Research Profile

Selected research investigations (Updated 9/15/2023)

  1. Hwang, D.Y.,* Bannon, S. M.* et al. Thematic Analysis of Psychosocial Stressors and Adaptive Coping Strategies Among Informal Caregivers of Patients Surviving ICU Admission for Coma. Neurocritical Care (2023): 1-15. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37523110/

  2. Presciutti, A. M., Bannon, S. M., Yamin, J. B., Newman, M. M., Parker, R. A., Elmer, J., ... & Vranceanu, A. M. (2023). The relationship between mindfulness and enduring somatic threat severity in long-term cardiac arrest survivors. Journal of Behavioral Medicine, 1-7. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36892781/

  3. Bannon, S.M., Fishbein, N., Lovette, B., Waterhouse, C., Rajala, C., Giacino, J., & Greenberg, J. (2023). A Meta-synthesis of Individual, Interpersonal, and Systemic Factors Impacting Resilience after Traumatic Brain Injury. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 104(3), e2. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0003999322018007

  4. Lester, E. G.*, Grunberg, V. A.*, Bannon, S. M.*, Mace, R. A., Plys, E., Jacobo, M. C., ... & Vranceanu, A. M. (2022). The recovering together initiative: integrating psychosocial care into ICUs. NEJM Catalyst Innovations in Care Delivery, 3(8).

  5. Bannon, S. M., Grunberg, V. A., Manglani, H. R., Lester, E. G., Ritchie, C., & Vranceanu, A. M. (2022). Together from the start: A transdiagnostic framework for early dyadic interventions for neurodegenerative diseases. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 70(6), 1850-1862.

  6. Bannon, S., Wang, K., Grunberg, V. A., Dickerson, B. C., & Vranceanu, A. M. (2021). Couples’ experiences managing young-onset dementia early in the COVID-19 pandemic. The Gerontologist. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34739072/

  7. Bannon, S. M., Cornelius, T., Gates, M. V., Lester, E., Mace, R. A., Popok, P., ... & Vranceanu, A. M. (2021). Emotional distress in neuro-ICU survivor–caregiver dyads: The recovering together randomized clinical trial. Health Psychology. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34498896/

  8. Bannon, S., Reichman, M., Popok, P., Grunberg, V. A., Traeger, L., Gates, M., ... & Vranceanu, A. M. (2021). Psychosocial Stressors and Adaptive Coping Strategies in Couples After a Diagnosis of Young-Onset Dementia. The Gerontologist. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33125490/

  9. Vranceanu A, Bannon S, Mace R, Lester, EG, et al. Feasibility and Efficacy of a Resiliency Intervention for the Prevention of Chronic Emotional Distress Among Survivor-Caregiver Dyads Admitted to the Neuroscience Intensive Care Unit: A Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Netw Open. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33052404/

  10. Bannon, S. M., Grunberg, V. A., Reichman, M., Popok, P. J., Traeger, L., Dickerson, B. C., & Vranceanu, A. M. (2021). Thematic Analysis of Dyadic Coping in Couples With Young-Onset Dementia. JAMA network open. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33856476/

  11. Saadi, A., Bannon, S., Watson, E., & Vranceanu, A. M. (2021). Racial and ethnic disparities associated with traumatic brain injury across the continuum of care: a narrative review and directions for future research. Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33733427/

  12. Bannon, S. M., Kumar, R. G., Bogner, J., O'Neil-Pirozzi, T. M., Spielman, L., Watson, E. M., & Dams-O'Connor, K. (2021). Reinjury after moderate to severe TBI: rates and risk factors in the NIDILRR Traumatic Brain Injury Model Systems. The Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32769829/

    *Denotes shared first-author

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    https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/myncbi/sarah.bannon.1/bibliography/public/

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