Finlay, B., Materula, D., Wittevrongel, K., Hébert, M.L., O’Grady, K., Lach, L., Nicholas, D., Zwicker, J. “Experiences of Caregivers and Youth in Accessing Government Disability Programs Across Canada.” Poster. Kids Brain Health Network Virtual Conference 2020, Virtual, November 2020.
Grewal, A., Shore, J., Wittevrongel, K., Carpenter, T., Zwicker, J. “Exploring clinician experience with virtual care for pediatric concussion during the COVID pandemic.” Conference Presentation and Poster. Children’s Healthcare Canada, Building Bridges: On the road to healthcare equity, Virtual, November 2020.
Wittevrongel, K., Yeates, K.O., Barrett, O., Couloigner,I., Bertazzon, S., Johnson, D., Zwicker, J. “Spatio-Temporal Trends in Incidence and Health Care Use for Pediatric Concussion." Conference Presentation. Health GIS: Spatial Thinking in Applied Research (STAR), Virtual, November 2020.
Deighton, S., Yeates, K., Beauchamp, M., Craig, W., Doan, Q., Zemek, R., Gravel, J., Goodyear, B.G., Cortese, F., Graff, K., Onicas, A., and Bray, S. (2020). Using connectome-based predicting modelling to determine the relation between resting-state brain connectivity and functional outcomes after pediatric mild traumatic brain injury: A pre-registration. Poster presened at the Flux Society Virtual Congress. September, 2020. (Virtual Meeting Due to COVID-19 Pandemic).
Shukla A., Ware A. L., Goodyear B., Stang A. S., Freedman S. B., Yeates K. O., & Lebel C., Brain white matter after pediatric mild traumatic brain injury: A diffusion tensor and neurite orientation and dispersion imaging study(2020, September). Conference: Poster presented at the Virtual Flux Congress
Soltani, S., van Ryckeghem, D.M.L.,Vervoort, T., Heathcote, L.C., Yeates, K.O., Sears, C.,& Noel, M. (2020, August). The role of attentional biases in the co-occurrence of mental health and chronic pain in youth: A longitudinal examination. Poster presented at the International Association for the Study, of Pain (IASP) World Congress, Amsterdam, Netherlands.
Glazer, S., Yeates, K.O., Wilde, E.A., Vannatta, K., & Hoskinson, K.R. (2020, July). When “recovery” doesn’t mean “back to normal”: Detangling the neural substrates of behavioral morbidities after childhood TBI. Poster presented at the 2020 International Neuropsychological Society Mid-Year Meeting, Vienna, Austria.
Chadwick, L., & Yeates, K. O. (2020, June). Parental and family functioning as predictors of longitudinal trajectories of post-concussive symptoms following pediatric concussion. Paper presented at the meeting of the 9th Canadian Traumatic Brain Injury Research Consortium, Montreal, QC.
Kwan V,Lebel M, Yeates, K, Noel, M. (2020, June). Pain and cerebral blood flow in children following mild traumatic brain injury compared to orthopedic injury. Virtual poster presented at the International Neuropsychological Society
Lamoureux, E., Ishikawa, T., Yeates, K. O., Beauchamp, M., Craig, W., Gravel, J., Zemek, R., & Doan, Q. (2020, June). Validating MyHEARTSMAP, an emergency psychosocial self-assessment and management tool, among youth with minor traumatic brain injuries or minor orthopaedic injuries seen in the Paediatric Emergency Department. Poster presented at the Canadian Paediatric Society’s 97th Annual Conference, Vancouver.
Emery, C. A., Vijayan, V. W. K., Black, A., Palacios-Derflingher, L., Sick, S., Debert, C., Brooks, B., Yeates, K. O., Mrazik, M., Lebrun, C., Hagel, B., & Schneider, K. (2020, May). Predictors of recovery following concussion in youth ice hockey players. Paper presented at the annual CASEM-AQMS Sport Medicine Conference, Banff, AB.
Finlay, B., Materula, D., Wittevrongel, K., Hébert, M.L., O’Grady, K., Lach, L., Nicholas, D., Zwicker, J. “Barriers and Facilitators to Accessing Services for Youth with Disabilities and their Families.” Poster Presentation. Virtually CAHSPR: A COVID Informed Vision for the Future of Healthcare and Health Services and Policy Research, Virtual, May 2020.
