Leadership

Scientific direction and ethical stewardship of The TED Initiative is provided by committees of TBI experts. The Executive Committee is comprised of TED PI/Co-PIs who make and execute final decisions as to research priorities, supervise execution of studies, ensure sound fiscal management, and monitor data quality and progress toward completion of the project aims.

The Steering Committee is charged with the overall scientific direction of the project. Membership of the Steering Committee is comprised of Co-PIs and selected consultants.

The Government Steering Committee, constituted under the foundational direction of Colonel Dallas Hack, is now under the direction of Tammy Crowder, PhD with core support from Christie Vu, PhD. Its membership is comprised of Armed Forces medical and scientific personnel with research and clinical expertise in neurotrauma, as well as representatives from FDA and industry.

Steering Committee

Name Role/Core Institution                                                                                                                  
Geoffrey Manley, MD PhD Contact PI, Administrative Core Lead University of California, San Francisco
Murray Stein, MD MPH Outcomes Core University of California, San Diego
Michael McCrea, PhD Outcomes Core Medical College of Wisconsin
Kevin Guskiewicz, PhD Outcomes Core  University of North Carolina
Harvey Levin, MD Outcomes Core  Baylor College of Medicine
Sureyya Dikmen, PhD Outcomes Core University of Washington
Stephen Wisniewski, PhD                      Biostatistics Core University of Pittsburgh
Nancy Temkin, PhD Biostatistics Core  University of Washington
Rick Williams, PhD Biostatistics Core  RTI International
Pratik Mukherjee, MD PhD Neuroimaging Core  University of California, San Francisco
Michael Weiner, MD Neuroimaging Core  University of California, San Francisco
Ramon Diaz-Arrastia, MD PhD                             Emerging Technologies Core University of Pennsylvania
Robert Knight, MD Emerging Technologies Core  University of California, Berkeley
Claudia Robertson, MD Clinical & Rehabilitation Core Baylor College of Medicine
David Okonkwo, MD PhD Clinical & Rehabilitation Core University of Pittsburgh
David Cifu, MD Clinical & Rehabilitation Core Virginia Commonwealth University
Joseph Giacino, PhD Clinical & Rehabilitation Core Spaulding Rehabilitation Center
John Whyte, MD PhD Clinical & Rehabilitation Core Moss Rehabilitation Research Institute
David W. Wright, MD Clinical & Rehabilitation Core Emory University
Arthur Toga, PhD  Informatics Core  University of Southern California | Bio

 

Executive Committee

Geoffrey Manley, MD PhD           University of California, San Francisco                            
Nancy Temkin, PhD University of Washington
Stephen Wisniewski, PhD University of Pittsburgh
Joseph Giacino, PhD Spaulding Rehabilitation Center
Sureyya Dikman, PhD University of Washington
Murray Stein, MD MPH University of California, San Diego
Harvey Levin, MD Baylor College of Medicine
Michael McCrea, PhD Medical College of Wisconsin
Ramon Diaz-Arrastia, MD PhD University of Pennsylvania
Mary Vassar, RN MS University of California, San Francisco

 

Government Steering Committee

Member Affiliation
Dr. Patrick Bellgowan National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
Dr. Kelley Brix Research and Development Directorate, Defense Health Agency
Dr. Krista Caudle US Army Medical Materiel Development Activity
Dr. Alison Cernich Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
Dr. Kevin Crutchfield Uniformed Services University & LifeBridge Health-Sinai Hospital of Baltimore
Dr. Emma Gregory Defense and Veterans Brain Injury Center (DVBIC), DHA
Dr. Stuart Hoffman Office of Research and Development. U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Ms. Elisabeth Moy Martin Defense and Veterans Brain Injury Center
Dr. James (JB) Phillips Combat Casualty Care Research Program, USAMRDC
Dr. Deborah Shear Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, USAMRDC
Dr. Chandar Thakur US Army Medical Materiel Development Activity
Dr. Christie B. Vu Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs
Dr. Therese West Combat Casualty Care Research Program, USAMRDC
Dr. Chander Thakur US Army Medical Materiel Development Activity
Dr. Christie B. Vu Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs