DR. KENNEDY BIOGRAPHY

Career

Dr. Kennedy held a position as research scientific director and neuropsychologist at Brooke Army Medical Center in the TBI Center of Excellence (formerly Defense and Veteran's Brain Injury Center).  In this position as a credentialed and privileged neuropsychologist, her clients included active-duty service members, veterans and adult dependents with brain injuries.  She worked with service members returning from deployment with blast and other brain injuries, as well as service members with mild brain injuries from sports, falls and assaults. She also evaluated service members referred from neurology with a variety of disorders. PTSD, depression, anxiety and medical conditions were common among her clients. Chronic conditions such as hypertension and diabetes were frequently present in older patients. In her role as research director, Dr Kennedy developed and implemented the research portfolio for the Brooke Army Medical Center Site of the multi-site national program. She supervised a team of 11 researchers, wrote, presented and published study findings.

For several years, Dr. Kennedy also ran a part-time private practice providing therapy for older adults and Veterans in assisted living and healthcare facilities. Her broad experience across age groups and backgrounds highlights her commitment to compassionate, expert care.

PERSONAL LIFE

Dr. Kennedy is married with five adult children and ten grandchildren. She enjoys spending time with family, reading, coloring/painting, listening to music, streaming shows and movies, online games and puzzles, swimming and boating. She loves animals, nature and travel. Some of her best memories are from cruises she took to the Caribbean, Alaska, Hawaii and the South Pacific.