The webinar links will be sent out prior to the conference. Please click he...
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Carrie Esopenko, PhD @cesopenko.bsky.social · 15/10/2025
We are 3 weeks away from the @enigmaipv.bsky.social and @pinkconcussions.bsky.social 3rd annual IPV and Brain Injury Conference November 5-6, 2025. There is still time to register for this FREE, virtual conference: forms.gle/TxhESwmtNojd... More information: www.esopenkolab.com/general-info...
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ENIGMA IPV Working Group @enigmaipv.bsky.social · 03/10/2025
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ENIGMA IPV Working Group @enigmaipv.bsky.social · 03/10/2025
We’re excited to introduce the Day 1 Speakers for the 2025 ENIGMA IPV and @pinkconcussions.bsky.social Virtual IPV-BI Conference! 📅 When: November 5-6, 2025, 10AM-6PM EST 🎟️ FREE Registration: bit.ly/4mGJLVM Stay tuned for the day two speakers and the incredible trainees!
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Carrie Esopenko, PhD @cesopenko.bsky.social · 30/09/2025
We are thrilled to announce the speaker line-up for the @enigmaipv.bsky.social and @pinkconcussions.bsky.social 3rd Annual IPV and Brain Injury Conference, November 5-6, 2025. Again this year the conference is virtual and registration is free through this link: bit.ly/4mGJLVM
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ENIGMA IPV Working Group @enigmaipv.bsky.social · 18/09/2025
Less than 1 week until our next ENIGMA IPV GKEN Education Session "IPV and Pregnancy: Data, Screening, and Interventions" There is still time to register, email: enigma.gken@gmail.com
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ENIGMA IPV Working Group @enigmaipv.bsky.social · 16/09/2025
ENIGMA IPV & @pinkconcussions.bsky.social are excited to announce Mariá Wilburn as the practice-based keynote speaker for the 2025 IPV-BI Conference! Join to learn about Endeavor Health’s multidisciplinary & trauma-informed approach to improve health outcomes, safety & healing for survivors
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Carrie Esopenko, PhD @cesopenko.bsky.social · 16/09/2025
Registration for the 2025 @enigmaipv.bsky.social and @pinkconcussions.bsky.social Virtual IPV Brain Injury conference is now live! We are all very excited for this years incredible lineup! Go to the link to register: forms.gle/jL4wxSUh8TrZ...
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ENIGMA IPV Working Group @enigmaipv.bsky.social · 11/09/2025
Join our upcoming ENIGMA GKEN Education Session from Leah Moses & Carey Van Wagoner discussing “IPV and Pregnancy: Data, Screening, and Interventions” When: Tuesday, September 23rd at 2pm EST Where: Zoom Register at enigma.gken@gmail.com
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Carrie Esopenko, PhD @cesopenko.bsky.social · 12/09/2025
The next ENIGMA IPV GKEN Education session on IPV and Pregnancy is on Sept 23rd. Please register at enigma.gken@gmail.com
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Carrie Esopenko, PhD @cesopenko.bsky.social · 11/09/2025
We are very excited for our next @enigmaipv.bsky.social IPV GKEN Education Session on IPV and Pregnancy in 2 weeks. To register - please email enigma.gken@gmail.com
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ENIGMA IPV Working Group @enigmaipv.bsky.social · 10/09/2025
We are thrilled to announce the ENIGMA IPV & @pinkconcussions.bsky.social 2025 IPV-BI Conference research-based keynote speaker, @paulvandonkelaar.bsky.social ! Join on Nov 6th at 10:25 am EST to learn more about his groundbreaking research on intimate partner violence-related head trauma
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ENIGMA IPV Working Group @enigmaipv.bsky.social · 03/09/2025
Head to the link below to watch Hannah Varto’s talk "Embracing' and Creating Non-Acute Medical-Forensic Services: A Health Care Response to Violence” from the ENIGMA IPV Working Group and PINK Concussion’s 2024 IPV-BI virtual conference: www.youtube.com/watch?v=bIMK...
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IPV-BI Conference 2024: 'Embracing' and Creating Non-Acute Medical-Forensic Services
YouTube video by ENIGMA Consortium
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ENIGMA IPV Working Group @enigmaipv.bsky.social · 03/09/2025
Dr. Carrie Esopenko’s talk "IPV and Brain Injury: The Current State of the Science” from the ENIGMA IPV Working Group and PINK Concussion’s 2024 IPV-BI virtual conference is now available on YouTube. Head to the link below to watch: youtu.be/rp1yR70B-Lg?...
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IPV-BI Conference 2024: IPV and Brain Injury: The Current State of the Science
YouTube video by ENIGMA Consortium
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Carrie Esopenko, PhD @cesopenko.bsky.social · 19/08/2025
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Chris Giza @griz1.bsky.social · 30/07/2025
New post! Biomechanics of Concussion by #NyabogaA & @meeryo.bsky.social! @ucla-pedsneuro.bsky.social @uclaneurosurgery.bsky.social @neurotrauma.org @pinkconcussions.bsky.social @ccn-rcc.bsky.social @cesopenko.bsky.social @dremily-d.bsky.social 50d free access! authors.elsevier.com/a/1lPPL-M2yk...
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ENIGMA IPV Working Group @enigmaipv.bsky.social · 25/06/2025
Save the date! ENIGMA IPV & PINK Concussions are hosting their 3rd annual virtual conference November 5-6, 2025: Empowering Innovation: Highlighting Promising Practices in IPV-BI Research, Recognition and Response Scan the QR code or go to www.esopenkolab.com/general-info... for more info
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Canadian Concussion Network-Réseau Canadien des Commotions @ccn-rcc.bsky.social · 22/05/2025
Our final keynote speaker for the CCN-RCC 5th Annual Meeting is Dr. Carrie Esopenko (@cesopenko.bsky.social). Dr. Esopenko will speak about intimate partner violence, global collaboration and @enigmaipv.bsky.social. Full program: www.ccn-rccevent.com/agenda
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ENIGMA IPV Working Group @enigmaipv.bsky.social · 16/05/2025
Join us for our next ENIGMA GKEN Fireside Chat on Intimate Partner Violence and Pregnancy When: Tuesday, May 27th at 4pm EST Where: Zoom Register at enigma.gken@gmail.com
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Esopenko Lab @esopenkolab.com · 08/05/2025
Join us for our next ENIGMA GKEN Fireside Chat on Intimate Partner Violence and Pregnancy When: Tuesday, May 27th at 4pm EST Where: Zoom Register at enigma.gken@gmail.com
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Avis Favaro @avisfavaro.bsky.social · 07/04/2025
🇨🇦Hospital network wants to attract top young scientists who want to flee the instability of health research in the U.S. Here’s a look at the plan, and concerns about the low levels of support for existing Canadian scientists scrambling for funding www.ctvnews.ca/health/artic...
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University Health Network in Toronto launches major campaign to attract top scientists to Canada
In what some observers are calling an 'impressive' move, the University Health Network (UHN) in Toronto is launching a first-of-its-kind Canadian program to recruit 100 early career scientists, many f...
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Chris Giza @griz1.bsky.social · 05/04/2025
#IntimatePartnerViolence #IPV almost always has comorbid #TBI & #PTSD. Critical implications for diagnosis, treatment & outcome! @cesopenko.bsky.social @esopenkolab.com @meeryo.bsky.social #AANAM #AANAM25 @aanmember.bsky.social #UCLABrainSPORT @uclaneurosurgery.bsky.social @mayumiprins.bsky.social
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Chris Giza @griz1.bsky.social · 05/04/2025
#IntimatePartnerViolence #IPV is a distinct repetitive #TBI phenotype with multiple mechanisms & complex neurobiology. @cesopenko.bsky.social @esopenkolab.com @aanmember.bsky.social #AANAM25 @meeryo.bsky.social #DrNReams Learn more TBI now: #AANAM session C11, room 4 #SDConventionCtr
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Meeryo Choe, MD @meeryo.bsky.social · 05/04/2025
Such important education on the range of injuries suffered by victims of intimate partner violence shared by @cesopenko.bsky.social @aanmember.bsky.social #AANAM IPV results in distinct brain injury.
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Meeryo Choe, MD @meeryo.bsky.social · 05/04/2025
What imaging abnormalities can be seen that may disrupt endocrine function after TBI? Come learn more from #DrJeffBazarian @aanmember.bsky.social #AANAM 2025 in our #sportsconcussion course (C11) @griz1.bsky.social @cesopenko.bsky.social still to come as speakers!
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Chris Giza @griz1.bsky.social · 31/03/2025
31/31 Final tweets of #BIAM #BrainInjuryAwarenessMonth #UCLABIRC #UCLABrainSPORT Get ready for #AAN25 annual meeting #AANAM #AANAM25 #SportsConcussion Day! Next Sat 4/5/25 @meeryo.bsky.social #DrNReams @cesopenko.bsky.social @drtinamaster.bsky.social Program here: www.aan.com/msa/Public/E...
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ENIGMA IPV Working Group @enigmaipv.bsky.social · 30/03/2025
Don't miss this weeks ENIGMA GKEN Education Session from Sheila MacDonald discussing “IPV-Related Head Trauma and Non-Fatal Strangulation Follow Up Care at SA/DVTCs in Ontario” When: Tuesday, April 1st at 3pm EST Where: Zoom Register at enigma.gken@gmail.com
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Jaclyn Caccese, PhD, FACSM @jaclyn-caccese.bsky.social · 25/03/2025
What are the effects of repeated head impacts in children, and how can risks be reduced? Join @NASEM_health 4/15-16 for a virtual workshop on improving outcomes through better prevention and intervention strategies. Register here: bit.ly/4kLGTYa
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Exploring Risks of Repeated Head Impacts in Youth and Strategies to Minimize Exposure: A Workshop
Register for this event from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine.
