Rate My Professor Gill Cowen

Cowen's research focuses on concussion management, mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI), persisting post-concussion symptoms, and related multidisciplinary care, with emphasis on sports-related concussion in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, fear avoidance behaviors, and health literacy. She serves as Chair and Founding Member of the Western Australian Concussion Network, advising the WA Football Club and contributing to Connectivity Traumatic Brain Injury Australia. Cowen co-supervises PhD students and has co-authored key publications such as 'Multidisciplinary care in concussion management' (2026), 'Predicting recovery outcomes following mild traumatic brain injury in an Australian community cohort: results from the Concussion Recovery Study (CREST)' (2025), 'Fear Avoidance after Concussion Tool (FACT): patient-reported outcome measure development and content validation' (2025), 'A summary of the first Australian and Aotearoa New Zealand Clinical Practice Guideline for the management of mild traumatic brain injury/concussion and persisting post-concussion symptoms' (2026), 'Awareness and understanding of concussion among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities' (2024), and 'A retrospective analysis of concussion and post-concussional syndrome presentations to a Western Australian tertiary emergency department' (2024). Her 26 publications have received 113 citations and 1,760 reads on ResearchGate. She delivers public education via webinars, short courses, and lectures on concussion in general practice, older adults, and pediatrics, influencing clinical guidelines and policy in Australia.