The Measurement and Intervention for Neuropsychological Disorders (MIND) Lab is led by Michael W. Williams, Ph.D., powered by graduate and undergraduate research students, and elevated with strategic collaborations. We have a primary interest in understanding the neuropsychological aspects of recovery following brain injury (traumatic brain injury [TBI] and stroke) through a person-centered, rehabilitation psychology lens. As such, we investigate cognitive, emotional, and physical characteristics that are related to functional recovery and patient-centered outcomes. Our goals include identifying modifiable factors and developing novel targeted interventions to optimize recovery and outcomes after brain injury.

We bring passion and committed action to our research activities, collaborations, and community engagement. This reflects our mission to drive impact in the lives of people with brain injury. Our values for mentorship and trainee development are interwoven with our mission by supporting future researchers and clinicians in the field of rehabilitation neuropsychology throughout all lab activities. Thereby, we are expanding the field with outstanding professionals who are highly qualified and intrinsically motivated to promote brain health and recovery after brain injury.

            Recent MIND Lab News

            January 2026: Congratulations to Emily Dudek  who won the Foundation for Rehabilitation Psychology’s Leonard Diller Dissertation Award in Neurorehabilitation!

            December 2025: Congratulations to Rylea Ranum for successfully defending her master's thesis!

            November 2025: Congratulations to Ariel Pruyser who won the David Strauss Poster Award at the American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine 102nd Annual Conference!

            September 2025: Cheers to Dr. Alyssa Day-Gorman, MIND lab graduate,  as she starts her 2-year Neuropsychology Postdoctoral Fellowship at the West Virginia University School of Medicine!

            August 2025: Welcome to Nathalie Dugas, newest MIND lab graduate student member! Nathalie joins the UH clinical psychology program with clinical neuropsychology as a major area of study.