Academy of Certified Brain Injury Specialists
ACBIS Information
Training Locations
The Academy of Certified Brain Injury Specialists (ACBIS) offers a voluntary national certification program for both direct care staff and professionals working in brain injury services.
If you would like to participate in or arrange and host a training, you are welcome to contact any of the Certified Brain Injury Specialist Trainers located on the map below.Â
Number of Locations (112)
Bridget Lowery, MS, CBIST
Kathleen Stachowski OTR/L, CBIST
Miranda Talkington, LGSW, CBIST
Theresa Dawson EdD, MS, CCC-SLP, CBIST
Tracie Bearden, MS, CCC-SLP, CBIST
Margaret Watson, PT, DPT, CBIST
Tammy Miller, COTA/L, MHS, CBIST, CCM
Dave Anders, MS, CCC-SLP, CBIST
Eiman Alismail
Packiamani Durai
Rebeca Schmitz, PT, DPT, CBIST
Jimmy Moody, PT, NCS, CBIST
Drew A. Nagele, PsyD, CBIST, FACRM
Elizabeth E. Galletta, PhD, CCC
Dr. Adrienne Bratcher, SLP.D, CCC-SLP, CBIST
June Klein-Bacon, BSW, CBIST
Julie Schwertfeger, PT, DPT, MBA, PhD candidate
Courtney Sand, MS, LBA, BCBA, CBIST
Joseph N. Ricciardi, PsyD, ABPP, BCBA-D, CBIST
Jaime Horsfall, CBIST, LPCC
Amy Shilling, M.Ed.,CBIST
Zenobia Mehta MA, CCC-SLP, CCM, CBIST
Wendy Waldman, BSW, CBIST
Victoria Harding, Ph.D., CCC-SLP, MBA
Veronica Rowe, CBIST
Vanessa M. Jurado M.S., CCC-SLP, CBIST
Valerie Armstrong, CBIST
Tonya Sacomani CBIST
Thomas Brown, BS, CBIST
Tara Forster, MA, LPC, NCC, CBIST
Stephanie Kolakowsky-Hayner, PhD, CBIST, FACRM
Sherry Stock, ABD/PhD MS CBIST
Sharlene Adams, MS, LSW, CBIST
Shannon Glinski, CBIST
Shani Cohen, MS, CRC, LPC, CLCP, CCM, CBIST
Sarah Krusen, MA CCC/SLP CBIST
Robert Eckert, PhD, CBIST
Renee Madathil
Rene Mills
Rene Carfi, LCSW, CBIST
Priya Karakkattil, CBIST
North Dakota Brain Injury Network
Mohan Ganesan PT, PhD, CBIST
MJ Schmidt
Michelle Witt, BCBA, LBA, CBIST
Michael Sefton
Matthew Dodson, OTD, OTR/L, CBIST
Mary Beth Wassem
Martin Waalkes, PhD, ABPP, CBIST, Licensed Psychologist
Mark Huslage, LCSW-C, CBIST
Lynn A. Schaefer, Ph.D.
