Current Academic/Research Affiliations:

  • Principle Investigator, Veterans Affairs, without compensation
    June 2015 - Current

  • Clinical Instructor, UCLA Department of Pediatrics Clinical Faculty, volunteer
    July 2015 - Current


Publications
March 2010 – present

Senior Author:

  • Gaines, K. D., Soper, H., & Berenji, G. (2014). Executive Functioning of Combat Mild Traumatic Brain Injury. Applied Neuropsychology Adult, 1-10.
  • Gaines, K. D., Okonek, A., Sayre, J., Alas, R., & Berenji, G. (2014). Abnormal FDG-PET Findings and Sub-Optimal Effort in Veterans with Mild Traumatic Brain Injury, Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging Mid-Year Meeting.
  • Gaines, K. D., Soper, H., & Berenji, G. R. (2014). Executive functioning of combat veterans diagnosed with mild traumatic brain injury. International Neuropsychology Society conference. Jerusalem, Israel, July 9th, 2014.
  • Gaines, K. D., Berenji, G. R., Alas, R. S., Sayre, J., & Okonek, A. (2014). Comparison of effort measures, cognitive complaints, and self-reported neuropsychiatric symptoms in blast-induced mild TBI. International Neuropsychology Society conference. Jerusalem, Israel, July 10th, 2014.
  • Gaines, K. D., Isaacs, C., Horton, F. M., Doig, H. M., & Soper, H. V. (2010). Christensen and Rey Tangled-8 Tests for Executive Assessment. Applied Neuropsychology, 17, 211.
  • Gaines, K. D., Bennett, T. L., Doig, H. M., Loo, M. M., & Soper, H. V. (2011). Effects of Aging on Memory. Applied Neuropsychology, 18.
  • Poster: Executive Functioning Neuropsychological Deficits of Veterans Diagnosed with Mild Traumatic Brain Injury, July 16th 2012, Fielding Graduate University National Session

Author:

  • Langevin, J.P, Gaines, D, Choi E, Krahl S.E., & Berenji G. (2015). Trigeminal nerve stimulation for the treatment of mild traumatic brain injury. NANS Annual Meeting, December 10-13, 2015, Las Vegas, NV.
  • Ni, C., Gaines, K. D, & Berenji, G. R. (2014). Regional cerebral metabolism in veterans without traumatic brain injury (TBI). Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging Mid-Year Meeting.
  • Jafari, L. Gaines, K. D., Alas, R., Diaz-Aguilar, D., Silverman, D., & Berenji, G. R. (2014). Regional cerebral metabolism changes in blast-induced traumatic brain injury and post-traumatic stress disorders.
  • Berenji, G. R., Gaines, K. D., et al. (2014). Perception of sensory/perceptual deficits and cerebellar hypometabolism in recently deployed veterans with post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging Conference, MTA II: Neurology Posters
  • Berenji, G R., Diaz-Aguilar, D, Gaines, K. D., et al. (2014). Lateralization of temporal metabolism observed in combat veterans in absent after traumatic brain injuries following blast exposures. Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging Conference, MTA II: Neurology Posters
  • Loo, M. M., Doig, H. M., Gaines, K. D., Bennett, T. L., & Soper, H. V. (2011). Effects of Aging on Intellect. Applied Neuropsychology, 18.
  • Loo, M. M., Doig, H. M., Gaines, K. D., Bennett, T. L., & Soper, H. V. (2011). Effects of Aging on Neuropsychology. Applied Neuropsychology, 18.
  • Bennett, T. L., Loo, M. M., Doig, H. M., Gaines, K. D., & Soper, H. V.  (2011). Effects of Age on the Cognitive Functioning of Children. Applied Neuropsychology, 18.

Previous Research Lab Work
January 2010 – January 2011

Institution: Vcare Research, Henry Soper, Ph.D.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26496530