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Data storyteller translating complex scientific and medical findings into clear messages

Profile Summary

PhD-level neuroscientist with over 10 years creating scientifically accurate and compelling websites, pitch and conference presentations, first author publications, medical education, and disease surveillance reports to support client strategy, objectives, and timelines. Topical areas I focus on include public health, epidemiology, neuroscience, and neurology.

Subject Matter Expertise

• ☆ Neuroscience
• ☆ Behavioral Neuroscience
• ☆ Cognitive Neuroscience
• ☆ Information Retrieval
• ☆ Neurology
• ☆ Stroke & Cerebrovascular Disease
• ☆ Medical Education
• ☆ Continuing Medical Education (CME)
• ☆ Public Health
• ☆ Epidemiology
• ☆ Environmental Epidemiology
• ☆ Disease Control And Prevention
• ☆ Community Health Services
• ☆ Tobacco Use Prevention & Control
• ☆ Health Education
• ☆ Rural Health
• ☆ Spinal Cord Injury

Services

• Writing
• Research

Writing Technical Writing

Research Scientific and Technical Research, Systematic Literature Review, Secondary Data Collection

Work Experience

Journal Selection and Peer Review Expert (Freelance)

Cactus Communications

January 2026 - Present

Senior Health Scientist

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

July 2015 - September 2025

Education

PhD | Neuroscience

University of Virginia, Charlottesville - United States

August 2009 - December 2013

Ph.D. (Neuroscience)

University of Virginia

July 2009 - November 2013

Certifications

• Certification details not provided.

Publications

JOURNAL ARTICLE

Alexis Peterson, Karen Thomas, Scott Kegler (2025). Disparities in traumatic brain injury-related deaths—the United States, 2021 . Brain Injury.

Alexis Peterson, Jill Daugherty, Lindsey Black, Dana Waltzman (2025). Summary of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Self-reported Traumatic Brain Injury Survey Efforts . Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation.

Alexis Peterson, Daniel J. Corwin, Daniele Fedonni, Catherine C. McDonald, Juliet Haarbauer-Krupa, Melissa Godfrey, Peter Camacho, Tyra Bryant-Stephens, Christina L. Master, Kristy B. Arbogast (2024). Community and Patient Features and Health Care Point of Entry for Pediatric Concussion . JAMA Network Open.

Alexis Peterson, Dana Waltzman, Jill Daugherty, Angela Lumba-Brown (2024). Using machine learning to discover traumatic brain injury patient phenotypes: national concussion surveillance system Pilot . Brain Injury.

Alexis B. Peterson, Dana Waltzman, Jill Daugherty, Jufu Chen, Matthew Breiding (2024). Sport and Recreation Related Concussion in Children: National Concussion Surveillance System . American Journal of Preventive Medicine.

Alexis Peterson, Jill Daugherty, Dana Waltzman, Matthew Breiding, Jufu Chen, Likang Xu, Lara DePadilla, John D. Corrigan (2024). Rationale for the Development of a Traumatic Brain Injury Case Definition for the Pilot National Concussion Surveillance System . Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation.

Gabrielle F. Miller, Hong Zhou, Alexis B. Peterson, Elizabeth Swedo, Kristin Holland, Marcie-jo Kresnow (2023). Association between traumatic brain injury and suicidality using a mediation approach and MarketScan . Injury Prevention.

Alexis Peterson, Emily Kroshus, Sara P D Chrisman, Ann Glang, Tamerah Hunt, Rachel Hays, Sarah Lowry, Kimberly Garrett, Dane Ramshaw, Kiana Hafferty, et al. (2023). Concussion education for youth athletes using Pre-Game Safety Huddles: a cluster-randomised controlled trial . Injury Prevention.

Alexis B. Peterson, Hong Zhou, Karen E. Thomas (2022). Disparities in traumatic brain injury-related deaths—United States, 2020 . Journal of Safety Research.

Alexis B. Peterson, Karen E. Thomas (2021). Incidence of Nonfatal Traumatic Brain Injury–Related Hospitalizations — United States, 2018 . MMWR. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.

Gabrielle F. Miller, Bridget H. Lyons, Alexis B. Peterson, Ketra L. Rice, Kristin M. Holland (2021). Reported History of Traumatic Brain Injury Among Suicide Decedents: National Violent Death Reporting System, 2003–2017 . American Journal of Preventive Medicine.

Alexis B. Peterson, Scott R. Kegler (2020). Deaths from Fall-Related Traumatic Brain Injury — United States, 2008–2017 . MMWR. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.

Alexis B. Peterson, Kelly Sarmiento, Likang Xu, Tadesse Haileyesus (2019). Traumatic brain injury-related hospitalizations and deaths among American Indians and Alaska natives — United States, 2008–2014 . Journal of Safety Research.

Alexis B. Peterson, Daniel P. Hivick, Wendy J. Lynch (2014). Dose-dependent effectiveness of wheel running to attenuate cocaine-seeking: impact of sex and estrous cycle in rats . Psychopharmacology.

Alexis B. Peterson, Jean M. Abel, Wendy J. Lynch (2014). Dose-dependent effects of wheel running on cocaine-seeking and prefrontal cortex Bdnf exon IV expression in rats . Psychopharmacology.