Lisa M. Noble
Lisa Hildebrandt
Linda Wells, MA, CCC-SLP, CBIST
Lenore Hawley
Laura Wilson, PhD, CCC-SLP, CBIST
Krista Fox, OTR/L, CBIST
Kathy Richardson
Kathy Nesheim-Larson
Karen Thomas, MS, CCC-SLP
Karen Thomas
Judith Harvey, PhD CCC-SLP CBIST
John DaVanzo, CBIST
Jillian Redlinger
Jill Kaufman MSPT, CBIST
Jill Dziak, M.Ed, PTA, CBIST
Jessica Trego, PT, DPT, NCS, CBIST
Jessica Chappell, MA, CBIST
Jennifer Stover
Jennifer Fogel, PT, DPT, CBIST, Board-Certified Neurologic Clinical Specialist
Holly Anderson, M.Ed,RN,LPC, CRRN, CBIST
Heidi Reyst, PhD, CBIST
Heather Beaver, OTR, CBIST
Ginny Lazzara, RN, BSN, CRRN, CBIST
Erica Bates, M.S., CCC-SLP, CBIST
Els Van den Eynde, OTRL, MBA, CBIS
Elizabeth Spriegel, MS, CBIST, CDMS
Elizabeth Gerdeman
Denise Simcox
David Demarest, Clinical Neuropsychologist, CBIST
Daniel Schmitt
Cynthia Barrus, CBIST
Connie Fiems
Clint Pearman
Cindi Johnson, MA, CBIST
Christina Weyer Jamora, RN, PhD, CBIST
Christina Dillahunt- Aspillaga, PhD, CRC, CVE, PVE, CLCP, CBIST, CIRS
Christa L. Eck, MS, OTR/L, CBIST, CBIT
Cheryl Catsoulis
Carrie Van Quathem, MS, PT, CBIS-T
Carrie Bambrough
Carolyn S. Chambers, M.S., CBIT, CLCP
Caroline Feller, M.S, OT, CBIST
Brooke Murtaugh, OTD, OTR/L, CBIST, BT-C
Brain Injury Association of Vermont
Brain Injury Association of Pennsylvania
Brain Injury Association of North Carolina
Brain Injury Association of New Hampshire
Brain Injury Association of Massachusetts
Brain Injury Association of Kansas and Greater Kansas City
Brain Injury Association of Illinois
Bonnie Meyers MS CRC CBIST
Beth Thompson MS,OTR/L, CBIST
Benjamin Woodworth, MSW, CBIST
Anthony Giuliano, PhD, CBIST
Anne McDonnell
Angie Jackson, MS-CCC/SLP; MBA; CBIST
Alyssa Schneider Jensen, MSP CCC-SLP/L CBIST
Allison Frederick, M.S., CCC/SLP, CBIST
Alaina Davis, Ph.D., CCC-SLP/L, CBIST
Acquired Brain Injury Ireland
A. Guynn Edwards
Trainer Locations By State
- Arkansas
Tonya Sacomani CBIST
Veronica Rowe, CBIST
- Arizona
Karen Thomas, MS, CCC-SLP
- California
Theresa Dawson EdD, MS, CCC-SLP, CBIST
Stephanie Kolakowsky-Hayner, PhD, CBIST, FACRM
Zenobia Mehta MA, CCC-SLP, CCM, CBIST
Christina Weyer Jamora, RN, PhD, CBIST
Clint Pearman
- Colorado
Tracie Bearden, MS, CCC-SLP, CBIST
Jaime Horsfall, CBIST, LPCC
Matthew Dodson, OTD, OTR/L, CBIST
Rene Mills
Krista Fox, OTR/L, CBIST
Lenore Hawley
Cheryl Catsoulis
Elizabeth Gerdeman
- Connecticut
Rene Carfi, LCSW, CBIST
Bonnie Meyers MS CRC CBIST
- Florida
Jennifer Fogel, PT, DPT, CBIST, Board-Certified Neurologic Clinical Specialist
Jill Kaufman MSPT, CBIST
Christina Dillahunt- Aspillaga, PhD, CRC, CVE, PVE, CLCP, CBIST, CIRS
- Georgia
Cindi Johnson, MA, CBIST
Els Van den Eynde, OTRL, MBA, CBIS
- Iowa
Tammy Miller, COTA/L, MHS, CBIST, CCM
Dave Anders, MS, CCC-SLP, CBIST
June Klein-Bacon, BSW, CBIST
Courtney Sand, MS, LBA, BCBA, CBIST
Thomas Brown, BS, CBIST
Lisa M. Noble
