Nicola de Souza

Nicola de Souza, PhD

Languages spoken: English

Academic Information

Departments Primary - Neurology

Education History

Fellowship Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, Brain Injury Research Center
 Postdoctoral Fellow
Doctoral Training Rutgers University, School of Graduate Studies
 PhD
Graduate Training University College London
 MSc
Undergraduate Queen’s University
 BSc

Selected Publications

Journal Article

  1. Kumar RG, Pomeroy ML, Ornstein KA, Juengst SB, Wagner AK, Reckrey JM, Lercher K, Dreer LE, Evans E, de Souza NL, Dams-OConnor K (2024). Home, but Homebound After Traumatic Brain Injury: Risk Factors and Associations With Nursing Home Entry and Death. Arch Phys Med Rehabil. (Read full article)
  2. de Souza NL, Bogner J, Corrigan JD, Rabinowitz AR, Walker WC, Kumar RG, Dams-OConnor K (2024). The Effects of Repetitive Head Impact Exposure on Mental Health Symptoms Following Traumatic Brain Injury. J Head Trauma Rehabil, 39(5), E430-E441. (Read full article)
  3. Jain D, Porfido T, de Souza NL, Brown AM, Caccese JB, Czykier A, Dennis EL, Tosto-Mancuso J, Wilde EA, Esopenko C (2024). Neural Mechanisms Associated With Postural Control in Collegiate Soccer and Non-Soccer Athletes. J Neurol Phys Ther, 48(3), 151-158. (Read full article)
  4. de Souza NL, Lindsey HM, Dorman K, Dennis EL, Kennedy E, Menefee DS, Parrott JS, Jia Y, Pugh MJV, Walker WC, Tate DF, Cifu DX, Bailie JM, Davenport ND, Martindale SL, ONeil M, Rowland JA, Scheibel RS, Sponheim SR, Troyanskaya M, Wilde EA, Esopenko C (2024). Neuropsychological Profiles of Deployment-Related Mild Traumatic Brain Injury: A LIMBIC-CENC Study. Neurology, 102(12), e209417. (Read full article)
  5. de Souza NL, Ornstein KA, Evans E, Juengst SB, Dams-OConnor K, Kumar RG (2024). Longitudinal associations of time-varying homeboundness and life satisfaction after traumatic brain injury. Rehabil Psychol. (Read full article)
  6. de Souza NL, Kumar RG, Pruyser A, Blunt EE, Sanders W, Meydan A, Lawrence P, Venkatesan UM, Mac Donald CL, Hoffman JM, Bodien YG, Edlow BL, Dams-OConnor K (2025). Intimate Partner Violence and Other Trauma Exposures in Females With Traumatic Brain Injury. J Neurotrauma, 41(3-4), 529-536. (Read full article)
  7. Caeyenberghs K, Imms P, Irimia A, Monti MM, Esopenko C, de Souza NL, Dominguez D JF, Newsome MR, Dobryakova E, Cwiek A, Mullin HAC, Kim NJ, Mayer AR, Adamson MM, Bickart K, Breedlove KM, Dennis EL, Disner SG, Haswell C, Hodges CB, Hoskinson KR, Johnson PK, Knigs M, Li LM, Liebel SW, Livny A, Morey RA, Muir AM, Olsen A, Razi A, Su M, Tate DF, Velez C, Wilde EA, Zielinski BA, Thompson PM, Hillary FG (2024). ENIGMA's simple seven: Recommendations to enhance the reproducibility of resting-state fMRI in traumatic brain injury. Neuroimage Clin, 42, 103585. (Read full article)
  8. de Souza NL, Esopenko C, Jia Y, Parrott JS, Merkley TL, Dennis EL, Hillary FG, Velez C, Cooper DB, Kennedy JE, Lewis JD, York GE, Menefee DS, McCauley SR, Bowles AO, Wilde EA, Tate DF (2022). Discriminating Mild Traumatic Brain Injury and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Using Latent Neuroimaging and Neuropsychological Profiles in Active-Duty Military Service Members. J Head Trauma Rehabil, 38(4), E254-E266. (Read full article)
  9. Esopenko C, de Souza N, Wilde EA, Dams-OConnor K, Teng E, Menefee DS (2023). Characterizing the Influence of Exposure to Military Sexual Trauma and Intimate Partner Violence on Mental Health Outcomes among Female Veterans. J Interpers Violence, 38(13-14), 8476-8499. (Read full article)
