Catharine Johnston-Brooks, PhD

Assistant Professor, Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation


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Graduate School
  • PhD, University of Colorado - Boulder (1989)
Undergraduate School
  • BA, Franklin & Marshall College (PA) (1989)
Fellowships
  • Denver Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Neuropsychology (1999)
Department
Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation

Publications

  • Johnston-Brooks, CH, Miles, S, Brostow, D. Clinical Pocket Card for the Assessment and Management of mTBI and PTSD. Poster session presented at: American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine 96th Annual Conference; 2019 November 5-9; Chicago, USA.
  • Johnston-Brooks, CH & Vanderryn, J. (2020) PTSD in Military Veterans: What Civilian Providers Should Know. In Caring for Veterans and Their Families: A Guide for Nurses and Other Healthcare Providers. Rita F. D'Aoust and Alicia Gill Rossiter (eds). Jones and Bartlett, in press, May 2021.
  • Fanello, T.M., Craft, J.S., & Johnston-Brooks, CH. (2020) Military Culture. In Caring for Veterans and Their Families: A Guide for Nurses and Other Healthcare Providers. Rita F. D'Aoust and Alicia Gill Rossiter (eds). Jones and Bartlett, in press, May 2021.
  • Johnston-Brooks CH, Grassmeyer R, Filley CM, & Kelly JP. Marcus Institute for Brain Health: Two Years of Clinical Experience. Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation 2020;35(2).
  • Johnston-Brooks CH, Fanello, TM, Vanderryn, J, Hebert, J, and Kelly JP. Symposium: Enhancing Interdisciplinary Rehabilitation Outcomes following Mild Traumatic Brain Injury and PTSD in a Military/Veteran Population. Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation 2020;35(2).
  • Utter B, Anderson CA, Filley CM, Kelly JP, Johnston-Brooks CH, Arciniegas DB. Cannabis Use and Trends in a Mild Traumatic Bain Injury Cohort. Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation 2020;35(2):E245-E246.
  • Utter B, Anderson CA, Filley CM, Kelly JP, Johnston-Brooks CH, Arciniegas DB. Cannabis Use in a Cohort of Healthcare-Seeking Veterans with Persistent Symptoms after Mild Traumatic Brain Injury: Preliminary Observations. Military Medicine (in press).
  • Johnston-Brooks, CH & Vanderryn, J. (2020) PTSD in Military Veterans: What Civilian Providers Should Know. In Caring for Veterans and Their Families: A Guide for Nurses and Other Healthcare Providers. Rita F. D'Aoust and Alicia Gill Rossiter (eds). Jones and Bartlett, November 2021.
  • Fanello, T.M., Craft, J.S., & Johnston-Brooks, CH. (2020) Military Culture. In Caring for Veterans and Their Families: A Guide for Nurses and Other Healthcare Providers. Rita F. D'Aoust and Alicia Gill Rossiter (eds). Jones and Bartlett, November 2021.
  • Catharine H. Johnston-Brooks, Riley P. Grassmeyer, Christopher M. Filley & James P. Kelly (2021) The Marcus Institute for Brain Health: an integrated practice unit for the care of traumatic brain injury in military veterans, Brain Injury, DOI: 10.1080/02699052.2021.2013535
  • Johnston-Brooks, C., Miles, S., & Brostow, D. (2019). Clinician Pocket Card for the Assessment and Management of PTSD and mTBI. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Information and Education Page (Epub ahead of print).
  • Kelly, J., Gore, R., Wallace, T., Johnston-Brooks, C., Arciniegas, D. (2021). Optimizing Outcomes: Care of Veterans and Service Members with Mild Traumatic Brain Injury. Symposium presented at the 98th American Congress on Rehabilitation Medicine Annual Conference, originally planned to be held in Dallas, TX but instead held virtually due to the global pandemic.
  • Johnston-Brooks, CH, Grassmeyer, RP, Filley, CM and Kelly, JP (April 2021). Marcus Institute for Brain Health as an Integrated Practice Unit: Three Years of Clinical Data. Presentation to University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus Partnerships in Veteran & Military Health Conference: Inspiring a Community of Care and Connection, Aurora, CO.
  • Johnston-Brooks, CH and Smith, I (April 2021). Marcus Institute for Brain Health” Integrating Telehealth for Interdisciplinary Care in the Age of COVID. Presentation to University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus Partnerships in Veteran & Military Health Conference: Inspiring a Community of Care and Connection, Aurora, CO.
  • Johnston-Brooks, C., Miles, S., & Brostow, D. (2022). Mental Health Pocket Card for Management of Patients with Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Mild Traumatic Brain Injury. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Vol. 103 (3), 611–615
  • Fanello, T., Johnston-Brooks, C.H., Miles, S., Eshel, I., Cogan, A., Byrne Paulin, H. (2022). Special Symposium: Military and Veteran Cultural Literacy: Beyond the VA and Into the Community. Symposium presented at the 99th American Congress on Rehabilitation Medicine Annual Conference, Chicago, IL.
  • Johnston-Brooks, C.H., Miles, S., Bajor, L and Montanari, J. (2022). Veteran Service Organizations: Leveraging Important Community Resources to Assist Veterans Recovering from Traumatic Brain Injury. Symposium presented at the 99th American Congress on Rehabilitation Medicine Annual Conference, Chicago, IL.
  • Johnston-Brooks, C.H. (April 2022). Mental Health Pocket Card for Management of Patients with Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and mild Traumatic Brain Injury. Presentation to University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus Partnerships in Veteran & Military Health Conference: Inspiring a Community of Care and Connection, Aurora, CO.
  • Johnston-Brooks, C.H. and Fanello, T. (April 2022). Military Culture in an Interdisciplinary Treatment Setting for Veterans with m Traumatic Brain Injury (mTBI) and Psychological Health Concerns: Building Trust and Rapport with Veteran Clients. Poster presentation to University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus Partnerships in Veteran & Military Health Conference: Inspiring a Community of Care and Connection, Aurora, CO.
  • • Elmer AT, Russel EN, Johnston-Brooks CH, Kelly JP, Filley CM, Hebert JR, Arciniegas DB. Defining the Minimally Important Difference on the Neurobehavioral Symptom Inventory among Veterans and First Responders with Chronic Mild or Moderate Traumatic Brain Injury. J Neuropsychiatry Clin Neurosci 2023; 35(3):281.
  • • Arciniegas DB, Elmer AT, Russel EN, Johnston-Brooks CH, Filley CM, Hebert JR, Kelly JP. Efficacy of the Integrated Practice Unit Approach on Persistent Symptoms after Mild or Moderate Traumatic Brain Injury among Veterans and First Responders. J Neuropsychiatry Clin Neurosci 2023; 35(3):269-270.
  • Fanello, T., Johnston-Brooks, C.H., Miles, S., Eshel, I., Cogan, A., Byrne Paulin, H. (2023). Military and Veteran Cultural Literacy: Beyond the VA and Into the Community. Symposium presented at the 100th American Congress on Rehabilitation Medicine Annual Conference, Chicago, IL.

Professional Memberships

  • APA Division 40, Society for Clinical Neuropsychology
  • APA Division 19, Society for Military Psychology
  • ACRM, American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine

Practice Locations

Marcus Institute for Brain Health
12348 E Montview Blvd
Anschutz Health and Wellness Center
Aurora, CO 80045
303-724-4824

Hospital Affiliation
  • University of Colorado Hospital

Specialty Information

Specialties
  • Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
  • ABPP-Clinical Neuropsychology, Board Certification (2010)
Public Speaking
Yes