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  • 2006 - Fellow of the American Psychological Association (APA)

Overview

Ruben J. Echemendia is affiliated with the University of Missouri-Kansas City in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on the field of Medicine, with notable contributions across various subfields including Epidemiology, Emergency Medicine, Neurology, Orthopedics and Sports Medicine, and Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine.

Their work extensively covers topics such as Traumatic Brain Injury Research, Cardiac Arrest and Resuscitation, Traumatic Brain Injury and Neurovascular Disturbances, Cardiovascular Effects of Exercise, Injury Epidemiology and Prevention, Sports injuries and prevention, and the Delphi Technique in Research.

Among recent publications involving Ruben J. Echemendia are the following papers:

  • "Consensus statement on concussion in sport: the 6th International Conference on Concussion in Sport-Amsterdam, October 2022" (2023), published in British Journal of Sports Medicine
  • "Consensus statement on concussion in sport-the 5th international conference on concussion in sport held in Berlin, October 2016" (2020), published by UNC Libraries
  • "The American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine Diagnostic Criteria for Mild Traumatic Brain Injury" (2023), published in Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
  • "Introducing the Sport Concussion Assessment Tool 6 (SCAT6)" (2023), published in British Journal of Sports Medicine
  • "Examining later-in-life health risks associated with sport-related concussion and repetitive head impacts: a systematic review of case-control and cohort studies" (2023), published in British Journal of Sports Medicine

They have frequently published in these venues:

  • British Journal of Sports Medicine
  • Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology
  • UNC Libraries
  • Sports Medicine
  • Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society

Ruben J. Echemendia has collaborated often with several researchers, including:

  • Michael McCrea
  • Kevin M. Guskiewicz
  • William P. Meehan
  • Benjamin L. Brett
  • Samuel R. Walton

Their contributions in the domain of sports-related brain injury and rehabilitation have been recognized through professional affiliations, including the award of Fellow of the American Psychological Association (APA) in 2006.

Best Publications

  • Consensus statement on concussion in sport

    Paul McCrory;Willem H. Meeuwisse;Mark Aubry;Bob Cantu

  • The Sport Concussion Assessment Tool 5th Edition (SCAT5): Background and rationale.

    Ruben J. Echemendia;Willem Meeuwisse;Paul McCrory;Gavin A. Davis

  • Consensus statement on concussion in sport: the 4th International Conference on Concussion in Sport held in Zurich, November 2012

    Paul McCrory;Willem H. Meeuwisse;Mark Aubry;Bob Cantu

  • Consensus statement on concussion in sport: The 4th international conference on concussion in sport, Zurich, November 2012

    Paul McCrory;Willem H. Meeuwisse;Mark Aubry;Robert C. Cantu

  • Neuropsychological test performance prior to and following sports-related mild traumatic brain injury.

    Ruben Echemendia;Margot Putukian;R. Mackin;Laura Julian

  • Human Diversity and Professional Competence: Training in Clinical and Counseling Psychology Revisited.

    Kevin W. Allison;Isiaah Crawford;Ruben Echemendia;LaVome Robinson

  • What is the definition of sports-related concussion: a systematic review.

    Paul R McCrory;Nina Feddermann-Demont;Jiří Dvořák;J David Cassidy

  • What tests and measures should be added to the SCAT3 and related tests to improve their reliability, sensitivity and/or specificity in sideline concussion diagnosis? A systematic review

    Ruben J Echemendia;Steven P Broglio;Gavin A Davis;Kevin M Guskiewicz

  • 5th International Conference on Concussion in Sport (Berlin)

    Paul McCrory;Willem H Meeuwisse;Jiří Dvořák;Ruben J Echemendia

  • The Pennsylvania Practice Research Network and Future Possibilities for Clinically Meaningful and Scientifically Rigorous Psychotherapy Effectiveness Research

    Thomas D. Borkovec;Ruben J. Echemendia;Stephen A. Ragusea;Mark Ruiz

  • The Pennsylvania Practice Research Network and Future Possibilities for Clinically Meaningful and Scientifically Rigorous Psychotherapy Effectiveness Research

    Thomas D. Borkovec;Ruben J. Echemendia;Stephen A. Ragusea;Mark Ruiz

  • Neuropsychological evaluation in the diagnosis and management of sports-related concussion

    Rosemarie Scolaro Moser;Grant L. Iverson;Ruben J. Echemendia;Mark R. Lovell

  • The Child Sport Concussion Assessment Tool 5th Edition (Child SCAT5): Background and rationale

    Gavin A Davis;Laura Purcell;Kathryn J Schneider;Keith Owen Yeates

  • Mild traumatic brain injury in sports: neuropsychology's contribution to a developing field.

    Ruben J. Echemendia;Laura J. Julian

  • Advances in neuropsychological assessment of sport-related concussion

    Ruben J Echemendia;Grant L Iverson;Michael McCrea;Stephen N Macciocchi

  • A systematic video analysis of National Hockey League (NHL) concussions, part I: who, when, where and what?

    Michael G Hutchison;Michael G Hutchison;Paul Comper;Willem H Meeuwisse;Ruben J Echemendia

  • Race-specific norms: using the model of hypertension to understand issues of race, culture, and education in neuropsychology.

    Jennifer J. Manly;Ruben J. Echemendia

  • Predicting Cultural Competence: Implications for Practice and Training

    Kevin W. Allison;Ruben J. Echemendia;Isiaah Crawford;W. LaVome Robinson

  • Prospective clinical assessment using Sideline Concussion Assessment Tool-2 testing in the evaluation of sport-related concussion in college athletes.

    Margot Putukian;Ruben Echemendia;Annegret Dettwiler-Danspeckgruber;Tawny Duliba

  • The Utility of Post-Concussion Neuropsychological Data in Identifying Cognitive Change Following Sports-Related MTBI in the Absence of Baseline Data

    Ruben J. Echemendia;Jared M. Bruce;Christopher M. Bailey;James Forrest Sanders

  • Validity of the inventory of interpersonal problems for predicting treatment outcome: an investigation with the Pennsylvania Practice Research Network.

    Mark A. Ruiz;Aaron L. Pincus;Thomas D. Borkovec;Ruben J. Echemendia

  • The psychosocial climate of religious congregations

    Kenneth I. Pargament;William Silverman;Steven Johnson;Ruben Echemendia

Frequent Co-Authors

Jared M. Bruce
Jared M. Bruce University of Missouri–Kansas City
Grant L. Iverson
Grant L. Iverson Harvard University
Kenneth I. Pargament
Kenneth I. Pargament Bowling Green State University
Peter A. Arnett
Peter A. Arnett Pennsylvania State University
Jeffrey T. Barth
Jeffrey T. Barth University of Virginia
William B. Barr
William B. Barr New York University
Thomas D. Borkovec
Thomas D. Borkovec Pennsylvania State University
Daniel N. Osherson
Daniel N. Osherson Princeton University
Ronald M. Ruff
Ronald M. Ruff University of California, San Francisco
Hector F. Myers
Hector F. Myers Vanderbilt University

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