Charles H. Bombardier, PhD

Professor
Rehabilitation Psychologist

Patient Care
Dr. Bombardier's clinical interests include inpatient rehabilitation for traumatic brain and spinal cord injuries, multiple sclerosis, substance abuse and disability, adjustment to disability, depressive disorders, and adherence to medical regimens.

Research
His research interests include preventing alcohol abuse after traumatic injury, the effects of alcohol after brain injury, adjustment to medical illness or disability, motivational interviewing, depression after TBI and SCI, and health promotion among persons with disability.

Teaching
Dr. Bombardier engages in clinical training for pre-doctoral residents and post-doctoral fellows in clinical psychology and provides lectures to medical residents and allied health professionals in the areas of neuropsychology, rehabilitation psychology, substance abuse, and motivational interviewing.

Training
Dr. Bombardier earned his Bachelor's degree in Psychology at the University of Washington and his Masters degree and Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology at Washington State University. He completed both his pre-doctoral internship and his post-doctoral fellowship in Medical Psychology at Duke University Medical Center.

Selected Publications:

Bombardier C and Rimmele C. (1999) Motivational interviewing to prevent alcohol abuse after traumatic brain injury: A case series. Rehabilitation Psychology, 44, 52-67.

Bombardier C. (2000) Alcohol and traumatic disability. In R. Frank & T. Elliott (Eds.) The Handbook of Rehabilitation Psychology. (pp. 399-416). Washington DC: American Psychological Association Press.

Bombardier CH, Rimmele C and Zintel H (2002). The magnitude and correlates of alcohol and drug use before traumatic brain injury. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 83, pp. 1765-1773.

Bombardier CH, Temkin N, Machamer J and Dikmen S (2003). The natural history of drinking and alcohol-related problems after traumatic brain injury. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 84.

Turner AT, Bombardier CH and Rimmele C (2003). A Typology of Alcohol Use Patterns among Persons with Recent TBI or SCI: Implications for Treatment Matching. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 84