University of Oregon, College of Education : :

McKay Moore Sohlberg, Ph.D., is widely known for her pioneering work in the field of cognitive rehabilitation. She has worked as a clinician, researcher, and administrator in the development of programs to assist individuals with brain injury to reintegrate into the community at maximal levels of independence. Her research focuses on the development and evaluation of methods to manage acquired deficits in attention, memory, and executive functions. She is supported by a number of federally funded grants that focus on the development and evaluation of assistive technology to increase the social integration of people with chronic and severe cognitive impairments.

Sohlberg coordinates the master's and Ph.D. training programs in Communication Disorders and Sciences within the Department of Special Education and Clinical Services. She teaches courses on evidence-based practice for acquired cognitive impairments, and supervises graduate students treating clients with neurogenic cognitive-communicative disorders.

Sohlberg has been active at the state and national level serving as an advocate for persons with brain injury and their families.

University of Oregon College of Education