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Professor Jennie Ponsford

Biography

Professor Jennie Ponsford has an MA in Clinical Neuropsychology from the University of Melbourne and a Ph D from La Trobe University on the subject of attentional deficits post-head injury. As the former manager of the Psychology Department at Bethesda Rehabilitation Hospital (now Epworth Hospital), where she was employed between 1982-1999.

Professor Ponsford has had broad experience in the field of traumatic brain injury. She has conducted extensive research investigating outcomes following mild, moderate and severe head injury. She has also been the recipient of several large grants as chief investigator on studies investigating outcome following mild traumatic brain injury in adults and children, fatigue and sleep disorders following traumatic brain injury, and an ongoing study examining outcome following moderate to severe traumatic brain injury, exploring predictive factors and early intervention strategies to reduce long-term disability. Findings from these studies have been published in numerous journal articles (as listed).

Professor Ponsford has also written/edited two books on the management of head injury, Traumatic Brain Injury - Rehabilitation for Everyday Adaptive Living, published in 1995 by Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, U.K. and Cognitive Rehabilitation. From Neurobiology to Clinical Practice in 2004 by Guilford Press, New York. She is regularly invited to speak at international conferences and serves on the Editorial Boards of five international journals: the Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society, Brain Injury, Neuropsychological Rehabilitation, Neuro-Rehabilitation and the Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation.

Professor Ponsford is an outcome consultant neuropsychologist for a multicentre randomised trial for decompressive craniectomy in patients with severe traumatic brain injury (The DECRA Trial)

Professor Ponsford has served on the Governing Board of the International Neuropsychological Society and the International Brain Injury Association (current) and is Past-President of the International Association for the Study of Traumatic Brain Injury. She is also an Honorary Fellow of the Australian Society for the Study of Brain Impairment.

Postgraduate Research Projects

  • CarloZiino: D Psych in Clinical Neuropsychology
    Thesis title: Fatigue following traumatic brain injury.

  • Caroline Fisher: D Psych in Clinical Neuropsychology
    Thesis title: Rehabilitation of aphasia following stroke.

  • Catherine Willmott: Ph D (part-time)
    Thesis title: Impact of methylphenidate on attention and outcome following traumatic brain injury.

  • Dawn Sentha-Raja: D Psych in Clinical Neuropsychology
    Thesis title: Impact of age on outcome following traumatic brain injury.

  • Dianne Steele: D Psych in Clinical Neuropsychology
    Thesis title: Sleep disturbance following traumatic brain injury.

  • Helen Saltapidas: D Psych in Clinical Neuropsychology
    Cross-cultural issues in rehabilitation following traumatic brain injury.

  • Katie Anson: D Psych in Clinical Neuropsychology
    Thesis title: Evaluation of an intervention to improve coping skills following traumatic brain injury.

  • Kristy Draper: D Psych in Clinical Neuropsychology
    Thesis title: Long-term outcome following traumatic brain injury.

  • Laura Tweedly: D Psych in Clinical Neuropsychology
    Thesis title: Impact of intervention for substance use problems following traumatic brain injury.

  • Michele Grant,. D Psych in Clinical Neuropsychology
    Thesis Title: An evaluation of goal planning in patients with executive problems.

  • Rochelle Whelan,. D Psych in Clinical Neuropsychology
    Thesis Title: The predictors of psychiatric disorders following traumatic brain injury and their relationship with pre-injury psychiatric state.

Teaching

She is currently a Professor in the Department of Psychology at Monash University and Director of the Monash-Epworth Rehabilitation Research Centre at Epworth Hospital. She has established and currently co-ordinates Monash University's Doctor of Psychology (Clinical Neuropsychology) program at Monash University.

Publications

JOURNAL ARTICLES

Ziino, C., & Ponsford, J. (2005). Measurement and prediction of subjective fatigue following TBI. Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society, 11, 1-10.

Steele, D., Rajaratnam, S., Redman, J., & Ponsford. (2005). The effect of traumatic brain injury on the timing of sleep. Chronobiology International, 22, (1), 89-105.

Ponsford, J., Harrington, H., Olver, J., & Roper, M. (in press). Effectiveness of community-based rehabilitation following traumatic brain injury. Neuropsychological Rehabilitation. Accepted January 2005.

