TUIHANA RANGAHAU/AUT RESEARCH INSTITUTE

Publications

Browse some of our recent research publications.

2025 publications

  1. Barlow, K. M., Ponsford, J. L., Theadom, A., Cowan, G., Davis, G. A., Anderson, V. et al. Mild traumatic brain injury and concussion and persisting post-concussion symptoms: New guidelines to support evidence-based assessment and management in Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand. Medical Journal of Australia, 2025, 223(9): 446-449. http://doi.org/10.5694/mja2.70082
  2. Bedggood, M. J., Essex, C. A., Theadom, A., Murray, H., Hume, P., Holdsworth, S. J., Faull, R. L. M., & Pedersen, M. (2025). MRI‐T2 relaxometry is increased in mild traumatic brain injury: Indications of acute brain abnormalities after injury. Journal of Neuroscience Research, 103(4), e70034. https://doi.org/10.1002/jnr.70034
  3. Bhattacharyay, S., van Leeuwen, F. D., Beqiri, E., Åkerlund, C. A., Wilson, L., Steyerberg, E. W., Nelson, D. W., Maas, A. I. R., Menon, D. K., Ercole, A., & the CENTRE-TBI investigators and participants. (2025). TILTomorrow today: Dynamic factors predicting changes in intracranial pressure treatment intensity after traumatic brain injury. Scientific Reports, 15(1), 95. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-83862-x
  4. Blyth, R., Farrell, G., Zoellner, A., Ahmed, O., Bussey, M., Galea, O., & Sole, G. (2025). What factors influence head acceleration during a purposeful header in soccer players? A systematic review. Sports Medicine. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40279-025-02209-2
  5. Blyth, R., Galea, O., Bussey, M., Ahmed, O. H., & Sole, G. (2025). Spare the brain: Female football players' perspectives of heading the ball, concussion knowledge and attitudes: A qualitative study. Science & Medicine in Football. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1080/24733938.2025.2584090
  6. Blyth, R., Sole, G., Galea, O., Bussey, M., & Ahmed, O. (2025). Understanding female football (soccer) players' perception of heading the ball, concussion knowledge, and attitudes. New Zealand Journal of Physiotherapy, 53(1), (pp. S18). https://doi.org/10.15619/ncjp.v53i1.478
  7. Bussey, M. D., Salmon, D., Nanai, B., Romanchuk, J., Gomez, R. M., Tong, D., Sole, G., Tucker, R., & Falvey, É. (2025). Contact role and tackle characteristics shape head acceleration exposure in male community rugby: A cohort study utilising instrumented mouthguards. Sports Medicine. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40279-025-02314-2
  8. Bussey, M. D., Salmon, D., Nanai, B., Romanchuk, J., Martin Gomez, R., Tong, D., Sole, G., Tucker, R., & Falvey, É. (2025). Assessing head acceleration events in female community rugby union players: A cohort study using instrumented mouthguards. Sports Medicine, 55, 499-512. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40279-024-02111-3
  9. Courchesne, C., Nair, M. A., Gelineau, M., McCloskey, L., Faulkner, J., & Cairncross, M. (2025). Psychological transdiagnostic processes in mild traumatic brain injury recovery: A scoping review. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apmr.2025.07.014
  10. De Silva, U., Madanian, S., Olsen, S., Templeton, J., Poellabauer, C., Schneider, S., . . . Rahmina, R. (2025). Clinical decision support using speech signal analysis: Systematic scoping review of neurological disorders. Journal of Medical Internet Research, 27.  https://doi.org/10.2196/63004
  11. Essex, C. A., Merenstein, J. L., Overson, D. K., Truong, T. K., Madden, D. J., Bedggood, M. J., Murray, H., Holdsworth, S. J., Stewart, A. W., Morgan, C., Faull, R. L. M., Hume, P., Theadom, A., & Pedersen, M. (2025). Characterizing positive and negative quantitative susceptibility values in the cortex following mild traumatic brain injury: A depth-and curvature-based study. Cerebral Cortex, 35(3), bhaf059. https://doi.org/10.1093/cercor/bhaf059
