Director, UCLA Steve Tisch BrainSPORT Program
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Health SciencesBrain Development, Concussion, concussion and football, concussion and sports, Genetic Markers, helmet studies, Neuroimaging, Neuroplasticity, Sports-Related Head Injury, Youth
Before joining UCLA, Giza worked on the Yosemite Search and Rescue team. In 2011, he traveled to Afghanistan as a civilian advisor to the U.S. Department of Defense. He co-chaired the American Academy of Neurology committee that developed an evidence-based practice guideline for the management of sports concussions from 2009-2013. He currently serves on advisory committees for traumatic brain injuries/concussion with the U.S. Centers for Disease Control, National Collegiate Athletic Association, Major League Soccer and U.S. Soccer Federation. He has been a clinical consultant for the National Football League, National Hockey League and Major League Soccer.
Professor
Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology, University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignAuditory, Neuroimaging, Speech, Tinnitus
Throughout her career, Dr. Husain has focused on auditory, speech, and language processing in the brain using neuroimaging (fMRI) and computational modeling techniques. She recently expanded her research to include the study of disorders such as tinnitus (ringing in the ear) typically associated with hearing loss.