Anson, K., & Ponsford, J. (in press). Coping style and emotional adjustment following traumatic brain injury. Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation. Accepted March 2005.

Bennett, P.C., Ong, B., & Ponsford, J., (in press). Measuring executive dysfunction in an acute rehabilitation setting: Using the Dysexecutive Questionnaire (DEX). Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society, 2005, 11, 1-10. Accepted January 2205.

Bennett, P.C., Ong, B., & Ponsford, J. (in press) Assessment of executive function following traumatic brain injury: Comparison of the ‘BADS’ with other clinical neuropsychological measures. Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society, Accepted February 2005.

Cooper, D.J., Myles, P.S., McDermott, F., Murray, L., Laidlaw, J., Cooper, G., Tremayne, A.B., Bernard, S.S. & Ponsford, J. (2004). Arandomized controlled trial of pre-hospital hypertonic saline resuscitation in severe traumatic brain injury and hypotension. JAMA, Vol 291, (11), 1350-1357.

Ponsford, J., Cameron, P., Wilmott, C., Rothwell, A., Kelly, A-M, Nelms, R., & Ng, K. (2004). Use of the Westmead PTA Scale to monitor recovery of memory after mild head injury. Brain Injury, 18(4), 603-614.

Ponsford, J., Cameron, P., Willmott, C., Rothwell, A., Kelly, A-M, Nelms, R., & Ng, K. (2004). Use of the Westmead PTA Scale to monitor recovery of memory after mild head injury. Brain Injury 18(4), 603-614.

Cooper, D.J., Myles, P.S., McDermott, F., Murray, L., Laidlaw, J., Cooper, G., Tremayne, A.B., Bernard, S.S. & Ponsford, J. (2004). A randomized controlled trial of pre-hospital hypertonic saline resuscitation in severe traumatic brain injury and hypotension. JAMA, Vol. 291 (11), 1350-1357.

Ponsford, J., Anson, K., & Curran,C. (2003). Facilitating adaptive coping following traumatic brain injury. Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society,9, (2), 291(abstract)

Ponsford, J. (2003). Sexual changes associated with traumatic brain injury. Neuropsychological Rehabilitation,13, (1-2), 275-289.

Ponsford, J., Olver, J., Ponsford, M., & Nelms, R. (2003). Long-term adjustment of families following traumatic brain injury where comprehensive rehabilitation has been provided. Brain Injury, 17,(6), 453-468.

Ponsford, J. & Ziino, C. (2003). Fatigue and attention following traumatic brain injury. Zeitschrift fur Neuropsychologie,14,(3), 155-163.

Ponsford, J. (2003). Sexual changes associated with traumatic brain injury. Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society, 9(2), 255 (abstract).

Ponsford, J., Anson, K., & Curran, C. (2003). Facilitating adaptive coping following traumatic brain injury. Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society, 9(2), 291 .

Ponsford, J. (2003). Sexual changes associated with traumatic brain injury. Neuropsychological Rehabilitation, 13(1-2), 275-289.

Ponsford, J., Olver, J., Ponsford, M., & Nelms, R. (2003). Long-term adjustment of families following traumatic brain injury where comprehensive rehabilitation has been provided. Brain Injury, 17(6), 453-468.

Ponsford, J. & Ziino, C. (2003). Fatigue and attention following traumatic brain injury. Zeitschrift fur Neuropsychologie, 14 (3), 155-163.

Ponsford, J., Willmott, C., Rothwell, A., Cameron, P., Nelms, R., & Curran, C., (2002). Impact of early intervention on outcome after mild traumatic brain injury in adults. Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry, 73, 330-332.

Ponsford, J. Sexual changes associated with traumatic brain injury. Neuropsychological Rehabilitation. Accepted 6August, 2002.

Ponsford, J., Olver, J., Ponsford, M., & Nelms, R. Long-term adjustment of families following traumatic brain injury where comprehensive rehabilitation has been provided. Brain Injury. Accepted September 2002, pending revision.

Ponsford, J. (2001). Mitigating information. Recovery, 12 (2), 16-17.

