Emeritus Professor, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Director, Ohio Valley Center for Brain Injury Prevention and Rehabilitation
Faculty Affiliate, Chronic Brain Injury
Wexner Medical Center
Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
480 Medical Center Drive
Columbus, OH 43210
614-293-3830
John.Corrigan@osumc.edu
General Research
For more than four decades Dr. Corrigan’s research has focused on long-term patient outcomes from traumatic brain injury (TBI). His investigations have examined ways to optimize the use of data from the TBI Model Systems National Database, which includes 15,000 patients who received inpatient rehabilitation following medical care for moderate to severe traumatic brain injury. This research has produced findings on the five-year outcomes of patients who underwent rehabilitation following TBI as well as excess mortality resulting from TBI.
He is the director of The Ohio Valley Center for Brain Injury Prevention and Rehabilitation. Its mission is to provide education and develop programs to improve the quality of life for persons who experience traumatic brain injury. Dr. Corrigan also directs the Ohio Brain Injury Program, the state of Ohio’s lead agency for policy and planning related to living with the effects of a brain injury.
Clinical Interests
- Neuro rehabilitation
- Psychological adaptation
- Brain injuries
Research Techniques
- Longitudinal outcomes
- Population surveys
- Participatory action research
- Long-term outcomes following traumatic brain injury
- Traumatic brain injury as a chronic health condition
- Education and treatment for co-occurring traumatic brain injury and substance abuse
- Service delivery systems change to improve quality of life for persons living with traumatic brain injury and their families
Current Research
- “Ohio Regional TBI Model System” This grant supports one site in the TBI Models Systems multi-center, longitudinal study of outcomes from traumatic brain injury. Local research projects address how social determinants of health influence outcomes from traumatic brain injury. Bogner (PI) National Institute on Disability Independent Living and Rehabilitation Research
- “Comparing treatment approaches to promote inpatient rehabilitation effectiveness for traumatic brain injury (CARE 4 TBI)”. A multicenter study will compare the effectiveness of specific inpatient rehabilitation approaches to optimize functional outcomes and community participation for persons with traumatic brain injury. Revealing the most effective approaches associated with the best outcomes will be investigated through a prospective observational dataset based on clinician-driven design of standardized electronic medical records documentation and analyzed with advanced statistical methods. Bogner (Corresponding mPI) National Institute on Neurologic Diseases and Stroke.
- “BeHEALTHY: Chronic disease management for traumatic brain injury”. This project brings together experts in collaborative care, self-management, policy, and consumer advocacy to develop a chronic disease management model for persons with traumatic brain injury. Hammond (PI) Indiana University (Prime: National Institute on Disability Independent Living and Rehabilitation Research).
- “Traumatic brain injury state partnership program partner state funding opportunity”. Train community-based healthcare and social service professionals to identify traumatic brain injury and accommodate its effects among older adults and persons with disability utilizing Home and Community Based Services. Corrigan (PI) US Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Community Living.
Active Funding
- NINDS/National Institutes of Health
- U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Education
PhD: Counseling Psychology, The Ohio State University
MA: Counseling Psychology, The Ohio State University
Postgraduate: Rehabilitation Psychology
Residency: Rehabilitation Psychology, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center
Editorial Activities
- Board Member (1994 - present), Editor-in-Chief (2009 - present), Editor (2007- 2009) Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation
- Board Member, Brain Injury, 1993 - 2012
- Board Member, Applied Neuropsychology, 1996 - 2011
- Board Member, Rehabilitation Psychology, 1999 - 2005
- Board Member, American Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 1987 - 1989
Society and Memberships
- American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine, 1998 - present
- American Psychological Association, 1984 - present
- Ohio Psychological Association, 1988 - present
- Central Ohio Psychological Association, 1985 - present
Honors and News
- Ohio State's Wexner Medical Center Designated as State's Lead Agency for Brain Injury
- Research to Focus on Long-Term Challenges of TBI Patients
- Gold Key Award from the American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine
- Robert L. Moody Prize for Distinguished Initiatives in Brain Injury Research and Rehabilitation
- William F. Caveness Award from the Brain Injury Association of America
- Leonard Diller Award from the American Psychological Association, Division of Rehabilitation Psychology
- Roger Barker Distinguished Career Award from the American Psychological Association, Division of Rehabilitation Psychology
- Karl F. Heiser Presidential Award, American Psychological Association
- Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science
- Fellow of the American Psychological Association in the Division of Rehabilitation Psychology (22) and the Division of Counseling Psychology (17)
- Fellow of the American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine 2014 Appointed to the Institute of Medicine’s Board on the Health of Select Populations
- 2008 Distinguished Research Career Award from the North American Brain Injury Society
- 2007 Friend of the National Association of State Head Injury Administrators
- 2002 State Leadership Award of Excellence from the State Assembly of the Brain Injury Association of America
- 1999 Distinguished Service Award, Division of Rehabilitation Psychology, American Psychological Association
- 1993 Distinguished Service Award, Great Lakes Region of the National Rehabilitation Counseling Association
- 1992 Distinguished Service Award, Ohio Psychological Association
- 1992 Distinguished Service Award, Ohio Rehabilitation Counseling Association
- 1990 Special Projects Award, Ohio Psychological Association: "A Plan for the 90's" 1987 Outstanding Service Award, National Head Injury Foundation/Ohio Association