Rate My Professor Jessica Trevena-Peters

Dr Jessica Trevena-Peters is a Clinical Neuropsychologist and Occupational Therapist serving as a Lecturer in the School of Psychological Sciences within the Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences at Monash University. She is also a researcher at the Monash Epworth Rehabilitation Research Centre, where she leads training in neurorehabilitation as part of the Neuropsychology program. Holding a DPsych, her extensive clinical background in rehabilitation following acquired brain injury informs her academic and research contributions. Trevena-Peters' work emphasizes the clinical utility of rehabilitation approaches, focusing on traumatic brain injury (TBI), acquired brain injury (ABI), cognitive rehabilitation, neuropsychology, and occupational therapy. She develops, evaluates, and implements evidence-based practices to enhance early recovery and long-term outcomes for patients.

Her research has produced significant advancements, including randomized controlled trials on activities of daily living (ADL) retraining during posttraumatic amnesia (PTA), such as the 2018 publication 'Efficacy of Activities of Daily Living Retraining During Posttraumatic Amnesia: A Randomized Controlled Trial' in Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. Other key works include 'INCOG 2.0 Guidelines for Cognitive Rehabilitation Following Traumatic Brain Injury, Part I: Posttraumatic Amnesia' (2023) in The Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation, 'The Use of Atypical Antipsychotics for Managing Agitation After Traumatic Brain Injury' (2021), and 'Implementation of Activities of Daily Living Retraining for Individuals in Post-Traumatic Amnesia' (2024) in Brain Impairment. These contributions have influenced guidelines and practices in brain injury rehabilitation. Trevena-Peters has received the Dean’s Award for Excellence in Education: Teaching Excellence (2024) from the Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences for her innovative teaching in the Clinical Neuropsychology PhD program, the 5th World Federation for Neurorehabilitation Franz Gerstenbrand Award (2019), and the Luria Award (2017). She teaches units such as PSY6203 on recovery of function and rehabilitation after brain injury.