Ponsford, J., Willmott, C., Rothwell, A., Cameron, P. (2001). Use of the Westmead PTA Scale to Monitor Recovery from Mild Traumatic Brain Injury. Australian Journal of Psychology, Vol. 53, Supplement, 199(abstract).

Ponsford, J. (2001). Sexual changes associated with traumatic brain injury. Australian Journal of Psychology, Vol. 53, Supplement, 199 (abstract).

Ponsford, J., Willmott, C., Rothwell, A., Cameron, P., Ayton, G., Nelms, R., Curran, C., & Ng, K. (2001). Impact of early intervention on outcome after mild traumatic brain injury in children. Paediatrics, 108(6), 1297-1303.

Ponsford, J., Willmott, C., Rothwell, A., Cameron, P., Kelly, A.M., Nelms, R., Curran, C., & Ng, K.T. (2000). Factors influencing outcome following mild traumatic brain injury in adults. Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society, 6(5), 568-579.

Curran, C.A., Ponsford, J.L., & Crowe, S. (2000). Coping strategies and emotional outcome following traumatic brain injury: A comparison with orthopaedic patients. Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation, 15 (6), 1256-1274.

Ponsford, J., Olver, J., Nelms, R., Curran, C. & Ponsford, M. (1999). Outcome measurement in an inpatient and outpatient traumatic brain injury rehabilitation programme.Neuropsychological Rehabilitation., 9(3/4), 517-534.

Crowe, S.A., Ponsford, J.L. (1999) The role of imagery in sexual arousal disturbances in the male traumatically brain injured individual. Brain Injury, 13(5), 347-354

Ponsford, J.L., Willmott, C., Rothwell, A., Cameron, P., Ayton, G., Nelms, R., Curran C. Cognitive and Behavioral Outcome Following Mild Traumatic Head Injury in Children. Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation 1999; 14(4):25-37.

Snow, P., Douglas J., & Ponsford J. (1999). Conversational discourse abilities following severe traumatic brain injury: A follow-up study. Brain Injury, 12(11), 911-935.

Snow, P., Douglas, J. & Ponsford J. (1999) Narrative discourse following severe traumatic brain injury: a longitudinal follow-up. Asphasiology, 13 (7), 529-551.

Myles, P.S., Hunt, J.O., Nightingale, E., Fletcher, H., Beh, T., Tanil, D., Nagey, A., Rubinstein, A., & Ponsford, J. (1999). Development and psychometric testing of a quality of recovery score after general anesthesia and surgery in adults. Anesthesia & Analgesia, 88., 83-90.

Ponsford, J., Willmott, C., Rothwell, A., Cameron, P., Kelly, A., Nelms, R. & Curran, C. (1998). Outcome following mild traumatic brain injury in adults. Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society, 4 (1), 75.

Ponsford, J. (1998). Functional Gains over Five Years Following Traumatic Brain Injury: a structured behavioural intervention. Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society, 4 (3), 209.

Snow, P., Douglas J., & Ponsford J. (1998). Assessing conversation in the traumatically brain injured speaker. Australian Communication Quarterly, Winter, 14-22.

Ponsford, J. (1998). Recovery from mild head injury down under. Recovery 9 (3),16-21.

Williams, I.M., Ponsford, J.L., Gibson, K.G., Mulhall, L., Curran, C., and Abel, L. (1997). Cerebral control of saccades and neuropsychological test results after head injury. Journal of Clinical Neuroscience, 4(2), 186-196.

Snow, P., Douglas, J., & Ponsford, J. (1997) Procedural discourse following traumatic brain injury. Aphasiology. 11(10), 947-967.

Curran, C., Crowe, S., & Ponsford, J. (1997). Coping strategies and emotional outcome: A comparison between traumatic brain Injury and orthopaedic subjects. Australian Journal of Psychology, 49, 136. Supplement

Ponsford, J., Willmott, C., Rothwell, A., Cameron, P., Ayton, G., Nelms, R., & Curran, C. (1997). Cognitive and behavioural outcome following mild traumatic brain injury in children. Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society, 3 (3), 225.

Cameron, P.A., Ponsford, J.L. (1997) Mild traumatic brain injury. Emergency Medicine, 9, 321-324.

Olver, J.H., Ponsford, J.L., & Curran, C.A. (1996). Outcome following traumatic brain injury: A comparison between 2 and 5 years after injury. Brain Injury, 10(11), 841-848.