Ledoux, A. A., Barrowman, N. Bijelic, V., Davis, A., Reid, S., Sangha, G., Yeates, K. O., DeMatteo, C., Reed, N., & Zemek, R. for the Pediatric Emergency Research Canada PedCARE Team (2020, May). Pediatric Concussion Assessment of Rest and Exertion (PedCARE): A multicentre randomized clinical trial. Paper presented at annual meeting of the Pediatric Academic Societies, Philadelphia, PA.
Murnan, A., Keim, S., Fried, P., Yeates, K. O., Boone, K., Sheppard, K., & Klebanoff, M. (2020, May). Associations between prenatal marijuana exposure and aggression and problem behaviors at 3.5 years of age. Poster presented at the annual meeting of Pediatric Academic Societies, Philadelphia, PA.
Shepherd, H. A., van Rassel, C. Black, A., Warryiar, V., Graham, R., Emery, C. A., Yeates, K. O., & Schneider, K. J. (2020, May). Feasibility and reliability of a novel game-based test of neurological function in youth: The Equilibrium Test Battery. Poster presented at the annual CASEM-AQMS Sport Medicine Conference, Banff, AB.
Sullivan, L., Yeates, K. O., Shi, J., Asa, N., Hautmann, A., & Yang, J. (2020, April). Physical and cognitive activity in youth post-concussion: Relationship between objective and self-reported measures. Paper presented at the 2020 Society for Advancement of Violence and Injury Research Conference, Philadelphia, PA.
Adams, S., Fremont, P., Lock, J., Yeates, K. O., Emery, C., Reid, L., Werthner, P., & Schneider, K. (2020, March). Can a Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) inform concussion prevention knowledge translation? Paper presented at the IOC World Conference on Prevention of Injury & Illness in Sport, Monaco.
Marousis, N. C., Hagan, M., Balistreri, K., Kelleher, J., Gerhardt, C., Yeates, K. O., Delaney, B., Patenaude, A. F., Barrera, M., & Vannatta, K. (2020, March). Peer relationship difficulties for pediatric brain tumor survivors: Associations with nonverbal cue detection and emotion interpretation. Poster presented at the Society of Pediatric Psychology Conference, Dallas, TX.
Chadwick, L., Roth, E., Minich, N., Taylor, H. G., Bigler, E. D., Cohen, D. M., Bacevice, A., Mihalov, L. K., & Yeates, K. O. (2020, February). Cognitive outcomes in children with mild traumatic brain injury: An examination using the NIH Toolbox Cognition Battery. Poster session presented at the International Neuropsychological Society annual meeting, Denver, CO.
Deighton, S., Bigler, E.D., Cohen, D.M., Mihalov, L.K., Bangert, B.A., Zumberge, N., Taylor, G.H., & Yeates, K.O. (2020). Reliable change in post-concussive symptoms predicts functional outcomes after pediatric mild TBI. Poster presented at the International Neuropsychological Society, Denver, CO, February, 2020.
Scheman, N., Hummer, P., Salley, C., Hoskinson, K., Gerhardt, C., Yeates, K. O., Delaney, B., Patenaude, A., Barrera, M., & Vannatta, K. (2020, February). Understanding differences in depressive symptoms for pediatric brain tumor survivors and comparison classmates: The contribution of cognitive late-effects and family environment. Poster presented at the International Neuropsychological Society 48th Annual Meeting, Denver, CO.
Chadwick, L., & Yeates, K. O. (2020, January). Injury setting and social support as moderators of the effects of pediatric concussion on post-concussive symptoms. Paper presented at the meeting of the 8th Canadian Traumatic Brain Injury Research Consortium, Lake Louise, AB.
Finlay, B., Materula, D., Wittevrongel, K., Lach, L., Nicholas, D., Zwicker, J. “Parent and Youth Experiences Accessing Government Disability Programs Across Canada: A Mixed-Method Analysis.” Conference Presentation and Poster. Kids Brain Health Network Annual Conference. Ottawa, ON, December 2019.
Aguilar, J. M., Elleman, C. B., Cassedy, A. E., Minich, N. M., Zhang, N., Yeates, K. O., Taylor, H. G., & Wade, S. L. (2019, November). Long term effects of early childhood traumatic brain injury on narrative discourse gist and psychosocial functioning. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the American Speech and Hearing Association, Orlando, FL.
