Dr. Samira Omar

PhD @RSIUofT| Black Narratives and Traumatic Brain Injury Rehab 🧠 (Re)defining Rehabilitation, Black Life, and Human Occupation. 🦋views are my own.

[Dr. Samira Omar @_samso]

🧠VOLUNTEERS NEEDED FOR A RESEARCH STUDY🧠:

Are you a Black survivor of traumatic brain injury (TBI)? Are you caring for someone living with one?

We are recruiting for a study about Black experiences in TBI rehab in Canada. Please see 👇🏾below for more details and share!

[Dr. Samira Omar @_samso]

🧠NEW RESEARCH🧠Our timely review examines the extent to which #rehabilitation is available and accessed by people who sustain #traumaticbraininjury from interpersonal violence. Read 👉🏾 https://t.co/m5ZRXv8wt3 @VincyChanRsrch @abiresearchlab @PLOS @RSIUofT @uoftlibraries

[Dr. Samira Omar @_samso]

🧠✨Today at 1:15, join me for a presentation on Unmasking the cycle of institutional violence in TBI rehab for Black survivors at the 2nd annual ENIGMA IPV virtual conference where I share some of my PhD research and critical insights for service providers! @abiresearchlab 👇🏾

[PINK Concussions 🧠 @PinkConcussions]

Interested in IPV + Brain Injury 🧠?
PINK concussions & ENGIMA are hosting our 2nd annual online, FREE conference. Come for a session or a whole day. Please share with your network. Register @ https://t.co/dAsHqR7gmZ

For info
https://t.co/hzzjt06gEb or https://t.co/DwTsI3umXr

[Dr. Samira Omar @_samso]

@HeartandStroke Thank you so much for your continued support of this important scholarship!

[Dr. Samira Omar @_samso]

@UHN_Research @RSIUofT @abiresearchlab Thank you so much!

[Dr. Samira Omar @_samso]

Check out this latest feature of my doctoral research @RSIUofT @abiresearchlab on institutional racism in brain injury #rehab research and the implications for Black populations with #Traumaticbraininjury highlighted by @UHN_Research. Thank you so much to my brilliant co-authors!

[UHN Research @UHN_Research]

New study from @UHN @KITE_UHN uncovers racial biases in #TraumaticBrainInjury rehabilitation research, emphasizing the need to rethink #rehabilitation practices to improve outcomes for Black patients.

Read more > https://t.co/CrtV5F3eu4; https://t.co/2WCimEx4aa

[Dr. Samira Omar @_samso]

Another new publication from my doctoral dissertation! If you want to learn how #braininjury #rehab can use anti-racism to promote optimal outcomes & futures for Black survivors of #TBI, please read this important article centering lived experiences. @DisabilityRehab @RSIUofT

[Dr. Samira Omar @_samso]

New open access research from my PhD! Discover what the stories of Black people with #traumaticbraininjury and their caregivers tell us about how #rehab unintentionally contributes to the devaluing of Black life and the detrimental consequences.🧠👇🏾 @RSIUofT @uoftmedicine

[abiresearchlab @abiresearchlab]

NEW RESEARCH by Dr. Samira Omar @_samso examined the #rehabilitation experiences of Black #traumaticbraininjury survivors, caregivers & rehab providers, to understand how anti-Black racism manifests in those experiences. Published open access @HSRatBMC: https://t.co/G9zGLnwTPA

[Dr. Samira Omar @_samso]

@tandfonline @uoftmedicine Thank you so much!

[Dr. Samira Omar @_samso]

New research from my PhD thesis is now published! If you want to learn about how #institutionalracism shows up in #braininjury rehab research and what this means for the future of Black people with 🧠 brain injury then this one is for you!👇🏾@abiresearchlab @RSIUofT @tandfonline

[Dr. Samira Omar @_samso]

@KyAlsburyNealy Thank you so much Kyla😊

[Dr. Samira Omar @_samso]

@drannewhunt @abiresearchlab @RSIUofT @tandfonline @uoftmedicine @osot_UofT Thank you so much!

[Dr. Samira Omar @_samso]

@KyAlsburyNealy @drsarahmunce Congratulations Dr. Kyla Alsbury-Nealy 🥳♥️ Sooo well deserved and can’t wait to celebrate you!🥳🥳🥳

[abiresearchlab @abiresearchlab]

COMING UP on March 4th, Monday @ 11 AM EST: Learn about #screening for lifetime exposure to #traumaticbraininjury and considerations for #equity, #diversity & #inclusion from Dr. @JenBognerPhD and Dr. @MoniquePappadis. Register here: https://t.co/wx2sLvYtFI @OntarioBrain

[abiresearchlab @abiresearchlab]

#Congratulations to Dr. Samira Omar @_samso on being one of the outstanding doctoral graduates awarded w/ the first ever Personnel Award for Black Scholars!👏This award aims to promote Black representation within the heart and/or brain health research community. @HeartandStroke

[abiresearchlab @abiresearchlab]

HAPPENING SOON: Join us for our next speaker series session on Nov 28th @ 12 pm EST, featuring Dr. Carolyn Lemsky. Dr. Lemsky will discuss "Tools for collaboration: Supporting community providers to manage #braininjury & co-occurring conditions." Register: https://t.co/VZZiL7YoFf

[abiresearchlab @abiresearchlab]

LAST CHANCE TO REGISTER: Learn how the brain changes over time in people experiencing #homelessness and #traumaticbraininjury from Drs. William Panenka & Jacob L. Stubbs @StubbsyJ this Thursday, September 28th @ 12 PM EST. Register here: https://t.co/mfCzuaFMui @OntarioBrain

[abiresearchlab @abiresearchlab]

COMING UP on Sept 28th, Thursday @ 12 PM EST! Learn how the brain changes over time in people experiencing #homelessness & #traumaticbraininjury from Drs. William Panenka & Jacob L. Stubbs @StubbsyJ. Register here: https://t.co/NmVRdQRqOv @OntarioBrain

[Dr. Samira Omar @_samso]

@DjKinitz @UofT_dlsph @LGBTQ_Research @LoriRoss_UofT Same! Yay too narratives though🙌🏾. Excited for your next steps and all the best to you! Stay in touch!!!

[Dr. Samira Omar @_samso]

@angelacicciaPhD Congratulations Professor @angelacicciaPhD on such an amazing and well deserved achievement! 🎉