Kinsella, G., Murtagh, D., Landry, A., Homfray, K., Hammond, M., O'Beirne, L., Dwyer, L., Lamont, M., & Ponsford, J. (1996). Everyday memory following traumatic brain injury. Brain Injury, 10(7), 499-507.

Ponsford, J.L., Olver, J., and Curran, C. (1995). A profile of outcome: two years after traumatic brain injury. Brain Injury, 9, 1-10.

Ponsford, J.L., Olver, J., and Curran, C. (1995). Prediction of employment status two years after traumatic brain injury. Brain Injury, 9, 11-20.

Snow, P., Douglas, J., & Ponsford J.L. (1995). Discourse assessment following traumatic brain injury: A pilot study examining some demographic and methodological issues. Aphasiology 9(4), 365-380.

Ponsford, J.L. and Kinsella G. (1992). The use of a rating scale of attentional behaviour. Neuropsychological Rehabilitation, 1 (4).

Ponsford, J.L. and Kinsella, G. (1992). An investigation of attentional deficits following closed head injury. Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology, 14 (5), 852-86

Ponsford, J.L. (1990). Psychological sequelae of closed head injury: time to redress the imbalance. Editorial. Brain Injury, 4 (2), 111-114.

Kinsella, G., Moran, C., Ford, B., and Ponsford, J. (1988). Emotional disorder and its assessment within the severe head injured population. Psychological Medicine, 18, 57-63.

Ponsford, J.L. and Kinsella, G. (1988). Evaluation of a remedial programme for attentional deficits following closed head injury. Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology, 10 (6), 693-708.

Ponsford, J.L. (1988). Neuropsychological assessment: The need for a more pragmatic approach. Australian Psychologist, 23 (3), 349-360.

Ponsford, J.L. and Donnan, G.A. (1980). Transient global amnesia - a hippocampal phenomenon? Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry, 43, 285-187.

Ponsford, J.L., Donnan, G.A. and Walsh, K.W. (1980). Disorders of memory in vertebrobasilar disease. Journal of Clinical Neuropsychology, 2, (4), 267-276.

BOOKS/CHAPTERS

Ponsford, J. (Ed.) (2004). Cognitive and behavioural rehabilitation: From neurobiology to clinical practice. New York: Guilford Press.

Ponsford, J. (2001). Commentary on Service provision for Social Disability and Handicap after Acquired Brain Injury: An Australian perspective. In R.L. Wood & T.M. McMillan (eds.), Neurobehavioural disability and social handicap (pp. 275-279). Hove, East Sussex: Psychology Press Ltd.

Ponsford, J. (2000). Attention. In G. Groth-Marnat (Ed.), Neuropsychological Assessment in Clinical Practice (pp. 355-400). New York: John Wiley & Sons

Malec, J., & Ponsford, J. (2000) Post Acute Brain Injury Rehabilitation. In Frank R. and Elliot, T. (Eds). Handbook of Rehabilitation Psychology (pp. 417-439). Washington DC: American Psychological Association.

Ponsford, J., Olver, J., Nelms, R., Curran, C. & Ponsford, M. (1999) Outcome measurement in an inpatient and outpatient traumatic brain injury rehabilitation programme. In S Fleminger and J. Powell (Eds), Evaluation of Outcomes in Brain Injury Rehabilitation. Hove, East Sussex: Psychology Press.

Ponsford, J.L., Olver, J.H., & Curran, C.A. (1996) Outcome following traumatic brain injury: An Australian study. In B. Uzzell, H. Stonnington (Eds)., Recovery After Traumatic Brain Injury pp 219 - 234.

Ponsford, J.L., Sloan S., & Snow P. (1995) Traumatic Brain Injury: Rehabilitation for Everyday Adaptive Living. London: Lawrence Erlbaum and Associates.

Ponsford, J.L. (1990). The use of computers in the rehabilitation of attentional deficits. In R.L. Wood and I. Fussey (Eds.) Cognitive Rehabilitation in Perspective, London: Taylor and Francis, 48-67.

PAPERS PRESENTED AT NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCES

Ponsford, J. Community-based rehabilitation. Invited Keynote address presented at the 2004 Tasmanian Brain Injury Conference, Launceston, Tasmania, 13-14 May, 2004.

Ponsford, J. Sexual changes following traumatic brain injury. Invited address at the 2004 Tasmanian Brain Injury Conference, Launceston, Tasmania, 13-14 May, 2004.

Ponsford, J. Mild Head Injury: Assessment, Outcomes and Management. Workshop presented for the Australian Society for the Study of Brain Impairment, Sydney, May 28, 2004.

Ponsford, J. Substance use following traumatic brain injury. Paper presented at the Joint meeting of the Australian Society for the Study of Brain Impairment and the International Neuropsychological Society, 7-10th July, 2004, Brisbane, Australia.

Anson, K., & Ponsford, J. (2004). Evaluation of a Coping Skills Group Following Traumatic Brain Injury. Paper presented at the joint meeting of the Australian Society for the Study of Brain impairment and the International Neuropsychological Society, 7-10th July, 2004, Brisbane, Australia.

Ponsford, J. (2004) Impact of age and gender on outcome following traumatic brain injury. Invited keynote address at the 7th International Neurotrauma Symposium, 12-16 September, 2004, Adelaide, Australia.

Steele, DL., Rajaratnam, SMW., Redman, JR. & Ponsford, JL. Sleepy Heads: The impact of traumatic Brain injury on nighttime sleep. Paper presented at the Australasian Chronobiology Society Annual Conference, Robe, South Australia, 29-30 May, 2004.

D.L. Steele, S. M. W. Rajaratnam, J. R. Redman, & J. L. Ponsford. Changes to sleep structure following traumatic brain injury. Poster presented at the 17th Congress of the European Sleep Research Society, Prague, Czech Republic, 5-9 October, 2004.

Ponsford, J., Rudzski, D., & Ng, K.T. (2005). The influence of ApoE polymorphism on cognition and outcome following traumatic brain injury. Paper presented at the 33rd Annual Meeting of the International Neuropsychological Society, St Louis, USA, Feb, 2-5 2005.

Ponsford, J. (2005). Effects of age on long-term outcome following traumatic brain injury. Paper presented at the 33rd Annual Meeting of the International Meeting of the International Neuropsychological Society, St Louis, USA, Feb 2-5, 2005.

Ponsford, J. (2005). Sexual changes following traumatic brain injury. Invited keynote address at the Quinquennial Conference of the British Psychological Society, Manchester, U.K., 30 March-2 April, 2005.

Ponsford, J. Community-based rehabilitation. Paper presented at the Sixth World Congress on Brain Injury, Melbourne, 2-5 May 2005.

Ponsford, J., Rudzski, D., & Ng, K.T. (2005). The influence of ApoE polymorphism on cognition and outcome following traumatic brain injury. Paper presented at the Sixth World Congress on Brain Injury, Melbourne, 2-5 May 2005.

Ponsford, J. (2005). Effects of age and gender on long-term outcome following traumatic brain injury. Paper presented at the Sixth World Congress on Brain Injury, Melbourne, 2-5 May 2005.

Saltapidas, H. & Ponsford, J. (2005). The influence of cultural background on rehabilitation and outcome following traumatic brain injury. Paper presented at the Sixth World Congress on Brain Injury, Melbourne, 2-5 May 2005.

Anson, K. & Ponsford, J. (2005). Who benefits? Predicting outcome following a coping skills group intervention for traumatic brain injury. Paper presented at the Sixth World Congress on Brain Injury, Melbourne, 2-5 May 2005.

Olver, J.H., Ponsford, J., Carty, M., & Nelms, R. (2005). A comparison of outcome five and ten years after traumatic brain injury. Paper presented at the Sixth World Congress on Brain Injury, Melbourne, 2-5 May 2005.

Fisher, C.A., Wilshire, C.E., & Ponsford, J.L. Phonologically-related word discrimination therapy as treatment for acquired naming impairments. Paper presented at the Sixth World Congress on Brain Injury, Melbourne, 2-5 May 2005.

