UNC Center for Aging and Health
The Institute for Trauma Recovery is a multidisciplinary team dedicated to advancing understanding of trauma recovery processes and developing interventions to promote rapid recovery and prevent chronic symptoms. It values outstanding faculty and research team members passionate about improving trauma care, fostering a scholarly culture driven by devotion to trauma recovery.
Industries
Nr. of Employees
small (1-50)
UNC Center for Aging and Health
Products
AURORA Study (national trauma research initiative)
A major multisite prospective research program enrolling trauma survivors at emergency departments to generate multimodal datasets (molecular, imaging, physiological, clinical) for biomarker and intervention development.
Better Tomorrow Network (research network for sexual assault survivors)
A not-for-profit, community-governed research network established to increase the quantity and quality of large-scale studies serving sexual assault survivors and to harmonize research across sites.
CRASH cohort studies (motor vehicle collision recovery cohorts)
Cohort studies performing genotypic and phenotypic characterization of recovery after minor motor vehicle collision to identify risk factors for chronic pain and psychological sequelae.
AURORA Study (national trauma research initiative)
A major multisite prospective research program enrolling trauma survivors at emergency departments to generate multimodal datasets (molecular, imaging, physiological, clinical) for biomarker and intervention development.
Better Tomorrow Network (research network for sexual assault survivors)
A not-for-profit, community-governed research network established to increase the quantity and quality of large-scale studies serving sexual assault survivors and to harmonize research across sites.
CRASH cohort studies (motor vehicle collision recovery cohorts)
Cohort studies performing genotypic and phenotypic characterization of recovery after minor motor vehicle collision to identify risk factors for chronic pain and psychological sequelae.
Services
Coordination and operational support for large multisite longitudinal studies enrolling trauma survivors in emergency departments and providing intensive follow-up.
Provision of data management, database oversight, and statistical analysis support by dedicated data managers and statistician investigators.
Operation of a community-governed research network to increase capacity for large-scale, high-quality studies of sexual assault survivors, including site coordination and governance.
Provision of trained research coordinators, project managers, and administrative support to implement and manage clinical studies and trials.
Coordination and operational support for large multisite longitudinal studies enrolling trauma survivors in emergency departments and providing intensive follow-up.
Provision of data management, database oversight, and statistical analysis support by dedicated data managers and statistician investigators.
Operation of a community-governed research network to increase capacity for large-scale, high-quality studies of sexual assault survivors, including site coordination and governance.
Provision of trained research coordinators, project managers, and administrative support to implement and manage clinical studies and trials.
Expertise Areas
- Trauma-focused clinical research
- Longitudinal cohort study design and execution
- Biomarker discovery (genomics, neuroimaging, physiology)
- Bioinformatics and computational analysis
Key Technologies
- Genomics (DNA sequencing and analysis)
- Neuroimaging (structural and functional imaging)
- Bioinformatics pipelines
- Physiological data collection
News & Updates
Can science make diagnosing PTSD less of an ordeal?
Elevating the Voices of Sexual Assault Survivors
"I still feel so lost": Experiences of women receiving SANE care during the year after sexual assault
Doctor creates app to give mental health support to front-line workers
Can science make diagnosing PTSD less of an ordeal?
Elevating the Voices of Sexual Assault Survivors
"I still feel so lost": Experiences of women receiving SANE care during the year after sexual assault
Doctor creates app to give mental health support to front-line workers