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Esopenko Lab @esopenkolab.com · 24/03/2025
Congratulations to Ella Carlsson for her first international presentation! She presented poster on Considerations for Conducting Research on Intimate Partner Violence-Related Brain Injury last weekend at IBIA in Montreal!
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Esopenko Lab @esopenkolab.com · 24/03/2025
Divya Jain gave a fantastic presentation on Childhood Adversity and Intimate Partner Violence-Related Brain Injury Symptoms at IBIA in Montreal last weekend! We're excited to share more information on this work shortly!
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Carrie Esopenko, PhD @cesopenko.bsky.social · 24/03/2025
This was such a great experience! Grateful that IBIA gave us this opportunity to share science in a different modality!
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Emily Dennis @dremily-d.bsky.social · 20/03/2025
Great session at #IBIA2025 with @cesopenko.bsky.social
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Canadian Concussion Network-Réseau Canadien des Commotions @ccn-rcc.bsky.social · 18/03/2025
Abstract deadline extended - 12th Annual Concussion Research Symposium. Submissions will be accepted until March 31, 2025. 🔗 events.myconferencesuite.com/ConcussionSy...
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Carrie Esopenko, PhD @cesopenko.bsky.social · 18/03/2025
SAVE THE DATE! We're so excited to be back for another year! The theme and speakers will be announced in the next couple of months!
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Carrie Esopenko, PhD @cesopenko.bsky.social · 18/03/2025
Interesting paper demonstrating persistent postconcussion changes in cerebral blood flow and white matter at up to 1 year after concussion and support incomplete recovery of brain physiology at medical clearance. www.neurology.org/doi/abs/10.1...
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Post-Concussion Brain Changes Relative to Pre-Injury White Matter and Cerebral Blood Flow | Neurology
Background and ObjectivesMedical clearance for return to play (RTP) after sports-related concussion is based on clinical assessment. It is unknown whether brain physiology has entirely returned to pre...
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Chris Giza @griz1.bsky.social · 16/03/2025
16/31 #BrainInjuryAwarenessMonth #BIAM Later this week March 19-22! #IBIA #WorldCongress! Childhood concussions, Severe #TBI, Coma, TBI in women, Autonomics, Headache. #IPBIS @meeryo.bsky.social @pinkconcussions.bsky.social @cesopenko.bsky.social Program: braininjurycongress.org
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Esopenko Lab @esopenkolab.com · 05/03/2025
Join us Friday, May 23, to hear @cesopenko.bsky.social give a talk at the Canadian Concussion Centre's 12th Annual Concussion Research Symposium: "Update on Research and Care for the Concussion Spectrum Disorders" Register at: events.myconferencesuite.com/ConcussionSy... @uhnresearch.bsky.social
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Soar Project Canada @soarproject.bsky.social · 03/03/2025
Join the 12th Annual Concussion Research Symposium on May 23, 2025, at Toronto Western Hospital! SOAR's Co-founder & Scientific Advisor, Dr. Paul van Donkelaar, will be one of the keynote speakers. Register through this link events.myconferencesuite.com/ConcussionSy...
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Canadian Concussion Network-Réseau Canadien des Commotions @ccn-rcc.bsky.social · 27/02/2025
Planning to submit your symposium proposal or scientific abstract to the CCN-RCC Annual Meeting? The deadline is approaching! Submit online by March 1st. Please note there will be no extensions. 🔗 www.ccn-rccevent.com/submit-a-pro...
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Submit a Proposal - CCN/RCC Event
Canadian Concussion Network/Réseau Canadien des Commotions (CCN/RCC) Research and Community Engagement 1st Annual Meeting
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Chris Giza @griz1.bsky.social · 12/02/2025
Check it out! 2 of 2 #UCLABrainSPORT faculty #DrAdamDarby quoted talking about how 🧠 games help long-term #BrainHealth! #Aratrain App. @uclaneurosurgery.bsky.social @ucla-pedsneuro.bsky.social @mayumiprins.bsky.social @janellebelle.bsky.social @cesopenko.bsky.social
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Soar Project Canada @soarproject.bsky.social · 07/02/2025
Looking for a dynamic speaker or training? SOAR offers tailored sessions on recognizing and responding to IPV-caused brain injury. Karen Mason, co-founder of SOAR, brings passion & expertise. Visit SOAR's website to learn more about our training options!
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