Ponsford, J. & Ziino, C. Fatigue and attention following traumatic brain injury. Paper presented at Hopital Raymond Poincare, Garches, Paris, January 14, 2004

Ponsford, J., Harrington, H., & Olver, J. Effectiveness of community-based rehabilitation following traumatic brain injury. Paper presented at the Thirty-Second Annual Meeting of the International Neuropsychological Society, Baltimore, USA, 4-7 February, 2004.

Ponsford, J. Willmott, C, A. Rothwell, A., Cameron, P., Kelly, A., & Nelms, R. Impact of early intervention upon outcome following mild head injury in adults. Paper presented at the Thirty-Second Annual Meeting of the International Neuropsychological Society, Baltimore, USA, 4-7 February, 2004.

Ponsford, J. & Ziino, C. Fatigue and attention following traumatic brain injury. Paper presented at the Thirty-Second Annual Meeting of the International Neuropsychological Society, Baltimore, USA, 4-7 February, 2004.

Ponsford, J. Community-based rehabilitation. Invited Keynote address presented at the 2004 Tasmanian Brain Injury Conference, Launceston, Tasmania, 13-14 May, 2004.

Ponsford, J. Sexual changes following traumatic brain injury. Invites address at the 2004 Tasmanian Brain Injury Conference, Launceston, Tasmania, 13-14 May, 2004.

Ponsford, J., Anson, K., & Curran, C. Facilitating adaptive coping following traumatic brain injury. Paper presented at the Thirty-First Annual Meeting of the International Neuropsychological Society, Honolulu, Hawaii, 5-8 February, 2003.

Ponsford, J. Outcome ten years after traumatic brain injury. Paper presented at the 26th Annual Brain Impairment Conference, Sydney, April, 2003.

Ziino, C., & Ponsford, J. Fatigue and attention following traumatic brain injury. Paper presented at the 26th Annual Brain Impairment Conference, Sydney, April, 2003.

Steele, D., Ponsford, J., & Redman, J. Sleep changes following traumatic brain injury. Paper presented at the 26th Annual Brain Impairment Conference, Sydney, April, 2003.

Ponsford, J. Sexual changes associated with traumatic brain injury. Paper presented at the Thirty-First Annual Meeting of the International Neuropsychological Society, Honolulu, Hawaii, 5-8 February, 2003.

Willmott, C., Ponsford, J., & Redman, J. Pharmacological approaches to treating attentional deficits following traumatic brain injury: A model for Methylphenidate. Paper presented at the 26th Annual Brain Impairment Conference, Sydney, April, 2003.

Ponsford, J. & Ziino, C. Fatigue and attention following traumatic brain injury. Paper presented at the Fifth World Congress of the International Brain Injury Association, Stockholm, May 23-26, 2003.

Ponsford, J. Sexual changes following traumatic brain injury. Paper presented at the 25th Annual Brain Impairment Conference, Port Macquarie, 17-19 May, 2002.

Ponsford, J. Sexual changes following traumatic brain injury. Invited keynote address at the "Mind and Brain" TBI Functional Rehabilitation Conference, Wellington, New Zealand, 18-21 August, 2002.

Ponsford, J. Measuring Outcomes following Traumatic Brain Injury. Invited keynote address at the first joint Symposium of the National and International Neurotrauma Societies, Florida, 28th October -1st November 2002.

Ponsford, J. Fatigue and attention following traumatic brain injury. Invited keynote address at conference entitled: Attention from A to Z. Afscheidssymposium dr. Adriaan H. van Zomeren, Academisch Ziekenhuis Groningen, 15 November 2002.

Ponsford, J. Approaches to Rehabilitation following Traumatic Brain Injury. Invited workshop presented to the Dutch Neuropsychological Society, 18 November 2002.

Ponsford, J. Development of a Community Team. Invited paper, Fourth World Congress of the International Brain Injury Association, Turin, Italy, May, 2001.

Ponsford, J. Sexuality following traumatic brain injury. Paper presented at the Fourth World Congress of the International Brain Injury Association, Turin, Italy, May, 2001.

Ponsford, J. Sexuality following traumatic brain injury. Invited paper presented at the Innovations in Rehabilitation Conference, Melbourne, August, 2001.

Ponsford, J. Sexuality following traumatic brain injury. Invited keynote address, Brain Injury Association of Queensland Annual Conference, Brisbane, September, 2001.