  12. Essex, C. A., Overson, D. K., Merenstein, J. L., Truong, T. K., Madden, D. J., Bedggood, M. J., Morgan, C., Murray, H. C., Holdsworth, S. J., Stewart, A. W., Faull, R. L. M., Hume, P., Theadom, Al., & Pedersen, M. (2025). Mild traumatic brain injury increases cortical iron: Evidence from individual susceptibility mapping. Brain Communications, 7(2), fcaf110. https://doi.org/10.1093/braincomms/fcaf110
  13. Faulkner, J. W., Chua, J., Voice-Powell, A., Snell, D. L., Roche, M., Moffat, J., Barker-Collo, S., & Theadom, A. (2025). Experience of acceptance and commitment therapy for those with mild traumatic brain injury (ACTion mTBI): A qualitative descriptive study. PLoS One, 20(1), e0312940. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0312940
  14. Faulkner, J., Prouty, D., Devlin, L., Appleton, D., Roche, M., Below, K., Moffat, J., Snell, D., Williams, M. N., Barko-Collo, S., & Theadom, A. (2025). Acceptance and commitment therapy for mild traumatic brain injury (ACTion-mTBI): A quasiexperimental feasibility study. BMJ Open, 15(2), e089727. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2024-089727
  15. Faulkner, J. W., Snell, D. L., & Siegert, R. J. (2025). Rasch analysis of the depression anxiety stress scales-21 (DASS-21) in a mild traumatic brain injury sample. Brain Injury, 39(2), 136-144. https://doi.org/10.1080/02699052.2024.2411297
  16. Faulkner, J. W., Snell, D., Theadom, A., Siegert, R. J., Nielsen, K., & Williams, M. N. (2025). Identifying the bridges between post concussion symptoms and psychological distress in mild traumatic brain injury using network analysis. The Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation, 10-1097. https://doi.org/10.1097/HTR.0000000000001104
  17. Faulkner, J. W., Whiting, D., Theadom, A., Snell, D. L., Roche, M., & Barker-Collo, S. (2025). Valued living after mild traumatic brain injury: Characteristics and relationship with outcomes. Neuropsychological Rehabilitation, 35(1), 75-91. https://doi.org/10.1080/09602011.2024.2328876
  18. Forch, K., Pedersen, M., Reid, D., Towersey, N. C., & Olsen, S. (2025). Use of physical exertion to enhance objective testing following mild traumatic brain injury: A systematic review. BMJ Open Sport & Exercise Medicine, 11(2). https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjsem-2024-002385
  19. Fownes-Walpole, M., Heyward, O., Till, K., Mackay, L., Stodter, A., Al-Dawoud, M., Bussey, M. D., Gordon, L., Hairsine, J., Kirk, C., Madden, R., McBride, L., McDaniel, A., McKnight, P., Mill, N., Peek, K., Pratt, G., Ryan, D., Salmon, D., Schroeder, L., Twentyman, C., Versteegh, T., Williams, E., & Jones, B. (2025). Combining evidence and practice to optimise neck training aimed at reducing head acceleration events in sport: A systematic review and Delphi-consensus study. British Journal of Sports Medicine. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1136/bjsports-2024-108847
  20. Gao, T., Madanian, S., Templeton, J., & Merkin, A. (2025). Clinical decision support for Alzheimer's: Challenges in generalizable data-driven approach. Studies in Health Technology and Informatics, 329, 1780-1781. https://doi.org/10.3233/SHTI251211
  21. Gosbee, H., Hume, P. A., & Theadom, A. (2025). Factors influencing equestrian helmet use, purchase and safety perceptions: A cross-sectional study. Injury, 112907 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.injury.2025.112907
  22. Hardaker, N. J., Hume, P. A., Collins, J. B., King, D. A., Sims, S. T., & Selfe, J. (2025). Differences between the sexes in concussion knowledge and attitudes in community football (soccer) players in New Zealand. Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsams.2025.02.005
  23. Henry, N. I., Pedersen, M., Williams, M., Martin, J. L., & Donkin, L. (2025). A hormetic approach to the value-loading problem: Preventing the paperclip apocalypse. SN Computer Science, 6(7), 872. https://doi.org/10.1007/s42979-025-04369-4