Shen, J., Koterba, C., Samora, J., Leonard, J., Lever, K., Grayson, D., Armstrong, M., Shi, J., Yeates, K. O., Taylor, H. G., & Xiang, H. (2019, November). Virtual reality-based cognitive assessment tool (VR-CAT) for pediatric traumatic brain injury: A pilot study. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine, Chicago, IL.
Shukla A., Ware A. L., Guo S., Geeraert B. L., Goodyear B., Yeates K. O., & Lebel C., Studying white matter atrophy in pediatric mild traumatic brain injury (2019, October). Conference: Poster presented at the 52nd Annual Meeting of the International Society of Developmental Psychobiology, Chicago, USA
Charnock, C., Mehak, S., Fay-McClymont, T., Guilcher, G., Lafay-Cousin, L., Strother, D., Yeates, K. O., Krull, K., & Schulte, F. (2019, September). Social information processing and social adjustment in survivors of pediatric brain tumours. Abstract presented at the International Psycho-Oncology Society/Canadian Association of Psychosocial Oncology World Congress, Banff, AB.
Hummer, P.L., Melfi, E., Salley, C. G., Kelleher, J., Balistreri, K.., Gerhardt, C. A., Yeates, K. O., Delaney, B., Patenaude, A. F., Barrera, M., & Vannatta, K. (2019, September). Peer interactions, social acceptance, and cognitive late effects are critical in pediatric brain tumor survivor outcomes. Abstract presented at the International Psycho-Oncology Society/Canadian Association of Psychosocial Oncology World Congress, Banff, AB.
Keim, S., Boone, K., Pattison, K., Ingol, T., Pelak, G., Sheppard, K., Nelin, M. A., Klebanoff, M., Rausch, J., Yeates, K. O., Turner, A. N,. Rogers, L. (2019, September). Developmental and behavioral follow-up at age 2 years of preterm children supplemented with docosahexaenoic and arachidonic acid at age 1 year: The Omega Tots Trial. Paper presented at the European Academy of Paediatrics 2019 Congress, Porto, Portugal.
Melfi, E., Hummer, P., Salley, C. G., Kelleher, J., Hagan, M., Gerhardt, C. A., Yeates, K. O., Delaney, B., Patenaude, A. F., Barrera, M., & Vannatta, K. (2019, September). Social-affective abilities linked to peer relationship difficulties in children treated for brain tumors: Evidence of deficits that differentially impact female survivors. Poster presented at the International Psycho-Oncology Society/Canadian Association of Psychosocial Oncology World Congress, Banff, AB.
Treble-Barna, A., Blackwell, L. S., Sensenbaugh, J., Ling, B., Yeates, K. O., Taylor, H. G., & Wade, S. L. (2019, August). Caregiver-reported rehabilitation utilization in the first 6 months following early childhood traumatic brain injury. Paper presented at the 13th World Congress on Brain Injury, Toronto, ON.
Shukla, A.,Ware, A. L., Goodrich-Hunsaker, N. J., Wilde, E. A., Abildskov, T. J., Bigler, E. D., Cohen, D. M., Mihalov, L. K., Bacevice, A., Bangert, B. A., Taylor, H. G., Yeates, K. O., & Lebel, C. (2019, June). Structural imaging predictors of mild traumatic brain injury in a pediatric population. Poster presented at the 34thAnnual Organization of Human Brain Mapping, Rome, Italy.
Ware, A. L., Goodrich-Hunsaker, N. J., Shukla, A., Wilde, E. A., Abildskov, T. J., Bigler, E. D., Cohen, D. M., Mihalov, L. K., Bacevice, A., Bangert, B. A., Taylor, H. G., Yeates, K. O., & Lebel, C. (2019, June). Cortical morphometry in mild pediatric head and orthopedic injury using two automated approaches. Poster presented at the 34thAnnual Organization of Human Brain Mapping, Rome, Italy.
Kwan V, Bihelek N, Anderson, V, Yeates K. Scoping review of smartphone applications for traumatic brain injury: What is available and what is the evidence? (2019, May). Poster presented at the Vi Riddell Pediatric Rehabilitation Research Symposium, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
Hoskinson, K.R., Bigler, E.D., Dennis, M., Taylor, H.G., Rubin, K., Vannatta, K., Gerhardt, C.A., Stancin, T., & Yeates, K.O. (2019, April). Structural integrity of the mentalizing network and its contribution to social adjustment following childhood TBI. Paper symposium to be presented at the Society of Pediatric Psychology Annual Conference, New Orleans, LA.
