Shannon Juengst, PhD

Shannon Juengst, PhD is a Certified Rehabilitation Counselor and Assistant Professor in the Department of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, with a secondary appointment in the Department of Rehabilitation Counseling. Dr. Juengst's research focuses on investigating biopsychosocial relationships, innovative telehealth methods, and evidence-based interventions for behavioral and emotional outcomes after traumatic brain injury (TBI). She has been actively involved in the TBI Model Systems since 2012, authoring multiple publications related to TBI Model Systems studies. She is currently applying her growing telehealth expertise to the North Texas TBI Model Systems site-specific project and is also the Principal Investigator for the North Texas TBI Model Systems module project examining the feasibility of delivering Problem Solving Training to care partners of patients with TBI during the inpatient rehabilitation stay.