Ponsford, J. Outcome following head injury. Invited keynote lecture, Annual meeting of the Queensland Section of the College of Clinical Neuropsychologists, Brisbane, September, 2001.

Ponsford, J. Outcome following moderate to severe head injury. Invited keynote address at the inaugural TAC Law Conference, Melbourne, 4-5 October, 2001.

Ponsford, J. Use of the Westmead PTA Scale to Monitor Recovery from Mild Traumatic Brain Injury. Paper presented at the annual conference of the College of Clinical Neuropsychologists, Sheraton Hotel, Melbourne, October 4-8, 2001.

Ponsford, J. Rehabilitation following Traumatic brain Injury - one day workshop
Outcome following Mild Traumatic Brain Injury - half-day workshop
Outcome Measurement following Traumatic Brain Injury- half-day workshop
Invited workshops presented at the Center for Hjernseskade, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, 2-3 October, 2000.

Ponsford, J. Factors Influencing Outcome following Mild Traumatic Brain Injury in Adults. Paper presented at the 5th International Neurotrauma Symposium, Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany, October 1-5, 2000.

Ponsford, J. Family Issues in Traumatic Brain Injury. Invited keynote address, International Conference on Neuropsychological Rehabilitation, Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre, London, U.K., October 9-11, 2000.

Ponsford, J. Impact of Early Intervention upon outcome following mild traumatic brain injury in children. Paper presented at the annual conference of the College of Clinical Neuropsychologists of the Australian Psychological Society, Hunter Valley, NSW, 12-15 October, 2000.

Invited paper on Outcome following Mild Head Injury Invited paper resented at the annual conference of the Australasian College of Rehabilitation Medicine in Adelaide, March 1999.

Presented a paper on the Impact of Early Intervention upon Outcome following mild traumatic brain injury in children at the annual conference of the Australian Society for the Study of Brain Impairment, April 1999.

Ponsford, J. Long-term outcome following traumatic brain injury and its implications for service delivery. Invited keynote speaker. Conference to open the Brain Injury Rehabilitation Unit, Edgeware, London, U.K., June, 1999.

Ponsford, J. Outcome following mild traumatic brain injury in adults. Paper presented at the Third World Congress of the International Association for the Study of Traumatic Brain Injury, Quebec City, Canada, June, 1999.

Ponsford, J. & Anderson, V. Reducing the impact of traumatic brain injury in children. Invited keynote address at the annual Mid-year Conference of the International Neuropsychological Society, Durban, South Africa, June, 1999.

Ponsford, J. Rehabilitation of cognitive impairments following traumatic brain injury. Invited three-hour workshop. Annual conference of the APS College of Clinical Neuropsychologists, Leura, NSW, October, 1999.

Ponsford, J., Willmott, C., Rothwell, A., Cameron, P., Kelly, A., Nelms R., & Curran, C. (1998). Outcome following mild traumatic brain injury in adults. Paper presented at the 26th Annual Meeting of the International Neuropsychological Society, Honolulu, Hawaii, February, 1998.

Ponsford, J.. Functional Gains over Five Years Following Traumatic Brain Injury: a structured behavioural intervention. Paper presented at the 21st Annual International Neuropsychological Society Mid-Year Conference, Budapest, Hungary July 10-13 1998.

Ponsford, J. Rehabilitation and Outcome Following Brain Injury - How Can We Make a Difference? Invited Keynote Address, 21st Annual International Neuropsychological Society Mid-Year Conference, Budapest, Hungary July 10-13 1998.

Ponsford, J. Assessment and Rehabilitation of Cognitive Deficits following Traumatic Brain Injury. Invited workshop presented at Ticehurst House, Ticehurst, East Sussex, U.K. 12th October, 1998.

Ponsford, J. Current Issues in Cognitive Rehabilitation. Felix Konferansegenter, Oslo, 13-15 October, 1998. Invited speaker. Five lectures on the head injury programme at Bethesda, and assessment and rehabilitation of deficits of attention and executive function.

Ponsford, J. Mild Head Injury - Can we predict and prevent ongoing problems? Invited address. Annual Conference of the Norwegian Neuropsychological Society, Oslo 16-17 October, 1998. Invited three-hour address.