Shen, J., Lundine, J., Groner, J., Yeates, K. O., Crawfis, R., Lin, E., & Xiang, H. (2019, April). Virtual reality as a tertiary prevention strategy for reducing executive function impairment risk following pediatric TBI: A pilot study. Paper presented at the Society of Pediatric Psychology Annual Conference, New Orleans, LA.
Fisher, A. P., Zhang, N., Narad, M., Kurowski, B., Aguilar, J., Taylor, H. G., Yeates, K. O., Kaizar, E., & Wade, S. (2019, February). Social and behavioral outcomes following online problem-solving therapy for children with traumatic brain injury. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the International Neuropsychological Society, New York, NY.
Kwan, V., Vo. M., Noel., M., & Yeates, K. O. (2019, February). A scoping review of pain in children following traumatic brain injury: Is there more than headache? Poster presented at the annual meeting of the International Neuropsychological Society, New York, NY.
Marousis, N. C., Uchani, S. D., Yeates, K. O., Taylor, H. G., Conley, Y., Wagner, A., Fink, E. L., Kochanek, P. M., & Treble-Barna, A. (2019, February). Can personal biology account for unexplained heterogeneity in neurobehavioral outcomes following pediatric traumatic brain injury? Feasibility and acceptability of research methods. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the International Neuropsychological Society, New York, NY.
Patronick, J. J., Yeates, K. O., Taylor, H. G., & Treble-Barna, A. (2019, February). Assessment of acute neuropsychological functioning following pediatric TBI using the NIH Toolbox-Cognition Battery. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the International Neuropsychological Society, New York, NY.
Smith-Paine, J., Narad, M., Cassedy, A., Taylor, H. G., Yeates, K. O., & Wade, S. J. (2019, February). Recovery trajectories of IQ after pediatric TBI: A latent class growth modeling analysis. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the International Neuropsychological Society, New York, NY.
Treble-Barna, A., Pilipenko, V., Martin, L., Yeates, K. O., Taylor, H. G., Wade, S., & Kurowski, B. (2019, February). Influence of inflammation-related genes on neurobehavioral recovery following traumatic brain injury during early childhood. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the International Neuropsychological Society, New York, NY.
Uchani, S. D., Conley, Y., Fink, E. L., Wagner, A., Yeates, K. O., Taylor, H. G., Kochanek, P. M., Treble-Barna, A. (2019, February). Brain-derived neurotropic factor (BDNF) methylation and brain-related clinical outcomes: A systematic review. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the International Neuropsychological Society, New York, NY.
Black AM, Miutz LN, Eliason PH, Schneider KJ, Yeates KO, Emery CA (2019, January). The association of history of concussion with baseline scores on the Sport Concussion Assessment Tool (SCAT5) in high school rugby players. Podium presentation at PRiSM 6th Annual Meeting in Atlanta, Georgia.
Invited/Keynote Presentations
Yeates, K. O. (2019, September). The neuropsychology of pediatric traumatic brain Injury: On the cutting edge. Plenary address to the Third Iberoamerican Congress of Neuropsychology and the Second Congress of the Columbian Society of Neuropsychology, Cali, Columbia.
Yeates, K. O. & Ewing-Cobbs, L. (2019, May).Monitoring outcomes in pediatric traumatic brain injury. Invited address to the Galveston Brain Injury Conference, Galveston, TX.
Yeates, K. O. (2019, March). Neuropsychology’s role in the management of pediatric concussion. Invited presentation to pre-conference workshop, “Spotlight on Concussion Rehabilitation,” at the Rehab for Kids: Shaping Futures Together conference, sponsored by the Children’s Health Queensland Hospital and Health Service and Queensland Children’s Hospital, Brisbane, Australia.
Yeates, K. O. (2019, March). Social development after acquired/traumatic brain injury in paediatrics. Invited keynote address at the conference, “Rehab for Kids: Shaping Futures Together”, sponsored by the Children’s Health Queensland Hospital and Health Service and Queensland Children’s Hospital, Brisbane, Australia.
Yeates, K. O. (2019, February). Concussion outcomes in children: Facts, fictions, and the future. Presidential address at the annual meeting of the International Neuropsychological Society, New York City, NY.
Yeates, K. O. (2019, January). Neurocognitive testing: Pros and cons. Invited address to the Sport Physiotherapy Canada Concussion Symposium, “Multidisciplinary management of sport-related concussion,” Calgary, AB.