  10. Esopenko C, Sollmann N, Bonke EM, Wiegand TLT, Heinen F, de Souza NL, Breedlove KM, Shenton ME, Lin AP, Koerte IK (2023). Current and Emerging Techniques in Neuroimaging of Sport-Related Concussion. J Clin Neurophysiol, 40(5), 398-407. (Read full article)
  11. Mehr JB, Bennett ER, Price JL, de Souza NL, Buckman JF, Wilde EA, Tate DF, Marshall AD, Dams-OConnor K, Esopenko C (2023). Intimate partner violence, substance use, and health comorbidities among women: A narrative review. Front Psychol, 13, 1028375. (Read full article)
  12. Esopenko C, de Souza NL, Jia Y, Parrott JS, Merkley TL, Dennis EL, Hillary FG, Velez C, Cooper DB, Kennedy J, Lewis J, York G, Menefee DS, McCauley SR, Bowles AO, Wilde EA, Tate DF (2022). Latent Neuropsychological Profiles to Discriminate Mild Traumatic Brain Injury and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in Active-Duty Service Members. J Head Trauma Rehabil, 37(6), E438-E448. (Read full article)
  13. de Souza NL, Buckman JF, Dennis EL, Parrott JS, Velez C, Wilde EA, Tate DF, Esopenko C (2021). Association between white matter organization and cognitive performance in athletes with a history of sport-related concussion. J Clin Exp Neuropsychol, 43(7), 704-715. (Read full article)
  14. de Souza NL, Esopenko C, Conway FN, Todaro SM, Buckman JF (2019). Patterns of health behaviors affecting mental health in collegiate athletes. J Am Coll Health, 69(5), 495-502. (Read full article)
  15. Porfido T, de Souza NL, Brown AM, Buckman JF, Fanning BD Jr, Parrott JS, Esopenko C (2021). The relation between neck strength and psychological distress: preliminary evidence from collegiate soccer athletes. Concussion, 6(2), CNC91. (Read full article)
  16. Esopenko C, Meyer J, Wilde EA, Marshall AD, Tate DF, Lin AP, Koerte IK, Werner KB, Dennis EL, Ware AL, de Souza NL, Menefee DS, Dams-OConnor K, Stein DJ, Bigler ED, Shenton ME, Chiou KS, Postmus JL, Monahan K, Eagan-Johnson B, van Donkelaar P, Merkley TL, Velez C, Hodges CB, Lindsey HM, Johnson P, Irimia A, Spruiell M, Bennett ER, Bridwell A, Zieman G, Hillary FG (2021). A global collaboration to study intimate partner violence-related head trauma: The ENIGMA consortium IPV working group. Brain Imaging Behav, 15(2), 475-503. (Read full article)
  17. Weismiller SA, Monaco R, Womack J, Alderman B, Esopenko C, Conway FN, Brostrand K, Brown A, de Souza NL, Buckman JF (2021). Individual Baseline Balance Assessments in a Large Sample of Incoming NCAA Division I Athletes Using a Force Plate System. Int J Sports Phys Ther, 16(1), 126-133. (Read full article)
  18. de Souza NL, Dennis EL, Brown AM, Singh S, Wilde EA, Buckman JF, Esopenko C (2020). Relation between Isometric Neck Strength and White Matter Organization in Collegiate Athletes. Neurotrauma Rep, 1(1), 232-240. (Read full article)
  19. de Souza NL, Parker R, Gonzalez CS, Ryan JD, Esopenko C (2020). Effect of age at time of injury on long-term changes in intrinsic functional connectivity in traumatic brain injury. Brain Inj, 34(12), 1646-1654. (Read full article)
  20. Esopenko C, de Souza N, Conway F, Todaro SM, Brostrand K, Womack J, Monaco R, Buckman JF (2020). Bigger Necks Are Not Enough: An Examination of Neck Circumference in Incoming College Athletes. J Prim Prev, 41(5), 421-429. (Read full article)