Ponsford, J.L., Willmott, C., Rothwell, A., Cameron, P., Kelly, A., Ayton, G., Curran, C. & Nelms, R. Cognitive and behavioural outcome following mild traumatic brain injury in children. Paper presented at the Twentieth Annual International Neuropsychological Society Mid-Year Conference. Bergen, Norway June 25-28, 1997.

Ponsford, J.L., Olver, J., Nelms, R. & Curran, C. Prediction and measurement of long-term adjustment following traumatic brain injury. Invited paper presented at the 4th International Neurotrauma Symposium, Seoul, Korea, August, 1997.

Ponsford, J.L., Olver, J.H. & Curran C. Self-report of problems and emotional adjustment 2-5 years following traumatic brain injury. Paper presented at the 19th Annual European Conference of the International Neuropsychological Society, Veldhoven, The Netherlands, June, 1996.

Ponsford, J.L., Olver, J.H., Nelms, R. & Curran C. Self-report of problems and emotional adjustment 2-5 years following traumatic brain injury. Paper presented at the 5th Conference of the International Association for the Study of Traumatic Brain Injury and 20th Conference of the Australian Society for the Study of Brain Impairment, Melbourne November 1996.

Ponsford, J.L., Willmott, C., Rothwell, A. Cameron, P., Kelly, A., Curran, C. & Nelms, R. Mild traumatic brain injury: A three month follow-up study in adults. Paper presented at the 5th Conference of the International Association for the Study of Traumatic Brain Injury and 20th Conference of the Australian Society for the Study of Brain Impairment, Melbourne, November 1996.

Ponsford, J.L. Assessment and therapy for cognitive deficits following traumatic brain injury. Invited seminar presented at the 23rd Annual INS Meeting Seattle, USA, February, 1995

Ponsford, J.L., Olver, J.H. & Curran, C. A comparison of outcome two and five years following TBI. Paper presented at 2nd Pacific Rim Conference of the International Neuropsychological Society, Cairns, Australia, July, 1995.

Ponsford, J.L., Olver, J.H., & Curran, C. Predicting employment two years after traumatic brain injury. Paper presented at the 17th Annual European Conference of the International Neuropsychological Society, Angers, France, June, 1994.

Ponsford, J.L. Outcome following TBI: A comparision between two and five years after injury. This paper was presented at the Fourth Conference of the International Association for the Study of Traumatic Brain Injury, St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.A., September, 1994.

This paper was also presented at annual meeting of Trauma International, Oxford, England, October, 1994.

Ponsford, J.L., Williams, I.M., Gibson, K.G., Mulhall, C., Curran, C. & Abel, L. Saccadic eye movement control and cognitive function following traumatic brain injury.

Paper presented at the Third Conference of the International Association for the Study of Traumatic Brain Injury, Tokyo, Japan, September, 1993.

Ponsford, J.L., Olver, J.H., & Curran, C. Prediction of employment status two years after traumatic brain injury. Paper presented at the Third Conference of the International Association for the Study of Traumatic Brain Injury, Tokyo, Japan, September, 1993.

Ponsford, J.L., & Kinsella, G. An investigation of attentional deficits following closed head injury. Paper presented at the 19th Annual Meeting of the International Neuropsychological Society, San Antonio, Texas, February, 1991.

Ponsford, J.L., Williams, I., Gibson, K., Curran, C. Mulhall, L, Ng, K., & Abel, L. Ocular Motor and neuropsychological test performance in traumatically brain-injured subjects. Paper presented at the first Pacific Rim Conference of the International Neuropsychological Society, Gold Coast, July, 1991.

Ponsford, J.L. Attentional deficits following closed head injury. Paper presented at the first meeting of the International Association for the Study of Traumatic Brain Injury, San Jose, California, April, 1989.

Ponsford, J.L. & Kinsella, G. Evaluation of a remedial programme for attentional deficits following closed head injury. Paper presented at the 16th North American Meeting of the International Neuropsychological Society, New Orleans, January, 1988.

Ponsford, J.L. & Kinsella, G. Rehabilitation of attentional deficits following closed head injury. Paper presented at the Tenth Annual Conference - Coma to Community, San Jose, California, April, 1987.