b'ASU Professor Joins Forces with Brain Injury Alliance of Arizona to Help Foster Children with TraumaDr. Bridget Seeleys missionis clear to everyone on the Arizona State University campus or around the Valley: She is passionate about helping children in the foster care system, especially those impacted by brain injury.The Valley professional is a Senior Lecturer at Arizona State Universitys Sanford School of Social and Family Dynamics where she teaches Parenting, Marriage and Family Relationships coursework.She was also a natural choice for the Brain Injury Alliance of Arizonas 2020 Advisory Council roster.The Council will be chaired in the new year by Dr. Da- family, leaving her with even more resolve to assist children vid Adelson of Phoenix Childrens Hospital.Dr. Seeleywith brain injury so they can not only survive, but thrive.brings a critical viewpoint and systems knowledge, statedDr. Seeley adopted Isaiah when he was eight years old. Brain Injury Alliance of Arizona Executive Director CarrieBecause there are more children in need of foster care than Collins-Fadell. there are available foster homes, Isaiah had been in the care Fadell commented that the 37-year-old organization isof a group home instead of residing with foster parents.Pri-gearing up to address systems change when it comes toor to his arrival at the home, he sustained severe abuse and brain injury prevention, identification and treatment forneglect at the hands of those who should have provided him youth engaged in the foster care system. We would love towith love and care.Isaiahs tiny body and developing brain have the expertise and technical knowledge to address thishad experienced many traumas, including being physically from a variety of approaches, including legislative, researchabused. Sadly, there were indications he had been thrown and empowering current students to choose pediatric neurohead-first against a wall.careers. Isaiah had a rough start, including his entrance into the Beyond her technical expertise, Dr. Seeley brings personalworld. He was born prematurely at 28 weeks, weighing in at experience to the table as well.As a longtime child welfareonly 2 lbs. 9 oz. with a hole in his neck.Because of the hole, advocate, she and her husband have opened their home toeven normal caregiving tasks like bathing were quite diffi-several foster children, some of whom who have sustainedcult.While he grew and flourished in the structure and care a brain injury or experienced psychological trauma.Oneof the Seeley home, some of his cognitive challenges, such as such young man, Isaiah, became a permanent part of theirimpaired vision from his early head injuries, were apparent.10 The Noggin | 2020vol 5issue 1'