  24. Henry, N. I. N., Pedersen, M., Williams, M., Martin, J. L., & Donkin, L. (2025). Reducing echo chamber effects: An allostatic regulator for recommendation algorithms. Journal of Psychology and AI, 1(1), 2517191. https://doi.org/10.1080/29974100.2025.2517191
  25. King, D. A., Hume, P. A., Theadom, A., & Valera, E. (2025). Intimate partner violence reporting and assessment of traumatic brain injuries and strangulation by a New Zealand hospital health service. Journal of Family Violence, 40(3), 515-527. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10896-023-00642-3
  26. Madanian, S., & Gao, Y. (2025). Text analysis for depression detection: Mental health digital transformation. Studies in Health Technology and Informatics, 329, 1948-1949. https://doi.org/10.3233/SHTI251293
  27. McGeown, J. P., Pedersen, M., Bussey, M., Schierding, W. S., Condron, P., Emsden, T., Nepe-Apatu, T., Tayebi, M., Kara, S., McDonald, M. A., Shim, V., Holdsworth, S. J., & Kwon, E. E. (2025). Longitudinal changes in network-based functional connectivity over a rugby season in adolescent males. medRxiv, 2025-03. https://doi.org/10.1101/2025.03.16.25324069
  28. McGeown, J. P., Pedersen, M., Mito, R., Theadom, A., Maller, J. J., Condron, P., & Holdsworth, S. J. (2025). Neuroimaging correlates of symptom burden and functional recovery following mild traumatic brain injury: A systematic review. NeuroImage: Clinical. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nicl.2025.103910
  29. Mikolić, A., Snell, D. L., Theadom, A., Faulkner, J. W., Zemek, R., & Silverberg, N. D. (2025). The prognostic value of a screening tool for psychological risk factors after mild traumatic brain injury: Prospective studies in Canada and New Zealand. BMJ Open, 15(9), e089471. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2024-089471
  30. Nielsen, K., & Faulkner, J. (2025). Evaluating the complex systems approach to persisting post-concussion symptoms. Theory & Psychology, 35(1), 17-39. https://doi.org/10.1177/09593543241287749
  31. Osterman, C., Hamlin, D., Suter, C. M., Affleck, A. J., Gloss, B. S., Turner, C. P., Faul, R. L. M., Stein, T. D., McKee, A., Buckland, M. E., Curtis, M. A., & Murray, H. C. (2025). Perivascular glial reactivity is a feature of phosphorylated tau lesions in chronic traumatic encephalopathy. Acta Neuropathologica, 149(1), 16. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00401-025-02854-x
  32. Pedersen, M., Pardoe, H. R., de Weger, A., Hutchison, D., Abbott, D. F., Verspoor, K., Jackson, G. D., & the Australian Epilepsy Project Investigators. (2025). Toward responsible artificial intelligence in medicine: Reflections from the Australian epilepsy project. Artificial Intelligence in Medicine, 167, 103192. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.artmed.2025.103192
  33. Rubaiat, R., Templeton, J. M., Schneider, S. L., Silva, U. D., Madanian, S., & Poellabauer, C. (2025). Exploring speech biosignatures for traumatic brain injury and neurodegeneration: A pilot machine learning study. JMIR Neurotechnology, 4. https://doi.org/10.2196/64624
  34. Shepherd, D., Pedersen, M., Vashista, G., Kercher, A., & Hautus, M. J. (2025). An electrophysiological investigation into 'Bagels': A song recorded to reduce subclinical anxiety in youth. Frontiers in Neuroscience, 19, 1640674. https://doi.org/10.3389/fnins.2025.1640674
  35. Silva, U. D., Madanian, S., Narayanan, A., Templeton, J. M., Poellabauer, C., Schneider, S. L., & Rubaiat, R. (2025). A proof-of-concept development on speech analysis for concussion detection. Studies in Health Technology and Informatics, 329, 1008-1012. https://doi.org/10.3233/SHTI250991
  36. Snell, D. L., Faulkner, J. W., & Siegert, R. J. (2025). Preliminary validation of a 10-item version of the Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale in a mild traumatic brain injury sample. Brain Impairment, 26(4), IB25025. https://doi.org/10.1071/IB25025
