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

Overview

Thomas A. Novack is affiliated with the University of Alabama at Birmingham in the United States. Their research spans several fields within medicine, with a primary focus on surgery, epidemiology, emergency medicine, physical therapy, sports therapy, rehabilitation, and neurology.

The scientist has contributed significantly to topics such as:

  • Traumatic Brain Injury Research
  • Cardiac Arrest and Resuscitation
  • Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes
  • Older Adults Driving Studies
  • Orthopaedic Implants and Arthroplasty
  • Orthopedic Infections and Treatments
  • Trauma and Emergency Care Studies

Key recent publications include:

  • "Factors Increasing Risk of Suicide after Traumatic Brain Injury: A State-of-the-Science Review of Military and Civilian Studies," 2021, Brain Injury
  • "Research Letter: Performance of the Brief Test of Adult Cognition by Telephone in a National Sample," 2021, Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation
  • "Return to Driving After Moderate-to-Severe Traumatic Brain Injury: A Traumatic Brain Injury Model System Study," 2021, Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
  • "One and a Half-Stage Revision With Prosthetic Articulating Spacer for Definitive Management of Knee Periprosthetic Joint Infection," 2022, Arthroplasty Today
  • "Patterns of Functional Change Five to Ten Years after Moderate-Severe Traumatic Brain Injury," 2021, Journal of Neurotrauma

The venues in which Novack frequently publishes research include:

  • Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation
  • Brain Injury
  • Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
  • JAAOS Global Research and Reviews
  • Premier journal of science.

Collaborations are a significant part of their research efforts. Frequent coauthors include:

  • Richard Kennedy
  • Laura E. Dreer
  • Robert Brunner
  • Charles H. Bombardier
  • Lisa J. Rapport

Thomas A. Novack has been recognized as a Fellow of the American Psychological Association (APA) since 2006.

Best Publications

  • Technique to improve chronic motor deficit after stroke

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  • Current concepts: Diffuse axonal injury–associated traumatic brain injury

    Jay M. Meythaler;Jean D. Peduzzi;Evangelos Eleftheriou;Thomas A. Novack

  • Long-term neuropsychological outcome after traumatic brain injury.

    Scott R. Millis;Mitchell Rosenthal;Thomas A. Novack;Mark Sherer

  • Recommendations for the use of common outcome measures in traumatic brain injury research

    Elisabeth A. Wilde;Gale Gibson Whiteneck;Jennifer A. Bogner;Tamara Bushnik

  • Amantadine to improve neurorecovery in traumatic brain injury-associated diffuse axonal injury: a pilot double-blind randomized trial.

    Jay M. Meythaler;Robert C. Brunner;Alice Johnson;Thomas A. Novack

  • Outcome after traumatic brain injury: Pathway analysis of contributions from premorbid, injury severity, and recovery variables

    Thomas A. Novack;Beverly A. Bush;Jay M. Meythaler;Kay Canupp

  • Occupational categories and return to work after traumatic brain injury: a multicenter study

    William C. Walker;Jennifer H. Marwitz;Jeffrey S. Kreutzer;Tessa Hart

  • Effective serial measurement of cognitive orientation in rehabilitation: The orientation log

    Warren T. Jackson;Thomas A. Novack;Rachael N. Dowler

  • Effect of citicoline on functional and cognitive status among patients with traumatic brain injury: Citicoline Brain Injury Treatment Trial (COBRIT)

    Ross D. Zafonte;Emilia Bagiella;Beth M. Ansel;Thomas A. Novack

  • Major and minor depression after traumatic brain injury.

    Tessa Hart;Lisa Anne Brenner;Allison N. Clark;Jennifer A. Bogner

  • The dilemma of the control condition in experience-based cognitive and behavioural treatment research.

    Tessa Hart;Jesse R Fann;Thomas A Novack

  • Influence of early variables in traumatic brain injury on functional independence measure scores and rehabilitation length of stay and charges

    Todd D. Cowen;Jay M. Meythaler;Michael J. DeVivo;Clarence S. Ivie

  • California verbal learning test (CVLT) performance in severely head-injured and neurologically normal adult males

    Bruce Crosson;Thomas A. Novack;Max R. Trenerry;Paul L. Craig

  • The predictive validity of a brief inpatient neuropsychologic battery for persons with traumatic brain injury

    Robin A. Hanks;Robin A. Hanks;Scott R. Millis;Scott R. Millis;Joseph H. Ricker;Joseph T. Giacino

  • Neuropsychological assessment and employment outcome after traumatic brain injury: a review.

    Mark Sherer;Thomas A Novack;Angelle M Sander;Margaret A Struchen

  • Measuring outcome in traumatic brain injury treatment trials: recommendations from the traumatic brain injury clinical trials network.

    Emilia Bagiella;Thomas A. Novack;Beth Ansel;Ramon Diaz-Arrastia

  • Cognitive and functional recovery at 6 and 12 months post-TBI

    Thomas A. Novack;Amy L. Alderson;Beverly A. Bush;Jay M. Meythaler

  • Awareness of behavioral, cognitive, and physical deficits in acute traumatic brain injury.

    Tessa Hart;Mark Sherer;John Whyte;Marcia Polansky

  • Assessment of level of consciousness following severe neurological insult. A comparison of the psychometric qualities of the Glasgow Coma Scale and the Comprehensive Level of Consciousness Scale.

    Daniel E. Stanczak;James G. White;William D. Gouview;Kurt A. Moehle

  • Validity of the Orientation Log, relative to the Galveston Orientation and Amnesia Test.

    Thomas A. Novack;Rachael N. Dowler;Beverly A. Bush;Tannahill Glen

  • Gender and traumatic brain injury: do the sexes fare differently?

    Jonathan J. Ratcliff;Arlene I. Greenspan;Felicia C. Goldstein;Anthony Y. Stringer

Frequent Co-Authors

Daniel C. Marson
Daniel C. Marson University of Alabama at Birmingham
Robin A. Hanks
Robin A. Hanks Wayne State University
Scott R. Millis
Scott R. Millis Wayne State University
Angelle M. Sander
Angelle M. Sander Baylor College of Medicine
James F. Malec
James F. Malec Indiana University
Michael Crowe
Michael Crowe University of Alabama at Birmingham
Jeffrey S. Kreutzer
Jeffrey S. Kreutzer Virginia Commonwealth University
David E. Vance
David E. Vance University of Alabama at Birmingham
Bruce Crosson
Bruce Crosson Emory University
Rodney D. Vanderploeg
Rodney D. Vanderploeg University of South Florida

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