Instructor
Director, TBI Research

Areas of Interest
Rehabilitation outcome, families, return to work, and emotional well-being following traumatic brain injury.

Biography

Marwitz received her B.S. in Psychology from the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point and her M.A. in Psychology from the University of Richmond. Her research began in the area of pediatric disability and psychological adjustment. Following completion of her degree, she served as the Project Coordinator for the Virginia Commonwealth University Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) Model System. Currently, Marwitz is Director of Traumatic Brain Injury Research in UAB's Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. She has experience coordinating major research and demonstration projects and has worked with NIDILRR-funded TBI Model System centers since program inception. Ms. Marwitz has published more than sixty peer-reviewed manuscripts with many relating to rehabilitation outcome, families, return to work, return to driving, and emotional well-being.