  37. Snell, D. L., Faulkner, J. W., Williman, J. A., Silverberg, N. D., Theadom, A., Surgenor, L. J., & Siegert, R. J. (2025). Associations between illness perceptions, distress, self-reported cognitive difficulties and cognitive performance after mild traumatic brain injury. Brain Impairment, 26(3), IB24074. https://doi.org/10.1071/IB24074
  38. Snell, D. L., Mikolić, A., Faulkner, J. W., Theadom, A., & Silverberg, N. D. (2025). Comparative predictive validity of a psychological risk screening tool in adults after mild traumatic brain injury. Brain Injury, 1-7. https://doi.org/10.1080/02699052.2025.2565640
  39. Snell, D. L., Wynands, P., Jennifer, A. D., Nunnerley, J., & Theadom, A. (2025). Screening and outcomes of co-occurring traumatic brain injury among people with spinal cord injury: A scoping review. Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine, 57, 41897. https://doi.org/10.2340/jrm.v57.41897
  40. Song, Z., Arrowsmith, K., Pedersen, M., & Henare, D. (2025). Real-time EEG-based epileptic seizure prediction using artificial intelligence: A systematic review. medRxiv, 2025-10. ttps://doi.org/10.1101/2025.10.09.25337692
  41. Tierney, G., Tucker, R., Tooby, J., Starling, L., Falvey, É., Salmon, D., Brown, J., Hudson, S., Stokes, K., Jones, B., KEmp, S., O’Halloran, P., Cross, M., Bussey, M., & Allan, D. (2025). Peak power: A severity measure for head acceleration events associated with suspected concussions. Sports Medicine. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40279-025-02308-0
  42. Tracey, I., Gomes, E., Signal, N., Alder, G., Forch, K., & Olsen, S. (2025). Highlighting gaps in the reporting of aerobic exercise interventions for mild traumatic brain injury: A systematic review using the TIDieR-Rehab checklist. JSAMS Plus, 6, 100120. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsampl.2025.100120
  43. Van Deynse, H., Cools, W., De Deken, V. J., Depreitere, B., Hubloue, I., Tisseghem, E., Putman, K., & the CENTRE-TBI Collaborators (2025). One-year employment outcome prediction after traumatic brain injury. Disability and Health Journal, 18(2). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dhjo.2024.101716
  44. Whitehouse, D. P., Wilson, L., Czeiter, E., Buki, A., Wang, K. K. W., von Steinbüchel, N., Zeldovich, M., Steyerberg, E., Maas, A. I. R., Menon, D. K., Newcombe, V. F. J., & CENTER-TBI Investigators and Participants. (2025). Association of blood-based biomarkers and 6-month patient-reported outcomes in patients with mild TBI: A CENTER-TBI analysis. Neurology, 104(1):e210040. https://doi.org/10.1212/WNL.0000000000210040.
  45. Whiting, D. L., Faulkner, J. W., Gates, T., Metcalf, K., & Simpson, G. K. (2025). Inhibitory control underpins the relationship between cognitive and psychological inflexibility after a moderate to severe traumatic brain injury. Neuropsychology. https://doi.org/10.1037/neu0001018
  46. Yasinzai, M. N., Mito, R., & Pedersen, M. (2025). BrainScape: An open-source framework for integrating and preprocessing anatomical MRI datasets. Imaging Neuroscience, 3, IMAG-a. https://doi.org/10.1162/IMAG.a.944
  47. Zamani, S., Rostami, A., Nguyen, M., Sinha, R., & Madanian, S. (2025). A gamified AI-driven system for depression monitoring and management. Applied Sciences, 15 (13). https://doi.org/10.3390/app15137088
  48. Zamani, S., Sinha, R., Nguyen, M., & Madanian, S. (2025). Enhancing emotional sell-Being with IoT data solutions for depression: A systematic review. IEEE Journal of Biomedical and Health Informatics, 1-12. https://doi.org/10.1109/jbhi.2024.3501254
  49. Zangi, M., Pickering, J. W., Theadom, A., Than, M., & Snell, D. L. (2025). Mild and moderate traumatic brain injury: Screening, documentation, and referral to concussion services. Australasian Emergency Care. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.auec.2025.03.007