Professor
University of Denver
Denver, Colorado, United States
Dr. Kim Gorgens is a Professor of Psychophysiology, Clinical Neuropsychology and Psychology of Criminal Behavior at the University of Denver. She manages a large portfolio of brain injury related research and has lectured extensively on those issues around the world. She has a 2010 TED talk on youth sports concussion and a 2018 TED talk on brain injuries in criminal justice with 3.5M views. She has been interviewed on CNN with Anderson Cooper, NPR, and on 20/20 and her work with brain injuries has been featured in USNews, Newsweek, the Economist, and more. She has a small forensic practice with juvenile and death penalty cases and is active in legislative and policy development around best practices in brain injury. Her research studies the reported injury history, cognitive function, and brain biomarkers of all vulnerable populations including young and older athletes, probationers and inmates, persons who are homeless, and women who have been exposed to interpersonal violence.
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History of Childhood Traumatic Brain Injury and Potential Risk Factors for Future Incarceration 8268
Friday, November 1, 2024
3:00 PM – 3:15 PM