Education
- BS 2003 University of Houston, Biology
- BS 2003 University of Houston, Psychology
- MEd 2008 University of Houston, Health Education
- PhD 2014 University of Houston, Social Work
Current Funding
Grant# 90DP0028 (PI: Sherer)
NIDILRR/ACL
Texas Traumatic Brain Injury Model System of TIRR
Role: Co-Investigator, 2017-2022
Grant# P30 AG059301 (PI: Markides)
National Institute on Aging, NIH
The Texas Resource Center for Minority Aging Research (RCMAR)
Role: Scholar, 2015-2019
P30 AG024832 (PI: Volpi)
National Institute on Aging, NIH
UTMB Claude Pepper Older Americans Independence Center, Research Development Core
Role: Scholar, 2015 - 2020
Select Publications
- Temple, J., Struchen, M. A., & Pappadis, M. R. (in
press). Pre-injury family functioning and resources as predictors of
outcomes in persons with mild TBI. Brain Injury.
- Sander, A. M., Maestas, K. L., Pappadis, M. R., Hammond, F.
M., Hanks, R., & NIDILRR Traumatic Brain Injury Model Systems
Module Project on Sexuality after TBI. (2016).
- Multicenter study of
sexual functioning in spouses/partners of persons with traumatic brain
injury. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation.
doi:10.1016/j.apmr.2016.01.009
- Strizzi, J., Olabarrieta Landa, L., Pappadis, M. R., Leonor
Olivera, S., Valdivia Tagarife, E. R., Fernandez, I., Perrin, P.,
& Arango Lasprilla, J. C. (2015). Sexual functioning, desire and
satisfaction in women with TBI and comparison group. Behavioural
Neurology, 7(9), 1-11.
- Pappadis M. R., Sander AM, Leung P, Parrish DE, Epstein MW.
Poster 207: Impact of gender role conflict on adjustment in women with
traumatic brain injury. Arch Phys Med Rehab 2014;95(10):68-69.
- Pappadis M. R., Struchen MA, Mazzei DM & Sander AM. Poster
88: A preliminary model of social integration and emotional functioning
for persons with TBI. Arch Phys Med Rehab 2013;94(10):41.