Mohan Ganesan PT, PhD, CBIST
Carrie Van Quathem, MS, PT, CBIS-T
David Demarest, Clinical Neuropsychologist, CBIST
Angie Jackson, MS-CCC/SLP; MBA; CBIST
Benjamin Woodworth, MSW, CBIST
- Illinois
Julie Schwertfeger, PT, DPT, MBA, PhD candidate
Ginny Lazzara, RN, BSN, CRRN, CBIST
Jill Dziak, M.Ed, PTA, CBIST
Alyssa Schneider Jensen, MSP CCC-SLP/L CBIST
Brain Injury Association of Illinois
- Indiana
Wendy Waldman, BSW, CBIST
Heather Beaver, OTR, CBIST
Connie Fiems
- Kansas
Daniel Schmitt
Erica Bates, M.S., CCC-SLP, CBIST
- Kentucky
Jennifer Stover
Beth Thompson MS,OTR/L, CBIST
- Louisiana
Margaret Watson, PT, DPT, CBIST
- Massachusetts
Joseph N. Ricciardi, PsyD, ABPP, BCBA-D, CBIST
Victoria Harding, Ph.D., CCC-SLP, MBA
Michael Sefton
Robert Eckert, PhD, CBIST
Anthony Giuliano, PhD, CBIST
Brain Injury Association of Massachusetts
- Maryland
Mark Huslage, LCSW-C, CBIST
Alaina Davis, Ph.D., CCC-SLP/L, CBIST
- Maine
Sharlene Adams, MS, LSW, CBIST
- Michigan
Tara Forster, MA, LPC, NCC, CBIST
Linda Wells, MA, CCC-SLP, CBIST
Martin Waalkes, PhD, ABPP, CBIST, Licensed Psychologist
Heidi Reyst, PhD, CBIST
Holly Anderson, M.Ed,RN,LPC, CRRN, CBIST
Cynthia Barrus, CBIST
- Minnesota
Kathy Nesheim-Larson
- North Carolina
Shani Cohen, MS, CRC, LPC, CLCP, CCM, CBIST
Elizabeth Spriegel, MS, CBIST, CDMS
Brain Injury Association of North Carolina
- North Dakota
North Dakota Brain Injury Network
- Nebraska
Judith Harvey, PhD CCC-SLP CBIST
Brooke Murtaugh, OTD, OTR/L, CBIST, BT-C
- New Hampshire
Brain Injury Association of New Hampshire
- New Jersey
Allison Frederick, M.S., CCC/SLP, CBIST
- New Mexico
Dr. Adrienne Bratcher, SLP.D, CCC-SLP, CBIST
- New York
Elizabeth E. Galletta, PhD, CCC
Lynn A. Schaefer, Ph.D.
Mary Beth Wassem
Renee Madathil
Karen Thomas
- Ohio
Kathleen Stachowski OTR/L, CBIST
Jillian Redlinger
Denise Simcox
- Oklahoma
Laura Wilson, PhD, CCC-SLP, CBIST
- Oregon
Sherry Stock, ABD/PhD MS CBIST
- Pennsylvania
Bridget Lowery, MS, CBIST
Drew A. Nagele, PsyD, CBIST, FACRM
Amy Shilling, M.Ed.,CBIST
MJ Schmidt
Sarah Krusen, MA CCC/SLP CBIST
Jessica Chappell, MA, CBIST
Christa L. Eck, MS, OTR/L, CBIST, CBIT
Brain Injury Association of Pennsylvania
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Eiman Alismail
Packiamani Durai
- South Carolina
Jessica Trego, PT, DPT, NCS, CBIST
- South Dakota
Rebeca Schmitz, PT, DPT, CBIST
- Tennessee
Shannon Glinski, CBIST
Carolyn S. Chambers, M.S., CBIT, CLCP
A. Guynn Edwards
- Texas
Jimmy Moody, PT, NCS, CBIST
Valerie Armstrong, CBIST
Vanessa M. Jurado M.S., CCC-SLP, CBIST
Priya Karakkattil, CBIST
- Utah
Carrie Bambrough
- Virginia
Michelle Witt, BCBA, LBA, CBIST
John DaVanzo, CBIST
Anne McDonnell
- Vermont
Brain Injury Association of Vermont
- Wisconsin
Kathy Richardson
Caroline Feller, M.S, OT, CBIST
- West Virginia
Miranda Talkington, LGSW, CBIST
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